One Life. David Lida
declared it. However, in Mexico, talking about my work had its advantages. I looked at Olivia’s eyes with their hopelessly long lashes and conjured a vision of how the night could end. “I try to save people’s lives,” I said. Her brow wrinkled. “Don’t worry, I’m not a priest.”
“You’re a doctor.”
“Not even vaguely.” I took that deep breath and told her about how I tried to stop her countrymen, one poor devil at a time, from being injected with toxic poisons in U.S. prisons. How I traveled from hellholes in Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama to others in Michoacán, Chihuahua, and Durango to piece together the stories of their lives. Little by little she began to melt. I imagined waking up in the morning, her slender frame against mine, running my fingers along her ribs. I could have stared into those eyes for the rest of my life.
“Qué chido, güey,” she finally uttered. “Thanks.” She looked at me as if I were Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
When I started out as a mitigation specialist, I made sure to tell Mexicans that it was a job and I was paid to do it. I didn’t want them to get the mistaken impression that I was Mother Teresa. Nonetheless, they would continue to look at me with admiring, watery eyes, and keep saying things like “qué chido, güey” in choked voices. And just as I came to understand that they wanted to believe I was a licenciado, even after I explained that I was not, I also realized they liked to imagine I was a saint. Far be it from me to disappoint them.
Olivia wet and then bit her lower lip. “That’s sounds like a tough job,” she said.
“It’s a great job,” I replied. “I get to go places and meet people I never would otherwise. And I am never, ever bored.” I looked toward Lola and held up one finger.
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