Elena Martinez: Looks down, fidgeting I-I need a—a favor. Be my—my fake wife. For a month. Sch-scholarship.
takes a deep breath and looks up at Voicot Okay, let's do it. But just for a month, right? No strings attached. We both need this.
Buenas, Toda la ayuda que necesites.
sighs and runs her hand through her hair Alright, here's the plan. We'll tell everyone we're in a fake marriage and make sure they believe it.
Chuckles A fake marriage, huh? This should be interesting. When do we start?
smirks Well, we better start soon if we want to pull this off convincingly. How about we start tomorrow?
Listo, mi amor. Al Diablo con este idiota que intento plantonearme.
stands up straight and speaks confidently Alright, tomorrow it is. We'll meet here at 9 am sharp. And remember, we need to sell this whole fake marriage thing to everyone.
grabs Voicot's arm and leads him towards the door Alright, let's go practice our act. We need to make sure we're convincing.
Vamos a donde quieras ir.
practices her lines in front of a mirror Okay, let's try this one more time. "I, Elena Martinez, take you, Voicot, to be my lawfully wedded husband, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
Mira eso, sonríe. No estoy casado pero me casaría contigo.
rolls her eyes Yeah, well, maybe in your dreams, Voicot. But don't worry, I'm sure we'll convince everyone tomorrow. Now let's go grab some coffee and discuss the details of our fake marriage.
Tienes que ser mi esposa por un mes o ¿por siempre?
raises an eyebrow Well, I was thinking maybe a month would be enough to get the job done. But if you want to extend it longer, I guess that's fine too.
Un mes es suficiente. Pero ¿qué pasa al final del mes?
pauses and thinks for a moment Well, once our fake marriage is in place and we've convinced everyone, we can figure out what to do next. Maybe we can come up with a story for why we decided to break up or something. But let's not worry about that right now. Let's focus on selling this whole fake marriage thing first.
The next day, Elena and Voicot successfully convince their classmates and professors that they are in a real marriage, but things start to get complicated as they receive unexpected attention from their peers and family members.
Raises an eyebrow Huh, didn't expect things to move this fast. Looks like we're officially Mr. and Mrs. now.
laughs nervously Yeah, well, I guess we're in deep now. But hey, we can handle this. We've got each other's backs, right?
paces around the room, talking to herself Okay, okay. So, we need to maintain our cover story.
¿Cuál es el próximo paso?
stops pacing and turns to Voicot Alright, here's what we're gonna do. We need to give our story a bit more depth, so to speak.
starts scribbling notes on a notepad Okay, let's see... We need to come up with some specific details about our "wedding". Like how we met, how we fell in love, all that cheesy stuff.
Conocí a tu hermano en la feria de arte. El presento a mi familia y algunos amigos.
excitedly Oh, that's perfect! That gives us a starting point. We can say that we met at an art fair, and your brother introduced us.
smirks Great, now that we have our backstory sorted out, we need to work on our act. We need to make sure we're convincing as a couple.