TALE
My Sweet Summer
Writte by Gisele Morgado
Translation: Raí Santos
I traveled on vacation with a friend to Fernando de Noronha. My dream
was always to meet that nature’s paradise. We stayed at a cottage at Solar
dos Ventos Inn. A breathtaking view and close to the beach. We both had
recently finished frustrating relationships and needed a refuge and some
peace, once love was something complicated.
We lay down on the double bed and we talked so much after dinner during our first night on the island. We were tired because of the trip, but so
excited to be in that paradise that we were not able to sleep. We decided
to take a walk and admire the view. The night was warm and the sea
breeze wonderful. The sky was clear and starry. Moreover a full moon was
making the scenery worthy of a Drummond’s (Carlos Drummond de Andrade – Brazilian poet) poem.
We lay down to sleep, exhausted. The following morning, as usual, I
opened my eyes. I was lay down across from the balcony and a crack on
the curtain allowed me to see the magnificent view outside. This was, indeed a gorgeous awakening. I realized that Marina was hugging me and
that she had her body next to mine. I felt something different inside me
which I was not able to comprehend. So many years being friends and we
had never slept together on the same bed. The truth is that I had already
bought the vacation package months before, when I was still with my boyfriend. When the relationship ended and coincidentally (I wonder if such
thing really exists) Marina broke up with her boyfriend as well, I thought
she would be a good company to the trip.
We had a lovely breakfast and we headed to the beach. Marina was smiling in a way she hadn’t for such a long time. I felt light and happy. Looking
MUNDANO
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