Fiction: Airs of memories (Aires de recuerdos) [EN/ES]

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Airs of memories

I was lying looking up at the whitish ceiling, some insects were walking around in a dance of love, distracting my gaze fixed on nothingness. My arms were under my head, raising it a little to have a better perspective of the struggle for the domination of the space in my room.

My dark eyes focused deeply on those movements, so much so that my mind drifted back to a happier time. My mind fluctuated between images that came rushing in, activating scenes that I thought were lost in the mysterious workings of the mind.

The Christmas nights of my childhood came all at once, I saw myself sitting there in front of the tree anxiously writing my letter to Santa, my pencil moved to the sound of ideas and deep desires of what I longed for. The charcoal was tattooed on the white paper, rough and with a delicate rough texture.

I remember that together with my siblings we would leave the letters, held between the greenish plastic branches with the ornaments of red and gold balls, accompanied by the colored lights in an alternating cycle of ignition. Mom would make her presence known with a plate of delicious cookies baked with her delicate hands, it was an almost unparalleled pleasure.

She would call our names and we would pick up our designated share of cookies, a glass of milk was the ideal companion to taste the sweet whitish nectar. My siblings' smiles danced between the smell of freshly baked cookies and the sweet smell of incense wafting through the air, my mother's tradition every December where she bathed our house with the mystical plant, according to her to drive out evil spirits and bad luck.

Once we were satiated with the snacks prepared with love, my mother would send us to our rooms to sleep, and then wait among silent illusions for the innocently requested gifts. My sister would approach me and say. "What did you ask for little brother?"

"A remote control car." My eyes sparkled in the light and my breathing fluctuated between sighs cyclically released into the air. I caught my breath and asked her. "What about you?"

"A rag doll to be my pretty daughter." She cupped her hand over a few brown strands that fell into her eyes and tucked them aside behind her ear.

The excitement of waking up the next morning disturbed us a little, leaving Morpheus to delay in coming to meet us. Meanwhile, my sister was once again blurting out some innocent and somewhat wistful words. "Why daddy is never around on these dates?". A sob I could hear under her blankets.

"I don't know, maybe something always comes up, tomorrow you ask Mom." I would turn my face to the side of the wall and start counting colorful sheep to fall asleep, lost in the cookies, wishes, and mysticism of the annual magical night.

In the early morning, I began to hear noises in the living room. I woke up and moved my sister. "Sister, sister, wake up, someone is in the room."

My sister rubbed her eyes and as she came back to reality, she mumbled a few words. "Who could it be?"

"Come, let's go see," I said to my sister, as I tugged on her arm.

We stealthily opened the door and looked out into the dark mists that surrounded the hallway, my sister was holding my arm tightly, and I could feel a slight tremor. I squeezed him tightly to give him the sense of security he needed. We stuck our heads out of the door and the noises were getting louder and louder.

We decided to go out into the corridor and with a soft but determined walk. We made our way into the dark depths of mystery, while our hearts beat like a racing car. We squatted down to the bleachers, and our breathing became faster and almost anxious.

My sister would say to me. "Brother, let's go back to the room, I'm so scared." She was clinging to my arm with the idea of going back and leaving the mystery unfinished.

"Don't be afraid, sister, I will take care of you no matter what." I squeezed her hand projecting reassurance. "We've come this far, we must unravel the mysterious noise."

I felt my sister affirm in a low voice and then we started down the steps one by one, I was mentally counting each step that separated us from the incessant noises. We arrived at the dining room, the darkness was cut by the dim colored lights that illuminated the back of the room.

We followed the lights like a bloodhound to its prey, the luminous colors indicated the way to follow in that thick darkness. We reached the dining room door and with anxiety coursing through every cell, which seemed to explore before our nerves, we shouted with fury and fear contained in the transit of that mysterious epic. "Get out of our house, you shameless thief!"

A scream of fright on the verge of cardiac arrest was heard throughout the house, it seemed that the darkness dispersed at the fluctuating sound. Then a few words uttered by that shadow said to us. "It's me, guys, calm down."

The voice sounded very familiar and we recognized it immediately. "Father?" we asked in unison.

"Yes, it's me, boys. Don't be afraid I'm just arranging the presents."

At that instant my mother would appear and turn on all the lights in the house, revealing the impromptu Santa Claus, wearing a red and green Christmas hat, accompanied with a funny brown reindeer sweater on his chest. The mystery was solved, and laughter flooded the festively decorated living room. Christmas had arrived with this gangly, slightly awkward, and loving man.

We embraced each other with a deep implicit joy for that beautiful special date. Dad gave us presents and mom served us hot drinks. From then on we knew that our beloved Santa was the father, who although he was not on Christmas Eve, was always there on the most important date for us.

I came out of the trance of that memory, nostalgia overwhelming me. I ran to the phone and dialed hurriedly, the ringing sounded impatiently like an agonizing call for help, on the other side of the line sounded that familiar voice that I loved so much, and that for study reasons I had forgotten. "Hello, Dad, I've decided to come home for Christmas."

"That's great news, my dear son. Hoho."

The end


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Español

Aires de recuerdos

Estaba acostado mirando hacia el techo blanquecino, unos insectos se paseaban en una danza de amor, distraían mi vista fija hacia la nada. Mis brazos los pasaba por debajo de la cabeza, levantándola un poco para tener una mejor perspectiva de la lucha por el domino del espacio en mi cuarto.

Mis ojos oscuros se enfocaban profundamente en aquellos movimientos, tanto que mi mente se remitió hacia el pasado de una época más feliz. Mi mente fluctuaba entre imágenes que venían presurosas, activando escenas que creía perdidas en el misterioso actuar de la mente.

Las noches de navidad de mi infancia llegaron de golpe, me vi ahí sentado frente al árbol escribiendo con ansias mi carta a Santa, mi lápiz se movía al son de las ideas y los deseos profundos de lo anhelado. El carboncillo quedaba tatuado en el papel blanco, áspero y con una delicada textura rugosa.

Recuerdo que junto con mis hermanos dejábamos las cartas, sostenidas entre las ramas de plástico verdoso con los adornos de bolas rojas y doradas, acompañadas con las luces de colores en un ciclo alternado de encendido. Mamá se hacía presente con un plato de galletas deliciosas horneadas con sus delicadas manos, era un placer casi sin igual.

Ella nos llamaba por nuestros nombres y recogíamos la parte de las galletas designadas, un vaso de leche era el compañero ideal para probar el dulce néctar blanquecino. Las sonrisas de mis hermanos bailaban entre el olor a galletas recién horneadas y el dulce olor a incienso que navegaba en el aire, tradición de mi madre en cada diciembre donde bañaba con la planta mística nuestra casa, según ella para sacar los malos espíritus y la mala suerte.

Una vez saciados con los aperitivos preparados con amor, mi madre nos mandaba a nuestros cuartos a dormir, para luego esperar entre ilusiones silentes los regalos pedidos con inocencia. Mi hermana se acercaba a mí y me decía. «¿Qué pediste hermanito?».

«Un carro a control remoto». Mis ojos brillaban al contacto con la luz y mi respiración fluctuaba entre suspiros soltados cíclicamente al aire. Retomé el aire y pregunté a ella. «¿Y tú?».

«Una muñeca de trapo para que sea mi linda hija». Se tomaba con la mano algunos hilos castaños que le caían a los ojos y los hacía a un lado tras de la oreja.

La emoción por despertar a la mañana siguiente nos perturbaba un poco, dejando que Morfeo demorará en llegar a nuestro encuentro. En tanto mi hermana volvía a soltar algunas palabras inocentes y con algo de melancolía. «¿Porque papá nunca está en estas fechas?». Un sollozo pude escuchar debajo de sus cobijas.

«No sé, tal vez siempre se le presenta algo, mañana le preguntas a mamá». Yo volteaba mi rostro hacia el lado de la pared y empezaba a contar ovejas de colores para conciliar el sueño, perdido entre galletas, deseos y misticismo de la noche mágica anual.

En la madrugada yo empecé a escuchar ruidos en la sala. Desperté y moví a mi hermana. «Hermana, hermana, despierta, alguien está en la sala».

Mi hermana se frotaba los ojos y mientras volvía a la realidad, balbuceaba algunas palabras. «¿Quién podrá ser?».

«Ven, vamos a ver», le dije a mi hermana, mientras le jalaba del brazo.

Abrimos la puerta sigilosamente y mirábamos las brumas oscuras que rodeaban el pasillo, mi hermana me tomaba con fuerza del brazo, y podía sentir un leve temblor. Yo le apreté con fuerza para darle la sensación de seguridad que le hacía falta. Asomábamos las cabezas por la puerta y los ruidos eran más fuertes a cada instante.

Decidimos salir con dirección al corredor y con un andar suave, pero decidido. Nos encaminamos al oscuro profundo del misterio, en tanto nuestros corazones latían como un carro de carreras. De cuclillas nos asomábamos hasta la grada, y la respiración se hacía más rápida y casi angustiosa.

Mi hermana me decía. «Hermano, regresemos a la habitación, tengo mucho miedo». Se afirmaba a mi brazo con la idea de volver y dejar el misterio inconcluso.

«No tengas miedo, hermana, yo te cuidaré pase lo pase». Yo le apretaba la mano proyectándole seguridad. «Llegamos hasta aquí, debemos desentrañar el misterioso ruido».

Sentí a mi hermana afirmar en voz baja y luego empezamos a baja por las gradas una a una, iba contado mentalmente cada escalón que nos separaba de los ruidos incesantes. Llegamos al comedor, las tinieblas eran cortadas por las tenues luces de colores que alumbraban en el fondo de la sala.

Seguimos las luces como un sabueso a su presa, los colores lumínicos indicaban el camino a seguir en esas tinieblas espesas. Llegamos hasta la puerta del comedor y con la ansiedad recorriendo cada célula, que parecía explorar ante los nervios, gritamos con furia y miedo contenido en el tránsito de esa epopeya misteriosa. «¡Fuera de nuestra casa, ladrón desvergonzado!».

Un grito de susto al borde de un paro cardíaco se hizo escuchar en toda la casa, parecía que las tinieblas se dispersaban ante el sonido fluctuante. Luego unas palabras pronunciadas por esa sombra nos decía. «Soy yo, chicos, cálmense».

La voz nos resultó muy familiar y la reconocimos de inmediato. «¿Padre?», preguntamos al unísono.

«Si soy yo, chicos. No teman solo estoy arreglando los regalos».

En ese instante mi madre aparecía y encendía todas las luces de la casa, dejando entrever al improvisado Santa Claus, con un sombrero de navidad rojo y verde, acompañado con un suéter gracioso de un reno café en el pecho. El misterio quedaba resuelto, y las risas inundaron la sala decorada de forma festiva. La navidad había llegado con ese hombre desgarbado, un poco torpe y amoroso.

Nos abrazamos con una profunda alegría implícita por aquella bella fecha especial. Papá nos dio los regalos y mamá nos sirvió unas bebidas calientes. Desde ese entonces supimos que nuestra querida Santa era el padre, que aunque no estaba en vísperas de navidad, siempre estaba en la fecha más importante para nosotros.

Salí del trance de aquel recuerdo, la nostalgia me invadió abrumadoramente. Corrí hasta el teléfono y marqué de forma presurosa, el timbre sonaba impaciente como un llamado agónico de auxilio, del otro lado de la línea sonaba aquella voz tan familiar que amaba tanto, y que por motivos de estudio había dejado olvidada. «Hola, papá, decidí ir en navidad a casa».

«Eso es una gran noticia, mi querido hijo. Hoho».

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A lovely holiday memories. A very awesome family interaction. Thank you for the piece.

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Thanks for passing and leaving your comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Happy Holidays!

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Some things just make you go for the phone; here, you have one of them.
Utterly charming, enchanting tale!

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I want to be part of that family! Seems they have had precious moments together every Christmas.

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We have the most beautiful memories on these dates with the family. Thanks for commenting and following the story.

Happy Holidays!

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Your family has wonderful holidays moment that makes me imagine myself as a member already, lol! The kind of wonderful moments Christmas create for family can never be overemphasized.

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What a beautiful comment, I think many of us identify with stories like this, because they are about palpable experiences and realities.

Happy Holidays!

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This story brings back many memories. It's like a walk down memory lane of childhood Christmas nostalgia. The prose is beautiful, and I think this is where your story excels.

The Christmas nights of my childhood came all at once, I saw myself sitting there in front of the tree anxiously writing my letter to Santa, my pencil moved to the sound of ideas and deep desires of what I longed for. The charcoal was tattooed on the white paper, rough and with a delicate rough texture.

These descriptions are nice because you're being very specific and definite. Great tale for Christmas.

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