A fresh dead fat man

Dusk has finally arrived. The sky was clear, with moonlight entering our room. We were packing our backpacks for La Goga. It has been a decade, and I have never seen my home. Perhaps I have even forgotten the image of my house. I was seven when I left home with my Uncle in El Vordo, 180 miles from La Goga, where I met Ander in EL Vordo High School. Although we were never friends. We were only classmates until three months ago, when we moved to La Barraca 80 miles from El Vordo. Though at first, we were living in different flats. We moved in 1 month ago because we both don't want to be apart and the rent fee would decrease which means more money for us.

It was 7'o clock. We were still packing but almost about to finish. Ander started a small talk, " Hey, Julio!" "Mmm?" I respond. " How many days are we going to stay there?", He asked. I was silent for a moment, " I can't tell you. I don't know. I had not thought about it " "But wait a minute, where are we going to stay?" he asked. " Of course, in the home," I said. " I know. But how are we going to enter?" he asked. " With the key," I said. Then I realized the key to my home was with my Uncle since I left El Vordo. " First we will go to El Vordo then we will take the key from my uncle," I said. " What are you saying? We will go to El Vordo? and again return to La Barraca and then to La Goga?", He exclaimed. I said yes as if it was not a big deal. He started to get angry, " You know right that it is a school day. We can't skip school for many days. My parents would kill me if they found it," He said. " We will return by Monday. Just for a week," I said. " Just for a week?" he screamed. " You was OK with going to La Goga right? It is not that big difference. It would only be a day longer," I said. He didn't say anything. I was also getting angry, "Fine, I will go alone. I am not begging you to come with me," I grinned as I zipped the bag and left.

I started to walk to the station disappointed. I have never been for a walk alone since we moved in. There was nobody to accompany me except the cold breeze blowing from the west. I realized how much we bonded with each other and that even walking alone has turned into a big task. This explains a lot about why too much of everything is toxic.

I took a long breath and continued to walk in the moonlight with a cold breeze messing my silky hair, and then someone touched me. I thought it might be Ander. He always surprises me. But it wasn't. " There was something on your back," a young lady said, probably a few years older than me. " What was on my back?" I asked. " It would be better if you don't know it," she smiled. "Are you going to the station?" she asked. "Yeah," I replied. " Great! Me too. Can I join you?', She asked. " OK", I said. Although, I didn't want. She was weird. Sometimes she turns completely silent. Sometimes she talks a lot of nonsense stuff.

We were in the one of the most market. " It has been ages of not going to markets. I love this crowd," She said. I just smiled it off and started to walk to the station, then after a minute something fell on me, it was heavy enough that I was on the ground. I turned and realized it was a freshly dead fat man. I screamed and jumped off. Everybody noticed us and started to run away, even I ran off, then I realized the girl was not in the market. I was scared. It was the first time I saw someone dying in front of me, on my body. As if I was the sleeping bed of death for him. I badly wished Ander would be there for me. I reached the station. I breathed. Everything was normal in the station. Nobody knew what happened in the market. The train soon arrived.

I was on my way to El Vordo. I could barely sleep. My stomach was growling with hunger. I had not eaten since lunch. I thought I would dine on our way to the station with Ander, I was crying from inside. People say men don't cry but deep in our hearts we cry, probably more than a woman does. I turn on my phone and was about to call Ander but again I thought, " Why should I call. He is the one who needs to call me whether I have reached" I turn off the phone. " Someone seems to be angry", someone said, I recognized immediately it was Ander. I hugged him immediately. " Oops, I was wrong... How long do you want to hug? The trains are assuming us a gay couple", he chuckled. I laughed and sat. " How did you reach here?", I asked. " By taxi ", he said as he lift his leg like a stereotypical rich man. " Why were you running like a wild dog on the street?", he asked. " So you saw me", I said "

Of course", he said. I glared, "Seriously! You saw me in danger and you didn't stop for me? ", " Danger? I thought you were doing a workout ", he said. " How could someone be so smart and stupid at the same time?", I said. " What happen exactly?", he asked. I explained the whole story. " Couldn't that girl be the murderer? ", he commented. " I don't know but there was no blood, he just felt on my body. Was it a homicide or heart attack, or stroke... I don't know", I breathed. " How can one run nonstop it's almost a mile away from the station ", he laughed. " Seriously you are laughing. It's just because of you if you had come with me, that girl wouldn't have hit on me", I said. " She was not hitting on you for sex but for dinner", he laughed. Although it was against me even I couldn't resist to not laugh.

Then I saw a girl who was exactly wearing the same dress just like the girl who was with me, she was searching for someone. Then I saw an old man shivering. He was wearing a polo and a trouser, which look expensive. I approached him, " Would you like to use my jacket sir? You look like you need it", I said gently. " Thank you very much. My jacket got soaked in the river" he shivered and wore the jacket. " Are you traveling alone?", I asked. " Yeah to El Vordo to meet my ex-boyfriend after years", he said. " Oh," I remarked. " Oh, I am sorry if I have made you uncomfortable. You can have your jacket back", he said as he take off the jacket. " No no no, I am totally fine with it. I just got a blank. Don't worry", I said. " Is there a reason to visit your ex?", I asked. He sighed, " Very long story... but we broke up because of misunderstandings but today we found out what was the truth and.... finally after 5 years we are finally moving in again". He said. " He is no longer your ex then", I said. He smiled. " Julio! ", Ander called me.