Day 1559: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: spring chicken

Todo estaba listo, de la manera como a Don Ernesto le gustaba, su esposa, Leticia siempre tímida, estaba en la cocina dirigiendo con su amiga francisca los últimos detalles, para que la cena de celebración por el ascenso a general de su esposo saliera perfecta.

Comienzan a llegar los invitados, todo marchaba de acuerdo a las órdenes de Don Ernesto ahora general, su poder dentro del gobierno se hacía más sólido. La sorpresiva visita del presidente acelero aun más el corazón de Doña Leticia, quien a pesar de que su rostro dibujaba una flamante felicidad, su corazón palpitaba con una fuerza inexplicable como queriendo salir de su pecho, su amiga Francisca es la única que conoce el secreto de la familia y así darse cuenta de la angustia ocultada por una apariencia fingida de su amiga.

La velada transcurre con toda normalidad, y las botellas de whisky se consumen rápidamente, la cena fue un éxito y poco a poco todos los invitados comienzan a retirarse quedando de ultima la amiga Francisca, ya sabía lo que originaban este tipo de reuniones en casa de Leticia, a la final tuvo que retirarse, teniendo la certeza de lo que sucederia con su amiga. El rostro de Don Ernesto comienza a dibujar una sonrisa diabólica, su esposa al ver ese rostro, su piel se eriza, de repente el general se abalanza hacia su esposa y comienza a golpearla sin motivo ni razón, como ocurría cada vez Don Ernesto se embriagaba, al verla tirada en el piso con su rostro lleno de sangre e hinchado por los golpes, comienza a calmarse y le dice

La sujeta por el brazo la levanta del piso y le dice,. Ella sacando fuerza pudo mantenerse de pie y caminando en zigzag logro llegar a la cocina, tomo un plato que ya tenía preparado dentro del microondas y se lo sirvió. Don Ernesto totalmente transformado en un animal devoro ese plato sin saber que ya estaba destinado para su consumo, al levantarse de la mesa y continuar con la segunda paliza, siente fuertes dolores estomacales y en cuestión de segundo cae al piso en posición fetal, Doña Leticia le observa y solo piensa en que podrá descansar y ya no habrá más golpizas.

Everything was ready, the way Don Ernesto liked it, his wife, Leticia, always shy, was in the kitchen directing with her friend Francisco the last details, so that the celebration dinner for her husband's promotion to general would be perfect.

The guests began to arrive, everything was going according to Don Ernesto's orders, now general, his power within the government was becoming more solid. The surprise visit of the president accelerated even more the heart of Doña Leticia, who in spite of the fact that her face showed a flaming happiness, her heart beat with an inexplicable force as if it wanted to come out of her chest, her friend Francisca is the only one who knows the secret of the family and thus realize the anguish hidden by a pretended appearance of her friend.

The evening passes with all normality, and the bottles of whiskey are consumed quickly, the dinner was a success and little by little all the guests begin to retire being the last one the friend Francisca, she already knew what originated this type of meetings in Leticia's house, in the end she had to retire, having the certainty of what would happen with her friend. The face of Don Ernesto begins to draw a devilish smile, his wife to see that face, her skin bristles, suddenly the general rushes to his wife and begins to hit her without reason or reason, as happened every time Don Ernesto got drunk, seeing her lying on the floor with his face full of blood and swollen by the blows, begins to calm down and says "woman you are useless, go do something good and bring me more of that spring chicken".

Holding her by the arm he lifted her off the floor and said, "I didn't give you an order, what are you waiting for, bring me what I asked for, you see how powerful I am, the president came to congratulate me and soon I will be a minister". She was able to stand up and walking in zigzag managed to reach the kitchen, she took a dish that was already prepared in the microwave and served it to him. Don Ernesto totally transformed into an animal devoured that dish without knowing that it was already destined for his consumption, when he got up from the table and continued with the second beating, he felt strong stomach pains and in a matter of seconds fell to the floor in a fetal position, Doña Leticia observed him and only thought that he could rest and there would be no more beatings.