Adriana Tanese Nogueira
A dark green wall of trees and bushes was in front of us. Standing up and holding myself on to the two front seats, I realized the wild woods and its intricate web of leaves and branches, of many shapes and directions. In the twilight, it looked mysterious. I stared at it. I had no words to tell what I sensed, but the knowledge that it was our destination united with an inner drive toward it. I felt summoned.
We were parked in a dirt plaza that bordered the beginning of the jungle. The road continued ahead dividing the emerald barrier in two halves. No human sign was visible. The more I observed it, the more the wilderness seemed to be extraordinarily interesting. I couldn’t wait to merge into it, move further away with my family and disappear from people’s sight. As my eyes focused on the forest, my ears followed each word of the conversation my family was having.
“I’ll go to buy some groceries,” Father said, opening the vehicle’s door.
“Is it safe to stop here?” Sitting on the right front seat, Mother glanced right and left.
We couldn’t see villages or even isolated houses nearby. A few people walked randomly following their own affairs.
“Don’t worry, Maria. We’ll stay with you,” Uncle Osni replied, touching her shoulder with his hand.
“Toninho, don’t take too long,” she said, looking at him.
Father nodded and I watched as he turned his back to us and walked away towards a line of small unpretentious shops at the bottom of the plaza. It was getting dark. His figure disappeared.
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