Making someone special

Winter is finally here, and these days have been freezing cold. Yesterday afternoon was Iñaki's Christmas Production, so we all headed together to school on our bikes. Half way I had to use my breaks, but they didn't work properly. I kept riding really slowly because I could not fix the problem in that moment. We enjoyed the presentation and came back home, still having problems with my breaks. So, this morning I took my bike to the "bike doctor", a monthly service free of charge for University students and staff. I got there at 9.30, the lake was frozen and the grass was white with ice. The wind was so chilli I had to cover my mouth. The two guys setting the tables and tools were shivering, "we're starting at 10 AM"... the oldest of them told a few of us who were waiting in line... 30 minutes is a long time when you're outdoors at -3° C. Finally they started registering bikes, I was second in line, so when my turn came I told the youngest of them, "I've been wondering how you're going to work this morning with this freezing weather" (as he was rubbing his hands, trying to keep them warm) ... "We'll manage", he said... and I said "I thought you would have an outdoors heater or something like that"... and he replied with a smile "we're not that important". So they finished taking notes on the problems with my breaks, stapled the note on my bike and I left on Ru's bakfiets (my personal taxi). When we got home I told Ru, I think we should make some hot cocoa for the bike doctor´s boys. Ru agreed with the idea, so after having breakfast I made some Mexican style hot cocoa (using chocolate tablets of a Mexican brand, and some extra cinnamon). After breakfast, Ru went back to the University and took two mugs and the hot cocoa in a thermo flask. A couple of hours later, I went to collect my bike. As soon as I got there, the youngest of the boys welcomed me with a smile, I walked towards my bike and checked the list of repairs they had made, both boys were busy with other clients, so I said nothing and sat Iker on the saddle. When they saw me, one of them came and said “thank you so much, it was really thoughtful of you”… and the youngest of them said “you made my day”. Then they asked me for the ingredients, it was quite “exotic” for them and they both said they had enjoyed it a lot… I felt superb happy, they made my day too, I thanked them for fixing my bike and before leaving I told them: “you see, you are really special and important indeed”.