Pedro conoce a alguien

Story

Laura busca trabajo. Tiene un piso nuevo y una buena amiga, pero ahora necesita algo más: un trabajo en la ciudad. Cada día mira el teléfono y pregunta a la gente, pero no encuentra nada. "No conozco a nadie aquí", piensa. "¿Quién me va a ayudar?"

Laura is looking for work. She has a new flat and a good friend, but now she needs something more: a job in the city. Every day she looks at her phone and asks people, but she finds nothing. "I don't know anyone here," she thinks. "Who is going to help me?"

Una tarde habla con Pedro, un hombre que conoce de la zona. Pedro escucha y piensa un momento. "Yo sé algo", dice. "Conozco a alguien. Es un hombre muy bueno, tiene una tienda en el centro y siempre necesita gente."

One afternoon she talks to Pedro, a man she knows from the area. Pedro listens and thinks for a moment. "I know something," he says. "I know someone. He's a very good man, he has a shop in the centre and he always needs people."

"¿De verdad?", pregunta Laura. "¿Crees que puede ser?" "Claro", dice Pedro. "Lo conozco de hace años. Sé que es una buena persona y sé que busca a alguien ahora. Le voy a llamar por teléfono hoy mismo."

"Really?" asks Laura. "Do you think it could work?" "Of course," says Pedro. "I've known him for years. I know he's a good person and I know he's looking for someone right now. I'll call him today."

Pedro hace la llamada. Habla un rato y luego mira a Laura con una cara feliz. "Vale. Quiere conocerte. Mañana por la tarde, si puedes. No es un trabajo cualquiera; es algo bueno, y está cerca de tu casa."

Pedro makes the call. He talks for a while and then looks at Laura with a happy face. "All right. He wants to meet you. Tomorrow afternoon, if you can. It isn't just any old job; it's something good, and it's near your house."

Laura no sabe qué decir. Hace un mes no conocía a nadie en la ciudad, y ahora alguien la va a ayudar. "Gracias, Pedro", dice. "De verdad, muchas gracias." Por primera vez en mucho tiempo, tiene una idea clara de qué hacer. Mañana va a conocer al hombre de la tienda. Y, por alguna razón, sabe que todo va a salir bien.

Laura doesn't know what to say. A month ago she didn't know anyone in the city, and now someone is going to help her. "Thank you, Pedro," she says. "Really, thank you so much." For the first time in a long while, she has a clear idea of what to do. Tomorrow she's going to meet the man from the shop. And, for some reason, she knows everything is going to go well.