Zaida- Montse- — Jordi -el Ni O Polla

was the mechanic. She could take apart a Renault 12 with her eyes closed and rebuild it before the tortilla de patatas finished curdling. Her hands were always stained with grease and bad decisions. She had a heart that clanked like a loose piston, and she loved only one thing: speed. Not in cars—in endings. She liked to finish fights, friendships, and affairs before they got boring.

was the florist. Except she hated flowers. She sold them, but each rose was a small betrayal, each lily a funeral she hadn't been invited to. Montse wore black every day, not out of mourning but because it matched her soul. She spoke in proverbs that made no sense. “A knife doesn't argue with the tomato,” she’d say, handing you a wilted daisy. Zaida- Montse- Jordi -el ni o polla

— "So," he said, flicking a toothpick across the table. "Who’s gonna betray whom first?" was the mechanic