I've seen an angel...
This is what I said. I wasn't able to believe my own eyes, I still can't realize if she was real or just a vision, result of the odyssey we had been living through for the past 2 days, but I knew one thing, I knew she was there to save us one last time, to let us finish the Circle and go back home.
We were on the ferry " 00:30 for 'Bari' " [my cousin's quote of the day. Actually not a quote, it was more like a perfect oxymoron, taking place between the professional-yankee-spelling of the departure's time; and the hilarious face and accent sudden-switch, in order to reach the optimal Italian pronunciation of the destination].
The Neapolitan pater familia we met at the staging area on the dock warned us that it would have been an hard night but I didn't expect that much.
This is what I said. I wasn't able to believe my own eyes, I still can't realize if she was real or just a vision, result of the odyssey we had been living through for the past 2 days, but I knew one thing, I knew she was there to save us one last time, to let us finish the Circle and go back home.
We were on the ferry " 00:30 for 'Bari' " [my cousin's quote of the day. Actually not a quote, it was more like a perfect oxymoron, taking place between the professional-yankee-spelling of the departure's time; and the hilarious face and accent sudden-switch, in order to reach the optimal Italian pronunciation of the destination].
The Neapolitan pater familia we met at the staging area on the dock warned us that it would have been an hard night but I didn't expect that much.
It's proven that the humans descend from animals because of observations scientists, especially Darwin, have done on over-night ferries. I never thought people could sleep in so many positions, I never even imagined human body could assume so many positions!
I was developing my personal one... I had too few energies to sit in a decent way that I took the shape of the chair I was trying to sleep on, but chairs have no head-rest and this can be a problem if your neck is not working. Mine, of course, wasn't. When sleep took me onto the clouds that bring into Morfeo's world, everything was calm, silent and peaceful. For a while, I forgot where I was...Just for a while, just until the moment Alberto came back with an angel, waking me up and letting the real dream begin.
The angel was smiling, maybe the best smile I've ever seen. That smile restored me and Fili (apparently he was living the same situation as I was) almost immediately. The four of us started to talk. There was still hope. There was still light (of course, we were on a ferry and everyone who's been on a ferry knows that in every ferry lights are always on). The metaphorical light this time was the restaurant area.
The angel, I'll call "L" from now on, gave us a great piece of intel: on ferries, at 02:00 am, the restaurant areas closes and they let you use couches and chairs to sleep. Until 06:00 am, when the restaurants open for business again. That was a plan! we were going to wait and then silently assault the restaurants seating area! So we waited, we ate something, Beto and I went outside to take some fresh wind and smoke the last greek cigarette. We were straight on our way to Italy.
The restaurant area closed, thanks to L we got the places to sleep but the couches were too comfortable so Beto and I found a long-way better spot: the window sills. Right between the window and the Bench-Sofa/blinds. We tucked in and well asleep with a starry sky shining through the large windows and light rumbling vibration loosening up or taught muscles.
I was developing my personal one... I had too few energies to sit in a decent way that I took the shape of the chair I was trying to sleep on, but chairs have no head-rest and this can be a problem if your neck is not working. Mine, of course, wasn't. When sleep took me onto the clouds that bring into Morfeo's world, everything was calm, silent and peaceful. For a while, I forgot where I was...Just for a while, just until the moment Alberto came back with an angel, waking me up and letting the real dream begin.
The angel was smiling, maybe the best smile I've ever seen. That smile restored me and Fili (apparently he was living the same situation as I was) almost immediately. The four of us started to talk. There was still hope. There was still light (of course, we were on a ferry and everyone who's been on a ferry knows that in every ferry lights are always on). The metaphorical light this time was the restaurant area.
The angel, I'll call "L" from now on, gave us a great piece of intel: on ferries, at 02:00 am, the restaurant areas closes and they let you use couches and chairs to sleep. Until 06:00 am, when the restaurants open for business again. That was a plan! we were going to wait and then silently assault the restaurants seating area! So we waited, we ate something, Beto and I went outside to take some fresh wind and smoke the last greek cigarette. We were straight on our way to Italy.
The restaurant area closed, thanks to L we got the places to sleep but the couches were too comfortable so Beto and I found a long-way better spot: the window sills. Right between the window and the Bench-Sofa/blinds. We tucked in and well asleep with a starry sky shining through the large windows and light rumbling vibration loosening up or taught muscles.
Morning struck like lightning. Nor I nor Beto were fazed by the acute rays and slept on. Obviously, to the joy of Mr. Darwin, our eyelids had evolved into total blackout shutters. The Nazi-Shift waiter in charge of shepherding and shaking people off the ship, surprised and enjoyed, found us the next morning.
06:00 am.
A perfect honey-yogurt-oreo breakfast let us return the favor to the magnificent angel, restoring her smile. Our way of saying thankyou.... She didn't disappear during the night, she was still there with us.
Now I know, it's just writing it down , remembering those moments that I can say that sometimes we are lucky; sometimes angels came on earth to help us pass through difficult moments; sometimes, if you're lucky, the angel is smiling; sometimes if you are really lucky, the angel also has got amazing deep blue eyes; but, whether you're lucky or not, you just have to recognize that angel and thank him or her
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I found the chance to thank you with all my heart, hoping to see you again.
yours Pietro.
