Τρίτη 6 Μαΐου 2008

Chapter 1.

Prologue:
..thus asking himself..is this blight of past worth fussing about?
the happy memories felt like tingling like small piano keyboards pressed ever so lightly..
maybe by that little girl with the red and white dress..
if any man should quit his past he should do with dignity..
thats how he can move on..let the hate and fear aside..
try and enjoy the music..

it was two after midnight and it was cloudy outside..
so he gathered as he couldn't make out the familiar stars that showed his sign..
he would usually make his way to the car..
this was not the first time we would step out of his room-the house on a time like this..
he would take the car and drive..he liked the feeling of being alone in a small deserted city..
thats how the city felt anyway at that time of the night..
he would glare at the lights and their reflections on his car's windshield..
each outing like tonights would take an hour..
after then he would think of something to do..something he forgot..all the technicalities..
and he'd go back..to the office and check on old files..make sure everything is right..
this night was different..he prayed that something would come and change his route..

as he was driving back to his room he saw this man standing in the middle of the road..
he looked like a bum..scrappy clothes..after getting near him..filthy long hair and yellow teeth..
he was a gypsy..a weird one for the sake of him..
the man came to his window..and gave him..a cigarette..
"i don't smoke"..
"but you do"..
he took the smoke and light it up..
he had stopped the car in the middle of this forsaken road..right at the junction..
the gypsy man opened the door and sat next to him..so naturally..without even asking..
in every man's life there come a time when something happens that changes the course of his route..the route to the end..
every man oblivious to this before would instantly understand that moment when it came..

-"Hello there.Sooo watcha doin'?"
-"So what are you the spirit of past Christmas or something?Came here to tell me about my wrecked life and how i should change my life?"
-"No.I am a gypsy who needs a good company.I walk this road every night looking for someone to talk to , but no one ever shows up.This night i found you."
-"Right."
-"Whats this about a spirit?Are you on crack or something?"
-"No.It just felt weird..the whole situation..its like a scene from a book.Forget it, its just me.Thanks for the smokes."
-"Meh.Drive.I wana show you something.Its just up ahead."

and so he drove..just up ahead he stopped..just as the gypsy said so..
they stepped out of the car and walked a bit..not many a 100 yards..
there were some trees left and right of the small pathway..and in the end a clearing..
it would turn up to the sea..and from there you could see the light of the old city..
'strange' - he thought I've never seen this place before nor knew there was a park here..
he could hear some sirens in the distance..an ambulance racing by..it was starting to rain..

-"You see every place like this means something to someone.Like everything else objects, people, animals, places can be emotionally attached to you. All there is to it is just a personal experience a binding of fate. Of course am not just telling you this just for the kicks. I was never good at narrating or trying to command attention. This place my friend can realize a fantasy of yours, change the time and space of your meaningless existence and make you vanish from this world."
-"This is very interesting, now i would like to go back home. I am tired and its raining."
-"Did you ever had a fantasy? Something you wished for? Perhaps being a hero in a far away land, or opening for Zeppelin in Woodstock? "
-"I like Zeppelin but now id rather be in my bed sleeping..although..i would wish id turn back time and relive some memories.. meh forget it..its silly..i used to write these short stories..and i got attached to this character I'd made..never finished the story tho..i would like to go back and live his story..from a first person view"
-"Its settled then..have a nice one..bye young grasshopper.."


to be continued..

[if anyone likes it that is]