This story was inspired by 5 minutes of Saturday's freewriter, with the suggested theme: no sleep
Ya había perdido la cuenta de tantas noches quedarse acostada con la vista perdida en el televisor, levantarse, ir a la cocina, preparar un café, luego mirar por la ventana, una rutina que la iba consumiendo y la disminuía como mujer, la enfermaba de los nervios, se preguntaba: ¿dónde habían quedado aquellos días, cuando salían con los amigos a tomar unos tragos y divertirse bailando en una calle, luego llegar y sumergirse en una lucha por la pasión.
Ahora, él llegaba con la luna despidiendo la noche, la pregunta era la misma de siempre:
—¿Por qué llegas a esta hora? ¿Qué está pasando?
—Nada amor, solo ando con los amigos, un poco de diversión no cae mal, ¿eso te molesta?
Se metía a la cama y en un santiamén sus ronquidos estremecían la casa, yo tenía que preparar otra olla de café para tratar de borrar el insomnio y los nervios.
—¡Otra vez vecina! tienes una cara de espanto,
—Otra noche sin dormir amiga.
—Creo que deberías sentarte con él, cantarle la verdad, ¡yo me iría y que se pudra solo!
—Tienes razón, esto no funciona, paso todas las noches sin pegar un ojo.
Así que pensó en un plan y lo convenció para que volviera a ser el mismo hombre que la invitara a salir con sus amigos, no le importaba que la llevara a otros lugares, tal vez no eran aquellos que frecuentaban en su época de enamorados y luego darle la sorpresa.
Cuando llegaba de sus parrandas, se hacía la dormida, para luego levantarse y mirar como sus ronquidos invadían la quietud de la noche. mientras tanto dejaba aflorar sus lágrimas para aliviar su angustia.
Estaba cansada de tanto insomnio, es la hora, —se dijo; agarró un trozo de papel y escribió una nota: espero que puedas dormir y entender porque tengo los nervios destrozados. La tiró en el piso, en algún momento la verá.
Sus ronquidos barrían la noche. Ella salió y la noche la envolvió con su calma, se dejó acariciar por la brisa fresca.
No me llevaré nada, él pensará que pronto volveré, espero que pueda dormir, pero no puedo seguir así, esta noche y otras tantas estarás ahí en la ventana, esas misma que yo he mirado tanto, esperando descubrir sus fantasmas.
She had already lost count of so many nights lying in bed with her eyes lost in the television, getting up, going to the kitchen, making a coffee, then looking out the window, a routine that was consuming her and diminishing her as a woman, making her sick with nerves, she wondered: where had those days gone, when they would go out with friends to have a few drinks and have fun dancing in the street, then arrive and immerse themselves in a fight for passion.
Now, as he arrived with the moonlight, the question was the same as always:
-Why are you arriving at this hour? What's going on?
-Nothing love, I'm just hanging out with friends, a bit of fun doesn't hurt, does that bother you?
He would get into bed and in no time at all his snoring would shake the house, I had to make another pot of coffee to try to erase insomnia and the nerves.
-Again, neighbor, you've got a scary look on your face,
-Another sleepless night my friend.
-I think you should sit down with him, tell him the truth, I'd leave and let him rot alone!
-You're right, this isn't working, I'm not sleeping a wink every night.
So she thought of a plan and convinced him to go back to being the same man who would invite her out with his friends, she didn't mind if he took her to other places, maybe not the ones they frequented when they were in love, and then surprise her.
When he came home from his parties, she pretended to fall asleep, only to wake up and watch his snoring invade the stillness of the night, all the while letting her tears flow to relieve her anguish.
I was tired of all this sleeplessness, it's time," she said to herself; she picked up a piece of paper and wrote a note: I hope you can sleep and understand why my nerves are shot to pieces. He threw it on the floor, at some point he will see it.
Her snoring swept the night. She went out and the night enveloped her with its calm, she let herself be caressed by the cool breeze.
I won't take anything with me, he'll think I'll be back soon, I hope he can sleep, but I can't go on like this, tonight and many others you'll be there at the window, those same ones I've looked at so much, hoping to discover their ghosts.
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