William Strandger.
' The Right World'
The crowd was enormous. Everybody was nervous and, some kind of, curious. People were standing everywhere, where they could climb, stand or sit.
«Do you think it's strange?», asked my friend Claris.
«I don't know what to think, really», answered I with confusion.
She didn't talk to me any more, because, I think, she understood that I would not answer her questions. Because I didn't know many answers. Claris always was a bit silly in her behaviour, but she was kind and clever. She was a woman and that was all.
We were standing in the middle of the crowd and looking for the big ship landing on the ground. It was «Iserprent» - the most beautiful ship among others.
Doors opened and two people stepped out.
The crowd gasped and fell in applouses and screams. Here they were - Hefest Kliek and Milos. Captain Kinok – slim young man with ambitions and not very good character. Milos, who was called 'giant' – tall, strong man with wide shoulders and big hands, from another planet - Vurbalion, not very emotional, just Hefest could «read» him, but he never meantioned it.
That day, they were here, on the Earth, to collect a special thing which had the highest level of danger. Hefest smiled and waved, Milos, as usual, was very serious, but his eyes were on the Captain's back.
Claris was screaming, too, but not so loud. Her bright red lips were in a strange shape, which, I, might say, was a shape of a smile. I turned my head and looked at Hefest and Milos one more time. They were like the halfs of something big and important, and nobody here mentioned it.
An hour later, the same crowd was standing and saying goodbye for the big and beautiful ship - «Iserprent».
•••
It was nearly night, when I saw the news. Claris was crying and I asked her, but she just nodded to the TVset.
Hefest died.
Big words for people.
I was shocked and my body was numb for the long long moments.
On the screen was Milos and captain Kliek on his hands. Face of the giant was pale and his eyes were black and full of emptiness, pain and something more, what nobody could recognize. Everybody's face went dark with the shadow of disgust.
Claris gasped.
«No, they can't!»
Nearly every person on the square has a face full of disgust.
Claris screamed.
«No... No!»
I was dissapointed in all these stupid people.
But at the same time on the screen, Milos, very tenderly, touched Hefest's cheeck.
And the square fell in angry screams.
But I could see, that some people were crying, like Claris.
The real love was disgraced, just because they were two men.
So, later at night, I asked myself.
Is this the right world?
