— Olá minha criança, vejo que, novamente, hoje não foi seu dia.

— Que pena, queria muito te conhecer — o Lobo abria um sorriso sádico.

— Sim Lobo, tenho certeza que um dia iremos nos encontrar.

— E então iremos nos divertir?

— Como nosso convidado... desejar.

— Fale-me, Ovelha, quem é nossa nova caça?

— Iremos caça-lo logo. Mas antes me deixe entreter nosso convidado.

— Mais palavras?

— Paciência, caro Lobo. Tudo em seu tempo. Vamos?

— Sim.

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Estamos numa capital bastante movimentada. As pessoas perderam o significado de viver e só pensam em trabalho e lucro.

— Olhe quantas presas, ovelhinha.

— Sim, caro Lobo. Mas ainda não é chegado o momento.

— Por quanto tempo tenho de esperar?

— Não muito. Lembre-se, toda vida é temporária.

— Quero devora-los!

— Claro que sim. Me diga, Lobo, qual a sensação da fome?

— É eterna — respondeu numa rouquidão.

As pessoas continuam a correr em seus cotidianos. Nem nos sentem andar ao lado delas. Estamos tão próximo, mas não percebem. A vida é tão inocente, penso.

— Ovelha, tenho fome — a voz era impaciente.

— Então não demoraremos mais.

No meio de tantas pessoas, há uma em especial. Ela carrega nossa marca, por isso devemos pegá-la de volta. Uma vez que tenha nossa marca, jamais pode fugir do seu destino.

— O que é isso? — algo me incomodava.

— Qual o problema, ovelhinha?

— Nossa marca está sendo roubada.

— Quem ousa?

— Eu não sei. Temos que correr, Lobo.

— Rápido, ovelhinha mais rápido.

Numa ruela escura, onde um simples poste mal iluminava o local. Havia um homem cercado por um trio de assaltantes. O problema da vida é que não se sabe o que irá lhe acontecer a cada passo dado.

O homem estava sendo intimidado a entregar um pequeno envelope de papel que segurava com todas as forças. Provavelmente era o valor do seu trabalho mensal. O único objetivo pelo qual os humanos se esforçam tanto.

O trio empurrava o homem contra a parede com violência. Eu pude ver no dorso de sua mão, minha marca brilhante.

— Ali estar — disse o Lobo. — Vamos pegar nossa marca!

Antes que pudéssemos nos aproximar. O homem foi apunhalado no peito por uma lâmina afiada. Seu sangue escorreu pelo peito manchando sua pele. Abaixo dele, uma pequena poça vermelha ia se formando.

Nossa marca que normalmente desaparece quando a buscamos, ficou quebrada e então sumiu sem destino.

O trio riu quando pegou o envelope. Estavam satisfeitos em mata-lo por dinheiro.

— Não! Isso era meu! — gritou o Lobo enfurecido. — Você roubou minha presa!

— Isso deveria ser nosso — eu disse com minha voz ameaçadoramente serena.

O trio nos encarou assustado. Não era de se entranhar, já estamos acostumados com os olhares de medo. Amedrontados, correram ruela a baixo. Mas eu pude sentir que em suas mãos minha marca brilhava nitidamente.

— Ovelha?

— Aqueles que correm são os que mais nos dão poder.

— Posso? — sua língua lambia os lábios ansiosamente.

— Vá, Lobo!

— Eu os devorarei! — Partimos para nossa nova caçada.

Mesmo que não nos visse mais em suas costas, o trio continuou correndo desesperadamente. Viraram ruelas agilmente mostrando o conhecimento que tinham sobre a região. Um deles gritou assustado quando, finalmente, nos viu perseguindo-os sobre os telhados e sacadas acima deles.

— O quão rápido você pode correr? — perguntou o Lobo se divertindo.

Eles aumentaram a intensidade da corrida. Mas o terceiro já estava mostrando seu limite: ofegante, suas pernas tremiam e sua visão ficava turva.

— Pés se cansam com facilidade — disse o Lobo.

Quando se virou para nos observar, deparou-se com os dentes afiados do Lobo rasgando sua mandíbula firmemente. Ele arquejou e caiu na poça vermelha do próprio sangue.

— Jonas! — gritou um dos seus amigos presenciando o momento.

— Vamos para as ruas principais — disse o outro. — Eles não podem nos perseguir em público.

Assim eles saíram da ruela para uma rua movimentada. Sentiram-se seguros por estarem em multidão. Pobres crianças, não entendem que é impossível fugir de mim, falo em pensamento.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

— Nossa marca paira sobre vocês agora — falei.

Eles nos procuravam assustados. Mas no meio da multidão nós estávamos invisíveis. O que pensaram ser uma solução, se tornará uma ameaça maior.

— Sua hora chegou... — continuei.

— Prontos ou não — completou o Lobo sorridente.

Percebendo que na multidão estavam mais expostos do que antes. Decidiram voltar para as ruelas e quem sabe nos despistar... Inutilmente começaram a correr de nós.

— Espero que tenham pernas fortes — o Lobo voltava com as provocações.

Voltamos a caça-los avidamente. Fazíamos questão de ficar no campo de visão deles toda vez que viravam seus olhares para trás. Não nego que estava me divertindo, mas que também começava a ficar entediada.

— Chega a hora...

— de acabar com isso — o Lobo finalizou impaciente.

Dito isso, desaparecemos da visão deles. A dupla aliviou-se quando não nos viram perseguindo-os. Finalmente estavam livres, devem ter pensado.

— Agora! — gritei.

Da escuridão o Lobo surgiu de uma ruela ao lado pegando um deles desprevenido pelas costelas. Os dentes cravados violentamente destruindo todo o lado esquerdo do garoto. Ele arquejou penosamente e então a inercia. A marca de sua mão desaparecia.

O último tropeçou, nos próprios pés, caindo pateticamente na nossa frente. Sua expressão assustada junto das lágrimas mostrava o quão frágil era. Abaixo de sua camisa, entre a calça e a cintura estava o pequeno envelope que havia roubado.

O que lembrava que ele havia roubado nossa presa... nossa marca.

— Que insensatez é essa de roubar nossa marca? — perguntei.

— Marca? Que marca? Não roubei marca nenhuma — ele revelou o envelope de papel. — Se é isso que querem pode pegar!

— Não queremos seu papel, queremos o que é nosso — eu disse.

— Ovelha, me deixe brincar mais — o Lobo dançava pelo meu corpo.

— Não, por favor — implorou. — Não me matem, por favor!

O Lobo gargalhou.

— Toda a sua vida — eu dizia —, conduziu a esse momento.

Ele arregalou os olhos em desespero.

— Chega de palavras! — vociferou o Lobo.

Sem que a presa pudesse reagir ou dizer algo, os dentes do Lobo cravaram em sua jugular fazendo-o se contorcer pela dor. Instante depois arquejou perdendo o brilho da vida. Ele ainda podia ouvir os dentes do Lobo em sua carne.

— Você rouba de nós...

— Nós roubamos de você — O Lobo afundou mais seus dentes encerrando a vida do garoto.

A noite mostrava uma lua cheia brilhante. Pena que os homens em sua pressa, não consigam admira-la.

— Bela caça, caro Lobo.

— Não foi páreo para nós.

— Poucos são, caro Lobo.

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— Pegamos nossa marca... — O Lobo estava contente.

—... Somente para coloca-la em outro lugar — eu, a Ovelha, respondi serenamente pronta para a próxima caçada.