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"A fish heart"

 por Nora Montiel Arce

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I wish I could be a fish. I could be like the fish in the library, Alpha. He doesn’t have to study like I have to, and of course, he doesn’t have to worry about his grades. I wish I could be Alpha, live without fear of being criticised. He doesn’t have to worry about being normal or being weird. He doesn’t have to stop going to school because his classmates are making his life impossible, unable to keep going with the cruel laughs and the sharp words. And everything gets worse when you notice that nobody cares. Your friends just look away, hiding the small smirks creeping through their lips. You notice how the teachers choose to ignore it because it is easier than fixing it.

I wish I could be Alpha, who doesn’t have to write with his tears. I wish I could be normal, that my hands didn’t get shaky whenever I speak. I wish I didn’t have this rotten heart, but a fish one. 

Marina y Nora
(Premio -ex aequo- Modalidad Inglés del Concurso de Microrrelatos “La cabeza es la pecera de las ideas”)

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