THE BOY ON THE BICYCLE

2024-12-01 08:57:00, Kulturë CNA

When I opened the door, the chick appeared in front of me. From time to time, when she leaves work, she comes to see our parents and then goes to her own house.

- I came to congratulate you on the new refrigerator you bought, - he told me.

He entered the kitchen and was so happy that he rubbed the double-sided "Samsung" with his palm. Uroi sat down on the couch in the living room. But the kiss went away:

-You also bought a television, right? How beautiful, how big!

- It's smart, - the woman boasted and immediately connected it to "YouTube".

Celine Dion appeared on the screen. She dies for it.

-You wasted the money, -said the girl, blowing her palm as if to demonstrate that the many euros were gone.

- We bought the refrigerator because the old one left us unscathed. Yes, they gave us the TV, we have it as a gift, - explained the woman.

The oyster rolled its eyes. With a 50% offer, the refrigerator was known, and the TV was not a gift. He didn't speak, he was waiting for an explanation that seemed like a great surprise and great luck.

- Yes, we have it as a gift. Along with it, they brought us a letter. Read it, I said, putting an envelope on her hand.

-Dear sir, I thank you very much for your generous gesture in helping me with the loan that even my relative did not do anything to me because I begged him many times. I almost fell to my knees, but no one opened my way. As a reward, accept this TV gift from me. I had to forgive the world, as you forgive my heart, but that's all I can do. With much respect, Philip.

He looked me in the eye. Give it, explain it to me, as if you are telling me. So I also sat on the couch. I looked over at Celine Dion singing like a woodpecker and began to tell.

- The event happened 5 years ago. I was with your mom at the bank to get a loan. We bought the white Jeep back then, remember? At the next table, while our loan officer was preparing the documents, a dialogue was taking place between Philip, the guy who gave me the TV, and the bank employee.

- How many euros do you need, - she asked.

-30 thousand, I will operate on my mother, urgent intervention is needed. Otherwise... he didn't express himself anymore, he burst into tears.

-Ok, the work you do as a sales manager at the household appliances company gives you points, but you also need collateral. What do you have as property? she continued.

- I only have one bike, it's out there, - he said casually and showed his vehicle tied to a tree with his hand through the glass.

Goca told him that he needs real estate.

- No, I haven't, - the black man sobbed. - My father died in an accident when I was a student. So I took my mother from the town and we came to Tirana. We live on rent.

Meanwhile, my mom and I signed our loan documents. She was in a hurry because she had an appointment for her hair. I was left alone, I was waiting for photocopies of installment statements. From the next table I heard:

- I cannot approve the loan without a collateral.

That's what the bank girl said and she was almost closing Filip's opportunities.

- Wait a minute, - I intervened. -Does my house that I left as a guarantee cover both the loan of the "Jeep" and the loan of this truck? Of his mother's surgery ie?

- Yes, it covers three more loans if you have a big house and moreover in a preferred area.

- Then I gave the loan. I am a guarantor.

-Do you know each other?

- No, but he is in trouble. It will help. I told him.

Philip looked at me like I was nobody. That in his eyes rather surprise was read. After a moment, his face lit up with happiness and he hugged me tightly. From that day I did not see him again. I wanted to ask the bank if he paid the installments on time, but I hesitated. If there is a problem along the way, the bank remembers itself, sends you an e-mail, I told myself. Well, he hasn't forgotten me yet. He rewarded me for the help I gave him. That's it and I ended the explanation.

The girl was speechless. He saw from my mother, from my wife who was as if stunned.

- What if he couldn't repay the loan, did you think that the bank would take your house?

- No, I didn't think about it for a single day. That it couldn't happen. - I said quickly.

- You are lucky that we are hearing cases of fraud without end.

- I'm not lucky. Philip's mother is lucky to have that chun. A child receiving a parent's health loan will help. Life is like the sea, I wouldn't know if you know how to swim or not. And I didn't forgive him anything. I only raised the beam so that his car would run smoothly on the highway. He made the payments, all of them.

There was silence. We weren't talking.

- When you go out for a walk, don't go near a bank, - said the girl to the woman.

At that moment he came and hugged me and added:

- Oh, I'm doing some DNA analysis these days. Do it! We bet you'll date Mother Teresa. You are invisible.../ CNA