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Chapter 2. Love faded to be

The two lead an idyllic life in Puntanares, a small town overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica.

A faraway place in the world where she teaches belly dancing. Here in Puntanares, Amazon book

packages don't arrive, the Internet connection often goes down, and his dance students are very

poor children.

At that moment, Everth arrives on the beach to pick up his girl, he is a 29 year old man, very

handsome, tall, white, with wavy black hair pulled back in a ponytail, muscular arms and a toned

body. He walks to a corner of the stage, looks at Jade, and his lips curl into a slight smile. Jade,

dancing, makes head movements, pulling her lush black hair back with both hands and moving her

hips in a figure eight with the movement of her stomach. Everth crosses his arms and watches

smiling, shaking his head and biting his lips. He rolls his eyes slightly and looks out to sea.

On the beach, the children of Puntanares cover a sea turtle with dirt as it tries to return to the

water, and as the turtle makes its way through the dirt, the children cover it again with wet dirt.

This is Evert. He studied marine biology and loves everything that has to do with the conservation

of marine life. Evert is a dancer as well as a biologist, dancing and his girlfriend Jade are his great

passions, he is peaceful by nature and very noble with others. A tireless worker and advocate by

nature, he has dedicated his professional life to the cultivation of marine plants and conservation,

as well as his various projects. His best friend is Jhan Paul, both of them are dedicated to sea

turtle conservation and rescue projects. But even good guys have their naughty side. Everth and

Jhan Paul studied marine biology together, and it was during their university years that they came

up with an extraordinary idea: to sell and cultivate the most lucrative and sought-after plant of all.

But also an illegal plant that will bring them a lot of trouble

As night falls over Jade and Everth's beach house, the sounds of crickets and nocturnal animals can

be heard. Jhean Paul, a handsome, slender, dark, dark, almond-eyed, bright and kind, and lock-

shaped beard, is at home that night. He is sitting in an Indian position in a hut. In front of him are

children doing a yoga class called "Baby Yoga".

The children around him maintain a relaxed and joyful posture, some with their chins up, some

pressing their eyes until their eyelids crinkle, and others watching the postures of their classmates.

The children close their eyes, some smile in amusement, and Jhan remains calm, meditating and

breathing.

He is Jhan. Venezuelan, emigrated to Costa Rica during the Chavista regime and now lives with

Jade and Everth. Jhean Paul is a sensitive soul, a happy man. He likes to create environmental

awareness in the children, he warns them about taking care of sea turtles and about medicines

and preservatives.

The children paint sea grass, rays, turtles and manatees in watercolors. Jhan Paul paints a blonde

cat and writes "Hummingbird Rebels Foundation" over the cat's ears.

The next day, Jade and Everth are in the living room, there is a yoga mat and some pictures the

kids have painted on the floor, Jade sets out to pick up and clean up the mess from the baby yoga

class Jhan taught the night before.

Jade and Everth are painting a poster to hang on the wall at the entrance of the house to welcome

the students, a poster carved out of wood next to drawings of belly dancers in the ocean.

"Jhan, I told you to always clean up." Jade says, turning as she watches Jhan walk towards the

entrance with a cup of coffee.

"Good morning Princess Dancer." Jhan says to Paul.

"Good morning love." Jade says.

"Brother, wait." Everth says, coming down the ladder and putting the brush down on the pot of

fresh paint. He goes into the kitchen and when he comes out he carries a small cake on a plate

with a burning candle.

"Happy birthday, brother." He hands the cake to Jhan. He shakes her hand and hugs her. Jade

comes down from the chair she is standing in and kisses Jhan on the cheek.

"Happy birthday, love." Jade says.

Jhan Paul, a dark man with a toned body, wearing a green t-shirt, has muscular arms, blows out

the birthday candle with a big smile. Jade hugs Jhan tightly behind his back with tenderness and

open joy, clings to his neck, grabs his face and kisses him on the cheek.

Everth shakes Jhan's hand with a congratulatory pat. Pablo, Jhan Paul's friend, arrives at the house

a few minutes later, gets out of the car and joins the celebration, hugging and kissing him. As the

hours pass, the school children arrive for their first lesson of the day about caring for marine

animals.

The children clap and jump around the birthday cake, a peach, strawberry and chocolate gypsy

arm. Jade and Everth kiss. Children accidentally knock over glasses while dancing near the table.

Jade, in protective mode, bends down to pick them up with the broom, cleaning up the mess and

telling them to move away from the glass.

Jade, Everth and Jhan keep their dance school running as a marine conservation school thanks to

their illegal weed sales. But it was only a matter of time before the FBI came after them, as they do

all dealers in Costa Rica. Someone had to put limits on this unruly couple, and for that Keanu

arrived.

Keanu is at the gym working out early this morning. The letters "FBI GYM" are posted on the

entrance of the gym. A red boxing glove slowly strikes the punching bag. The punch is repeated

until a deep mark is left on the side of the bag. KEANU (36) wears a black T-shirt, long black

sweatpants and Nike sneakers. A bead of sweat registers on Keanu's face, sliding across the fine

expression lines on his forehead until it falls to his neck, his smooth white complexion flushed as

he takes a deep breath and clenches his teeth. The thud of the punching bag is heard in unison

with her breathing.

The handsome cop with the chiseled muscles and smooth, sweaty hair is Costa Rica's top FBI

detective. Keanu Sanchez graduated from the police academy with honors. Born in Baja California.

Rational, intelligent and very sharp. He is a member of the Costa Rican Special Forces against Drug

Trafficking.

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