“I work with Gus for 35 years. He should be a millionaire by...

“I work with Gus for 35 years. He should be a millionaire by now, he’s been in business for 50 years. But we don’t have nothing. Because he’s a very bad businessman. That’s why he needs my help. God put me in his way to help him. He’s 75 years old, but If you say ‘retire’, Gus go crazy. He doesn’t even like to close the restaurant. We spend all our time here. It’s like our home. Gus is the father and I am everything else. People think we’re married. He needs me for everything. Always he’s yelling: ‘Marina! Marina! Marina!’ But I don’t mind. We all have a mission in life. The rivers make a noise, the flowers leave a smell, I help Gus. And I’ve learned a lot from him too. God put Gus in my way to make me a better person. He’s a Christian but he won’t tell you about it. He just do it. All of the homeless come looking for him because they know he will make them a very nice plate, with love. Just like he is making it for a bank president. And he treats me well too. I’m a little bit ‘Spanish emotional’ so we fight all the time. If he says ‘up,’ I say ‘down.’ But I know he would give me anything I asked. But I don’t ask for nothing, because Gus doesn’t have nothing. That’s why he needs my help.” #comebacknyc