Conto: O Mistério Que Habita na Escuridão
Autor: Erik Dellatorre | Publicado: 2014-03-05T12:27:00-03:00



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Abri os olhos, e senti o chão duro gelado atrás de
mim. Meu corpo tremeu, enquanto eu me colocava de pé, procurando em que me
apoiar. O odor fétido entrava por minhas narinas, porém meus olhos somente viam
a escuridão. Breu total. Deslizei minhas mãos pela parede fria em busca de um
interruptor e enquanto isso, minhas memórias iam e vinham em flashes confusos.

Lembrei-me que entrei nessa loja, uma loja comum de
usados que havia sido inaugurada recentemente. Cumprimentei o dono que se
encontrava atrás do balcão, tentando ignorar o cheiro insuportável de carne
podre, que talvez estivesse vindo do esgoto. O homem era de alto, tinha cabelos
negros e um grosso bigode que quase lhe escondia os lábios. Comecei a vasculhar
os objetos da loja em busca de algo que me interessasse.

No meu bolso meu celular vibrou, minha mãe me
ligava como era de costume nas ultimas semanas, graças a uma onda de
desaparecimentos que aconteciam na cidade. Cerca de dezoito pessoas haviam desapareceram
na ultima semana, e sem deixar pistas. Suspeitavam que algum maníaco pudesse
estar à solta, e a vizinhança andava assustada. Tirei o celular do bolso e
apertei o “ignorar chamada”. Continuei fuçando as prateleiras até que achei uma
luva de couro pela qual me interessei, era realmente bonita, nunca havia visto
nenhum material parecido. 

Virei procurando o dono da loja que havia
simplesmente desaparecido do balcão. Virei-me de volta para as luvas e me
deparei com o homem ali parado segurando um enorme bastão e com um sorriso
sádico no rosto, os olhos sombrios me encaravam.

Minha cabeça doía, passei a mão e senti o galo. Na
escuridão, me apoiava nas paredes para me manter de pé. Vasculhei meus bolsos,
meu celular ainda estava ali. Disquei rapidamente para minha mãe e enquanto
chamava eu usava a luminosidade do celular para tentar enxergar alguma coisa,
mas a luz de repente ascendeu.

A claridade revelava um corpo nu, congelado, que
reconheci como o de Clara, uma das garotas que havia desaparecido nas ultimas
semanas, cartazes com sua foto estavam pelos postes da cidade. Suas pernas
tiveram a pele retirada e um dos pés estava sem os dedos. Respirava ofegante
enquanto me virava procurando por uma saída. 

Para minha surpresa o dono da loja se aproximava de
mim com um avental branco manchado de sangue, e uma faca afiada. Gritei por
socorro, enquanto lágrimas de desespero desciam pelo meu rosto. Minhas mãos já
sem força largaram o celular que atingiu um chão num baque forte.

Ele tapou minha boca com a mão suada. Sorriu enquanto
aproximava a faca do meu pescoço.

– Só vai dor um pouquinho.Prometo. – O sorriso
sádico estava de volta ao seu rosto. Os olhos grandes e castanhos me encaravam
arregalados.

Senti a faca encostando meu pescoço, enquanto minha visão ficava turva.
Ele me jogou no chão, e a última coisa que vi foi meu sangue escarlate
escorrendo pelo chão branco enquanto celular no chão, já registrava uma chamada
de seis minutos com minha mãe que provavelmente ouvirá tudo.
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Conto por: Erik Dellatorre