Similitude
I was struck with panic when the car ran over her small body. As if she were a cartoon character, she rose up, smiling, without attempting to flee, waiting for another hit. Then, after passing her by, I looked back and studied her features. She looked like me, completely!
Similitud
Me estrujó el pánico cuando pasaron los carros sobre su pequeño cuerpo, como si fuera ella un personaje de dibujos animados, ella se incorporó sonriendo sin intentar huir esperando más choques, y después de traspasarla, miré hacia atrás y observé sus rasgos, ¡Ella se parecía totalmente a mí!
Image Credits: Andrew A. Shenouda
Translated into English by Angie Cruz and Ari Ariel.
Relato ganador de la IV Edición del Concurso Internacional de Microrrelatos Museo de la Palabra, convocado por la Fundación César Egido Serrano.
Egyptian journalist and writer, Soad Suliman has written many novels and short story collections, including "Keda bi Basata" (Thus Simply), and the three novels "al-Mobah" (The Permissible), "al-Raqes" (The Dancer), and "Shahwet al-Malayka" (The Angels' Desire). She lives in Cairo.