Fiction: The twists and turns of life (Las vueltas de la vida) [EN/ES]
The twists and turns of life
Steve was the most popular boy in high school, everyone respected and admired him. The girls were after him like bees to honey. He had a great physique, good looks, blond hair that matched his lush blue eyes, and skin as smooth and beautiful as the finest porcelain.
He walked through the school hallways like the stallion desired by the girls and the Don Juan hated by the boys. With his perfect smile, he would make more than one person delirious and his soft southern accent and colorful English tone made him a youthful desire for anyone.
As his golden hair was being caressed by the autumn breeze, out of nowhere appeared Buck, or Bucky as the boys call him. The awkward boy abruptly slammed into Steve sending him violently into the locker room.
The stocky boy stared at Bucky with a fury rising from his stomach to his face. Steve lifted the scrawny boy with one arm holding him by the collar of the blue and white plaid shirt, raised his fist to the pimply face, adorned with a hooked nose and a pair of glasses as thick as the bottom of a bottle. Showing off his colorful brackets, Bucky pleaded, "Wait a minute, Steve. Don't do it, I was just running away from some bullies who wanted to take my lunch money. Have mercy."
"Look, kid, I don't know who you are, but..." Suddenly he was interrupted by some kids coming after Bucky.
"Hey Steve, give us that nerd, he's ours." The three boys were claiming their spoils of war.
Steve looked at Bucky and from between those black eyes with pints of brown, he saw a terrible panic coming from deep inside the boy, he let go and put himself between Bucky and the bullies. "I don't know who they are, but they won't do anything to this kid." He would show his fists in a direct challenge to the boys, who without a word would turn around and lose themselves in the hallway.
"Thanks, Steve. You saved my life from those bullies." The brackets again came to the fore as Bucky gave a friendly smile.
"It's nothing, you can get out of my sight now, I have to go play a game of Football." Steve pushed Bucky aside and walked off in the direction of the school exit.
Days went by and after that incident, Bucky was calm, until he saw the bullies in the cafeteria dining room. The very scared boy was turning around stealthily, to leave the place as quickly and quietly as possible, then he heard a squeaky and cracked voice, "There's that sucker, guys. Let's get him."
The clattering of the trays alerted Bucky, who was making his getaway. The scrawny boy was running through the corridors in search of shelter from his nemesis, with his senses altered by the fear and adrenaline of the moment, Bucky found himself in the schoolyard, it had been raining and the mud puddles appeared everywhere like a bizarre and melancholic landscape.
Bucky paused for a moment, and the drops fell on his greasy hair, rolling as if down a deep black slide. He thought the bullies wouldn't come out, but to his surprise, it was quite the opposite. Bucky turned and ran off to an unknown destination, only with fear as his guide.
The poor boy kept running and felt his legs faltering. His body was betraying him, leaving him at the mercy of his pursuers. The three boys reached Bucky and surrounded him like hyenas before their weak prey. One of them in his shrill voice, said to him, "You have no escape, you cowardly fool."
"All right, boys, take my money and let me go, please," Bucky begged with his soul on his lips.
"The money we'll take anyway, now we just want to have fun, right boys." The biggest one was addressing the others, who were nodding in unison.
Scared Bucky was looking to escape and was moving from one side to the other, he was caught by one of them and thrown to the muddy ground, painting his face and clothes a dark brown color. Bucky got up and was thrown back into the mud. The silhouette of the scrawny body remained stamped in the muddy ground.
"I've had enough of this, Guys, let's hit it to finish it. Haha." The boy with the squeaky voice gave the order to be lifted, then he swung his fist towards Bucky's face.
At that moment, one of them felt a tackle, he opened his eyes and from the shadows, he saw Steve. The other guys went against the hero on duty, but the strong guy defeated them leaving them lying on the ground. Steve held out his hand to Bucky and led him to the school premises, then the bullies were taken to the principal.
"Thanks, Steve, you saved me, again."
"Don't worry, buddy. I don't like bullies and well they got what they deserved. Luckily, I was training near where you were. Haha." Steve would punch the scrawny Bucky in the shoulder.
From that moment until they graduated Bucky and Steve were very good friends. Years later, a faded Steve walked through the streets of the city, a prominent belly was noticeable under his jacket, a bald head had taken the place of the luxuriant hair, and an unkempt beard covered the features of the one who was once the most handsome of the whole high school.
The sunset was beginning to set and Steve was running home, again arriving home empty-handed. A few meters away from his home, two robbers were coming out with knives. The two men menacingly demanded money from Steve, who begged for his life. Finding nothing of value, one of them became enraged and swung his knife at Steve.
At that moment, a big, burly man got out of a black Ford pickup truck. He fought the two criminals and gave them what they deserved. After a while, the police arrived and took the robbers away.
"Thank you, sir, for helping me."
"Don't worry, Steve, I don't like bullies. It's a lucky thing I happened by this place. Haha."
"You're, you're..." Steven's eyes lit up again like they did when he was young.
"Now the shoe's on the other foot, buddy. Haha." Bucky laughed out loud with laughter as he hugged his dear friend.
Steve told him about their situation and all that had happened during their time apart. Bucky listened attentively feeling full empathy for his dear friend, who helped him when he needed it the most. After listening to him, Bucky said, "Don't worry, my friend. You will work in my company and forget about your financial problems and lastly, I must ask you to get back in shape, you look like a fat ball. Haha." The two friends laughed and shook hands.
The end
Las vueltas de la vida
Steve era el chico más popular de la secundaria, todos lo respetaban y admiraban. Las chicas andaban tras de él como abejas a la miel. Su gran físico, bien parecido, pelo rubio que hacía juego con unos exuberantes ojos azules y una piel tan suave y hermosa como la porcelana más fina.
Por los pasillos del colegio se paseaba como el semental deseado por las chicas y el don Juan odiado por los chicos. Con su sonrisa perfecta hacía delirar a más de una y su suave acento un poco del sur con un colorido tono inglés, lo hacía un deseo juvenil para cualquiera.
Mientras su cabello dorado era acariciado por la brisa otoñal, de la nada aparecía Buck o Bucky como le llaman los chicos. El torpe muchacho chocaba abruptamente contra Steve, enviándolo violentamente hacía los casilleros.
El fornido muchacho miraba a Bucky con una furia que le subía desde el estómago hasta el rostro. Steve levantó al escuálido chico con un solo brazo sujetándolo del cuello de la camisa de cuadros blancos y azules, levantó su puño hacia el rostro lleno de granos, adornado con una nariz aguilucha y un par de anteojos tan gruesos como el fondo de una botella. Mostrando sus brackets coloridos, Bucky le suplicaba, «Un momento, Steve. No lo hagas, solo estaba escapando de unos abusivos que me quieren quitar el dinero del almuerzo. Ten piedad».
«Mira, muchacho, no sé quién seas, pero...» De golpe fue interrumpido por algunos chicos que venían tras de Bucky.
«Oye Steve, danos a ese nerd, es nuestro». Los tres chicos reclamaban su botín de guerra.
Steve miraba a Bucky y de entre esos ojos negros con pintas de marrón, vio un terrible pánico que provenía de lo más íntimo del chico, lo soltaba y se ponía entre Bucky y los abusivos. «No se quienes sean, pero no le harán nada a este chico». Mostraba sus puños en un reto directo a los muchachos, quienes sin mediar palabra daban media vuelta y se perdían en el pasillo.
«Gracias, Steve. Me has salvado la vida de esos brabucones». Los brackets nuevamente salían a relucir cuando Bucky sonreía amistosamente.
«No es nada, ahora puedes salir de mi vista, tengo que ir a jugar un partido de Fútbol». Steve hacia a un lado a Bucky y se perdía en dirección a la salida del colegio.
Pasaron los días y luego de aquel incidente, Bucky estuvo tranquilo, hasta que vio a los abusivos en el comedor de la cafetería. El chico muy asustado se iba dando media vuelta sigilosamente, para salir del lugar lo más rápido y calladamente posible, luego escuchó una voz chillona y entrecortada, «Ahí está ese bobo, chicos. Vamos a atraparlo».
El estruendo de las charolas alertaba a Bucky, quien emprendía la huida. El escuálido muchacho surcaba los pasillos en busca de un refugio ante sus némesis, con los sentidos alterados por el miedo y la adrenalina del momento, Bucky se encontró en el patio del colegio, había estado lloviendo y los charcos de lodo aparecían por todos lados como un paisaje bizarro y melancólico.
Bucky se detuvo por un momento, y las gotas caían sobre su cabello grasoso, rodando como por un tobogán de color negro profundo. Él pensó que los abusivos no saldrían, pero para su sorpresa fue todo lo contrario. Bucky dio media vuelta y salió corriendo hacia un destino desconocido, solo con el miedo de guía.
El pobre muchacho seguía corriendo y sentía sus piernas flaquear. Su cuerpo lo traicionaba dejándolo a merced de sus perseguidores. Los tres chicos llegaban hasta Bucky y lo rodeaban como hienas ante su débil presa. Uno de ellos con su voz chillona, le dijo, «No tienes escapatoria, tonto cobarde».
«Muy bien, muchachos, tomen mi dinero y déjenme ir, por favor», rogaban Bucky con el alma en sus labios.
«El dinero lo tomaremos de todos modos, ahora solo queremos divertirnos, verdad chicos». El más grande se dirigía a los demás, quienes asentían al unísono.
Bucky asustado buscaba escapar y se movía de un lado al otro, fue atrapado por uno de ellos y tirado al suelo lodoso, pintando el rostro y la ropa de un color café oscuro. Bucky se levantaba y era lanzado de nuevo al lodo. La silueta del cuerpo escuálido quedaba estampado en el lodazal.
«Ya me cansé de esto, Chicos, vamos a darle para terminarlo. Jaja». El muchacho de la voz chillona daba la orden para que lo levantaran, después enfilaba el puño hacia el rostro de Bucky.
En ese momento uno de ellos sintió una fuerte tacleada, abrió los ojos y de entre sombras vio a Steve. Los demás chicos se fueron contra el héroe de turno, pero el fuerte chico los venció dejándolos tendidos en el suelo. Steve tendió la mano a Bucky y lo llevó hacia las instalaciones del colegio, luego los abusadores fueron llevados con el director.
«Gracias, Steve, me salvaste, nuevamente».
«No te fijes, amigo. No me gustan los abusivos y pues se buscaron su merecido. Es una suerte que haya estado entrenando cerca de donde estabas. Jaja». Steve le daba con el puño en el hombro al escuálido Bucky.
Desde ese momento y hasta que se graduaron Bucky y Steve fueron muy buenos amigos. Años más tarde, un desmejorado Steve paseaba por las calles de la ciudad, una prominente barriga se hacía notar bajo la chaqueta, una calva había tomado el lugar de la frondosa cabellera y una barba descuidada tapaba las facciones de aquel que un día fue el más apuesto de toda la secundaria.
El ocaso empezaba a dar paso y Steve corría para llegar a casa, nuevamente llegaba con las manos vacías a su hogar. A unos cuantos metros de su morada, dos ladrones salían con cuchillos. Los dos hombres amenazantes pedían dinero a Steve, quien rogaba por su vida. Al no encontrar nada de valor uno de ellos se enfureció y enfiló el cuchillo hacia Steve.
En ese instante, de una camioneta Ford negra, bajaba un hombre grande y muy fornido. Luchó contra los dos delincuentes y les dio su merecido. Después de un tiempo llegó la policía y se llevó a los ladrones.
«Gracias, señor, por ayudarme».
«No te fijes, Steve, no me gustan los abusivos. Es una suerte que haya pasado por este lugar. Jaja»
«Eres, eres...». Los ojos de Steven volvieron a iluminarse como cuando era joven.
«Ahora el zapato está en el otro pie, amigo. Jajaja ». Bucky reía carcajadas mientras abrazaba a su amigo querido.
Steve le comentó su situación y todo lo que había sucedido durante el tiempo que se separaron. Bucky escuchaba con atención sintiendo una plena empatía por su querido amigo, quien lo ayudó cuando más lo necesitaba. Después de escucharlo, Bucky le dijo, «No te preocupes, mi amigo. Tú trabajarás en mi empresa y olvídate de tus problemas económicos y por último debo pedir que te vuelvas a poner en forma, pareces una bola de grasa. Jaja». Los dos amigos rieron y se estrecharon las manos.
Fin
Edited by Rincón Poético.
The text of this post was originally translated from Spanish to English with the translator DeepL
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Siempre he pensado en el trauma que le queda a estas personas, las que sufren de bullying físico y que persiguen en el colegio para pegarles. Muchas veces no tienen quien los defienda como en tu historia ☹️. Me encantó este relato, excelente como siempre @rinconpoetico7 🤗. Saludos.
Thank you for stopping by and leaving your beautiful comment. The issue of school abuse occurs in all generations and some people suffer from it more than others.
A hug for you!
Goodnight.
That's seems so good for Steve, I wonder what could have happened to him, if Bucky didn't up on time.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving your message.
Steve was a great help to Bucky without a doubt.
Good day.
Thank you for your appreciation, I feel very honored to highlight history on this day.
A hug @theinkwell
Awesome story! Love how Steve and Bucky's friendship came full circle. Great lesson on kindness, loyalty, and the power of standing up against bullies. Well done!
Que buena historia. Los abusadores generalmente no andan solos y se aprovechan del más débil hasta que se encuentran con alguien que los supera. Pero todo puede cambiar.
Gracias @rinconpoetico7 por compartir esta historia.
Saludos
Keep up the good work. 👏🎵
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