La Noche de Halloween (Esp/ Eng)

Fabiana y Johan estaban muy emocionados, pues se acercaba el Halloween y eso significaba disfrazarse y salir a pedir dulces junto a su padre, que ese día, a pesar de su arduo trabajo como albañil, en diferentes obras de la localidad, donde vivían; había decidido dejar sus incertidumbres y divertirse junto a sus hijos, iba a ser su primera noche de Halloween para todos, ya que eran nuevos en aquel bello pueblo, al mudarse luego de aquella misteriosa muerte de su querida esposa ...

Joaquín, el padre, había hecho todo lo posible porque sus niños fuesen creciendo con lo necesario para sus vidas y el mudarse a aquel pintoresco pueblo había sido parte, del cambio para sus vidas y quizás escapando también de esa mala racha que habían comenzado a tener, mucho antes de que su esposa enfermara y muriera, de un diagnóstico desconocido; había sido como si algo le hubiera absorbido su vitalidad junto a su vida.

Joaquín había logrado desaparecer, de su antigua vida, de sus amigos, y familia, incluso, porque temía que "aquello" que había perseguido a su esposa los siguiera a ellos, aún recordaba en aquellas últimas ocasiones, como pudo ver extrañas sombras que acosaban a su esposa, aterrándola hasta el desmayo ... , Él no supo prestarle ayuda a ella, intento, pero sus esfuerzos fueron en vano, más, sin embargo, vería que eso, no los encontrara a ellos. Esa noche de Halloween, sería muy divertida para sus hijos y para él al verlos disfrutar, pues sería su primera fiesta juntos en aquella comunidad donde vivían.

Al atardecer, Fabiana ya estaba lista con su disfraz de Princesa de las Nieves y Johan estaba más que listo con su disfraz de Hombre Araña y con sus bolsas de regalo, listas para ser llenadas con sabrosos dulces, ¡brincaban de la emoción!, apurando a un apurado Joaquín, quien se ponía su chaqueta, para salir con ellos a pedir dulces. Todos salieron felices a disfrutar la tarde-noche, todo era algarabía, las calles estaban llenas de niños con diferentes disfraces y con vecinos parados en las puertas atendiendo esa avalancha de niños en sus puertas.

Los niños empezaron a pedir sus dulces mientras Joaquín, los esperaba prudencialmente justo detrás de ellos, pero de repente se empezó a sentir extraño, como si él no estuviera presente en esta realidad, sino en otra dimensión y observara todo como a lo lejos, en ese instante empezó a sentir, como si lo estuvieran observando y empezó a experimentar un frío extremo, quiso ajustarse más la chaqueta y no prestarle atención a todas aquellas sensaciones..., pero de pronto las vio.

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Eran aquellas sombras, que empezaron a andar por entre las personas, haciendo que las personas, discutieran sin ningún motivo y que los niños pequeños estallaran en llanto sin más. Los habían encontrado; Joaquín pensó rápidamente y a pesar del frío sudor que le recorría el cuerpo y la cara y esta, palideciera visiblemente, tomó una decisión, enfrentaría de una vez por todas a aquello, a todas esta Fabiana y Johan, empezaron a notar que su padre estaba como en otro mundo, pues ellos le hablaban y él no contestaba.

Cuando, de repente, empezaron a ver a su padre, empezar a caminar directamente al centro de la calle, mientras muchas personas gritaban, bailando sin control, todo se veía tan irreal. Esto les produjo un miedo indescriptible, pues recordaban haber visto esa misma expresión en el rostro de su madre, en sus últimos días de existencia, así que corrieron al lado de su padre, presintiendo lo peor, pero este sencillamente los empujo y ordeno quedarse lejos de él, con una severidad que ellos no dudaron en obedecerle, solo se quedaron viendo, lo que su padre veía y ellos hasta ese momento no...

Su padre se detuvo justo en medio de la calle, gritando "Déjennos en paz, no les pertenecemos" dicho esto, Fabiana y Johan pudieron ver a quienes enfrentaba su padre, eran unas horribles sombras negras que se abalanzaron justo encima de él, queriendo ahorcarle, cuando empezaron a ver de un momento a otro, como estas le tomaban por el cuello cortándole el oxígeno a su padre, ellos entraron en desesperación y quisieron auxiliar a su progenitor, pero estas entidades les expulsaban del lado de Joaquín, era como si les pusieran una barrera invisible..

Entonces Fabiana, recordó las últimas palabras de su madre, "cuando sientan que estén en peligro, busquen de Él que vive en los cielos, de Jesús, no lo olviden como yo". Ahora esas palabras empezaron a tener significado para Fabiana, entonces le dijo a Johan que se arrodillara junto a ella y repitiera todo lo que ella dijera. Fabiana, presa de la angustia, empezó a rezar lo que se sabía, el Padre Nuestro, que era lo que recordaba, pues en el colegio católico lo había aprendido y de allí empezó a hablar; "mi madre, me dijo que te buscara en un momento de peligro y es ahora, es por eso que te ruego salves a nuestro padre, de esas cosas ¡Ayúdanos por favor Señor Jesús!"

Dijo resuelta Fabiana, recordando ese nombre que tanto habían recitado en medio de sus oraciones, las monjitas. Justo en ese instante, aquellos horribles seres, soltaron a su padre totalmente desmayado... mientras los demás seguían alrededor de ellos como si nada, como si estuvieran en una dimensión paralela. De repente, una luz increíblemente blanca, enceguecedora, ilumino a los tres y aquellas sombras se fueron apresuradamente.

Para cuando Joaquín volvió en sí, sus hijos, en menos de una hora, habían madurado apresuradamente con esta terrible experiencia y llorando les abrazaba preguntándole que habían hecho, sabía que algo muy feo había sucedido. Los niños le comentaron todo lo sucedido, repitiéndoles aquellas palabras de su madre y lo que habían dicho a título personal. En ese minuto, Joaquín, obtuvo la respuesta a sus plegarias, ahora si sabría defenderse, ya no tendrían más miedos, pues sabían que en este mundo había otras dimensiones, pero ya sabrían cerrar esas puertas abiertas al infierno... sobre todo en una noche de Halloween.

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English

Fabiana and Johan were very excited, because Halloween was approaching and that meant dressing up and going out trick-or-treating with their father, who that day, despite his hard work as a bricklayer, in different works in the town where they lived, had decided to leave his uncertainties and have fun with his children, it was going to be their first Halloween night for everyone, since they were new in that beautiful town, after moving after the mysterious death of his beloved wife ...

Joaquin, the father, had done everything possible for his children to grow up with what they needed for their lives and moving to that picturesque town had been part of the change for their lives and perhaps also escaping from that bad streak they had begun to have, long before his wife became ill and died of an unknown diagnosis; it had been as if something had absorbed his vitality along with his life.

Joaquin had managed to disappear, from his old life, from his friends, and even from his family, because he feared that "that thing" that had pursued his wife would follow them, he still remembered in those last occasions, how he could see strange shadows that harassed his wife, terrifying her until she fainted .... He did not know how to help her, he tried, but his efforts were in vain, more, however, he would see that it did not find them. That Halloween night would be fun for his children and for him to see them enjoying themselves, since it would be their first party together in the community where they lived.

By dusk, Fabiana was ready with her Snow Princess costume and Johan was more than ready with his Spiderman costume and their gift bags ready to be filled with tasty candy, they were jumping with excitement, hurrying a hurried Joaquin, who was putting on his jacket, to go out trick-or-treating with them. Everyone happily went out to enjoy the evening, everything was bustling, the streets were full of children in different costumes and with neighbors standing at the doors attending to the avalanche of children at their doorsteps.

The children began to ask for their candy while Joaquín waited prudentially just behind them, but suddenly he began to feel strange, as if he was not present in this reality, but in another dimension and observed everything as if from afar, at that moment he began to feel as if he was being watched and began to experience an extreme cold, he wanted to tighten his jacket and not pay attention to all those sensations ..., but suddenly he saw them.

They were those shadows, which began to walk among the people, making people argue for no reason and small children burst into tears for no reason at all. They had found them; Joaquín thought quickly and in spite of the cold sweat that ran down his body and face and that visibly paled, he made a decision, he would face them once and for all, Fabiana and Johan began to notice that their father was in another world, because they were talking to him and he did not answer.

When, suddenly, they began to see their father start to walk directly to the center of the street, while many people were shouting, dancing uncontrollably, everything looked so unreal. This gave them an indescribable fear, as they remembered having seen that same expression on their mother's face, in her last days of existence, so they ran to their father's side, sensing the worst, but he simply pushed them and ordered them to stay away from him, with a severity that they did not hesitate to obey him, they only remained watching, what their father saw and they did not see until that moment...

Their father stopped right in the middle of the street, shouting "Leave us alone, we don't belong to you", having said this, Fabiana and Johan could see who their father was facing, they were horrible black shadows that rushed right on top of him, wanting to hang him, when they began to see from one moment to another, how they took him by the neck cutting the oxygen to their father, they entered in desperation and wanted to help their father, but these entities were expelling them from Joaquin's side, it was as if they were putting an invisible barrier. .

Then Fabiana remembered her mother's last words, "when you feel you are in danger, seek Him who lives in heaven, Jesus, do not forget Him as I did". Now those words began to have meaning for Fabiana, so she told Johan to kneel beside her and repeat everything she said. Fabiana, prey to anguish, began to pray what she knew, the Our Father, which was what she remembered, because in Catholic school she had learned it and from there she began to speak; "my mother, told me to look for you in a moment of danger and it is now, that is why I beg you to save our father, from those things Please help us Lord Jesus!"

Fabiana said resolutely, remembering that name that the little nuns had recited so much in the middle of their prayers. Just at that moment, those horrible beings released her father, totally fainted... while the others continued around them as if nothing, as if they were in a parallel dimension. Suddenly, an incredibly white, blinding light illuminated the three of them and those shadows left in a hurry.

By the time Joaquin came to, his children, in less than an hour, had grown up in a hurry with this terrible experience and crying he hugged them asking what they had done, he knew that something very ugly had happened. The children told him everything that had happened, repeating to him those words of their mother and what they had said in their personal capacity. In that minute, Joaquín got the answer to his prayers, now he would know how to defend himself, they would no longer be afraid, because they knew that in this world there were other dimensions, but they would know how to close those open doors to hell... especially on a Halloween night.