Madrid, 2020
The phone in Blackwheel's pocket rang as he stepped down from the bus and raised a hand towards Xavi to tell him goodbye. Xavi answered, feeling sad as it dawned on him that he was not going to see the man who had the guts to tell him that Jesus was a black man.
"God bless you, sir," Xavi said to Blackwheel.
"God bless you too, son," Blackwheel replied and watched as the bus disappeared into another section of the road.
Even from a few feet away, Blackwheel could easily recognize the cross on top of the church that was close to him. The symbol of Christ proudly warming the sky.
"Can I help you with something?" A short man with a Spanish accent asked. He was much shorter than the last unfamiliar man that had approached Blackwheel. Fortunately, the man talking to Blackwheel was also a pastor.
"Not really," Blackwheel said. "I was just hoping I could spend some quiet time with God before leaving."
"Some quiet time, you say.
Madrid, 2020Blackwheel was moving slowly as he felt his stomach grow unusually wider than its original size, and it was only a matter of half a minute before he realized the enlargement of his stomach was just his mind messing around with him in an effort to make him think about the woman that had asked him questions about abortion and prostitution.Rebecca!He positioned himself behind the wall as he watched Rebecca coming out from the supermarket."Good grief," he exhaled as he watched Rebecca conceal the item she had gotten from the supermarket beneath casually crossed arms in front of her, out of sight but accessible in a flash whenever she needed to show someone what she had bought. She seemed to walk faster and faster as the gap increased, and Blackwheel struggled to keep up without drawing unnecessary attention to himself.They walked for a while, cut across two distinct streets before Blackwheel's shoes scuffed a stone and sent him almost
Lagos, 2020Kainene let out a gasp as her partner, Ifenna approached the building.Inside the building, glowing like evil eyes covered with dust, she saw nothing except for her own sad imagination."Pathetic!" Ifenna let out a soft air."I thought I saw something," Kainene tried to defend herself without putting much effort.It didn't work."I can see what you thought you saw," Ifenna continued. "You probably saw a ghost covered in dust because that is the only reasonable thing that could have made you draw my attention.""I thought I saw something more than that," Kainene bit her lips."What do you think you saw?""I thought I saw a werewolf.""A werewolf?" Ifenna sighed and then hissed. "Are you trying to make a fool out of my genuine kindness?""It is far from that, honey," Kainene touched Ifenna gently. "I am serious about what I saw.""What you saw?" Ifenna moved away from her.
Lagos, 2020Ifenna had no idea where he was going as he followed Kainene from behind but he knew he had to continue following her if he wanted to prove to her that all her friends were the same, if she wanted to prove to him that all her friends were different. Kind, nice and reasonable. His elbows and knees burned as he covered more distance as if he was placed in a fire and was about to be roasted because of a false allegation laid on his head. Still, he persevered. The desire to prove Kainene wrong was his only compass, driving him slowly to follow her without hesitation, driving him slowly to endure the amount of time he was wasting without thinking otherwise."Your sister is funny," Ifenna said as he rubbed his forehead to remove the sweat that had occupied there."She is a blooming flower waiting to be touched by the right man," Kainene replied then added, "I can't wait for you to meet Sandra.""I bet she can't
Madrid, 2020Blackwheel's legs bent in the only open space he had, his feet searching for some space in the open floor above him. It was as if he was upside down, facing the ceiling. It was as if he was opposing gravity. Carefully, he turned and planted his feet on the ground. Then, as he felt a hand around his neck squeezed tighter, he closed his eyes and extended his legs like a cow that had been caught cheating. The carpet shifted, ever so slightly, but enough for him avoid touching the floor.He woke up and rubbed his face."What just happened to me?" Blackwheel asked himself as he managed to stand up from the bed and move.Outside, he felt the cold hit his body in quick movements. Then, without thinking about who was around him, who was staring at him, he pulled his shirt and kept it on the ground.Trying to build some heat by rubbing his hands together and wondering why he was feeling cold despite being a werewolf, he stayed outside for about
Budapest, 2020Man crossed his legs as Blackwheel approached him inside his office in Budapest. The call had come quickly than expected and before both of them knew what was happening, Blackwheel was inside a plane to the capital city of Hungary.Blackwheel didn't talk much as he sat down close to some guests that had come to negotiate with Man. He felt more relaxed as he admired the suit he was wearing for an unappealing meeting where he was going to be struck with sympathy and anger because of a life that had been lost, because of Alberto who Man had killed."Please, be comfortable while I ask my assistant to get you something to drink," Man said as he motioned to the guests inside his office to leave immediately because of Blackwheel's presence."Can we come back later to finalize the deal and make possible corrections to the offer we have presented?" One of the guests ask Man."Sure," Man said, rubbing his long black tie softly. "All immediate
Pennsylvania, 2020"Everything started before my father was taken away from me and I still maintain he has a right to live," the director's daughter snapped. "My dead father has a right to be treated justly. He has a right to be here with us and handling this situation as all of us are.""But he is dead," Clark corrected. "There is nothing we can do about his condition. Unless you have a way to bring him out of the grave without raising unnecessary spirits into our own affairs.""Spirits don't exists," the director's daughter laughed. "My father did exist.""We don't deny your father's existence," Maria stepped in, touching her head warmly and looking outside, to see the sun that had calmly risen and placed itself in its position of power."I understand what both of you are saying and I still maintain it is way too early for us to be taking tough decisions," the director's daughter continued."We are on the edge of falling apar
Pennsylvania, 2020The police officer and Maria dashed to the main entrance of an abandoned building. Clark found the wooden door locked and told the police officer. The police officer reacted quickly and fired three shots from his semi-automatic into the ancient bolt, and it shattered. The door opened.Slowly, the police officer led the way, feeling confused that he had met the door wide open an hour ago only to see it closed now."What is it?" Maria asked as they stopped."They were right there," the police officer replied, looking awkwardly at the spot where he had seen the dead body of two people who were important to Maria. He turned to his partner. Another police officer dressed in the proud colors of blue and white and repeated the same words he had told Maria, "they were right there."His friend and partner in ensuring justice and drinking wine didn't answer. He just turned away, sta
Budapest, 2020"You will see everything unfold with your own eyes," the caller said. "When it is going to happen, you will be there to watch with your very own eyes.""I don't understand what you are saying," Blackwheel said. "Do you have connections with Man?"The caller did not answer."Who are you?" Blackwheel raised his voice. He couldn't move properly neither could he talk properly after his visit to Man and Woman. Nobody inside the meeting wouldn't admit that the period of time they spent was intense. Even Blake couldn't deny."Who sent you?"Blackwheel's words hung in the darkness. The only sound he could hear was the anomalous hum of a television camera in the place where the caller had made the call to him. Apart from that, he heard nothing.