JUST THINKING
He was by my side. A window behind him was mirroring him, so I could see a deep scar on his back. I just started to hesitate... Was that man a soldier? Has he ever saved any live? Maybe an accident? It is curious how different our lives are. That man on the train was completely demacrated. He might had a hard past.
However, the child in front of him was playing with a cute dog. A sweet smile covered his cute round face. A pair of big green eyes let him observe the world innocently and ten plumby fingers, touch it and discover it. I wonder why do we have to grow up instead of staying in that happiness forever, eternally, ignoring each of the problems our society faces.
No mattering the merits of the people there, their progress, their failures... Nothing, in the end everything stopped with a crash, Now, in my corpse case, I'm doing the only thing I can: I'm thinking. About them. About me. About us.
HEAVEN
By the time they reached the top of the mountain, it was nearly dark and heavy snow was starting to fall. They were cold and tired. Nick proposed to eat something, but they had run out of food and drink.
Pam was setting up a nutrition shop and knew Nick needed to slim down, so with her odd humour thought of something positive about that trip.
On the other hand, Nick was on the verge of a nervous breakdown pondering on a strategy that could save their lives.
Everything was calm and dehumanized. They seemed to be falling into a deep sleep when, suddenly, an almost imperceptible smell reached Nick's nostrils. It was a bittersweet citric odour. He popped up the floor and quickly followed the olfactory trail to the place from which it emanated: HE was right there.
THE COMPANIONS
My grandma is scared to death. She once told me that when she was just a little girl people used to see "companions". The companions were the spirits of people that appeared to tell you someone was going to die. She dislikes talking about that, as much as about my deceased grandad. She doesn't even know wether to believe in them or not. As she said, nowadays, we can't perceive them as there is so much light. She concluded by saying you must touch another person if you want him/her to see it too.