A week ago.
Friday night.
Online fortune teller website.
Choose Esmeralda.
Turn on the camera 📹
There’s a woman in a towel turban 👳
-I see- she says -a crown of celibacy on you!-

-Esmeralda- I reply -that's not a crown, that's my headphone band-

Unfazed:
-I see it anyway! And a curse! A curse on a public house!"-
-On the office? We’re just renovating-
Then the image freezes.
Esmeralda’s voice turns robotic:
-Yo-u-u... wi-ll... me-e-et... a... m-a-n... on... a... h-o-r-s-e...-
-A horse?- I scream -Where do I find a horse in the city? ? At the track?!-
Connection drops.

Call back.
-Esmeralda, what about the horse?-
-Oh- she says without the accent now -wasn't a horse, it was a courier on a scooter. Bad connection. That’ll be one thousand for the session-
Transferred the money.


An hour later, a 🍕 courier arrives.
Name’s Mahmud. Red scooter.
Looked at me and said:
-Miss, your eyes are sad, want extra sauce for free?-
There it is, magic.
Esmeralda didn't lie....the provider just failed.