She paused her writing, took a sip of tea and walked to the wardrobe to fetch her coloring pencils. Her letter had taken on a sad tone, so she decorated the corners of the page with small flowers. Then she wrote:
Mom, I miss you so much. We can't wait to have the baby with us. I feel like a little puppy: sometimes I float like a cork, sometimes I sink like a pebble. I wish I could talk to Dad so he could guide me in some things.
Adriana was seventeen and had decided not to go into exile in Europe with her family. She stayed with Ricardo, a young Argentine who shared her passion for life.
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Based on letters sent by Adriana to her mother, shared in “La última exiliada” (October 24, 1983), written by Mario Benedetti for El País (Spain).
Artist
- Name
- Adriana Gatti Casal
- Place of birth
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Date of birth
- 22/08/1959
- Place of disappearance
- Argentina
- Date of disappearance
- 08/04/1977
- Age
- 17 years old
