Saturday 20 September 2008

Short story - Photo Gallery


Photo Gallery

A picture of his wife , it was in front of him , just few minutes ago , in the photo gallery , on his untidy bed , which is a copy of his untidy room , which full of chaos in every corner of it .
Some clothes lying on the seat without care , and some other dirty socks lying on the ground , next to the sofa , along with some dirty work clothes .
And the smale table overflowing with soiled cups of tea and coffee, also some fruits took a corner of the table , and on that table , in the side of the bed , there is also a shell for the cigarette stubs , which was full of ash , and on that table there is some liquor bottles too .
Sat on the bed's edge . and poured a glass of liquor , he was reviewing the smale family photo album .
Few minutes ago , his wife's picture , it was in front of him , the picture suddenly disappeared , he search between the folds of the bed cover , not find , he removed all blankets and sheets from the bed , and agitated , did not find it , he put back all the blankets on his untidy bed .
Sat on the bed's edge , poured another glass of liquor , he felt sick from that search , he pulled the glass and poured all the glass content in his mouth at once , washed his mouth by pajamas arm tip , he heared slight voice comming from source between the bed sheets on his untidy bed .
He look out to the source of the sound .. he saw the blankets moving higher as if something inside , swells and grows , he cringed in panic at the far bedside , teeth chattered to each other , while he watching the blanket moving from his untidy bed and landing on the ground , and inside it the thing which sweels and grows , after landing it began moving on the ground of the room which fired by the chaos in every corner .
In the middle of the room the blanket stopped moving , and start falling on the ground followed by the bed sheets .
Suddenly , he is face to face with his wife .
She was looking at him by her beautiful eyes , he try to talk , but could not .
What is happining ?? it was just a picture in the photo album , and then .. what is that she doing ?? she takes off her dress ornated with flowers and stripped the transperant sleep t. shirt .
Possess all the courge and he spoke , " what are you doing ?? " he asked
" And how you came here ?? " he continued asking .
She did not respond to the questions , and continued stripping until she became naked , with Aphrodite beauty .
He stood at the bed's edge , but did not moved , he sat again , he rubbed his eyes by his hands .
'' Am i in fact or fiction ??'' he talked to himself , "is this the impact of excessive drinks?? '' ,'' but iam not sleeping or in a dream '' ,'' and the prove iam thinking and i will smoke now '' .
This is the cigarette and that is the lighter , he moved his finger above the lighter , smale flame raised ,he lit the cigarette , "yes iam not sleeping " still talk to himself , "and what i see not a part of a dream " .
He was looking to her , but unable to identify any emotion on her face , as if it only a beautiful statue of Aphrodite , he remember that image he drawn first time , as it is now , this magic beauty , black hair and rosy cheeks , lips , which carried the most beautiful smile and open invitation at the same moment , the pale brown eyeballs with long eyelashes , the firm breasts and beautiful arms , the slim waist , she was putting her arms above her head , she is beautiful really .
He stand up again and moved one step towards her , " how did you come ?? iam not in dream is it ?? "he asked ," can i touch you ?? " "why do not talk ?? i am really happy to see you , it is true that iam a scientific man and dont believe in superstitious , and the picture change to a real body , and that ...
what is happining ?? , just a moment please ..
I am not drunk , why not talking ?? anyway iam happy to see you , very happy , you know how much i love you , come on between my arms .
He put the cup on the table and off the cigarette . he moved toward his wife with wide open arms , step and the 2nd step , then stopped and came back,
She began to speak , she was beautiful , but he could not identify her empotion , are she happy ??angery ?? she loves him ?? , hate ??
he did not know , he poured a glass of drink , and lit a cigarette , she is talking but he does not understand anything .
He saw some changes on her face , and body too , eyes bags appeared around the eyes and winkles and crossed lines increased on her cheeks and neck , the breasts became flabby , and the hair turns white to silver , all these changes took place in front of him ,
She speak , and he does not understand ,
how to understand the fast talking as the speed of the years of life in such a short time .
He was still near to her , the disassosciate from these changes only one step .
He stand watching a prodigy , and she was still speaking , what is happening really ??
What she says ??
Is she blame him ??
Is she a fact ??
Is he under the influence of drinks ??
He really drink to forget himself , and the concerns of alienation , and sleep to forget the years of his age that melts quickly as a thread of silk flowing fast between his fingers trembled on his empty glass .
He moved to return the cup to place over the smale table , next to his untidy bed , or to fill it ??
The separate distance just one step from his wife and the other step far from the smale table .
It came to his mind that he had heared something he understood it .
The voice says that there is something wrong in this life .
Turned to the source of the sound , not find anything , even his wife .
Draws a cross the untidy room , did not find anything .
He sat on the edge of his untidy bed , and poured the bottle content in his glass , while he turns the photo gallery ,
Suddenly , he found his wife's photograph in the place again , inside the photo album .

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