The Gay Icon Classics of the World by Robert Joseph Greene

Author:Robert Joseph Greene [Greene, Robert Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Gay
ISBN: 9780986929731
Google: 2u2XGLHe12IC
Amazon: 0986929751
Goodreads: 11663839
Publisher: Icon Empire Press
Published: 2011-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

The Three Wishes- Mexico

San Blas is a town with barely 1300 souls. Conceivably, it could have been any village, for its layout was a typical blueprint for dozens of other poor towns in the dusty state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Four dirt roads meet in the center of town; at its heart the massive, ornate water fountain, built long ago. The discolored and chipped marble statue of the “Ángel de Perdido Amor” is so weathered that almost no one remembers what the mournful angel with its folded wings once represented. Mysteriously cool, clear water still flows from its rusty iron pipes into the lagoon sized basin, plentiful enough for all to fetch their water. To the villagers, this water is a miracle and proves that they are blessed by God. However An old story, passed on over the years, says otherwise: Over a hundred years ago, an astute settler capped the underground spring that had bubbled to the surface on this dry and barren tract of land, and by building the fountain, he turned it into a perpetual source of clean drinking water for his homestead, which eventually became the town of San Blas. It was rumored that this settler had waited at this site for eighteen years for his fiancé to join him, but she never arrived. He commissioned the statue and had it installed while he was waiting for his lost love; but, heartbroken after so many years, he lost hope and left for South America, leaving his fountain behind to quench the dry throats of those who came after. He was never heard from again, and no one remembers his name.

To the south of the fountain sits the village Iglesia, and the church of San Rita de Cascia (patron saint of hopeless cases), its thick adobe walls baked in the sun. The bleached wooden doors still show faint markings of the holy crosses on them. Underfed chickens, emaciated dogs and dirty goats roam about the church and the village center. To the north is the village bar, seemingly juxtaposed from the church that lay across the way. Church and bar stand far away from each other, yet are joined twice a week by the farmers’ village market. The market engulfs the entire center through linking ropes and connecting blankets, from the bar to the church, their stalls stocked with meats, vegetables, and simple household goods. To the right, or west of the fountain, is the meeting hall where local officials meet. The meeting hall doubles as a small school for the forty children who live in the surrounding area.

The school is where our story begins. Juan-Miguel is the top athlete in the one-room school. He is the lead soccer player for the village team, and has been for some years. “Hey, Juan-Miguel!” people would shout with pride, and he would wave to them out in the street He is their town hero, and secretly, a celebrity star to a little known, shy admirer named Santiago. Juan-Miguel and his

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