LOGIN“What the f*ck…?” That was all I could say when I found myself falling for the very same man who was pulling me into the dark.
View MoreLa vida, me decían siempre, nunca es fácil. Es una verdad universal que flota en el aire como una promesa vacía, un eco que todos repiten pero que pocos comprenden hasta que el suelo desaparece bajo sus pies. Sin embargo, la pregunta que realmente me atormenta es otra: ¿Sufrir tanto realmente vale la pena? Es un interrogante que quema, una herida abierta para la que aún no encuentro cicatriz ni respuesta.
El pasado no es un lugar que se deja atrás; es un fantasma persistente. He escuchado a cientos de personas hablar sobre el deseo de huir de sus ayeres, pero he aprendido que el pasado siempre tiene una forma retorcida de darnos alcance. El destino parece deleitarse tejiendo hilos invisibles que nos reconectan, una y otra vez, con las personas que creímos haber desterrado. Pueden llamarlo "hilo rojo", casualidad o simple crueldad cósmica, pero la vida es una caja de sorpresas tan luminosa en sus aciertos como brutal en sus caídas.
Mi verdadero dilema, el que me quita el sueño, es la anatomía de la traición. ¿Cómo se perdona un engaño que ha corroído los cimientos de tu mundo? Perdonar puede ser un acto de voluntad, un susurro de paz, pero la confianza... la confianza es un cristal que, una vez astillado, jamás vuelve a reflejar la misma luz. Y eso me lleva a mi interrogante más doloroso: Si la confianza muere, ¿puede el amor seguir respirando? No lo sé. Sobre todo cuando te sientes manipulado por la persona que juró ser tu refugio.
—¿En qué piensas? —La voz de ella me arranca de mis abismos. Hay una nota de aspereza en su tono, más parecida a una acusación que a una muestra de curiosidad. —En algunas cosas —respondo con la voz apagada, sin despegar la vista del paisaje mental que me consume. —No puedo más con tus misterios, Mateo. Todo esto es ridículo —dice ella, y el aire en el coche se vuelve denso, irrespirable. Un nudo se aprieta en mi pecho, robándome el oxígeno. —No quiero pelear —sentencio, desviando la mirada hacia la ventanilla del copiloto, observando el gris monótono de la carretera que se desvanece bajo nosotros.
En un instante fugaz, el universo se quiebra. Una luz blanca, cegadora y absoluta, inunda mi visión. Lo siguiente es el caos: un sonido sordo, el rugido del metal retorciéndose y un golpe violento que me arroja con brutalidad contra la realidad.
Mientras mis ojos se cierran y la oscuridad empieza a reclamar su espacio, mi vida se acelera en una proyección privada y dolorosa. Es una inundación de recuerdos nítidos: el rostro de mis padres, las risas con mis amigos, y ella... siempre ella. Veo su sonrisa, esa manera única que tenía de mirar el mundo, todos nuestros años construyendo castillos que resultaron ser de arena. Y, entrelazadas con esa felicidad, emergen sus mentiras; la verdad oculta que jamás me atreví a confesarle que conocía. Pero, por encima del dolor y el engaño, siento su amor. Un amor que duele más que el impacto.
Creo que este es el fin. Y me voy con el peso de lo que nunca dije.
Siento mi cuerpo tensarse mientras el mundo exterior se vuelve una cacofonía lejana de sirenas que se aproximan. El frío me recorre la piel; es la lluvia, mezclándose con el rastro del accidente. Todo es borroso, una mancha de sombras y luces, pero mi mirada se aferra a un único punto de luz en la penumbra: ella.
Está tendida a mi lado, frágil entre los restos del naufragio. Sus ojos me buscan con una urgencia desesperada y una sonrisa tenue, casi imperceptible, se dibuja en sus labios. Sostiene mi mano con la fuerza de quien se niega a soltarse del mundo. En medio del desastre, en este último aliento compartido, su mano es el único ancla que me impide salir a la deriva.
The line went quiet and I sat there, waiting for a response from my boyfriend. He was still there because I could hear his heavy breathing.I kept my eyes on the road but I was concerned, I’m not going to lie. Why wasn’t he saying anything? Where was the same confidence he had when he had been dealing with Lucia’s son?I was supposed to be able to count on him. “Should I be scared?” I asked him, breaking the silence.“No!” He replied without missing a beat. “You don’t…you should not be scared.” He sighed. “Let me come home and we will talk better, okay? In the meantime, be careful. Please.”“Um…okay.” That was all I could say before the call dropped. I was now even more worried and concerned about the whole thing after the phone call. Sh*t, I think at this point, I might need to go to the police station. Because if Chase was just as spooked as I was when he was literally an assassin, then I don’t think I could count on him to handle this.I sighed, focusing fully on the road and get
My heart ached as I stared at my mom. I needed to tell her the truth, but at the same time, the reminder of it all was bringing me pain.My dad used to be perfect. He used to love me more than anything else. And most of all, I used to feel loved. I really used to feel like I had the world’s best father. But not anymore.Now I was pissed at him. I didn’t hate him, I don’t think you could just suddenly hate someone you loved. But you could be pissed at them and don’t want anything to do with them anymore.“What do you mean by your father’s alive?” My mom asked, her full attention on me, just waiting for me to say something…for me to say anything. I walked over to her again, sitting on her bed. I breathed out a sigh through my nostrils and held my hand in hers. “Dad hired Chase to do a pretend assassination on him. That was before I started dating him though.”“A pretend assassination? We saw him in his casket, Jules. And why would anyone want to do that? Is he CIA or something?” “I
I woke up from the bed and started pacing the room. My heart was pounding and my mind was racing. But it needed to happen. Maybe it was going to help…having another person hear what was going on and taking advice from them. “Jules, you’re scaring me,” My mom said as she adjusted herself on the bed, sitting down with her eyes glued on me. “I have never seen you like this. Not since your dad left us. What’s going on?”I finally stopped pacing the room, I stood still, but I was still shaky. I still had my nerves going crazy but I tried my best to pretend like that wasn’t the case, even though my mom could still see past that all.“Mom…there’s something that I didn’t tell you about Chase.”“Your boyfriend? Did he…did he hurt you?” She looked scared. “No!” I was quick to respond. “He didn’t. Gosh, he would never hurt me.” I sighed, sitting on the old couch not far from the bed. “Then what?” Her eyes still held worry and concern.How was I supposed to tell her? No, really. How? “Um…it’s
I was shaking, my body could tell that I didn’t feel safe and this was a way of it trying to show that. My heart was pounding and I held the phone tightly in my hand as I waited to hear what the man had to say. “Are you really this dumb? Jules, I literally gave you an out. I gave you a chance to cut ties with Chase; a chance to turn away from him and live a happy and quiet life.”“I…” I didn’t even know what to say. Most days for the past few weeks, I think this was the case for me. But could you blame me? Do you have any idea what I had to deal with recently?My life has been crazy, and to be honest, I don’t think I would have it any other way because I have grown as a person and have learned so much. “Jules?”“Yes,” I replied, swallowing hard.“Shut the f*ck up,” He said firmly. “You had just one job, leave Chase alone. There are so many other men out there, better ones. But you chose to be with the devil?”“He’s not the devil,” I said without missing a beat. I have no idea where
I ignored the blonde girl’s attempts to get me to leave. I walked right past her and entered the house. I walked over to the living room and stood there, arms crossed over my chest as I waited for her.I was nervous, if not scared, but I wanted to help her. I really wanted to help her.After a few
The reminder sent a chill down my spine, causing a knot to set in my throat. I swallowed hard and looked away from my mom, staring at my hands on my lap. “I was in a bad place,” I whispered, but I knew she heard me. She sighed. “Jules, I love you. And I want you to experience all the love out ther
I turned the radio off, annoyed at the traffic, but mostly because I wanted to focus. The rain was getting heavier, in a scary kind of way.I sniffled and pushed on the horn with my palm, the sound echoing with the other sea of similar sounds. If I would have gone with Chase, or would have just sta
“And I’m glad that he’s f*cking gone!!” My mom shouted at the top of her lungs, her eyes wide with anger and so many other emotions. “He left us! So what if he decided to be a better father after a year? So f*cking what?! He shouldn’t have left in the first place!!” Tears rolled down her face freel






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