Enrique pushed the wheelbarrow, heavy with rubble. He wiped the sweat from his face and looked at her with his wide blue eyes.
—I’ve got the results, Enrique… We’re going to be parents! —Graciela’s eyes crinkled with joy.
The news came as a surprise, and he immediately wished he could tell his old man, ask for advice. He admired his father and had countless memories of him. The best one, without a doubt, was about the caiman.
—Once, in Salto, we went hunting with my dad. My brothers and I slept in one tent, he in another —Enrique told Graciela—.All of a sudden, something brushed against his face. Half asleep, he thought we were messing with him. Then his eyes opened—and to his surprise, it was a caiman, playfully swatting his face with its tail.
—A caiman? No wonder you’re not afraid of monsters.
Based on a series of family testimonies collected by Enrique’s niece, the author.
- Name
- Enrique Joaquín Lucas López
- Place of birth
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Date of birth
- 12/03/1952
- Place of disappearance
- Bolivia
- Date of disappearance
- 17/09/1976
- Age
- 24 years old
