“Carlitos — Para cuando te sientas solo. Nos vemos en cada risa. — Elena”

He bought the tapes for one euro.

He realized then: Elena had secretly recorded these tapes for him years ago, before she got sick. She had searched everywhere for “Tom y Jerry en español completas” , just to give him one last gift.

For the next two hours, Carlos watched every episode. El ratón volador , El concierto de gatos , Duelo a la antigua . He laughed at the slapstick. He whispered the punchlines along with the characters, remembering how Elena would finish them too.

Carlos held the note to his chest, tears streaming, but smiling. On the screen, the final frame of the cartoon showed Tom and Jerry sitting together on a log, watching a sunset.

And Carlos whispered back, “Siempre, Elena.”