Caray, Caray!

My heart goes out to all in Boston, what a terrible tragedy on a wonderful day for the city where I lived for 28 years.  I would often have the day off to go to that very area near the end of the race to cheer on the runners and chair racers.  I can’t imagine how people are coping with the death and injury of so many innocent victims.  Paz y amor para todos los victimas.


Refrito:   Valentina runs crying into the arms of her MomDragon, who for just that brief moment is crying and only needs a few seconds to start pummeling Valentina with questions but the brave little girl keeps telling her truth to her unhearing Mom.

Nuevas Noticias: Pati tortures Rogue with the news that she is an “intimate friend” of Jesus and of course is going off to the hospital to check on his injuries from the attack.  Rogue decides to head to the hospital to head off Pati against the for once good advice from Fernando.


Veronica starts into her typical rant and threat to punish Valentina for inconveniencing her with the emotions of fear that her tightazz world has been upset.  Alma steps forward to defend Valentina and gets to hear the harpy Vero screech but also gets to tell her that she is Alma.  Veronica ever full of it, is sure that Chatita is Alma but Valentina, Alma and Chatita all try to set her straight.  Veronica is so abusive in front of Valentina again which Alma tries to correct her from saying these untrue things about Jesus to Valentina.   Sorry, Carlos, it is so hard to write this ugly stuff pouring out of Veronica.  I hope she gets caught by the Yuri gang, she is not worth saving.  Such a dirty fighter to take out her anger at the adult men in her life at the expense of her young daughter.

Veronica has other bad news coming, not only is Alma the grand beauty, ex-boss of Jesus who defends his worth, she finds out that Jesus is getting a better job and has Pati showing up to add the worry about others valuing Jesus.  Pati gives him a big hug which he jokes with Pati is breaking his rib.  Alma looks on sadly, and best of all Veronica has to sit and watch so many people loving on Jesus.  The loving and well balanced (was she adopted? She couldn’t possibly come out of a harpy’s gene pool) Valentina hugs her papa Jesus and moments later her papa Elias  with equal enthusiasm.  The Jesus club members are helping fill the hospital waiting room when Rogue and Fern turn up with rather weak excuses for showing up.  Rogue feebly tells Pati he cares for the well being of all his employees at Avon.  Eyes roll around the room.

Rogue takes a very short call from the bad boys that Chatita chamber pot-whipped, hanging up on Malvino so no one in the waiting room can smell the rat odor through his iphone.  He continues the farce that he and Fernando are both so concerned with Jesus and indeed all their wonderful employees.  To show a scintilla of sincerity, he goes to the cashier to pay for Jesus’ procedures.

Jesus asks permission of the sour-pussed Veronica then takes Valentina aside and tells her gently that she should not run off like that but he completely forgives her and understands what she did.  Everyone watches, the women especially wishing they were the girl in his arms.  Only Veronica, Rogue and Fern roll their eyes with jealous envy and disbelief.

Veronica finally snatches Valentina out of the loving moment with Alma more envy of anyone giving her daughter love and appreciation.  She will have more trouble berating her daughter with effectiveness after this??  I hope it is a wake up call that other people treat Valentina well and are openly affectionate with her.

Elias is handed Valentina by Jesus and he showers her with affection too.  This spurs another green spew from Veronica who realizes Elias knew who Alma was and knew that she was big, powerful, beautiful and sexy!! Elias agrees with her adding, elegant, but pointedly says what we really need to talk about is OUR problems.  Veronica is not at all ready to face that bit of reality.  She would do well in a religious order based on jealousy, bitterness, and sanctimonious sureness that everyone else is evil.

In the garage, Jesus’ jumps out of the car to thanks Alma for saving Valentina and being so helpful with his situation.  Their eyes speak volumes and apparently Rogue can read them too.  He mutters under his breath that this is proof that something is definitely going on between Jesus and Alma.  Pati restrains herself but blows kisses to Jesus rather than hugging him like before.  Oh my, to see so much jealousy in such a small garage.  It turns out that it is Fernando who is driving Jesus and Chatita home.

Fernando coyly inquires about who attacked Jesus, didn’t he see them and recognize them.  No, they were wearing masks but he does think he would remember their voices, that seemed familiar.  Jesus has to insist that Fernando help him take the sleepy, wobbly Chatita into her house she is exhausted by these traumatic events.

Back at the Vile Villa of Veronica, Elias helps tuck the sleepy Valentina in bed.  He is thanked sweetly by his loving step-daughter.  Veronica rages on him about his nerve in walking out on her, blah, blah FF>> FF>>in spite of the child needing to sleep.  Elias is getting a backbone however, and says he has nothing to apologize for.  It looks like he just wants to get away from the barrage of verbal abuse too.  I didn’t catch whether she could smell the forbidden foods on his breath but he doesn’t seem inclined to kiss her or be near enough for further insults.

Fernando complains of needing a chiropractor tomorrow to adjust his back from the aches of lifting little Chatita.  He is so solicitous with Jesus who is not fooled at all and only wonders out loud why Fernando was cursing him earlier in the day and now is all friendly.  Fernando does not convince him with any degree of truth to his protestatons but seems to go off thinking they are safe and that Jesus has no idea who attacked him.

Chatita comes back out of her room and has to be reminded of who Jesus is and where they are.  But they sit and discuss the break in and Jesus can remember the voices and faces of the attackers.  Chatita can remember the two skulls on the tattoo and shortly is able to draw the tattoo with some precision.  Together they are pretty sure the oily Fernando is in on this somehow.  Speaking of oily, Fernando calls his big brother to brag that Jesus is clueless about who attacked him, he made sure of that!  Is there a bingo square for delusional characters who think they are getting away with some big evil due to their obvious brilliance?? Huh?

Rogue holds his bulldog puppy while Malvino winces at the sight of the dog, he is taking his money or something in garbage bags?? He really wishes Rogue would break out the good booze and be a better host.  He also insists that he and his partner could move in to this big elegant house since Rogue has too much room.  He asks how many bedrooms this elegant house has, surely enough for him to move in and live in comfort.  Rogue doesn’t seem to know how to get rid of him so Malvino begins to peel off his jeans and make himself comfortable on the couch hoping the spare bedrooms will be prepared.

My second least favorite character, Maricela is berating her father again.  He is concerned with how she got such an expensive looking clutch.  She flounces out of the tin roofed shack with an amazing amount of baseless hubris.  We shake our head in unison with her confused and seemingly kindly father.

Jesus appears in another great looking suit but bruised chin to the federal agent/probation lady.  He is reluctant but finally is forced to tell her that two bad types broke in his house and beat him up.  She wonders if this is connected to the smuggling incident wanting to know what they stole.  Nothing shrugs, Jesus’ he doesn’t really have anything much to steal.

Malvino is awakened from his sweet dreams on the sectional couch, he has somehow found silk pajamas to wear and a nice blanket.  Rogue comes down the stairs screaming that he must get off his couch.  He has to go back to the bodega, he assures Malvino that Jesus has no idea who attacked him so the coast is clear.

The federal agent and her band break into Malvino’s bodega, it’s probably empty but we will find out soon enough.

Back at Avon we are all treated to the physique and charming smile of the candidate who we all know is going to replace Jesus.  Finally Ninel Conde makes her entrance. Only poor Jessica seems her usual clueless self.  Pablo will have to help with her whole name but Discua Soledad Cervantes will do for the moment.  She is our bombshell of the week.  Fernando goes into an altered state of excitement.  Jessica, Jesus, Malvino, everything is wiped from his memory.

Next time:  She seems very saavy winking at Fernando and then winking at Alma.  This may be the divine form that actually has a functioning brain inside.  Let’s hope, it will be ever so much more fun.  Jesus shows up at his new executive job and is right away being treated with dignity, this can’t last…

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