After the smoke of my cigarette I am about to narrate my
last trip to Andorra in the summer
season together with my friends that you will later identify.
Matias, the oldest of all, drunk and a singer, skinny and
with red hair. Andrea, a little overweight, with a very pretty face and a sweet
smile. Daniela never ceases to amaze, she is always ahead of events and likes
to dress two sizes above hers. Pablo, a consecrated athlete, is a great
conversationalist and an excellent conqueror. Sam, opportunistic, always in a
hurry, and above all he likes to bet on games. Luisa, she is very special, she
likes to help others, a very beautiful Latin woman. Fernando, the leader of the
group, only cares about himself. And then there's me; I will not say anything
about my name, I will only say that it’s ME. My hobbies are reading, science,
and the study of human behavior.
During the long road trip from Seville to Andorra, where we
got accommodation in a large old cabin that belonged to a man, whose body was
found several days after he was declared missing; he was found in his bed,
lifeless and even though it happened many years ago, the reason is still
unknown.
We arrived late at night, around 10:45, and without saying
much we went to eat some sandwiches with canned drinks that we brought in case
it was necessary. Afterwards, they distributed themselves in the rooms along
the house. I was a little tired but I still had energy to do some things that
were in my plans when I arrived.
Before I went to rest, I was curious and looked in which
room each of my friends was in, and looking at them I couldn't tell which of
them slept more soundly. I slowly closed the doors so as not to wake them up.
Likewise, I took my backpack in which I brought everything I need to carry out
the mission that I have imposed on myself and end the reason for my plan.
Have, share, fight, compete, produce, and a thousand other
things that human beings do to get more and more things. We allow ourselves to
be shaped by the systems proposed by society and I want to find the reason why
everyone always does the same.
I will start with Sam, I will search in his eyes and in his
soul, the reason that led him to do the same. I don't know if he made a
mistake, because according to what I planned, I was sitting next to him the
whole time, watching with great care the moment his soul came out,
unfortunately I couldn't see it. It was almost three in the morning, I felt
very tired and without hesitation I went to sleep.
The next day, we all
woke up at noon and after two in the
afternoon we noticed that Sam didn’t
come. Daniela, without hesitation, ran upstairs to the rooms, when she
opened the door, she entered quickly and we managed to hear her tearful voice
saying “Noooo”. We went quickly and discovered that Fernando was in his bed,
but he was lifeless. Next to him, there was a very cute dog and I think it was
a Neapolitan Mastiff. We were filled with pain and tears, but Luisa interrupted
us saying that we had to call the police, because Sam was dead and that meant
one of us must be the murderer.
We looked for our phones and strangely there was no signal,
none of them had. I went to get the keys of my van to go to the nearest town,
which was almost 6 hours away due to the poor condition of the roads. Andrea,
Pablo and Luisa came with me. But suddenly I had to stop because we almost fell
into a river, since winter had taken the bridge. Our only option was to return
and think about what we were supposed to do now. After a while and having
analyzed the situation, we decided to preserve the body in a large refrigerator
until we could contact someone who could help us.
The atmosphere felt heavy, nobody dared to say anything, I
don't know if it was due to uncertainty or sadness. Unexpectedly Andrea got up
and started talking.
-
“Well, now who is the murderer?”
-
“Won’t you be Andrea?” - Pablo replied a little upset.
-
“Are you serious? I'm the least capable of doing something like
that. And what about you? I remind you that you were also here when it
happened.
-
“Shut up for once! I’m not-”
-
“I will not stay to listen to your stupid fights, nothing
you say will revive him, I’ll go to sleep”.
-
“Not even when one of your friends died do you stop thinking
about yourself? It seems like you are the murderer…- Luisa said.
But Fernando ignored the complaints and accusations, and
locked himself in his room. Between moans and sobs each one left and in a
couple of seconds I found myself alone. Likewise, I took my backpack in which I
brought everything I need to carry out the mission that I have imposed on
myself and end the reason for my plan.
In the dim light I couldn't see clearly and I opened the
first door I found and there was Andrea. I will search in her eyes and in her
soul, the reason that led her to do the same. I don't know if she made a
mistake, because according to what I planned, I was sitting next to her the
whole time, watching with great care the moment her soul came out,
unfortunately I couldn't see it. It was almost three in the morning, I felt
very tired and without hesitation I went to sleep
Next morning, again and as if it were a black joke of fate,
we repeat the same episode, the one we had with Sam, but now with Andrea. This
time we didn't go in the van to look for a way out, it was still parked next to
the house. What we did was to take photos of Andrea in her bed, as well as
those that were taken of Sam, then it was necessary to accommodate the body
next to the other, fortunately there was enough space. Also we saw that the
refrigerator was working very well and then we retired to our rooms, without
first guessing what happened to him and who had done it, however there were no
signs of violence or marks or anything that could help us to solve the crime.
We were all very sad, and although it seemed that we all
took it very calmly and apart from some tears caused by absurd regrets, the
only thing we did was cook very simple things, drink and talk, trying to ignore
reality, but in the back of our minds we all knew that one of us could be a
killer.
After several bottles of brandy and perhaps because of the
effect of the liquor, we all had a lot of courage and decided to sleep alone in
each of the rooms. Likewise, I took my backpack in which I brought everything I
need to carry out the mission that I have imposed on myself and end the reason
for my plan.
I entered Fernando's room stealthily, he seemed unconscious
lying on the bed, barely covered with a sheet a little worn by the use over the
years. I will search in his eyes and in his soul, the reason that led him to do
the same. I don't know if he made a mistake, because according to what I
planned, I was sitting next to him the whole time, watching with great care the
moment his soul came out, unfortunately I couldn't see it. It was almost three
in the morning, I felt very tired and without hesitation I went to sleep.
Two more nights passed and it was repeated, after the next
one was Luisa and finally Pablo, we had to stack them inside the freezer
because there was no space left. Apparently someone had seen us that day in the
van and suddenly a police helicopter arrived and they took control of the
situation.
That's how I remember things that happened. Today, five
years later, I want to tell you that I couldn't finish college, because I find
myself receiving special treatment to understand and correct a memory problem
that I have had since childhood. Doctors said that I lose the information of
the activities that I have done when night falls.
By Ana María Grau V., Step 9
