Blindness (English/Spanish)

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Alice remembered with nostalgia some of the pranks of her childhood and youth. She was now an adult and sometimes the memories flooded her painfully, she no longer remembered the last time she had seen her mother, neither her sisters, it was as if they had vanished in time, as when the waves of the sea violently wash away the footprints in the sand.

He took a deep breath, thought about how ephemeral the presence of one person can be in the life of another. Then she laughed a little at herself, for she knew that her own life was ephemeral, what could she expect from her visitors. That same year an unknown pandemic had terrorized the entire world population, now everyone was confined to their homes for safety reasons, she had nothing left but to find herself again, while the days passed full of uncertainty.

He lay down on the ground like a wounded animal, to contemplate the starry sky, a memory flooded his head, he had forgotten those images and now they came unexpectedly and he saw them so clearly that it surprised him. Something in that brief scene stored in her memory disturbed her, that was even stranger, because she did not remember that that moment had been unpleasant or painful, to remember it with a cold sensation hitting her stomach.

It was a moment in her youth, when she and her sisters still lived with their parents in the family home. At that time they would go for walks with their mother, all holding hands, like the touching image of an old painting. On one of those many nights the little sisters wanted to play, inventing games was the specialty of the youngest one, so she made the proposal and the others accepted it. One of the three of them had to close her eyes, while the others held her one on each arm, and so she had to walk without seeing, for a block, letting herself be led by her sisters.

The experience was not the most amusing for the one who had to close her eyes, since during the walk she imagined that she would fall or crash, that she would trip over who knows what, a hole, a tree branch or a step. The others dragged her quickly along the sidewalk and the faster they went, the more fearful she felt as she went without being able to see.

Alice sat up, feeling a bitter taste running through her mouth. This was what quarantine had become for her: walking blindly down an unknown street, not knowing at what point she would crash or fall into an abyss.

She thought: I walk without seeing ahead, I am dragged faster and faster, I am dominated by the fear of not knowing what awaits me at the next step.

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Resources: ZTE E10Q Tablet
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Ceguera (Español/Ingles)

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Alice recordaba con nostalgia algunas travesuras de su niñez y juventud. Ya era una adulta y a veces los recuerdos la inundaban dolorosamente, ya no recordaba la última vez que había visto a su madre, tampoco a sus hermanas, era como si se hubiesen desvanecido en el tiempo, como cuando las olas del mar arrastran violentamente las huellas en la arena.

Respiro profundamente, pensó en lo efímera que puede ser la presencia de una persona en la vida de otra. Luego se rio un poco de sí misma, pues sabía que su propia vida era efímera, qué podía esperar de sus visitantes. Ese mismo año una pandemia desconocida había aterrorizado a toda la población mundial, ahora todos estaban confinados en sus casas por motivos de seguridad, no le quedaba más que reencontrarse consigo misma, mientras que los días pasaban llenos de incertidumbre.

Se echó en el suelo como un animal herido, para contemplar el cielo estrellado, un recuerdo inundo su cabeza, había olvidado aquellas imágenes y ahora llegaban de manera inesperada y las veía con tanta claridad que lo sorprendía. Algo en esa breve escena almacenada en su memoria la perturbaba, eso era más extraño todavía, pues no recordaba que aquel momento hubiese sido desagradable o doloroso, para recordarla con una fría sensación golpeándole el estómago.

Se trataba de un momento de su juventud, cuando ella y sus hermanas aun vivían junto a sus padres en la casa familiar. En ese tiempo salían a caminar junto a su madre, todas agarraditas de la mano, como la conmovedora imagen de un cuadro viejo. En una de esas tantas noches las hermanitas quisieron jugar, inventar juegos era la especialidad de la más pequeña, así que lanzo la propuesta y las otras la aceptaron. Se trataba de que una de las tres cerrara los ojos, mientras las otras la sostenían una de cada brazo, y así tenía que caminar sin ver, a lo largo de una cuadra dejándose llevar por sus hermanas.

La experiencia no era la más divertida para aquella que tenía que cerrar los ojos, ya que durante el recorrido imaginaba que caía o que se estrellaba, que se tropezaba quien sabe con qué, con un hueco, la rama de un árbol o un escalón. Las otras la arrastraban rápido por la acera y mientras más rápido iban, más temor sentía aquella que iba sin poder ver.

Alice se incorporó, sintió un sabor amargo recorriendo su boca. En algo así se había convertido la cuarentena para ella: un caminar a ciegas por una calle desconocida, sin saber en qué momento se estrellaría o caería a un abismo.

Pensó: Camino sin ver hacia adelante, soy arrastradas cada vez más rápido, me domina el miedo de no saber lo que me espera al siguiente paso.

Contenido original del autor.
Recursos: Tableta ZTE E10Q
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It is a moving story that shows how life can lead us to feel fear and bewilderment, even without the context of a pandemic. Alicia's situation, of being swept up in fear and uncertainty, is something many of us have experienced at one time or another, and her story reminds us that we are not alone.

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Yes, sometimes we feel like that, that life takes us without knowing where we are going to end up, like everything we have planned vanishes and we are dragged into the unexpected. Thank you for visiting my post and for such a valuable comment. Best regards

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I walk without seeing ahead, I am dragged faster and faster, I am dominated by the fear of not knowing what awaits me at the next step.

The parallel to her experience as a child, playing the 'blind' game, is effective. Most of us have probably played at being blind one time or another. Children play that game. And we all have lived through a pandemic. What you do is elevate the game and the pandemic isolation to a more general angst, that could exist in people for many reasons. It is disorienting and distressing. Your evocation of the subjective experience is quite strong.

One thing you might want to pay attention to is pronoun gender. Translation applications (especially from Spanish to English) often confuse gender. You might want to check back after a translation and see that all the 'hes' and 'shes' are as you intended. This mix-up occurs quite commonly but you can get a handle on it.

Thank you for sharing this with us, @jetta.amaya. We appreciate that you have read and commented on the stories of other authors.

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The anguish of not knowing what will happen, what difficulties there will be along the way and whether trusting is worth it or not. I'm glad you were able to achieve that in the story.
As for the translation I'll be more attentive, thanks for the observation.
It's a pleasure to read authors who share their valuable stories, all wonderful. Best regards.

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A very poetic way of expressing feelings. Life is changeable and there are times when we walk blindly, perhaps instinct will guide us. Beautiful
Greetings @jetta.amaya 😊

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Instinct and trusting first in ourselves and then in our loved ones. Thank you for visiting my post. Best regards

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Hola, tenía tiempo sin escribir en #INKWELLPROMPT, pero de nuevo estoy en el camino.

Interesante tu historia, es difícil confiar en la gente y más aún si tienes que cerrar los ojos. Nunca jugué a esas cosas porque me lastimaba muy fácilmente. Sin embargo, hoy en día sería una buena experiencia. Nunca es tarde para disfrutar de nuevos juegos y más si son excitantes ;)

Te recomiendo que revises muy bien los acentos en español y corrijas tu redacción para que el traductor no se equivoque de género. Suele pasar mucho, pero él entiende si lo redactas claro y sin errores.

Saludos.

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Sería una muy buena experiencia, allí vas midiendo tu capacidad de confiar y de soltar los miedos.
Gracias por las recomendaciones, las tomaré en cuenta.
Saludos

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