A young man finds himself facing the most significant decision of his life. And then he dies.
This event opens the path to two possible stories: an eternal vacation in Heaven... or the condemnation to Hell. In both cases, the boy faces a world far d...
Someone with the same face as me was slowly approaching me, and I him. We were walking under a starless sky, accompanied by a warm breeze.
The air flowed clear and light, yet it caused me intense chills.
After a few steps we came face to face; up close I realized that we had nothing in common outside of face: he was short and skinny, a bland reflection of my past, while I towered over him like a giant.
For a few seconds I thought I was looking again at Dame Adelaide wearing another mask. But there was something about that boy-something really....
Real.
He was me.
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He was holding a baseball bat tightly in his hands and wearing a black tank top.
Almost without realizing it I spread my wings wide: they exploded in a second like fireworks, in all their glory.
-Who are you?‖ I asked him, in a tone of voice that made my discomfort damn clear.
-I am Nathan. Nathan Sesto- he told me all trembling.
-No, you are lying. I am Nathan Sesto-.
The little man's eyes widened in amazement.
-I...have I really become...like this?-he asked me admiringly.
-No. No. You are wrong. We have nothing in common-.
He scrutinized every part of me with heated interest, his eyes wide as marbles.
-You are right. We are really different, and yet...-.
I lowered myself to his height and looked into his eyes: -I want to know who you are. Tell me where you come from-.
He clasped his hands around the bat, as if at any moment he wanted to attack me.
-I am who I say I am, and nothing else. I am from Hell and I am looking for a person-.
-Amanda- I said immediately; -Amanda...you are looking for her, aren't you?
He looked at me with obvious surprise.
-I...I...I have never stopped looking for her-.
Without even thinking about it I tightened my arms around his chest and forcefully.
-You really are me!-I exclaimed.
He said nothing, but returned the embrace. Then I heard the baseball bat fall to the floor, abandoned by its master.
-What did they do to you? Why did they put you in Hell?-I asked him with compassion.
-I deserved to end up there- he answered me.
-No, no! You didn't. You don't deserve it at all. You...we...are worth much more than anyone else inhabiting Heaven-.
I tightened my arms even tighter around him. I could feel his heart beating fast.
