The Mason Spy: a Story by Jaime Bayly

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The last time I visited Panama City I arrived on Shakira’s plane, invited by her. We took off from Miami. During the flight, suddenly the plane got totally dark. The lights went out suddenly and it seemed that one of the engines had turned off too. The passengers looked at us, dismayed. I thought that dying next to Shakira would be an end of some literary beauty. No one said a word. It was the longest minute of my life.

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I have arrived at night in Panama City. A man named Edmundo is waiting for me at the airport. I don’t remember his face. I don’t know what he does. I think he’s a spy. Edmund has learned that I would come to Panama to introduce myself to the book fair. He wrote to me an email. He told me that years ago he visited my TV show in Miami. He sent me pictures of that meeting. He asked me to give him the honor of looking for me at the airport. He wants…