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I remember that first time I saw you, you were so lost among so many people that I could not avoid approaching you to accompany you, but you were so afraid that you did not notice my presence. When I finally saw that you were no longer alone and that you had relaxed, I moved away but only a little bit; that short moment where I could accompany you was the necessary to understand that I had to stay by your side to protect you always. Seeing you play and laugh with your friends was what I liked the most, your wide laughter between those two stars was my new reason for being. Since I came into the world, I could not find any reason that made me so excited to be here. Listening to your laughter while you slept was my favorite music to fall asleep to, I always wanted you to be like this.
Recuerdo esa primera vez que te vi, estabas tan perdida entre tanta gente que no pude evitar acercarme para poder acompañarte, pero tenĂas tanto miedo que no te fijaste de mi presencia. Al ver por fin ya no estabas sola y que te habĂas relajado, me alejĂ© pero solo un poco; ese momento corto donde te pude acompañar fue el necesario para entender que debĂa seguir a tu lado para protegerte siempre. Verte jugar y reĂr con tus amigos, era lo que más me gustaba, tu risa amplia entre esas dos estrellas eran mi nueva razĂłn de ser. Desde que lleguĂ© al mundo, no hallaba motivo alguno que hiciera que me emocionara tanto por estar aquĂ. Escuchar tu risa mientras dormĂas era mi mĂşsica favorita para yo poder conciliar el sueño, quise siempre que estuvieras asĂ.
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I tried to approach you many times, seriously, but I didn't want to disturb your peace, that brightness in your laughter and eyes were my delirium; besides, I noticed that you were starting to date someone so once again I moved away a little bit. Why don't you smile the same anymore, are you sick? I wish I could do something so you wouldn't be like this anymore, it worries me that you stay alone in your room without singing. I want to visit you but they warned me that it wouldn't be a good idea, maybe my friends are right but you are so pretty and you are so sad that I would like to just... Hey! did the guy bring you a present? I know I promised not to go near you but I need to know that everything is under control. It was a stuffed animal with a CD. Who gives that away? She doesn't like stuffed animals and CDs are out of fashion... although she seemed to like them; maybe I'm exaggerating a little, I'd better stay away seriously.
IntentĂ© acercarme muchas veces, en serio, pero no querĂa perturbar tu paz, ese brillo en tu risa y ojos eran mi delirio; además, notĂ© que empezabas a salir con alguien asĂ que una vez más me alejĂ© un poco. ÂżPor quĂ© ya no sonrĂes igual?, ÂżEstarás enferma?, ojalá pudiera hacer algo para que ya no estĂ©s asĂ, me inquieta que te quedes sola en tu habitaciĂłn sin cantar. Te quiero visitar pero me advirtieron de que no serĂa buena idea, quizás mis amigos tengan razĂłn pero es que eres tan linda y estás tan triste que quisiera tan solo… ¡Eh!, ÂżEl tipo le ha traĂdo un obsequio?, ÂżQuĂ© será?, sĂ© que prometĂ no acercarme pero necesito saber que todo está bajo control. Ha sido un peluche con un CD, ÂżQuiĂ©n regala eso? A ella no le gustan los peluches y los CDs ya pasaron de moda… aunque pareciera que le gustaron; tal vez estoy exagerando un poco, será mejor que me aleje en serio.
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A few days went by and one of my friends told me that you would be in the square with your friends, maybe it would be a good opportunity for you to finally meet me and have some ice cream. What if I make a fool of myself...? No, nothing like that, I'll go and we'll see what happens. You look so beautiful, that new hair color is perfect... Would it be a good time to say hello? I'll come a little closer... Ah! The boyfriend has come. Well, at least I could see her for a moment... What are you doing? Why are you holding her arm like that? -You'd better leave before you regret it-, says one of my friends who arrived at just the right moment, he doesn't convince me much but he's right, I'm very angry and I don't know what I would have done.
Pasaron unos dĂas y uno de mis amigos me dijo que estarĂas en la plaza con tus amigas, puede que sea una buena oportunidad para que puedas conocerme al fin y tomar unos helados. ÂżY si hago el ridĂculo…? No, nada de eso, irĂ© y ya veremos quĂ© sucede. Estas tan hermosa, ese nuevo color de cabello es perfecto… ÂżSerá un buen momento para saludar? Me acercarĂ© un poco… ¡Ah! El novio ha venido. Bueno, al menos la pude ver un momento… ÂżQuĂ© hace? ÂżPor quĂ© la toma del brazo asĂ? —Será mejor que te vayas antes de que te arrepientas—, dice uno de mis amigos que llegĂł en el momento justo, no me convence mucho pero tiene razĂłn, estoy muy enojado y no sĂ© quĂ© hubiera hecho.
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-You can't go around thinking about hitting people," he lectured me when we got home, "She doesn't even know you and you were already going to hit her boyfriend! - he yelled at me and left. He was right, I don't know what I was thinking, that can be very dangerous. But it bothers me that they treat her like that, and even more in public! There's a knock on the door and it's another friend, who told me that she was going to be in the square, - Oh, brother! I heard, you almost got beaten up, how crazy! - he says all excited as he enters, I tell him again what happened and he starts laughing -Oh, man, do you know what I would have done? - he asks me. I tell him no with a sigh and go to my room, I'm really exhausted, so many emotions in such a short time have me out of ranking.
—No puedes andar por ahĂ pensando en golpear a le gente—, me sermonea Ă©l cuando llegamos a casa, — ¡Ni siquiera te conoce y ya ibas a golpear a su novio! —, me gritĂł Ă©l y se fue. TenĂa razĂłn, yo no sĂ© en quĂ© estaba pensando, eso puede ser muy peligroso. Pero es que me molesta que a ella la traten asà ¡Y más en pĂşblico! Tocan la puerta y es otro amigo, quien me dijo que elle a estarĂa en la plaza, — ¡Oh, hermano! Ya me he enterado, casi te vas de golpes, ¡que locura! — dice todo emocionado mientras entra, le cuento de nuevo lo que sucediĂł y se empezĂł a reĂr —Viejo, ÂżSabes lo que hubiera hecho? — me pregunta. Le digo que no con un suspiro y me voy a mi habitaciĂłn, en realidad estoy agotado, tantas emociones en tan poco tiempo me tienen fuera de ranking.
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In the middle of the night I hear my cell phone ring, who could it be at this hour...? It can't be... it's her! How did she get my number? How...? Oh my God, I have so many questions! I'd better calm down, maybe she got the wrong number and her message just happened to come into my phone. I'll leave it there, I'm sure she did make a mistake. It rings again. I break out in a cold sweat, I don't want to read it... but what if he's in danger? It's silly, she doesn't know me and wouldn't call me in an emergency. I'll read it: "I know you've been following me. Let's meet in person." No way! What if it's a trap? No, no doubt about it, I've never been seen by anyone else... right! The other message: "No need to reply. I'll be at SIX tomorrow afternoon. See you." I don't believe any of this! I pinch myself to see if it's a dream but no, I feel the pain and I've left a mark. It can't be real, I won't be able to sleep anymore, I'm too excited. What should I wear? Should I bring her a present? No, no, she'd be scared, I'd better not bring her anything, time goes by too slow! I'll try to occupy my mind with other things. It's already 3 o'clock in the afternoon but she didn't specify at what time in the afternoon we would see each other and if I write to her, she might regret it, I'd better go and if she doesn't arrive, nothing happens, I'll just walk around as if nothing had happened. On the way I meet one of my friends, I tell him what has happened to me and surprised he says to me -That's great, brother, but are you sure? - He asks me with some doubt, -I mean... it's not that I think you're lying... it's just that it's strange. - he continued but seeing how my mood was dropping, he smiled and told me he would accompany me just in case. When we arrived, the place was full to capacity, there were a lot of guys. There was still no sign of her but I was alert towards the door in case she arrived, I would make signs to her, - Wouldn't that be weird and desperate? - my friend asked me and he was right, he has had more experience in these things.
A mitad de la noche escucho mi celular sonar, ÂżQuiĂ©n será a estas horas…? ¡No puede ser… es ella! ÂżCĂłmo ha conseguido mi nĂşmero? ÂżCĂłmo…? ¡Oh, por Dios, tengo tantas preguntas! Mejor me calmo, quizás se haya equivocado de nĂşmero y casualmente su mensaje entrĂł en mi telĂ©fono. Lo dejarĂ© ahĂ, seguro que sĂ se equivocĂł. Otra vez suena. Empiezo a sudar frĂo, no lo quiero leer… pero ÂżY si está en peligro? Es una tonterĂa, no me conoce y no me llamarĂa en caso de emergencia. Lo leerĂ©: “SĂ© que me has estado siguiendo. Vamos a vernos en persona.” ¡No puede ser! ÂżY si es una trampa? No, no hay duda, nunca me ha visto otra persona… ¡cierto! El otro mensaje: “No hace falta que respondas. Mañana en la tarde estarĂ© en el local SIX. Nos vemos.” ¡No me creo nada de esto! Me pellizco para saber si es un sueño pero no, siento el dolor y me he dejado marca. No puede ser real, ya no podrĂ© dormir, estoy demasiado emocionado. ÂżQuĂ© me pongo? ÂżLe llevo un regalo? No, no ahĂ sĂ que se asustarĂa, mejor no le llevo nada. ¡El tiempo pasa demasiado lento! TratarĂ© de ocupar mi mente en otras cosas. Ya son las 3 de la tarde pero ella no especificĂł a quĂ© hora de la tarde nos verĂamos y si le escribo quizás se arrepienta, mejor me voy y si no llega ¡no pasa nada!, me quedarĂ© dando vueltas por ahĂ como si no hubiese sucedido nada. En el camino me consigo a uno de mis amigos, le cuento lo que me ha sucedido y sorprendido me dice —Que bueno, hermano, pero Âżestás seguro? — Me pregunta con algo de duda, —O sea, digo… no es que crea que estas mintiendo… es solo que es extraño. — continuĂł pero al ver cĂłmo me bajaba el ánimo, me sonriĂł y me dijo que me acompañarĂa por si acaso. Al llegar, el local estaba hasta el tope, habĂan muchos chicos. AĂşn no habĂan rastro de ella pero estaba alerta hacia la puerta por si llegaba le harĂa señas, — ÂżEso no serĂa raro y desesperante? — me preguntĂł mi amigo y tenĂa razĂłn, Ă©l ha tenido más experiencia en estas cosas.
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It's been a while and she hasn't arrived, I've already had five or six sodas, my bladder is bursting but if I get up to go to the bathroom, she may arrive and she won't find me. I'd better keep holding on, there she is! How beautiful, but she doesn't see me, there are too many people, I'll get closer. But as I'm coming towards her, several friends and her boyfriend arrive. I stop in my tracks, I don't know if they have arrived by surprise and she doesn't know it. I'll wait for her to send me a message... no, I'd better send her one so she doesn't worry. After a while, she checks her phone but puts it back as if nothing had happened. Could it be that I didn't send it right? My friend has been bothering me for a while, he really knows how to get on anyone's nerves but I'm really trying to control myself, my anxiety is running high. I check the phone and still nothing, I got a signal, I sent it to the right number... I don't understand. - Dude, are you sure she wrote you? - He asks me, - I haven't seen her check her phone in a while. It's like she's not expecting anyone - he tells me, and it's true, she hasn't seen her cell phone for a while and she's acting very matter-of-fact. I'll ring her to see... she checked it! She goes to the bathroom. I knew it! Her group came here by surprise and she didn't know, I better go over there just in case, her group doesn't know anything about me. I wait near the bathrooms but my cell phone doesn't ring, how strange, could it be that she has no signal in there? She's on her way out but she doesn't see me. I'll say hello to her, why is she scared, can't she see it's me? I tell her that I had received her message at night but she looked at me as if she didn't understand anything and that terror in her eyes broke me into a thousand pieces, she was really scared. The more I talked to try to calm her down, the more upset she became. Suddenly her boyfriend arrived and he also got upset, he was trying to explain everything but he was making the situation worse; suddenly I felt a punch and fell to the ground, I don't remember anything else except that I was already outside the store, sitting on a bench with my friend. - Hey, man, are you okay? - he asked me nervously. I tell him yes and ask him to explain to me what happened, I really didn't remember anything. He looks at me with a lot of concern and tells me - we better go home, brother. You need to rest. - I told him I needed a shower, I had blood all over my shirt and my neck too. He takes me and helps me into the shower, I was still a little dizzy from the blow but, suddenly, when I look at the mirror to see how my face looked like, I understood... I was all alone in the bathroom.
Ya ha pasado un rato y nada que ella llega, ya me he tomado como cinco o seis refrescos, tengo la vejiga a reventar pero si me levando al baño, ella puede llegar y no me encontrará. Mejor sigo aguantando. ¡AhĂ está! Que hermosa, pero no me ve, hay muchas personas, me acercarĂ©. Pero cuando estoy llegando hacia ella, llegan varias amigas y su novio. Me detengo en seco, no sĂ© si habrán llegado de sorpresa y ella no lo sepa. EsperarĂ© a que me envĂe algĂşn mensaje… no, mejor le envĂo yo uno para que no se preocupe. Al cabo de un rato, revisa su telĂ©fono pero lo vuelve a guardar como si nada. ÂżSerá que no lo enviĂ© bien? Mi amigo lleva rato molestándome, de verdad que sabe sacar a cualquiera de sus casillas pero estoy tratando de controlarme en serio, tengo la ansiedad a mil por hora. Reviso el telĂ©fono y aĂşn nada, tengo señal, lo envĂe al nĂşmero correcto… no entiendo. — Viejo, Âżseguro que ella te escribiĂł? — Me pregunta, — no he visto que haya revisado su telĂ©fono en un buen rato. Es como si no estuviera esperando a nadie — me dice, y es verdad, ella no ha visto su celular desde hace rato y está actuando con mucha naturalidad. Le repicarĂ© a ver… ¡lo revisĂł! Va hacia el baño. ¡Lo sabĂa! Su grupo vino acá de sorpresa y ella no lo sabĂa, mejor me acerco hasta allá por si acaso, su grupo no sabe nada de mĂ. Espero cerca de los baños pero mi celular no suena, que extraño, ÂżSerá que no tiene señal allá dentro? AhĂ está saliendo pero no me ve. La saludarĂ©. ÂżPor quĂ© se asusta, no ve que soy yo? Le digo que habĂa recibido su mensaje en la noche pero me miraba como si no entendiera nada y ese terror en sus ojos me partiĂł en mil pedazos, de verdad estaba asustada. Mientras más hablaba para intentar calmarla, más se alteraba. De repente llega su novio y tambiĂ©n se alterĂł, trataba de explicar todo pero empeoraba la situaciĂłn; de repente siento un puñetazo y caigo al suelo, no recuerdo más nada solo que ya estaba afuera del local, sentado en una banca con mi amigo. — ¡Eh! Viejo, Âżestás bien? — me preguntĂł nervioso. Le respondo que sĂ y que me explique quĂ© pasĂł, en serio no recordaba nada. Me ve con mucha preocupaciĂłn y me dice — mejor vamos a casa, hermano. Necesitas descansar. — y me llevĂł hasta casa, le dije que necesitaba una ducha, tenĂa toda la camisa llena de sangre y tambiĂ©n mi cuello. Me lleva y me ayuda a entrar a la ducha, aĂşn estaba algo mareado por el golpe pero, de rente, cuando miro hacia el espejo para ver cĂłmo me habĂa quedado el rostro, lo entendĂ… estaba completamente solo en el baño.
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