The Wonderful Pic
When I was a little girl, I dreamed on living in a beautiful house
between natural ecosystems. My dream was having a lot of animals and flora
taking care of them, but the most important part, to photograph all of them,
taking the best pictures of my dream. I had so much enthusiasm of making all
that stuff real, so when I finally finished the school I wanted to go and live
in a natural village in the west of Spain, place that had all those things I wished,
like a big house between a forest and a lake, with a lot of animals to take care
of. I knew about this place because of my godfather, who lived there. 
Finally, eleventh years passed and I graduated from school. My dream was
still pending. One day I received my godfather’s call: “Hey Frankie, how are
you going? Did you know I finally graduated from school?” “Oh, my sweety Eva, I
am so glad for you, are you going to the University?” “Ehm… obviously not, I am
going with you” I was so happy. “With this poor old man? No sweety, there are
so many universities to choose, and I see you as an excellent vet”, so I was really
decided. “I know Frankie, but I can
study there or I can take a sabbatical year with you and then I’ll study. I
have so many years to study! Do not despair, relax” “Ok, Eva, it is your decision,
but analyze very well what you are going to do, I’ll call you later, blessings”.
His voice sounded a little nervous and insecure.
So many things passed through my mind, but I did not give them importance.
Next day, preparing all my things, my rustic clothes, my personal care
products, all my pics and the most important, my camera. The train to get to
his town left at 7:30 in the morning. I should be there to arrive at 5 o’clock
in the afternoon. On my way I did not refrain my emotions, it would be
wonderful. We were in spring, so everything would be so much beautiful. That
meant my future pictures would be the best… So many pictures to admire;
however, when I was arriving into the village, it was so hot and by a strange
reason all the trees were leafless, naked.
That was definitely not what I imagined. Everything looked so
An ecosystem as beautiful as
this one had probably been damaged by all the ways in which we had abused the
world and nature in all these years. And thanks to that I will not be able to
have my wonderful life, my wonderful pic.
Andrea
De la Torre Step 9
