-Pedro, despiértale tú que como vaya yo se va a llevar otro bofetón.
-Venga Borja ya has oído a tu madre, levántate si no quieres cobrar.
El joven seguía ahí espatarrado. En calzoncillos y abrazado a su edredón. Temblando porque su madre le había abierto la ventana hacía quince minutos para ventilar y de paso conseguir que se levantara de la cama. También le había dejado la luz encendida y la puerta del cuarto abierta, para que la perra entrara a fastidiarle. Pero ni con todas esas estrategias se levantaba de la cama. Cada mañana sucedía lo mismo. Un día incluso después de haberse duchado se quedó dormido en el suelo, con la toalla puesta y abrazado a la mantita de la perra.
Le habían comprado un despertador en forma de caracol, pues todo el mundo le llamaba así. Ya que además de dormilón era lento para todo. Este reloj tenía la función de analizar las fases del sueño para despertarte en el momento óptimo y hacerlo todo más sencillo. Pues ni aun así. Cada mañana aquel caracol sonaba y sonaba y el muchacho ni tan siquiera movía el brazo para terminar con esa molesta musiquita.
A “Caracol” le esperaba un día duro. En el colegio también lo pasaba de pena. Le daban miedo las clases de gimnasia, pues odiaba correr y que le metieran presión. Aquel día tenía el examen. Sus padres le habían apuntado a extraescolares de atletismo para ver si poco a poco iba aumentando su ritmo en la vida, pero no servía de nada más que para tener otra discusión diaria.
Aquella mañana tenía preparado sobre la mesa el desayuno, pues si encima tenían que esperar a que se lo preparara él, les daban la hora de comer. Ese día tocaban galletas con leche tibia. Caracol guardó las galletas en el bolsillo de su uniforme, sin servilleta ni nada. Se bebió la leche lo más rápido que pudo, eructó y salió de casa corriendo a su paso. Rezando para no haber perdido el autobús otra vez. Ese día llovía y no se quería mojar, y ya se sabe que el caracol solo saca sus cuernos al sol. Aunque si llegaba tarde se libraría del examen. Y cuando se dio cuenta de aquello ralentizó aun más su paso.
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ENGLISH
-Pedro, you wake him up, if I go, he's going to get another slap.
-Come on Borja, you heard your mother, get up if you don't want to get paid.
The young man was still lying there. In his underwear and hugging his comforter. Shivering because his mother had opened the window fifteen minutes ago to ventilate the room and get him out of bed. She had also left the light on and the bedroom door open, so that the bitch could come in and bother him. But not even with all these strategies did he get up. Every morning the same thing happened. One day, even after taking a shower, he fell asleep on the floor, with his towel on and hugging the dog's bed.
They had bought him an alarm clock in the shape of a snail, because everyone called him that. Since besides being a sleepyhead, he was slow at everything. This clock had the function of analyzing the phases of sleep to wake you up at the optimal time and make everything easier. But not even so. Every morning that snail sounded and sounded and the boy did not even move his arm to end that annoying little music.
Snail" was in for a rough ride. At school he also had a hard time. He was afraid of gym class, because he hated running and being put under pressure. That day he had his exam. His parents had signed him up for extracurricular athletics to see if he could gradually increase his pace in life, but it was no use except to have another daily discussion.
That morning he had breakfast ready on the table, because if they had to wait for him to make it, they were given lunchtime. That day it was time for cookies with warm milk. Caracol put the cookies in the pocket of his uniform, without a napkin or anything else. He drank the milk as fast as he could, burped and ran out of the house as fast as he could. Praying he hadn't missed the bus again. It was raining that day and he didn't want to get wet. For it is well known that the snail only puts out its horns in the sun. Even if he was late, he would get out of the exam. And when he realized that, he slowed down even more.
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