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Cada minuto que se alejaba de sus padres, sentía un piquetito de gozo y Bajó del carro y como atraída por una fuerza indescriptible, se quitó las |
With every passing minute that distanced herself from her parents, she felt a mixture of delight and anguish. Everything seemed a fantastic dream. Her brain worked like a camera that operated without stopping and, thinking of that, she allowed her thoughts to take her to distant and exotic places as Diego had promised her. She thought about the ocean. She couldn't conceive the idea of this vast amount of water, contained by a strange force. What kept the waves in perpetual motion like a capricious dance of evolution? The road continued to open before them and little by little they left the empty spaces behind and drew closer to their final destination. “Now one can begin to feel the ocean breeze,” said Diego. “Do you feel it on your face, Inocencia?” “Yes,” the girl replied. “Of course.” After a few more minutes had gone by, the liquid mirror spread out before them in all its majesty. On catching her first glimpse, Inocencia was struck speechless. She couldn't believe it. The ocean was far larger and more spectacular than she had ever imagined. She got down from the car and, as though drawn by an irresistible force, took off her sandals and ran to the water's edge. She stopped, overwhelmed by the immensity of the sight before her and, without warning, lost her sense of time. She walked directly to the ocean, letting the water caress her feet and, taking water in her hands, moistened her arms, face and chest. When she came out of her daze, she found herself standing with the water up to her waist; the waves pulled her from one side to the other and she began to swim, twisting around and playing among the crests of the waves. María Teresa and the children watched her, terrified. They had never seen anyone react to the ocean this way. She bobbed in wave after wave, as if in a daze, unaware of the treacherous nature of her surroundings. Then, in a blink of an eye, they lost sight of her completely. |
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