Questioning Nothing

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February/March 2010
Vol. VIII No. 4   ISSN: 1545-3650
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Featured Fiction
Questioning Nothing

by Christian Martinez  ©2010

1st Fiction Publication

A man didn't know the meaning of life.  He found himself standing, after years of searching, at the edge of the Abyss.  There was a darkness inside it.  No light escaped.  He stood here at the edge of Nothing, thought fondly of his father, and rejoiced.

Dad had told him that Nothing could tell a man what to do with his life. Now he was here to be told.

Gazing into the abyss he asked a question, "Why am I here?"

The black hole said nothing.

The man despaired and thought for hours.  He must have not asked the right question.  "What should I do then?" he asked.

The black hole said nothing.

The man began to grow angry at Nothing's reluctance to answer.  Tears welled in his eyes and he brandished his fist, stepping forward.

"WHO am I!"

The man had stepped too far, and the hole swallowed him.

The Black hole said nothing.

 

~ Christian Martinez, California  ©2010

Christian spends his time learning the craft of writing while attending college. He majors in Anthropology and tries to include wit as well as meaning in all of his stories. This is his first publication.

 
 
 


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