Me: An Intellectual

“Oh, right. That must be weird for you, corazón.” He smiled, getting in the drivers seat and following suit. Once his seatbelt was buckled and he was ready to go he eased onto the road. “Trail mix, peanut butter cups and some cucumber sandwiches for later.” He replied happily. “Oh, and I have some tamarindo sweets if you want to try them.” 

“Sounds delicious, especially the sandwiches. You really hit all the main food groups.” Jane ruffled through his bag, pulling one of the candies out. “Oh, I’ve had these before!” She pulled open the wrapper. “They’re sort of spicy.”

“Is that a trick question?” Dante asked, looking down at the huge backpack he’d packed. “Of course I am! I packed way too many snacks.” He replied happily.

“Oh, can you drive? I’m still getting used to your side of the road,” Jane laughed as she unbuckled her seatbelt.”What’d you bring me?”

“Oh, I–” It took the girl a couple of seconds to get her thoughts in order after Jane had popped out of the car; she did have a free day, after all. “Sure. Consider me officially tempted.” Nellie’s smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she made her way over to the passenger’s seat.

She unlocked the car, practically bouncing in her seat. “Grand! I hope I’m not interrupting your day. I just thought we may as well get out for a bit of fun.”

“Okay sure! I’m sure it won’t be too bad,” she hopped into the passenger seat of the car. “Is there anything cool on the path? I’ve heard people who have gone hiking and saw a waterfall or caves or stuff like that.”

Jane nodded, even if she was planning on taking the original hike, whether Kiara was ready or not. “Oh!” she perked up, “There’s so many wonderful things. This island is a wonderland of ‘cool things.’ I bet we’ll see some gorgeous birds, and there are falls, beautiful ones. You’ll love it.”

“Yes!!!” Maybe she sounded a little too excited, but she was eager to get out of town for a bit. “I have a lot of herbs I want to look for.” She said as she happily climbed into the car. 

Jane chuckled, slapping the door with excitement. “Ooh, what kind of herbs? I could help! I know loads about all sorts of plants.”

Elena looked around her. “Are you talking to me? I’m never one to turn down an adventure, but I just want to make sure I’m the one your inviting.”

Jane’s brow furrowed. “I hate to alarm you, but if you’re seeing anyone else round, you’re hallucinating.” She motioned towards her. “Get in, love.”

Kiara jumped up, heading over to the car. She didn’t know Jane very well, but she was always down to make new friends. “Sure! But you have to promise that it won’t be too difficult of a hike?” She looked sheepish. “I’m kinda a beginner.”

Jane grinned, excited to have someone along for the ride. “We’ll start out easy, and if you’re feeling confident, we can kick it up a bit.” She started the car. “It’ll be  blast.”

“Corazón, yo sé que están hermosos todos los pajaritos aquí...” Dante said. “But trust me, there’s even more over here and the view is awesome. I found this spot the other day while jogging!” He said excitedly, giving a little jump as he turned to Jane.

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Jane, still not an expert in Spanish, worked hard to translate what he’d said. “More birds, yes?” she said finally, a brow raising. “Show me.”