I was very happy to see
Rampano the next day when I opened my eyes.
I was beginning to actually like the man, or whatever he was that passed
for a man. I had utmost faith in what he
would tell me, but I was very confused at this point.
“Rampano! You told me that I worked in the ovens in Auchwitz! I could not have done that. I came here in 1895 as my Great Grandfather and he died in 1916 and I was born in 1941 and I can not be 2 people at once! How do you explain that?”
“Oh, just cool your jets missy! I made a little mistake. You are not the only one I am tutoring here and I just got you mixed up with a little gal fromBerlin
I had to think about that. He was here to help me so surely he was further advanced in his journey than I was. I had thought he was different than I was. I was a novice at this, or so I thought and I thought he knew things I did not, but maybe that was not the case. Maybe he was searching for answers just as I was. I suddenly seen Rampano in a new light. He was a comrade seeking answers just as I was. I laughed.
“Oh, Rampano! You are just like me, aren’t you? You are not perfect and neither am I! How many times have you been sent back? “ I crossed my arms and waited for an answer.
For the first time since I had met him, he looked sad. My heart stirred for the first time since I had died. I reached out and put my arms around Rampano. I felt a tear fall on the top of my head and I felt a tenderness for this strange little man that I was pretty sure I could not feel being dead, but there it was. Empathy welled in my heart and I patted his shoulder.
“Maybe we can figure this out together.” As we stood in the middle of wherever we were, I felt my mossy little room envelope me, but Rampano was still in my arms as I drifted into nothingness.
“Rampano! You told me that I worked in the ovens in Auchwitz! I could not have done that. I came here in 1895 as my Great Grandfather and he died in 1916 and I was born in 1941 and I can not be 2 people at once! How do you explain that?”
“Oh, just cool your jets missy! I made a little mistake. You are not the only one I am tutoring here and I just got you mixed up with a little gal from
I had to think about that. He was here to help me so surely he was further advanced in his journey than I was. I had thought he was different than I was. I was a novice at this, or so I thought and I thought he knew things I did not, but maybe that was not the case. Maybe he was searching for answers just as I was. I suddenly seen Rampano in a new light. He was a comrade seeking answers just as I was. I laughed.
“Oh, Rampano! You are just like me, aren’t you? You are not perfect and neither am I! How many times have you been sent back? “ I crossed my arms and waited for an answer.
For the first time since I had met him, he looked sad. My heart stirred for the first time since I had died. I reached out and put my arms around Rampano. I felt a tear fall on the top of my head and I felt a tenderness for this strange little man that I was pretty sure I could not feel being dead, but there it was. Empathy welled in my heart and I patted his shoulder.
“Maybe we can figure this out together.” As we stood in the middle of wherever we were, I felt my mossy little room envelope me, but Rampano was still in my arms as I drifted into nothingness.
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