Tunnel Vision

"A taste from the fountain of peace;Memories breathe faintly.A drink from the waters of terror;Memories breathe heavily.That's when you know it's time to start from the beginning."(Ana-Maria is sitting mute in front of her piano with bloody fingers from striking the keys too hard. She's adorned in a black home made gown as though she were prepared for the tragedy. The eve was blessed with silence; you could hear a pin drop. It was as though all neighboring dogs were asleep or it's owners gone to sleep. The lights in the streets twitched leaving the neighborhood at the mercy of a flicker of light)Suddenly the thunder rumble hit and down came the rain drops and in an increasing manner. Ana-Maria got up from her chair as though she had gotten an epiphany. She gradually walked carefully while feeling each furniture with her hands along the way. Eventually she got to the dining table and decided to crawl instead. Soon

"Open my eyes to the stories outsideThe stories of love and harmonyThe stories of peace and perfection that'll never be told."While Ana-Maria was asleep her despair lingered still. The door of pain which she refused to open earlier finally resurfaced. Her shrouded memories from the day of her 8th birthday came knocking. (Ana-Maria and Nicanor are standing at the front porch about to open the front door with their 'surprise' faces on)As they opened the door of house, th upey realized all the curtains were closed and the windows were down.  There was not a single ounce of light in the house. No usual 'surprise!' screams by their friends and well wishers."This is new, I'm officially surprised," Nicanor said and followed with a sinister laugh."Something isn't right, what happened to the lights. Mother should know I'm scared of the dark.

"Sometimes I wake up and I wonder why the real people dieAnd I know my days are numberedBut I don't want to be the sacrificeDon't ask why" (It was a cool evening at the Mc Chico's grocery store where Nicolae worked hourly shifts to make ends meet. Mc Chico had been in the town for close to 70 years being passed down from generations. The Chicos are as easy going folks, not focused on excessive profit making but built on the foundation of making the average folks access basic necessities at a fair price.) Mc Chico is usually jam-packed during the day  but less occupied at evening time. Nicolae had just started his evening shift by 7pm. He was out moving groceries from the storage to their respective shelves in the shop. It was news hour and the news of the interim crises culminated by the revolution a

"Life didn't present me tilted roses today.Where all movements begin,There did the man of my dreamsEmerge as my knight in shining armor" (Elena is sitted in front of a block of flats situated by the Transport Terminal as she waited for the school bus to arrive. A newspaper vendor is in sight as well as some other road side businesses and a coffee shop) Elena sat on a long bench as she waited for the school bus to arrive. She pulled out a Novel tagged "The Forbidden Forest" by Mircea Eliade from her school bag to keep her engaged. A leaflet is folded to help her recall where she had stopped the last time she read it. Elena is a black-haired, adorable young girl of perfect teeth. In as much as the school protocol said for students to keep their dressing in check; Elena stood out. She used to be an average student before; hiding in Ana-Maria's shadows who always topped the class.&nb

"Old habits never die young;They live till they're satisfiedWho sees the King's table full of merrimentAnd hastens to depart?" (Women of different shapes and sizes swinging down poles and hanging on swings almost naked. Men flinging wads of cash like they own a bullion van. Miss Briti comes in from her inner office to see the event of things and check up on her girls) The evening tide just took shape and The Suzz Brothel was already swimming with guests. Covert was the watchword for such events. There were no waiting lines but it was still jam-packed. You don't gain entry without a show of a stack of Money at the entrance.Miss Briti had moved into Bucharest 20years ago from Russia. She got caught up in a woman prostitution ring but managed to escape and made her way to Rahova. With no marketable skill but her body, she penetrated all the neighborhoods of Rahova breaking marriages and leavi