Fiction: Gypsy wedding (Boda gitana) [EN/ES]
Gypsy wedding
"Troy, don't be boring, and let's go to the gypsy party, it will be fun." Paul was trying to get his friend out of his confinement.
"I've got a lot of work to do, you know I don't like going out to parties and stuff, I'm getting old." Troy was making a disappointed gesture.
"Cheer up, buddy, you need to live life, you're young and wasting away in life. Forget about Esther already, she's not coming back, you need to move on." Paul grabbed his friend by the shoulders and subtly shook him.
"All right, all right, but I'm only going to accompany you, I won't dance, I won't drink, I'll just watch the customs of the gypsies." An almost mock smile let Troy let out.
"You won't regret it, I guarantee it." Paul's animosity rubbed off on Troy, who finally let out a laugh. Before leaving the apartment, Paul told him, "We're going to have fun, buddy. I'll pick you up Saturday at 7 pm."
Paul would say goodbye and disappear behind the luminous white cedar door. Troy leaned back in his seat and thought about Ester. He picked up her picture and let out a melancholy sigh. A few words in the silence were the token of an affection he couldn't release.
The day of the wedding arrived and Troy was ready to leave, already on the street, Paul was arriving in the car and picking up his friend. After a few minutes, the two men arrived at the wedding venue. Troy was immediately struck by the luxury of the place, flowers and silks hanging from the ceiling and walls decorated the atmosphere.
Colored lights incited dancing and fun. Paul led his friend to their booths as he giddily greeted all the guests. He paused for a moment and his lips sketched out a name, "Django, my friend, good to see you."
Paul stayed to chat, and while Troy felt very strange in this colorful and extravagant environment, he sat down heavily on a chair covered with golden fabric. Troy let out a long sigh and lost his gaze in infinity.
"Well, well, what a deep sigh, I hope it's not from boredom, this is just getting started. Haha." A soft voice reached Troy's ears.
Troy would come back to his reality and focus on a beautiful girl, with curly black hair, crystalline brown eyes, a body as curvy as a guitar, and crimson lips that were inviting to kiss. Between stutters, Troy was trying to respond to the beautiful gypsy. "This, this, I... I... I... I'm not bored, no nothing, not bored."
"Oh, I get it, my being Davina, being gypsy girl, haha." Her beautiful pearly teeth flashed at Troy.
"Sorry, it's just that I was concentrating..." Troy was interrupted by the girl and was immediately grabbed by the hand and pulled out to dance.
Troy found the whole situation very rushed and when he realized he was dancing with the girl, at that moment and looking into her eyes he could see the transparency and sincerity of her soul. In Davina, he found that which he had lost with Ester, and then he smiled.
"Well, well, at last, I see a smile from Mr. Bitter. Haha." Davina's eyes seemed to sparkle more under the glowing lights.
"I'm not bitter, besides my name is Troy." A bit angrily Troy was going to sit down leaving the beautiful gypsy alone.
"Troy, what kind of name is that, you must have suffered a lot at school, haha." Davina sat next to him.
"You're a fool, you knew that." An annoyance expressed her furrowed brows.
"Mr. Troy got mad. How scary. haha."
At that moment, an aging man with a bushy mustache called out to the girl.
"Hi, daddy, good to see you." Davina hugged the man who gave off a whiff of authority.
"How dare you come in red, aren't you ashamed of what people will say and pretend to get a boyfriend that way?" The father pulled out his hat in anger and shook it in front of Davina.
"These are stupid customs and I don't care what people say, tonight I brought my boyfriend. There he is." Davina was pointing at Troy who was innocent of the situation and was smiling.
The furious father would turn to the man. "Who are you?"
"Good evening, sir. My name is..." Troy was abruptly silenced.
"It's Troy, Dad, my fiancé, and we already slept together, hence the red."
The father's face was turning red and his whiskers curled. "This man dared to take away your purity? Let me go, I'm going to kill him."
The father drew a dagger from his belt and menacingly waited for the moment to start the fight. Troy was stunned and at that moment Davina grabbed his hand and they ran out of the place. Paul looked on in surprise, then ran after the couple. The party turned into chaos, everyone went after the three fugitives.
"Come on guys, we have to get out of here in the car." Paul stepped on the gas and the car sped off through the nighttime city.
"Thank you, sir, for getting us out of that place." Davina thanked Paul as she tapped him on the shoulder.
"You're welcome, miss." Paul was driving exalted under the white lights of the streets. "Now, you asshole, what did you do to make that gentleman so mad?".
Troy was trying to recover from the shock. Davina took the floor, "Don't be mad at him, sir, it was my fault. It's just that my father wants to force me to marry and I still don't want to."
"Oh, miss, what a mess you've gotten us into." Paul gently tapped the steering wheel, "Well, I guess we need to go to Troy's apartment and wait for daybreak."
"Wait, Paul, my apartment?" Troy asked bewildered.
"That's right, my friend, according to gypsy tradition you kidnapped the girl, now you are responsible for her, haha."
"Don't laugh, stupid, I've had enough of tonight." Troy grabbed his head, while Paul and Davina laughed loudly.
Back at the apartment, the three of them were getting ready for bed, Troy offered his room to the girl. He and Paul would sleep in the living room.
Paul slept, while Troy drank some beer to get all that night of adventures and adrenaline out of his head, and then he looked at the picture of Ester, at that moment Davina came out and smiled at the half-drunk man.
"Thank you for offering me your room." That bewitching smile fascinated Troy. Davina looked at Ester's picture. "Who is she?"
"She was my girlfriend, I was about to get married, but things didn't work out." Troy ducked his head.
"I'm so sorry. Where I come from there's a saying, 'What's not for us, we have to let fly'."
"You're right, Davina, it's time to move on." Troy would lower his head and let out a sob.
Davina lifted Troy's face and gave him a passionate kiss, a new love blossomed. For hours they continued to talk and become more and more attuned to the taste of the bitter beer.
After the beer took effect, Davina took Troy by the hand and led him to the bedroom. The door closed behind them. The next morning a loud commotion could be heard and the door was clanging. Paul woke up with his heart in his mouth, he started looking for Troy went to the room, and looked at the sleeping couple, he woke Troy up.
"What did you do, dummy?"
Troy would wake up groggily and in the middle of a hangover, he would reply, "I didn't do anything, we just slept, nothing else."
At that moment the door burst open, some men came in, and Davina's father. The girl woke up and said. "Wait, Dad, they didn't do anything."
"Shut up, you shameless, I'm going to kill these 'payos'."
In the chaos and confusion, Davina's mother walked in. "Wait, calm down everyone, to know if there is still chastity in my daughter we must do the handkerchief test".
They took everyone to Davina's parents' house and after a few hours of maximum tension, 'la ajuntadora' said, "The girl is still pure."
Then Davina hugged Troy tightly, "Father, I love and want to marry him."
"Sir, I want to tell you that your daughter has reminded me of love and I feel a strong bond with her, for that reason, I am willing to do whatever it takes to stay by her side." Troy extended his hand to Davina's father.
"I don't like the idea of my daughter marrying a 'payo', but I can't risk her running away again, mind you, you must accept and respect all our customs." The father shook Troy's hand in acceptance.
After a year, Troy and Davina were getting married in a gypsy style at a big party and with much fanfare. He finally found love in a wonderful woman.
The end
Boda gitana
«Troy, no seas aburrido, anímate y vamos a la fiesta gitana, será divertido». Paul trataba de sacar del encierro a su amigo.
«Tengo mucho trabajo, además sabes que poco me gusta salir a fiestas y esas cosas, ya estoy viejo». Troy hacía un gesto de decepción.
«Anímate, amigo, necesitas vivir la vida, eres joven y te estás consumiendo en vida. Ya olvídate de Ester, no volverá, debes seguir adelante». Paul tomaba por los hombros a su amigo y lo zangoloteaba sutilmente.
«Está bien, está bien, pero solo te voy a acompañar, no bailaré, ni tomaré, solo miraré las costumbres de los gitanos». Una sonrisa casi simulada dejaba escapar Troy.
«No te arrepentirás, te lo garantizo». La animosidad de Paul contagiaba a Troy, quien finalmente soltaba una carcajada. Antes de salir del apartamento, Paul le dijo, «Nos vamos a divertir, amigo. Paso por ti el sábado a las 7pm».
Paul se despedía y desaparecía tras la puerta de cedro de un color blanco luminoso. Troy se recostaba en su asiento y pensó en Ester. Tomó su foto y soltó un suspiro melancólico. Unas palabras en el silencio eran la muestra de un cariño que no puede liberar.
Llegó el día de la boda y Troy estaba listo para salir, ya en la calle, Paul llegaba en el auto y recogía a su amigo. Después de unos minutos los dos hombres llegaban al lugar de la boda. Troy queda inmediatamente sorprendido por el lujo del lugar, flores y sedas que colgaban del techo y paredes decoraban el ambiente.
Las luces de colores incitaban al baile y la diversión. Paul guiaba a su amigo hasta sus puestos, mientras saludaba vertiginosamente a todos los invitados. Se detuvo por un momento y sus labios esbozaron un nombre, «Django, amigo mío, gusto en verte».
Paul se quedaba a conversar, en tanto que Troy se sentía muy extraño en ese ambiente de muchos colores y extravagancia, se sentó pesadamente en una silla cubierta con una tela dorada. Troy dejó escapar un largo suspiro y perdió su mirada en el infinito.
«Vaya, vaya, que suspiro tan profundo, espero no sea de aburrimiento, esto apenas empieza. Jaja». Una voz suave llegó a los oídos de Troy.
Troy regresaba a su realidad y enfocaba a una hermosa chica, de pelo negro rizado, ojos cafés cristalinos, un cuerpo con tantas curvas como una guitarra y unos labios carmesí que invitaban a besar. Entre tartamudeos, Troy trataba de responder a la bella gitana. «Este, este, yo... yo... no estoy aburrido, no nada, no aburrido».
«Oh, ya entiendo, mi ser Davina, ser chica gitana, jaja». Sus bellos dientes perlados se mostraban a Troy.
«Perdón, es que estaba concentrado...». Troy era interrumpido por la chica e inmediatamente era tomado por la mano y sacado a bailar.
A Troy le parecía muy atropellada toda la situación y cuando se dio cuenta estaba bailando con la chica, en ese momento y mirándola fijamente a los ojos pudo ver la transparencia y sinceridad de su alma. En Davina encontró eso que había perdido con Ester, luego sonrió.
«Vaya, vaya, por fin veo una sonrisa del señor amargado. Jaja». Los ojos de Davina parecían brillar a un más bajo las luces resplandecientes.
«No soy amargado, además me llamo Troy». Un poco enfadado Troy iba a sentarse dejando sola a la bella gitana.
«Troy, que clase de nombre es ese, debiste sufrir mucho en la escuela, jaja». Davina se sentaba junto.
«Eres una tonta, lo sabías». Un disgusto expresaban sus cejas fruncidas.
«El señor Troy se enojó. Que miedo. jaja».
En ese momento, un hombre ya entrado en años y con un bigote frondoso, llamaba a la chica.
«Hola, papa, me alegra verte». Davina abrazaba al hombre que despedía un olor a autoridad.
«Como te atreves a venir de rojo, acaso no te da vergüenza del que dirán y así pretendes conseguir novio». El padre sacaba su sombrero con furia y lo sacudía frente a Davina.
«Son costumbres estúpidas y no me importa lo que diga la gente, además esta noche traje a mi novio. Ahí está». Davina apuntaba a Troy quien inocente de la situación sonreía.
El padre furioso se dirigía al hombre, «¿Quién eres tú?».
«Buenas noches, señor. Me llamo...». Troy fue callado abruptamente.
«Es Troy, papá, mi prometido y ya nos acostamos juntos, por eso el rojo».
La cara del padre se ponía de color rojo y los bigotes se le encresparon. «¿Este hombre tuvo la osadía de quitarte tu pureza? Déjame que lo voy a matar».
El padre sacaba una daga de su cinto y amenazante esperaba el momento para iniciar la pelea. Troy quedó atónito y en ese instante Davina lo tomó de la mano y salían corriendo del lugar. Paul miraba sorprendido, luego corría tras la pareja. La fiesta se volvió un caos, todos fueron tras los tres fugitivos.
«Vamos, chicos, tenemos que salir de aquí en el auto». Paul pisaba el acelerador y el auto salía a toda velocidad por la nocturna ciudad.
«Gracias, señor, por sacarnos de ese lugar». Davina agradecía a Paul mientras le tocaba el hombro.
«De nada, señorita». Paul conducía exaltado bajo las luces blancas de las calles. «Ahora, tú, pendejo, ¿qué hiciste para que ese señor se enfureciera?».
Troy trataba de recuperarse del shock. Davina tomó la palabra, «No se enfade con él, señor, la culpa fue mía. Es que mi padre me quiere obligar a casarme y yo aún no quiero».
«Ay, señorita, en que lío tan grande nos ha metido». Paul golpeaba suavemente el volante, «Bueno, creo que tenemos que ir al apartamento de Troy y esperar a que amanezca».
«Espera, Paul, ¿mi apartamento?», preguntaba Troy desconcertado.
«Así es, mi amigo, según la tradición de los gitanos tu secuestraste a la chica, ahora eres responsable de ella, jaja».
«No te rías, pendejo, ya tengo suficiente con esta noche». Troy se tomaba la cabeza, en tanto Paul y Davina se reían a carcajadas.
Ya en el apartamento, los tres se disponían a dormir, Troy ofreció su habitación a la chica. Él, y Paul dormirían en la sala.
Paul dormía, mientras Troy tomaba un poco de cerveza para sacar toda aquella noche de aventuras y adrenalina de su cabeza, luego miraba la foto de Ester, en aquel momento salía Davina y sonreía al hombre medio ebrio.
«Gracias por ofrecerme tu habitación». Aquella sonrisa hechizante fascinó a Troy. Davina miró la foto de Ester. «¿Quién es ella?».
«Era mi novia, estuve a punto de casarme, pero las cosas no resultaron». Troy agachaba la cabeza.
«Lo siento mucho. En mi pueblo hay un dicho que dice: “Lo que no es para nosotros, hay que dejarlo volar"».
«Tienes razón, Davina, ya es hora de seguir adelante». Troy bajaba la cabeza y soltaba un sollozo.
Davina tomaba el rostro de él y juntaban sus labios, bajo la luz de la luna, floreció un nuevo amor, durante horas siguieron hablando y compenetrándose más y más al sabor de la amarga cerveza.
Después de que la cerveza hiciera efecto, Davina tomó de la mano a Troy y lo llevó hasta la habitación, la puerta se cerró. A la mañana siguiente un fuerte alboroto se escuchaba y la puerta retumbaba. Paul se despertaba con el corazón en la boca, empezó a buscar a Troy fue a la habitación y miró a la pareja durmiendo, despertó a Troy.
«¿Qué hiciste, tonto?».
Troy despertaba aturdido y en medio de la resaca, respondía, «Yo no hice nada, solo dormimos, nada más».
En ese instante la puerta se abría de sopetón, entraron unos hombres, y el padre de Davina. La chica se despertaba y decía. «Momento, papá, ellos no hicieron nada».
«Cállate, sin vergüenza, voy a matar a estos Payos».
En el caos y la confusión la madre de Davina entró. «Momento, cálmense todos, para saber si aún hay castidad en mi hija debemos hacer la prueba del pañuelo».
Se llevaron a todos a la casa de los padres de Davina y después algunas horas de tensión máxima, "la ajuntadora" dijo, «La muchacha aún es pura».
Luego salía Davina y se abrazaba fuertemente a Troy, «Padre, lo amo y quiero casarme con él».
«Señor, quiero decirle que su hija me ha hecho recordar el amor y siento un fuerte vínculo con ella, por tal motivo estoy dispuesto a hacer lo que sea necesario para seguir a su lado». Troy daba la mano al padre de Davina.
«No me gusta la idea que mi hija se case con un "payo", pero no me puedo arriesgar a que vuelva a huir, eso sí, debes aceptar y respetar todas nuestras costumbres». El padre daba la mano a Troy en señal de aceptación.
Después de unos meses, Troy y Davina se casaban al estilo gitano con una gran fiesta y mucha algarabía. Troy finalmente encontró el amor en una maravillosa mujer.
Fin
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Edited by Rincón Poético.
The text of this post was originally translated from Spanish to English with the translator DeepL
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That was a great story. It is alway fun hearing about traditions, and of course who doesn't love a good love story that has a happy ending like Troy and Davina!
Our version of that is in Scotland ...
What's for us will not go past us!
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I'm really glad you liked the story, I did have to do a little research on the fascinating culture of the gypsies.
You also have a very beautiful phrase for everything that is good for us.
Excellent Wednesday.
I found this story entertaining. Great use of dialogue to bring out the characters and their cultural beliefs. Family traditions and customs can be difficult to overcome.
I noticed that you used the term 'payo'. I don't know what the word 'payo' means, so I think for such terms, it might be good to provide a brief explanation. It sounds to me like payo refer to a non-gypsy person, so this could be alluded to in the story.