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Recuerdo que era el día de mi graduación en la universidad. Yo me corté el cabello y me puse más hermosa de lo que ya era en ese entonces. Estaba extremadamente ansiosa porque no sabía cómo saldría todo o si se daría lo que yo tanto esperaba después de la fiesta.
Durante la ceremonia no lo vi y eso me inquietó a decir verdad. -¿Será que se había arrepentido y no iría?- Me pregunté por un momento, mientras casi me mordía mi uña recién hecha apenas unas horas antes. Si no fuera por una amiga que llega a decirme "Que lindas te quedaron las uñas" hubiese arruinado por completo mi manicura y eso sí hubiese sido una catástrofe. Todo tenía que estar completamente perfecto, mi cabello, mis uñas, mis labios pintados, absolutamente todo. Yes que iba a hacer la noche más importante de toda mi vida.
Cuando nos dirigimos al salón de baile, empecé a buscarlo con la mirada a ver si era que ahí estaba. Pero por más que veía a todos mis conocidos no estaba él y lo peor de todo es que no lo podía culpar si había decidido no ir, después de todo éramos prohibidos ya que él era un profesor y yo su alumna.
Me quedé un poco frustrada pero aún así decidí tratar de disfrutar mi fiesta de graduación y ya vería si hacia lo que tenía pensado hacer aunque no fuera con quien quería. Repentinamente, escuché justo detrás y muy cerca de mi, con esa voz gruesa:
"Felicidades por este día niña hermosa, lo lograste como un día te dije".
Mi corazón se aceleró de tal manera que por un momento sentí que no podía respirar y al mismo tiempo quería gritar. Estaba tan feliz. Cuando volteé y lo vi sólo quería lanzarme a abrazarlo pero debíamos cuidar las apariencias.
"¿Estás lista?" Me preguntó. Afirmé con esa sonrisa pícara que muchas veces le puse. "Despídete de todos en la fiesta y búscame en el comedor abandonado 5 minutos después que yo salga. Te haré vivir la noche más inolvidable de todas".
Lo hice tal cual me dijo y al llegar al lugar habían velas por todos lados y en el medio de la mesa una fuente de chocolate con fresas al lado. Me tomó de la mano dirigiéndome a la mesa mientras poco a poco me iba dando una a una. Ese olor me quedó tan grabado que casi puedo saborearlo.
Luego de eso, me volvió a tomar de la mano pero antes me dijo "Te enseñaré cómo hacer el amor". Me llevó cerca de la chimenea y bailamos al ritmo de los latidos de nuestros corazones. Cuando le pregunte ¿Qué estábamos bailando? Me contestó que bailábamos el amor con olor a fresa con chocolate.
English
I remember it was my college graduation day. I cut my hair and made myself even more beautiful than I already was at the time. I was extremely anxious because I didn't know how everything would turn out or if what I had been hoping for would happen after the party.
During the ceremony, I didn't see him, and to be honest, that made me uneasy. “Could he have changed his mind and decided not to come?” I wondered for a moment, while I almost bit my freshly manicured nails, which I had gotten just a few hours earlier. If it hadn't been for a friend who came up to me and said, “Your nails look so pretty,” I would have completely ruined my manicure, and that would have been a catastrophe. Everything had to be absolutely perfect: my hair, my nails, my painted lips, absolutely everything. After all, it was going to be the most important night of my life.
When we headed to the dance hall, I started looking around to see if he was there. But even though I saw all my friends, he wasn't there, and worst of all, I couldn't blame him if he had decided not to come. After all, we weren't allowed to be together since he was a teacher and I was his student.
I was a little frustrated, but I decided to try to enjoy my graduation party anyway and see if I could do what I had planned, even if it wasn't with the person I wanted. Suddenly, I heard that deep voice right behind me, very close:
“Congratulations on this day, beautiful girl. You did it, just like I told you one day.”
My heart raced so fast that for a moment I felt like I couldn't breathe, and at the same time I wanted to scream. I was so happy. When I turned around and saw him, I just wanted to throw myself into his arms, but we had to keep up appearances.
“Are you ready?” he asked me. I nodded with that mischievous smile I often gave him. “Say goodbye to everyone at the party and meet me in the abandoned dining room five minutes after I leave. I'll give you the most unforgettable night of your life.”
I did as he said, and when I got there, there were candles everywhere and a chocolate fountain with strawberries next to it in the middle of the table. He took my hand and led me to the table, slowly feeding me one by one. That smell stayed with me so much that I can almost taste it.
After that, she took my hand again, but first she said, “I'll teach you how to make love.” She took me over to the fireplace, and we danced to the rhythm of our heartbeats. When I asked her what we were dancing, she replied that we were dancing love with the scent of strawberries and chocolate.
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