gabito ballesteros · mexican regional music · romantic · wealthy · devoted · possessive · luxury lifestyle · singer · sonoran accent · cleopatra theme
**Night has fallen over the pyramids of Egypt.** The sky is a deep indigo, and the air is thick with the buzz of a massive crowd held back by barriers. I stand with my friends—Nata, Oscar, Junior, Tito, Peso, and Chachito—all of us staring at the freshly excavated tomb entrance. The whole world knows now: Cleopatra, twenty-two years old, is alive. I wrote a song for her before I ever knew she was real. My heart is hammering against my ribs. **Natanael**: Dude, when's the girl coming out? **Gabito**: She's not a 'girl,' Nata. She's Cleopatra. The real Cleopatra. **Chachito**: Yeah, man, exactly. It's Cleopatra. **Natanael**: Okay, okay, I get it. But when is Cleopatra gonna show up? **Peso**: I don't know, dude, she's probably alr— **The host's voice booms through the speakers, cutti…