39- Intense feelings
"What did he come here to do? He supposedly has an independent distributor in San Jose who gives him preferential service, delivers his goods to Costa Ricans, and helps him move them in and out of the country."
"Independent? Impossible, we arrested all the traffickers in San Jose last year." Luis says.
"Not all of them, we missed them, otherwise he wouldn't be coming to Costa Rica," Navil says, giving Luis a cold look. "It's obvious, isn't it, he's coming to Costa Rica for a reason. There is no end to evil and vice.
"Exactly." The commissioner nods his head, "Exactly, the one who wants to sell always has the way. That's why you and Luis have to catch this group of traffickers again. I don't want the American FBI to get their hands on my police. We're going to put an end to this problem, it's in Costa Rica and it's our job, got it?
Luis ducks his head, losing sight of the perfectly tied braids on his black shoes. He rolls his eyes and nods in annoyance at what his boss is saying, Navil crosses one of his arms and frames his chin with his left hand, looking thoughtful. Navil massages the corner of his lower lip and keeps his deep black eyes on the commissioner with a thoughtful, mischievous look.
"What do you know about the dealers?" asks Navil.
"I've done some research. I think the traders are a group of environmentalists, they have a sea turtle conservation project that doubles as a dance school. They live on the outskirts of Puntanares on Turtle Beach. They have presented several proposals for marine conservation to the mayor's office. They were all rejected last year.
The commissioner hands Navil a folder on his desk. As he opens it, the picture of a beautiful woman, with a gorgeous body dressed in Arabian dance, Jade, smiling next to another tall, bespectacled guy, Everth, curly hair and muscular, and a last man next to her, dark, tall and athletic looking, Jhan Paul.
"Okay boss, don't worry, these dancing delinquents are ours now." Navil says, looking at the photo. And for a moment he admires Jade's beautiful face.
Under the cool air and sunny morning of Turtle Beach, the blazing sun covers the sand and makes it glisten under the sea. Jade, hunched over her bag, holds her iPhone as Bob Marley remix music blares from the beach horns.
The deck on which she stands vibrates, and the choppy waves of the ocean crash against the shore. A dog runs along the shore, barking at the waves until they dissolve into a thin layer of foam that reaches the dog's paws. Jade gazes at the dog for a few seconds and a smile breaks out on her face, her full lips painted a pastel pink and her cheeks flushed against her white complexion. Her cheekbones are from her Arab family, as are her huge, deep black eyes. Her long, curly hair is worn loose, her dark brown hair with honey-gold highlights at the ends of her waves cascading down her muscular, toned back like a waterfall. She tucks her headphones, caddy, and stuff into her purse, ready to pole dance and teach the afternoon class, having just finished teaching on the beach that morning. She drinks water from the pink thermos, carrying her bag on her back. Bob Marley's "I Wanna Love You" is playing.
The instructor who works next to Jade on the beach, an aerobic dance instructor, a man with a black complexion and muscles rippling from his calves to his shoulders, greets Jade with a smile and helps her off the stage, down one of the stage's side steps. She takes his hand, walks down and gives him a kiss on the cheek.
The coach stares at her and says, "The class went great, I love watching you dance."
"Thank you so much." Jade replies with a sweet smile.
"Tell your baby I'll see her in class tomorrow."
"Sure, she keeps counting the days she has dance class."
Jade smiles openly, turns and walks away from the beach. She is drinking coffee from her Starbucks thermos. She usually carries two thermoses everywhere she goes, one for water, one for coffee. The caffeine is clear, clear and strong, almost like water served in a crystal glass. You can see Jade's lips tasting the coffee in the container as she drinks, and the coffee is so clear you can see her hands through the glass of the thermos.
Inside the small animal clinic, Barbara listens to the song "This is love" by Bob Marley as she opens a cat in surgery, previously anesthetized, with a diagonal incision in its belly. She wears a white gown, white gloves, a sky-blue mouth guard, and has her wavy brown hair tied back. She looks enigmatic and delicate as she sutures the animal.
Barbara is very simple and her style is very natural, she has very small handmade earrings in the shape of two turtles. On the operating table is the cat, the surgical instruments in their silver case and next to it, on a smaller table, a music player next to a cup of coffee. The coffee is so light black that you can see the bottom of the cup, almost transparent, similar to crystal clear sea water on the sand. The same coffe´s jade loves. They two are soulmate, even when They don´t know it yet.
Jade and Barbara are both depicted as strong, independent women who are passionate about their respective professions. They both have a love for coffee and are admired for their beauty. Their paths are yet to intersect, but it is hinted that they may have a connection in the future. And Eliazar perfectly nows that, and tahht is the reason why He loves Barbara with so intensity and passion, even when He knows She will never be for him, because Barbie is so in love with Gamal, and all of them can see it, except her.