LOOKING
One of my latest acquisitions, for my private collection of curios, was misplaced copy of a complaint from police files. In particular, came from the police station on Calle de Madrid Leganitos, but three months after the original was requested by the same Angel Acebes, during his tenure as interior minister, his signature appears in the book recalls. Now, returning to what brings us to this case, the document in question read: "Salinas Gustavo Luza, undocumented, has been discovered inside a suitcase. Stowed away in the 578AL Iberia flight with a stopover in Miami .... " And ended with a notation in red: "Keep the case on hold. S11 still fresh. " This indication was the reason why no media echoed the event, having never heard what happened. Eight months later, when I got to discover the whereabouts of Gustavo Salinas, added to my collection the interview graciously granted me.
The first impression I had about him, reading the complaint, was that of a boy with limited economic resources, but compensated for their great courage and boldness. Al know him personally, I was surprised to have wise in only one of these three characteristics. Don Gustavo Luza Salinas, lord who were over 60 years, was a wealthy businessman who wishes to fear We placed.
Before the age of forty, Mr. Salinas had already built a large fortune, becoming the owner of the 17 food markets in your city. However, during all those years of work, was always accompanied by that kind of sadness left by the great joy to go. However, he did not remember that moment of happiness. Therefore, thought it was just a dissatisfaction that came from the poverty of his childhood and disappear to become a rich man, but the discomfort did not stop.
One morning before breakfast, Gustavo visited his mother with the intention of getting some clue about their grief. Not much to ponder, she believed hear the case and told him what happened when he was about 5 years ago: "Your uncle Esteban promised to take to Europe, to Spain. He did it as a joke, thinking it'd take you seriously. But you every day I remembered that promise and he, out of step, I followed the game. The night before the trip, by chance, you find out about his departure. You lost control, we wept and shouted like a madman. Him to calm down, I said you take in your suitcase. It was an old suitcase full of holes, the only one we had at home. What we
times, right? Well, you empty it and you got inside. Your sister helped. The closed. The next day, Stephen took you slept there, kept back their things and left. Not sure how I hated then and hate me because you do not know how much I wanted was my favorite brother. I know that you could carry in a suitcase, I'm not stupid, but why on earth gave you that promise. It was enough to tell from the beginning to be traveling alone. Me you almost die, baby. Did not eat, did not play .... "
Don Gustavo Salinas made the necessary arrangements in your company to take the first trip of his life had never left their city, and went to Spain with the intention of staying. However, after one year, their discomfort was noticed. After meditating on the subject, he recalled that his uncle had made the journey by boat ... and he did well, but nothing. Even bought and restored the ship in which his uncle traveled and also followed the same path ... but nothing.
After exhausting all possibilities relatively logical, decided to go to Spain within a case, at 54. In the middle of the trip, recalled that remote happiness. The night before the departure of his uncle, Gustavo let fly his mind and went inside the suitcase everywhere he could create, including a Europe consisting of fact and fancy cuts, times crossed ... and so he dreamed up falling asleep at dawn. At 5 years, that meant the door rectangle holes who communicated with his most sublime imagination, which was blocked when he left his uncle, began to open when he dared to look.
by Rafael R. Valcárcel
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