The quietest morning in the Vatican, without a cloud, barely the wind blew, the cats in the street meowed because they knew what would come. At that time in the papal office ...
"Young, can you help me?" Exclaimed the pope, calling a young man at the door of the place
"As not eminence-enters the room-what do I help him?
"I need you to help me read the speech."
"As you order," he said, "heed what the father ordered him to do."
The young man attending to his superior's orders does everything that is commanded him, while on the outskirts of the room a gentleman of about forty years old was addressed with a car of meals.
- Who are you? - exclaimed the guard of the Vatican who guarded the door of the papal office
"I come to bring the breakfast to your eminence."
"Leave it here ... go with god."
"As he orders, he retires leaving the cart."
The moment the man leaves the room, the young man who had helped the pope leaves.
- Is this for the father? The young man asked
"Yes, brother," answered the guard.
At that moment the young man enters with the car.
"My lord, it's breakfast time ..."
"Great, good coffee for my mornings," the pope replied.
The young man begins to serve the coffee.
"Please, two tablespoons of sugar."
"As he orders," he exclaimed, obeying what the pope had told him.
Meanwhile on the other side of the world, Cardinal Lincoln was in his office talking to an old friend.
"He is your son! He has the right to know his father. He exclaims, punching the table.
"Lower your voice ... you know what would happen if they find out ... you say I'm their father, but nobody can know.
"Look Lincoln, when I get pregnant with you, I did not know whether to tell you or not, keep quiet and when you decided to follow this path, I would accept and support you ... now because you do not know your son once and for all.
-Because he would be exposed-he grabs his head-and I would be excommunicated
-Looked Lincoln-stands up from the chair- I always loved you ... I just want you to recognize your son-tears begin to sprout
At that moment Lincoln could not stand it any more, got up from his chair and hugged him tightly and whispered "I still love you, sorry"
"At least ... I ask you to be his father ... leave this-with eyes so teary I look at Lincoln
"I came too high to leave this, I promised God something and I have to fulfill it," he snaps.
-But if who ...
At that moment Ronnie is interrupted by the sound of exhaustive blows to the office door that shouted but could not "Cardinal, Cardinal"
"Disgruntled Lincoln opens the door-" "That's what they want now!" - seeing that he had shouted so bent his head and give a little prayer.
"Sir, the pope ... The pope has become ill, he thinks he will soon be reunited with God ..."
"As you say ..." At that moment the words that the computer had said echoed in his conscience, those words that said "We will take care"
"I see ... I'd better go home" -he stares into Lincoln's eyes as his body shakes-exclaim "Goodbye father.
At that moment in the room were Lincoln and that young man.
"Father, the camerlegno asked us to attend all the cardinals for a beginning of the conclave ...
-But the pope is not dead. I exclaim convinced
"No, but to his state very soon it will be, if it comes to live tonight, will not see dawn.
"I understand, you better pack my things for me, I have to go to fulfill a promise - look at his cross - I will leave my cardinals, I will be dressed normal, my son ... you could take me in one direction - you see your cell phone.
-As ordered by father
Lincoln, pulling off his cardinal outfit, donned a shirt he had not worn long ago, jeans and shoes, hardly seemed to be a cardinal.
"You look quite different, Father ..."
"Thank you, believe it or not, I always like to dress like that ..."
Both got into the car and headed to Royal Woods, which was not so far about 10 kilometers.
"Tell me father, why do you want to go to that place?"
-Before I go to the Vatican I want to greet a sister who is ignored, but he has always loved me - he looks at the young man - I want to meet his daughters and his wife.
"Woman? But you did not have only sisters.
"Yes, she is.
"Oh ... I see, do you know Father?" He never told me because he decided to follow this path of faith, mine was a revelation of Christ in person.
"It is very good that the gentleman has appeared to you, mine ... it was different.
- What does Father say? Different?
-Yes ... it's there-get out of the car- Thanks a lot brother.
"Father, do you want me to wait?"
"No, unless it is necessary and urgent to go."
Nodding his head, the young man leaves with his car as Lincoln approached the grim-looking, old-fashioned house, but decorated with the most cheerfulness possible, he could not imagine such a combination making such a homogeneity, as Lincoln approached Through his mind passed more than a thousand and one things he could not understand, If they do not recognize me, "" Well, at least Lumi will be in his house ... he said he would take care of them, right? "
"Well ... I think it's better to face life once and for all." The doorbell rings and a young girl with features very similar to Luan opens.
- Hi, who are you? He exclaims disinterestedly as he watches his cell phone
-Hi my name is Lincoln, maybe this is the house of Luan Loud
-Yes ... Mom, a very strange man with clothes of the 2.010 is looking for you !
In the distance there was a voice that said "I'm coming".
- Who is it ...? Lincoln?
-Luan ...
"Brother!" He leaps into Lincoln's arms.
-Emm, brother? I thought you only had sisters mom
"My little one, you remember when I told you the story of the white-haired young man who always tried to avoid us.
"Here ... Uncle Lincoln, the one who in 16 years of my life I only saw once when I was four miserable years-the girl leaves the furious door to her room
-Lina, Lina come here ! - I cry loudly Luan- sorry brother, happens
-Thank you-enter the house.
"Sit down, brother, please, and tell me, what was the matter in your life studying theology?"
At that moment the room was silent, only heard the cries of Lina who began to sing wildly.
- Sorry sister, I will not lie ... it's over and I've become a cardinal ...
-Well ... and what brings you to visit the family ?, after so long
-I prompted something- at that moment Lumi enters the room with a tray of cookies
"Hi, Uncle Lincoln, I saw you kept the promise.
"I see-" "He gets up and goes to the patio where there is a little girl of about ten years sitting on a sandbank.
At that moment Lincoln worried apologizes to Lumi and runs to where his sister is.
"Lincoln knows Maria," says Maria.
"Hello ... and you are?"
"I'm your uncle ..." Lincoln extends his hand.
-Well ... I will continue as my castle
Startled by the indifference of the small Lincoln goes to a bench that was in the patio and sits next to its sister.
- So you'll be the next pope? Exclaimed Luan.
- How do you know that? "Surprised," he said.
- The pope, his health is deteriorating read today in the newspaper ... Seriously brother because you come after so many years to my house, something tells me that you are in serious trouble or that you will never be able to see again.
-It's not that sister ... I just wanted to see you again, to see the family you've formed.
"It's amazing how a priest can so lightly take Maggie's subject with me," he exclaims, laughing.
"I am not a priest, I am your brother first of all ... I would also like to see you in the congregation sometime, I never saw you in the church ... more to Maggie.
"I see ..." she looks at the sky, "that's what weekends do ..."
- You are angry with me?
-What do you think ... -Luan turns his gaze elsewhere
-What ... sorry that I left the family ... I knew that nobody could understand my decision ...
"You even wrote a letter, I had to learn from Ronnie Anne that you decided to be a shepherd boy," I exclaim in mockery.
"You know I could not say-"
-You know that mama and dad would have supported you, you left your heart destroyed, worse than I left mama when she knew mine with Maggie, but that's a story apart, the fact is that you left us all ...
At that moment comes the young priest who had taken Lincoln in the car.
"Excuse me, sir ... Papa est mortuus; In Conclave Incipit ...
-The ... conclave ... will it start? -Assured answers Lincoln
"That's the way it is, sir." Replied the young man.
"Brother ..." says Luan in surprise.
From the distance there was a silhouette that was beginning to approach, a tall dark-haired girl who came with a smile on her face, seeing that these two people were hurrying their way.
"My lovely comedian, are you all right?" Maggie exclaimed.