CARIÑO

Alana

I feel strange with all this closeness, our bodies pressed together, one hand on my waist, and the other holding my arm, I don't know what's happening to me, my legs are shaking, the hairs on my arms are standing on end, and my mouth is opening and closing. Suddenly something seems different, it's as if something is preventing me from breathing, talking, and that's because of Raúl's intense gaze on me.

My unease in front of Raúl is strange, after all, I shouldn't feel anything, I like Dani, but why am I trembling? Why is my skin burning right where he touches me? I'm lost in his gaze, which moves between my eyes and my mouth, and when he comes closer and whispers in my ear those words “Calma cariño” it's even worse, hard to admit, but I long for something. I'm not recognizing myself.

By the pool I talk to some guys on the team, when someone bumps into me, I turn to look, and I'm in for a surprise. I never imagined finding her here, her scared look, a little lost, her fleshy mout