En español y en inglés, con un rant después en inglés.
Sin spoilers, sin advertencias, nada.
Tiempo para sanar
Cuando Claire tenía once años y dos meses, pensó que se había enamorado por primera vez. Él jugaba soccer, vivía a dos calles de la suya y se llamaba Victor. Se sentaba con ella en los columpios del parque, le daba la mitad de su helado, y jugaban a ser novios.
Cuando Claire tenía once años y nueve meses, los padres de Victor se mudaron a Los Angeles. Victor prometió escribir, pero nunca lo hizo.
Cuando Claire tenía trece años, se enamoró por primera vez. Él era uno de los chicos estrella de su escuela: practicaba gimnasia, sabía patinar y su madre usaba Chanel "de verdad". Durante meses, ella llenó los márgenes de sus cuadernos con corazones, en los que ponía A y C (Armand y Claire). Escribió para él una carta el 14 de febrero, pero no se atrevió a enviarla y la guardó en su casillero, decidiéndose a dársela al siguiente día.
Un par de días después, todos sabían que Armand se había besado con Elisa.
Y ahora está él. Él habla poco, pero siempre está ahí, animando a la animadora. Sabe que puede confiar en él, que puede ponerse en sus manos sin miedo a que la lastime. Ya lo ha demostrado, aceptando que ella no es del todo normal, y preocupándose sólo por ayudarla. Y aún así, ella duda.
Por más rápido que sane su cuerpo, sabe que el corazón sana a su propio ritmo.
And the english version:
Taking time to heal
When Claire was eleven years, two months old, she thought she had felt in love by first time. He played soccer, lived two blocks from her house, and his name was Victor. He sat with her in the park, shared an ice cream with her, and they played to be in love.
When Claire was eleven years, nine months old, Victor's parents moved to Los Angeles. Victor promised to write, but he never did.
When Clare was thirteen years old, she felt in love by first time. He was a star kid on the school: he did gymnastics and ice skating and his mother used real Chanel. For months, she covered the margins of her notebooks with hearts, and wrote inside A & C (Armand and Claire). She wrote a letter to him at February 14th, but didn't dare to send it and kept it in her locker, thinking gave it to him the next day.
A pair of days after, everybody knew that Armand had kissed Elisa.
And now, there is him. He doesn't talk much, but he is always there, cheering the cheerleader. She knows she can trust him, rely on him, and have no fear to getting hurt. He has already proved it, he accepts that she is not completely normal, and minds only the way to help her. And, anyway, she doubts.
Her body can heal as fast as it does; she knows her heart will need more time.
When everybody is in Paire or Sylaire, I'm a complete Zachlaire fan, sorry. And now, I'm a hopeless Zachlaire fan, 'cause Zach is out the series. And that makes me upset, not only for having him out, but for the reasons.
I mean, why in hell would playing a gay character affect the interests of someone to hire the actor? Twenty, or even ten years ago, I could believe it, but nowadays, it does not fly. I mean, since Brokeback mountain, gay stuff is "in" in Hollywood. We have a possibly gay James Bond, a possibly gay Brad Pitt, coming outs everywhere, Jake Gylenhaal as a star since Brokeback... I think you get the point. A good gay character, well played, would be the best thing that could happen to
And, plus: He is in H-E-R-O-E-S, and doesn't have powers, so he is part of the normal people. In fact, it would be a great message: "Hi, my name is Zach, I'm gay and normal".
I want Zach back. I know I wont, but anyway:
Sin spoilers, sin advertencias, nada.
Tiempo para sanar
Cuando Claire tenía once años y dos meses, pensó que se había enamorado por primera vez. Él jugaba soccer, vivía a dos calles de la suya y se llamaba Victor. Se sentaba con ella en los columpios del parque, le daba la mitad de su helado, y jugaban a ser novios.
Cuando Claire tenía once años y nueve meses, los padres de Victor se mudaron a Los Angeles. Victor prometió escribir, pero nunca lo hizo.
Cuando Claire tenía trece años, se enamoró por primera vez. Él era uno de los chicos estrella de su escuela: practicaba gimnasia, sabía patinar y su madre usaba Chanel "de verdad". Durante meses, ella llenó los márgenes de sus cuadernos con corazones, en los que ponía A y C (Armand y Claire). Escribió para él una carta el 14 de febrero, pero no se atrevió a enviarla y la guardó en su casillero, decidiéndose a dársela al siguiente día.
Un par de días después, todos sabían que Armand se había besado con Elisa.
Y ahora está él. Él habla poco, pero siempre está ahí, animando a la animadora. Sabe que puede confiar en él, que puede ponerse en sus manos sin miedo a que la lastime. Ya lo ha demostrado, aceptando que ella no es del todo normal, y preocupándose sólo por ayudarla. Y aún así, ella duda.
Por más rápido que sane su cuerpo, sabe que el corazón sana a su propio ritmo.
And the english version:
Taking time to heal
When Claire was eleven years, two months old, she thought she had felt in love by first time. He played soccer, lived two blocks from her house, and his name was Victor. He sat with her in the park, shared an ice cream with her, and they played to be in love.
When Claire was eleven years, nine months old, Victor's parents moved to Los Angeles. Victor promised to write, but he never did.
When Clare was thirteen years old, she felt in love by first time. He was a star kid on the school: he did gymnastics and ice skating and his mother used real Chanel. For months, she covered the margins of her notebooks with hearts, and wrote inside A & C (Armand and Claire). She wrote a letter to him at February 14th, but didn't dare to send it and kept it in her locker, thinking gave it to him the next day.
A pair of days after, everybody knew that Armand had kissed Elisa.
And now, there is him. He doesn't talk much, but he is always there, cheering the cheerleader. She knows she can trust him, rely on him, and have no fear to getting hurt. He has already proved it, he accepts that she is not completely normal, and minds only the way to help her. And, anyway, she doubts.
Her body can heal as fast as it does; she knows her heart will need more time.
When everybody is in Paire or Sylaire, I'm a complete Zachlaire fan, sorry. And now, I'm a hopeless Zachlaire fan, 'cause Zach is out the series. And that makes me upset, not only for having him out, but for the reasons.
I mean, why in hell would playing a gay character affect the interests of someone to hire the actor? Twenty, or even ten years ago, I could believe it, but nowadays, it does not fly. I mean, since Brokeback mountain, gay stuff is "in" in Hollywood. We have a possibly gay James Bond, a possibly gay Brad Pitt, coming outs everywhere, Jake Gylenhaal as a star since Brokeback... I think you get the point. A good gay character, well played, would be the best thing that could happen to
And, plus: He is in H-E-R-O-E-S, and doesn't have powers, so he is part of the normal people. In fact, it would be a great message: "Hi, my name is Zach, I'm gay and normal".
I want Zach back. I know I wont, but anyway:
