“Are you all OK?” Erik’s voice between whispers was the first utterance out of our mouths after we fell to the ground. Entering the portal was the easiest part. As we would say afterwards, ‘it was only a small jump’. Because the rest of it… wasn’t so straightforward. When Sofia entered, crying out David’s name […]
23 June 2017: Seconds between sunset The heat is stifling. My clothes are sticking to my body and I can’t stop sweating. I feel strange. It doesn’t feel like my body. This has never happened to me before at this time of year. In this city in June, the temperature has always been high, but […]
23 December 2016: It is still dawn The old man is staring at his hands as he draws the curtains. They are strong hands and he knows it. If they could tell you everything they had done during their lifetime, it would be years before they stopped. Hands of all the people they have clasped; […]
Friday 23 December 2016 Time: 12:05 am David Photo supplied by Zaragoza Museum. Author: Jose Garrido Lapeña There are few people walking at this hour of the night on Don Jaime Street. I see a group of university students going into one of the bars on the adjacent streets. The rubbish men are taking […]
Thursday 22 December 2016 Time: 11:00 pm Sofia So, my father said goodbye before going away on his trip and never returning! But where did he really go? How did he disappear? I’m imagining all kinds of scenarios and it scares me just thinking about them. What if he’s still alive? I want to cry. […]
CHAPTER 26 Thursday 22 December 2016 Time: 6 pm David The best thing I can do is to stop being mortified. It’s happened and can’t be changed. I think it’s one of the best lessons I’ve learnt in life and today, in particular, I have to remember it. After Erik arrived at Plaza de la […]
CHAPTER 25 Thursday 22 December 2016 Time: 5:00 pm Sofía I had never imagined what I was getting myself into. It is difficult for me to make a decision because deep down all this seems to be based on something that is so imaginative that could only happen in films. After checking the entrance of […]
CHAPTER 24 Thursday 22 December 2016 Time: 4:30 pm David “Are you looking at the same thing that I am looking at?” Elsa, sitting next to me, startled me. The two of us arrive five minutes before Sofia, and although we see her standing looking at the painting opposite, Elsa continues to converse with me […]
CHAPTER 23 Thursday 22 December 2016 Time: 4:00 pm Sofía Since my father’s disappearance a year ago, it’s the first time that I’ve felt so bad. Fortunately, I’m surrounded by people and I walk unnoticed. Today, I need to feel as one of a crowd, to hide among the multitude. The city is big […]
CHAPTER 20 Thursday 22 December 2016. Time: 2:00 pm David From the time I was small, my mother has been teaching us that in life we have to make decisions and it is very important to have all the information necessary to make the right decision, but as she would say: ‘If you have to […]
