Diaphanous

According to the definition it is something of so fine a texture as to be transparent. Without a doubt the first thing that came to my mind was a very popular legend in Puerto Rico. Guánica is a little town in the South but rich in history. Sugarcane factory was one of the main and principal jobs for many PuertoRicans. It is not documented when the first plants of sugar cane arrived in Puerto Rico, but it is believed that it was when Juan Ponce de León began colonizing the island. Then later Americans built factories across the island and also built their own small communities around these. Today those houses are called “casas americanas” because they were built by Americans. There is one famous road that takes you to this little town and the legend says that an American woman was killed in a accident around that area, so she appears sometimes at night. She was described as a young American lady wearing a white dress but almost sheer. It was so thin and diaphanous that you could barely see it. I remember as a child riding with my parents and dad would always say… “close your eyes if you don’t want to be scared”. My aunt bought one of those houses “casas americanas” and I was always scared to be at her house at night when I was little girl. Now this road is one of my favorite places and I think it is just a beautiful ride to get to my hometown. I have a picture of this road in my living room and I can honestly say that I had forgotten about the legend until now. Now every time I’m in the living room at night I think of the white American woman with a long, white and diaphanous dress. Am I still scared?