“Dad?"
“Yes?” replied the man, laying the book on the bed.
“What happens we die?”
Several thoughts crossed the man’s head. He was surprised.
“When we die, we’ll go to a place. The good people, the bad people. And everyone will be happy, and the night will never fall. I’ll be there, you’ll be there. Everyone you’ve ever loved or cared for will be there. There will never be silence, and yet it will always be quiet. And we’ll live together, you and me. We’ll always be together, here and there.”
“Will mom be there?”
A tear welled in the corner of the man’s dark eye.
“Mom will be there. Of course. Mom will be there.”
The boy’s eyes shut, a content smile on his innocent face. The caress of night had already reached him.
Taking the book, the man silently stood up. As he walked out of the room, he saw with clarity a beautiful woman, forever young, bathed in never-ending sunlight. A smile crossed his hardened face.
June 27, 2011
:O I like this.
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