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Jessica Paniagua and María Mangas share a gripping story of a video call that turns into a nightmare as Claire, the protagonist's girlfriend, faces a volcano eruption while traveling in the Canary Islands. The frantic call abruptly cuts off, leaving the protagonist in a panic. Unable to reach Claire, he embarks on a desperate search, only to tragically discover her fate three months later at her funeral. This emotional narrative delves into the sudden twists of life and the helplessness in the face of unforeseen events.
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The special video call. By: Jessica Paniagua and María Mangas
I was drinking a beerwithsomefriendswhen I got a call. It was a video callfrom Claire, my girlfriend. She was travelling in the CanaryIslandswithherfamily. I moved to a siteto listen toherbetter. She was showing me the Teide volcano on the phonewhen a terrible eruptionstarted.
Peoplebegantoscream and run at the otherside of the phone. I saw my girlfriendwith a scaryface and suddenly the call was cut. I triedtocallheragainbuthermobile was off. Afterwords, I was shocked so I returned home. I turned the TV on and the firstimagethat I saw was a volcanoeruption. I begantofeelworriedfor Claire and herfamilyand at thatmoment I reacted.
I calledher hotel and someCanaryhospitalsbutnobodyknewabouther. Onehourlater I was drivingto the airport and some time later I arrivedthere. There was a bigmess. I wentto the last place where I hadseen Claire. Obviously, the policedidn’tlet me getclose.
Now, threemonthslaterWe are at Claire and herfamily’s funeral. They died and nobodycould do anything.