Literacia quotidiana | Everyday literacy

A noite estava escura e fria. A chuva entranhava-se-lhe nos ossos. Chegou ao destino, descarregou as malas, fez o check-in e subiu ao piso mais alto do hotel: esperava-a um quarto de decoração minimalista, de cores clean, recuado, e com um terraço a roçar céu e com vista para o Oceano Atlântico. Despiu o casaco, refrescou o rosto -- sempre se maçara imenso com viagens de automóvel -- e abriu as portadas. Quis sentir a brisa, mesmo que fria. Do alto dos seus sapatos de saltos elevadíssimos, atravessou o degrau que a separava do exterior. O pé direito assentou no chão. Este estava escorregadio. Ela rodou sobre o seu corpo, tentou suportar a queda amparando-se com a mão direita, torceu o pulso, embateu sobre o seu lado esquerdo e bateu com a cabeça na cerâmica gélida e aguada, absorvendo todo o impacto. E foi assim, com o olho negro exibido no post anterior, que deu início ao seu fim-de-semana pascoal.

The night was dark and cold. The rain went deep in her bones. She arrived at her destiny, unloaded the baggage, checked-in and went upstairs, to the highest floor of the hotel: a secluded room, with minimalist decoration and clean colors, was expecting her. The terrace cropped the sky and had a view to the Atlantic Ocean. She took her coat off, freshened up her face -- she had always felt bored with long car journeys-- and opened the portals. She wanted to feel the breeze, even if it was cold. From the top of her high heel shoes, she crossed the step that separated her from the outside. The right foot sat on the floor. It was slippery. She rolled onto her body, tried to stand up bolstering the fall with her right hand, sprained her wrist, struck on her left side and hit her head on the cold and watery ceramic, absorbing the full impact. And that was how she started her Easter weekend, with the black eye displayed in the previous post.