Humanize Issue 12

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La ultima noche De

Laura

Laura's

Last Night Por // By: Samantha Atkins IlustraciĂłn // Illustration: Jennifer Hutchinson TraducciĂłn // Translation: Rebecca Hawkinson Estaba detrĂĄs de mĂ­. Sus brazos delgados me cogĂ­an por la cintura, abrazando mi espalda con su pecho. Laura era unos pocos centĂ­metros mĂĄs alta que yo, y sus labios eran mĂĄs suaves que los de cualquier persona que habĂ­a besado jamĂĄs. Yo tenĂ­a la cabeza apoyada hacĂ­a atrĂĄs, hacĂ­a ella, y ella metĂ­a y quitaba la lengua de mi boca. La tienda de campaña estaba totalmente a oscuras. “No te puedo ver la cara”, suspirĂł con su boca caliente apoyĂĄndose en mi oreja helada. “Es lo que mĂĄs me gusta de ti”.

Laura thrust her hand into my hair and gently pulled out the rubber band holding it back. I reached my freezing bare arms back behind my head and put my hands on either side of her face, pulling her close to me. “Oh God,” I thought as she reached down to pull off my brown, cotton leggings, “Please let me be wet. Please please please.” What if it didn’t work? What if I was totally straight?

She stood behind me and reached her skinny arms around my waist, hugging my back against her chest. Laura was a few inches taller than me and her lips were softer than anyone I had ever kissed. I kept my head angled back over my shoulder toward her as her tongue jutted into my mouth and flicked out. The tent was pitch black. “I can’t see your face,” she whispered with her hot mouth pressed against my icey ear. “That’s my favorite thing about you.”

No fue el caso. “Venga, nos metemos en el saco de dormir”, respirĂł cuando ya me habĂ­a tocado, “hace mucho frĂ­o”. Y si lo hacĂ­a. HabĂ­a estado tomando Benadryl para dormir por la noche porque hacĂ­a tanto frĂ­o que nunca podĂ­a mantenerme el calor, a pesar de que llevaba muchas capas. Durante las mañanas, los botones metĂĄlicos de los vaqueros y los corchetes del sujetador me escocĂ­an la piel.

Me echĂł las manos en el pelo y poco a poco me quitĂł la goma de la coleta. AlcancĂ© los brazos congelados detrĂĄs de la cabeza, poniendo las manos en cada lado de su cara, acercĂĄndola a mĂ­. “Dios”, pensĂ© cuĂĄndo empezĂł a quitarme las mayas marrones de algodĂłn. “Por favor, que estĂ© mojada. Por favor, por favor, por favor”. ÂżY si no funciona? ÂżY si soy totalmente heterosexual?

That wasn’t the case. “Let’s get in the sleeping bag,” she breathed once she’d touched me, “it’s freezing.” And it was. I had been taking Benadryl to sleep through the nights because it was so cold I could never get warm enough, no matter how many layers I wore. In the mornings, the metal buttons of my jeans and metal hooks on my bras stung the skin.


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