On a hot Thursday afternoon, the young nurse left the hospital in a hurry, today she would have her first painting class with one of the most recognized artists. The chestnut was nervous, as when she was a child and had her first day of school, she experienced it almost the same way, a mixture of excitement and nerves. Camino did not want her mother to discredit her decision to continue painting, so she asked her brother Emilio to pick her up after her painting class this time, and if everything went well next week she would organize the schedules and the train.
An orange sunset could be seen from the window of Maite's atelier, who was standing in front of it, admiring the sunset while she finished her cup of coffee without sugar.
The doorman's bell rang, the brunette looked at the time on her wristwatch, it was five minutes to the time she had arranged to meet Camino.
- Who is it? De heard a voice coming out of the intercom.
- It's Camino... she answered nervously from the other side of the intercom.
- Come in and saying this Maite pressed the button on the intercom to open the door for her.
Taking the elevator in less than a minute she arrived at the fifth floor where Maite was waiting for her wearing a long red silk robe stained with paint that reached almost to her ankles.
- I thought we were supposed to meet at 18," she said as soon as Camino was in front of her.
- Yes, I'm sorry, I caught the train a little early.
- It's all right, come in," he said, holding out his hand to her.
Maite's apartment had an exquisite style, it was simple but you could tell that the landlady went to detail, like Parisian fashion as her aunt Susana used to tell her.
- If you want you can leave your things on the couch.
Making herself comfortable, she left her black bag on one end of the armchair.
- What a nice apartment you have.
- Thank you and if possible tutor me, if you treat me like you, I feel like I'm 20 years older.
- It's ok; excuse me; excuse me," the brunette corrected herself nervously.
- Let's go to the atelier said Maite leaving the cup in the sink.
Leaving the dining room, the brunette was walking behind the woman who, halfway down the hall, entered the most illuminated room on the entire floor.
The light managed to enter from all sides and illuminate even the most secluded corner of the room. The painter's green eyes became almost emerald-colored with such clarity, once again impressing Camino, who did not want to miss any detail of everything that entered through her retina. Undoubtedly Maite's atelier was nothing like Renzo's atelier, which was always cluttered and crammed with things that were mostly obsolete and worn out but that he never wanted to get rid of.
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Me before her
Fanfiction"Me before her" is an adaptation of the novel "Me before you" written by Jojo Moyes to the story of Maite and Camino. Maite Zaldúa (Ylenia Baglietto) is an artist, a successful painter who is happily married and enjoying her life to the fullest, unt...