Life

“I feel so tired. I want to sleep and not ever wake up.” The young man said closing his eyes with the wind in his hair.

“Then do so!” the girl burst out.

He revealed his empty stare and whimpered “I can’t! People are depending on me. ” the heavy silence made it awkward for the girl to interfere.  “A book would be great too.” He suddenly continued.

With a bit of courage the girl tried to seam excited “A book with infinite pages! “

“No. That would be so boring.”

She didn’t give up, just insisted “But what if on every page was a different story?”

“I already have that book.” the trembling voice scattered in the wind.

“Can I see it?” she said confused.

“You already do… you wake up to it every day and sleep to it every night, just as I do.” He said with an ironic smirk.

Finally understanding, the girl smiled brightly “Just as us all.”

The boy stared surprised at the brightness of the smile and shyly covering his own, whispered “I guess that’s true.”