The Shameful State (2016)
“We had to get out of town. He was speaking. I didn’t want to listen to him, but I still overheard what he was saying. I can still hear those words. He started by saying: “God is not serious.” Then he repeated it over and over. Almost as if he was trying to convince me.
“Man, ah man, what a fragile creature. Armanda will find another man. They’ll live happily ever after. Without me. Far from me. I’m jealous of those who will live on after me. Without me. Far from me. It’s almost as if they’re ta...king something from me. But I’m not sure I would be able to say what exactly.”
It’s that time of day when the early morning fog appears. I went to his cell and handcuffed him.
“Ah, they chose you for this?”
Truth was, I’d chosen myself. Because I didn’t want them to chop him up into little pieces like they had done with Colonel Diégo Corso, I didn’t want them to tear him in half like they had Dorzibanso. I looked at him: he looked sad, with blurry eyes, a silly grin on his face.MoreLess
“Man, ah man, what a fragile creature. Armanda will find another man. They’ll live happily ever after. Without me. Far from me. I’m jealous of those who will live on after me. Without me. Far from me. It’s almost as if they’re ta...king something from me. But I’m not sure I would be able to say what exactly.”
It’s that time of day when the early morning fog appears. I went to his cell and handcuffed him.
“Ah, they chose you for this?”
Truth was, I’d chosen myself. Because I didn’t want them to chop him up into little pieces like they had done with Colonel Diégo Corso, I didn’t want them to tear him in half like they had Dorzibanso. I looked at him: he looked sad, with blurry eyes, a silly grin on his face.MoreLess
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