Two souls

Abstract

Basilio Hernández, the oldest taxi driver in La Asunción, entered the tailor's shop and greeted his owner, and lifelong friend, Guillermo Narváez. He was one of the regulars in the afternoons, at the end of the day, when in the small shop on Boulevard 5 de Julio, he would meet up with colleagues and acquaintances to drink coffee and comment on the news of the day. He had a reputation for being memorable and part of the gathering was spent on past events. That afternoon Basilio decided to show off his prodigious memory again and chose to speak about an unusual event, because of the distance in time. -Guillermo, I bet you can't remember what song was playing on the radio when we returned from taking your wife to the airport for a trip to Caracas in 1980. The tailor, tangled up in the sleeve of a suit at the time, responded with a tone of annoyance: "That was 35 years ago, how can I remember. You can't either. You'll make up a story.