About a certain return

Part 11

I knocked with my shoulder the beam cauldron where I was shut down. And I fell down inside the hall. "Attention, an intruder in the control room! Beep! Beep! Attention!" ... And suddenly whole the excitement faded and then stopped. Only the blades of a huge fan kept on spinning but even those loosing speed... Over, they stopped, the screen shot down, the voices disappeared... There was nothing, as if all dead. What's the game those chaps were playing with me?

I front of me appeared a bowl of light that gained width and length, and finally turned into one of the two chaps that pushed me into the trap... or game.

– Do you remember me, he said?

– I am a pour, insignificant person, I thought it is well to announce him.

– Oh, it's an experience man, a spiritual journey, you are not why to be afraid!

– Upon my honor, I played, my back trembled a lot! I am not an intrepid one. What to do?

Then I tried to answer the question.

– I know you. I know you, I repeated.

But where did I meet him...? His voice asked for a certain emotion, the emotion of a dear encounter...

– I am the person you wanted to meet, said me with goodwill.

– Misses... Dragon?

I remembered Defina angel looking! Well, she let her beard. I looked attentively at the bearded "angel" ... who reminded me to... a skilful surgeon, a defaced patient, other awful faces... I wanted to hug him or her but quickly withdrew...

– My well-doer! I thank you, well-doer of mine!

– I am joining you in your journey, said to me. I want to show you that I'm always nearby. Now, press the hand lever, he urged me! Push! Push!

I was hesitating, but my benefactor insisted. The impulse that I could hardly refrain was to hug him with all the outpouring, what a stupid feeling! I felt like jumping in his arms and shout: "Brother! Never mind the hand lever! Tell me about you!"

– Push!

– Why don't you push yourself?

– Because I cannot, I don't have a material body.

– Ha-ha!

If I was laughing it meant I was no more afraid.

– Could I touch you?

– No.

– I only wanted to shake hands with you.

– It's impossible. Please, press the hand lever.

And I pressed it. Then I saw the huge hemispherical calotte. Slowly, squeaking, it split in the middle, and the two parts moved away unveiling an astonishing sight. A transparent vault through which I could see, set on a black background, thousands... hundreds of thousands more likely, swarms of smaller and larger sparks, glittering moving sparks... It must be a trick...

– Do you know what this is?

I shrugged showing the lack of understanding on my face.

– I don't want to say something stupid...

– It's the canopy of heaven. Here there is an astronomical observatory. It's called The Heaven's Big Tower. You can see the light of the heavenly bodies found beyond the Earth.

– On the surface? I cautiously asked.

– Much further.

I knew something. I have been reading about the cosmos but couldn't picture it correctly in my mind...