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12 pages
First published March 1, 1993
I haven't slept for last 16 nights and 17days. Today is the 17th night. I couldn't sleep. I tried. But failed. I typed in Google Search "Insomnia". It took me to the Christopher Nolan's movie. I didn't watch that movie. I like Christopher Nolan, though. So does my cat. My cat doesn't watch any TV. But whenever a Christopher Nolan movie comes he gets glued to the TV. We all have something in common. We all love darkness.
As I can't sleep, I took a walk. I walked in the dark alleys. I normally don't go to the strip club. But there was something on the neon display that attracted me. I went inside. There were two other customers. A couple. They were sitting on the corner. There was a strip dancer performing on the stage. The couple seemed not interested in the dance. They were talking to each other. I took a chair. A topless waitress came to take order. Her breasts were little saggy. Probably, when a stripper becomes old, she becomes a waitress.
The waitress asked me if I wanted a drink or a lapdance. I said, both. She took me to a room. The room had orange light. There was a stripper sitting on the bed. As soon as I sat on the bed, she started performing. I was not interested in her dance. I looked around. The wall had photos of naked women. There was a photo lying on the table in the corner. A man. From the attire, he looked like some sort of a king. He was a wearing a crown and a big moustache. I asked the stripper about the photo. She looked at me and started sobbing.
I didn't ask her why she was crying. It's not that I didn't want to know. But I didn't want her to stop crying. It was like she was letting out her emotion. I sat there for a long time. The stripper crying her heart out holding the photo. I was terribly thirsty. But I didn't ask her about my drink. I don't know what time it was. I had lost track of time. I was not sure if I was hungry. Probably I was.
After a long time, she said, "You know. I don't belong here." Her voice was sweet. "I know" was all I managed to say. I don't know why I said that. Probably, I didn't want to hurt her. She smiled at me and left. I lied down on the bed. And I slept. My 17 days and 17 nights insomnia had come to an end. But I didn't sleep for long. I woke up in 5 minutes. I don't know why I woke up. I just woke up. But the sleep I had in those 5 minutes was deep.
أصبح الشاب الذي لم نعرف اسمه أبدا رهين الإختيار ما بين أن تمسكه الشرطة و تقطعه أربا أو أن يسمح للقزم الراقص باحتلال جسده فيظل يرقص في الغابة إلى الأبد.
مر ما يقرب من شهر الأن و أنا أهرب من غابة لأخرى. أقتات على التوت و الحشرات و أشرب المياه من النهر لأبقى حيا.
يأتي القزم إلى أحلامي كل ليلة و يطلب مني السماح له باحتلال جسدي