Joy, Fear, Confidence, Anger, Sadness, Friendship, Disgust Calm, Surprise, Shame, Enmity, Anticipation, Compassion, Kindness, Envy, Emulation, Contempt, Gratitude, Admiration, Pride, Jealousy, Sympathy, Obfuscation, Irritation…
I knew the scream was coming from one of the four doors in front of me, so I instinctively approached the iron railing and looked down, trying to find another way to get out of where I was. What my eyes found was that on the next level down was the dining room, perfectly lit by an antique chandelier. There was a very long table with baskets of freshly baked bread and several cups filled with hot chocolate. It also had 12 chairs where 12 young people were sitting.
El ambiente era húmedo y frio. Yo sentía dolor en todo mi cuerpo como si hubiera realizado una rutina completa de ejercicios de estiramiento corporal. Yo quería abrir mis ojos, pero estaba tan cansado que no pude hacerlo. Sin embargo, lentamente me iba despertando, pero aún me sentía con mucho sueño. Mi corazón estaba agitado y una sensación extraña me advertía del peligro que había a mi alrededor. En ese momento me parecía que había tenido una pesadilla horrible, mi cuerpo estaba sumamente pesado y no podía moverme con libertad.
The atmosphere was humid and cold. I felt pain all over my body as if I had performed a complete workout routine. I wanted to open my eyes, but I was so tired that I could not do it. However, I was slowly waking up, but I still felt very sleepy. My heart was racing, and a strange feeling came over me and warned me of the danger around me. At that moment it seemed to me that I had a horrible nightmare, my body felt extremely heavy, and I could not move freely.
(Dedicado a todos los que han sufrido o perdido una parte de sí mismos por causa de COVID-19)
Para mi pensar que estamos viviendo una NUEVA NORMALIDAD es un error. porque es como querer disfrazar la realidad, ya que lo cierto es que debemos aprender a vivir con restricciones hasta que se encuentre una cura. Y es responsabilidad de cada uno de nosotros el evitar que EL CONTAGIO llegue a nuestros hogares.
Dedicated to all who have suffered or lost a part of themselves due to COVID-19.
For me, thinking that we are living a NEW NORMALITY is an error. Because it is like wanting to disguise reality, since the truth is that we must learn to live with restrictions until a cure is found. And it is the responsibility of each one of us to avoid THE DISEASE reaches our homes.
No tenía ninguna idea de cómo podría escaparme de la habitación, porque todos estábamos en el mismo cuarto. Yo sabía que ya era de noche porque, aunque el cuarto no tenía ventanas; ya estaba oscuro cuando nosotros nos fuimos a dormir. Esa noche yo tenía mucha hambre debido a que no quise comer lo suficiente, porque tenía miedo de comer la comida que preparaba doña Lola. Poco a poco comencé a ponerme nervioso. Yo no quería que Pepe pasara a despedirse de doña Lola y yo no estar afuera del cuarto para poder seguirlo. Como no tenía un reloj y no quería preguntar la hora para no despertar sospechas, se me ocurrió decirle a mi hermana, “¿Podemos apagar la vela que dejaste encendida por si llegara a ocurrir un apagón? La luz de la vela no me deja dormir.”
I had no idea how I could escape the bedroom, since we were all sleeping in the same room. I knew it was already nightfall, although the room had no windows; It was dark when we went to sleep already. That night I felt very hungry because I did not want to eat more, because I was afraid to eat the food prepared by Mrs. Lola. Little by little I started to get nervous. I did not want to miss the time when Pepe comes to say goodbye to Mrs. Lola, and I did not want to miss the opportunity to be outside the room to be able to follow him. I did not have a watch and I did not want to ask the time because I did not want to arise suspicion about my plans, so I got the idea and I asked my sister, “Can I turn off the candle that you left burning in case a blackout should occur? The candlelight won’t let me sleep. “
Sobre una de las paredes se reflejaban dos figuras, una era la sombra de doña Lola y la otra era la sombra de una gallina gorda con un pescuezo largo y sin plumas. Parecía que estaban una de frente a la otra como si estuvieran conversando. Las llamas de fuego que salían debajo del comal iluminaban el interior de la cocina produciendo que las sombras sobre la pared se movieran de forma ondulante debido al movimiento de las llamas.
Two shadows were reflected on one of the walls, one was the shadow of Mrs. Lola and the other was the shadow of a fat hen with a long featherless neck. It seemed as if they were facing each other like they were talking. The flames of fire that came out from under the comal lit up the interior of the kitchen causing the shadows on the wall to move in undulating motion due to the heat from the flames.
