"I'm afraid to be here." These have been the words of Fanny Corina González, a Lanzarote native who studies Jewelry in Barcelona and who has recounted on Radio Lanzarote-Onda Cero how she is experiencing the nights of violence that, after the Procés ruling, are being recorded in Catalonia.
"I've been here for five years, I'm studying, but since Monday we haven't had class," said this young student, who also stated that that day, after the Supreme Court's ruling was announced, she was forced to demonstrate. "The school director pressed the emergency button so that we would all go out into the street as a sign of protest for what was happening. So, we had to demonstrate there, whether we were in favor or not," she said.
"And the other days we haven't been able to go, because all the teachers are in favor of this and basically they have insisted that we not go, that we sign a paper as if we were in favor of not going, even though I obviously want to have class," she added.
Witness to the protests in El Prat
In addition, on Monday she also witnessed the protests that took place at El Prat airport and suffered the consequences along with a friend who came to visit her from Lanzarote, who was going to return to the island that day, and who ended up missing the flight.
"We spent 100 euros on the taxi because they cut off all the exits from Barcelona, all the entrances to the airport, and we had to take many secondary roads. We could only get to five kilometers from Terminal 1 and it was already time to board. So, we had to run five kilometers in the rain and then they sent us photos of what was happening inside, that they were throwing rubber balls, tear gas..." said this young woman, who has also decided to return to the island this Friday.
And it is that, Fanny has admitted to being "afraid" since, in addition, she lives near the Gran Vía of Barcelona, where some of the incidents have been recorded these days. "It's always cut off since the barricades have been there," she pointed out.
"They have no intention of stopping"
In addition, this Lanzarote native, who has stated that she has "several friends who are in favor" of what is happening in Catalonia, has assured that "they have no intention of stopping." "They want to form militias and if the Army comes, they have everything prepared to oppose it. They don't care, they say 'we don't do it for ourselves, but for the future', and they are not afraid," Fanny warned.
"There are also peaceful people, who are against all this", pointed out this Lanzarote native, who however believes that among the protesters "there are many teenagers who don't even know why they are there." "There are many of that style, who are going to release anger and that's it," added this young woman.
As for the atmosphere during the day, Fanny has pointed out that it is "normal", that "people are working" although "everything is empty". "The parking lots are empty, the bars, everything is very empty. They tried to boycott the economy and they didn't achieve anything, nor are they going to achieve it," said this Lanzarote native, who believes that "with this violence what they are going to do is radicalize more and hate each other."
Therefore, although she intends to "return when everything passes" because she has "the course paid for", she says that she believes she will leave Barcelona for next year. "Because it's already unbearable," she concluded.
