El movimiento del caballo
Jaque mate…susurro con una voz lúgubre, su sonrisa de oreja a oreja parecía una rasgadura en su rostro, sus ojos brillantes como si estuviesen viendo otra cosa, una que yo no veía.
-”Ya me di cuenta de que ganaste Umai”- le dije con un tono bastante apático, y es que mi hermana tenía el don de enfadar a la gente.
-”¡Te estoy hablando!”- añadí dando un golpe al tablero de ajedrez, las piezas saltaron hacia los costados, unas cayeron bajo la mesa, sin embargo su caballo parecía estar pegado en el casillero de su victoria.
Alce la mirada y la observé, parecía paralizada, como si hubiese quedado congelada en el tiempo, me acerque a ella y la remeci fuerte. A pesar de mis intentos no lograba que reaccionara, su rostro se había tornado pálido y un hilo de sangre de su nariz dio un matiz rojo a su mejilla.
Al parecer no se daba cuenta y aquella sangre empapaba sus labios, empecé a asustarme y la remeci más fuerte, trataba de hacer lo que pudiera o que estuviese en mis manos, pero no no podía -”¿qué le ocurría a Umai?”- me preguntaba una y otra vez.
Empezó a temblar entre mis manos, cada vez más fuerte y rápido, su voz volvió a salir, pero era como un eco dentro de una cueva profunda -”jaque mate….jaque mate….jaque mate querida Meral”- decía entre risas, su cuerpo convulsionaba y de pronto la solté.
Avanzó hacia mí con un paso lento y hasta robótico, su risa perforaba mis tímpanos y nuevamente estábamos frente a frente. Se acercó demasiado y su risa rasgada me dejaba ver sus dientes, estaban algo rojos por la sangre que no paraba.
Su mirada vacía y lúgubre, de repente sentí un extraño ruido en la mesita, allí sobre el tablero de ajedrez el caballo se movía en su particular manera de hacerlo, Umai se movía igual, parecía ser la pieza viviente del tablero -”¿acaso esto era real?”-
Umai alzó su mano y a modo de protegerme la empuje, retrocedió por el impacto y su cabeza rebotó en la mesa del tablero de ajedrez, ya no solo brotaba sangre de su nariz, también lo hacía de su cabeza.
Corrí hacia ella y el caballo de su victoria estaba justo en el charco de sangre, su voz inaudible susurraba algo, me incliné hacia ella y allí con una inhumana risa dijo -”jaque mate querida Meral”-, cuando mamá entró por el alboroto me hallo justo al lado de mi hermana agonizante.
Corrió hacia nosotras y Umai, sujetando el caballo se lo clavo a mi madre en un ojo, retrocedí por impulso y escape de la casa mientras Umai gritaba -”¡te hallare Meral, nadie puede cortar el destino cuando has perdido la partida conmigo”-.
English
The movement of the horse
Checkmate...she whispered in a mournful voice, her ear-to-ear smile looked like a tear in her face, her eyes shining as if they were seeing something else, one that I couldn't see.
-"I already realized that you won Umai," I said with a rather apathetic tone, and that was because my sister had a knack for pissing people off.
-I'm talking to you!" I added, hitting the chessboard, the pieces jumped to the sides, some fell under the table, but her knight seemed to be stuck in the box of her victory.
I looked up and observed her, she seemed paralyzed, as if she had been frozen in time, I approached her and shook her hard. Despite my attempts I could not get her to react, her face had turned pale and a trickle of blood from her nose gave a red tinge to her cheek.
She didn't seem to notice it and that blood was soaking her lips, I started to get scared and I shook her harder, I tried to do what I could or what was in my hands, but I couldn't - "what was wrong with Umai?
She started to tremble in my hands, stronger and faster, her voice came out again, but it was like an echo inside a deep cave - "checkmate .... checkmate .... checkmate dear Meral"- she was laughing, her body was convulsing and suddenly I let her go.
She advanced towards me with a slow and even robotic step, her laughter pierced my eardrums and again we were face to face. She came too close and her torn laughter let me see her teeth, they were a little red from the blood that wouldn't stop.
Suddenly I felt a strange noise on the table, there on the chessboard the horse was moving in its particular way, Umai moved the same way, it seemed to be the living piece of the board - "was this real?"-
Umai raised her hand and as a way to protect me I pushed her, she recoiled from the impact and her head bounced on the table of the chessboard, blood was not only flowing from her nose, it was also flowing from her head.
I ran towards her and her victory horse was right in the pool of blood, her inaudible voice whispered something, I leaned towards her and there with an inhuman laugh she said - "checkmate dear Meral"-, when mom came in from the commotion she found me right next to my dying sister.
She ran towards us and Umai holding the horse stabbed my mother in the eye, I backed up on impulse and escaped from the house while Umai shouted - "I will find you Meral, no one can cut the destiny when you have lost the game with me"-.
