Voices (Esp/Eng)

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Clara had the ability, or rather, the sensitivity, to see and hear what most people could not. She was the eldest of four siblings, and as her mother told her, when she was born, the dark clouds that threatened a storm dispersed and the sky became clearer.

She took that as a sign that her daughter would bring clarity to her surroundings, and so she named her Clara.

Clara went to live in a city about an hour away from her home because she was going to start working for the real estate company of her uncle, her mother's brother. They took advantage of her abilities to detect presences or paranormal phenomena to avoid buying houses they couldn't sell.

"I heard you're going to visit a house today." Her friend, Lourdes, was having lunch with her. Be careful, Clara.

"Why are you telling me that?"

"It's just that my mother knew the people who lived there, and she told me that they died in a strange way. And I don't know, I have a feeling I've never felt before. I think that spending a lot of time with you has awakened some of your sensitivity, and I've realized that it's affecting you. You are always alone and quiet."

"I am not alone. I am always accompanied".

"Who are your friends? I don't know them".

"Maybe you don't want to know them". And Clara gave her friend a mocking look.

"You're scaring me".

"I was just kidding. See you another day". She got up from her chair and said goodbye with a smile that disappeared from her face when she walked away.

When he arrived at the house for sale, she walked around it as she always did, stopping in some places and closing his eyes to get a better view. Two elderly people had died there. They lived alone and the lady who was coming home from the house found them lifeless.

The woman was in her room, lying on her bed with her eyes wide open and her hands clutching the sheet, so much so that they had to cut the fabric to peel them off. The windows were open.

The man was in the garden, his body slumped in the rose bushes. The thorns were embedded over his eyes. According to the forensic study, both died of a heart attack at the same time.

"There is nothing strange here, uncle".

But it was not completely true, when they arrived there was a presence in that house, but she had left with Clara. She was like a sponge.

The friends that accompanied her all the time were beings from beyond, that had been sticking to her every time she perceived a presence, leaving the place free.

One day her mother got sick, and Clara went to visit her. She stayed for a week while her mother recovered.

"Why are you leaving so soon, Clara?" Her sister Sofia asked her to stay a few more days.

"I can't, Sofia, I have work to do. On vacation, I'll be back, and I can stay longer". But that was not the real reason. was protecting her family

She went back to the city where she lived, and the next day she called her sister.

"Hello Sofia, how's mom?"

"Hello sis! She is doing very well".

"Where are you, Sofia?"

"At home, why?"

"I'm hearing a noise I don't like. I'm going to hang up and call you back".

Clara waited a few seconds and called her sister back. While she was talking to her sister, she heard other voices.

"And now?" Asked Sofia.

"I'd better call you tomorrow". Clara hung up the phone and thought about what she had heard, and that scared her. Every time her sister spoke, a voice repeated what she said.

She asked for a leave of absence from work and went home. She needed to know what was going on. When she arrived she was greeted by her sister, Sofia.

"What a surprise, Clara! Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

"I am worried about what I heard on the phone. There was another voice repeating everything you said, and it was mocking".

"And that surprises you, Clara?"

"Why are you telling me that?"

"When you came to the house to visit mom, I felt that you were not alone. Yes, I can also see and hear the spirits that roam this world.

"I didn't know that".

"And one of them stayed here in our house. You brought him, and he was with you".

Clara didn't know what to say.

"I also feel alone in this house, taking care of my mother. You and my brothers left and left me. Now I have a friend who lives with me. And she is not going to abandon me".

But Clara knew that this presence was not good, it was a wandering spirit that fed on terror and Sofia was not going to know how to face it.

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Clara tenía la facultad o mejor dicho, la sensibilidad de ver y escuchar lo que la mayoría de las personas no pueden. Era la mayor de cuatro hermanos y como le contó su madre, cuando ella nació los oscuros nubarrones que amenazaban tormenta se dispersaron y el cielo se aclaró.

Eso lo tomó como una señal de que su hija iba a traer claridad a su alrededor y por eso le puso por nombre Clara.

Clara se fue a vivir a una ciudad que quedaba como a una hora de su casa porque iba a comenzar a trabajar en la compañía inmobiliaria de su tío, hermano de su madre. Aprovechaban sus habilidades para detectar presencias o fenómenos paranormales y así se evitaban comprar esas viviendas o terrenos.

—Escuché que hoy vas a visitar una casa. —Su amiga Lourdes estaba almorzando con ella.—Ten cuidada Clara

—¿Por qué me dices eso?

—Es que mi madre conocía a las personas que vivían allí y me dijo que murieron de forma extraña. Y no sé, tengo una sensación que nunca había sentido. Creo que estar mucho tiempo contigo me ha despertado algo de tu sensibilidad y me he dado cuenta de que eso te está afectando. Siempre estás sola y callada.

—No estoy sola. Siempre ando acompañada.

—Quienes son tus amigos. No los conozco.

—Quizás no quieras conocerlos. —Y Clara dirigió a su amiga una mirada burlona.

—Me estás asustando.

—Solo estaba bromeando, nos vemos otro día. —Se levantó de la silla y se despidió con una sonrisa que desapareció de su rostro cuando se alejó.

Al llegar a la casa en venta, la recorrio como siempre hacía. En algunos lugares se detenía y cerraba los ojos para percibir mejor. Allí habían muerto dos ancianos. Vivian solos y la señora que se acercaba de atender la casa los encontró sin vida.

La mujer estaba en su habitación, acostada en su cama, con los ojos muy abiertos y sus manos sujetando la sabana, tanto que tuvieron que cortar la tela para despegarlas. Las ventanas estaban abiertas.

El hombre estaba en el jardín, su cuerpo caído sobre los rosales. Las espinas se le incrustaron sobre los ojos. Según el estudio forense, ambos murieron de un infarto... a la misma hora.

Aquí no hay nada extraño tío.

Pero no era cierto, había una presencia en aquella casa cuando llegaron, pero al salir se fue con Clara.

Los amigos que la acompañaban todo el tiempo eran espíritus que se habían ido pegando a ella cada vez que percibía una presencia, dejando libre el lugar. Era como una esponja.

Un día su madre enfermó y Clara fue a visitarla. Estuvo una semana mientras su mamá se recuperaba.

—¿Por qué te vas tan pronto Clara? —Su hermana Sofía le pidió que se quedara unos días más.

—No puedo Sofía, tengo trabajo. En vacaciones regreso y puedo quedarme más tiempo. —Pero esa no era la verdadera razón, estaba protegiendo a su familia.

Volvió a la ciudad donde vivía y al día siguiente llamó a su hermana.

—Hola Sofía!, ¿cómo sigue mamá?.

—¡Hola hermana! Ella está muy bien, mejorando cada dia.

—¿Dónde estás Sofía?

—En la casa,¿por qué?

—Es que estoy escuchando un ruido que no me gusta. Voy a colgar y te vuelvo a llamar.

—Clara esperó unos segundos y volvió a llamar a su hermana. Mientras hablaba con su ella, escuchaba otras voces.

—¿Y ahora?, —le preguntó Sofía.

—Mejor te llamo mañana. Clara colgó la llamada y se quedó pensando en lo que había escuchado y eso la asustó. Cada vez que su hermana hablaba una voz repetía lo que decía.

Pidió un permiso en su trabajo y se fue a su casa. Necesitaba saber qué estaba ocurriendo. Al llegar la recibió su hermana Sofía.

—¡Qué sorpresa Clara!, porque no me dijiste que venías.

—Estoy preocupada por lo que escuche por teléfono. Había otra voz que repetía todo lo que tú decías y su tono era burlón .

—¿Y eso te sorprende Clara?

—¿Por qué me dices eso?

—Cuando llegaste a la casa a visitar a mamá yo sentí que no venías sola, contigo estaban unos espíritus y uno de ellos se quedó acá en nuestra casa. Tú lo trajiste. Si, yo también puedo ver y escuchar a los espíritus que deambulan por este mundo.

—No lo sabía. ¿Por qué no lo dijiste?

—Porque yo también me siento sola en esta casa cuidando a mi madre. Tú y mis hermanos se fueron y me dejaron. Ahora tengo un amigo que vive conmigo. Y no me va a abandonar.

Pero Clara sabia que esa presencia no era buena, era un espíritu errante que se alimentaba del terror y Sofia no iba a saber enfrentarla.

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Muchas gracias por leer esta historia que escribi para participar en la invitación mensual de Scholar and Scribe S&S: octubre. Aquí dejo el enlace por si se animan a participar.

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A wandering spirit that feeds on terror! That's a spooky and suspenseful story! Clara is gifted and I like that she helps, sort of, cleanse any environment that is haunted. Sofia in her loneliness and desperation to fill the void, 'holds on to' the spirit that came with Clara. I hope she knows what she's getting into befriending that spirit.

Beautifully written! Though I'd have love to know how Clara and Sofia end up with the spirit left behind. Thank you for participating in the Scholar N Scribe Invitational. Good luck. 😊 !LADY

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Thank you very much @kemmyb . I'm glad for your comment and I think this story doesn't end there, it's true.
Clara and her sister have to unite to face evil. I left that ending in suspense.
Greetings 🤗🎃