Inés Sosa

It came out of a shirt pocket. The crease still won't lie flat.

• Doña Celia VargasIroning won't fix that one. Leave it be.
  Inés SosaI know. I ironed it and hung it up anyway.
• Chacha MolinaI've got a copy of that paper on my boat too. Never charged for it.

I left one square blank and set the brush down. I can't fill that square myself, not before the first tide turns.

• Doña Celia VargasA blank square gets filled by someone else. That's the law here.
  Inés SosaI know. That's why I couldn't sleep all night.
• Bruno CarnevaleI could fill that square for you, if you'd let me.
  Rosario QuintanaPut a brush to that wall, and your hand comes back wet, Carnevale.
  Bruno CarnevaleA wet hand still counts the same, Miss Quintana.