A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
Two men (or two women), standing side by side, looking straight ahead.
One – Well, here we are, it’s the end.
Two – Looks like it…
One – Do you think there’s something after?
Two – Who knows…
One – Honestly, I don’t really believe it.
Two – We’ll find out…
One – We weren’t doing so bad here. It wasn’t paradise, but it wasn’t hell either.
Two – As they say: you know what you’re leaving, but not what you’ll find.
One – I think I see something now.
Two – Me too…
One – Looks like a tunnel.
Two – With a blinding light at the end.
One – So far, it matches what we were told…
Two – I’m not sure if that’s a good sign.
One – It’s quite narrow. We’re never going to fit through together…
Two – You go first, I’ve got your back.
One – Brave, but not reckless…
Two – Anyway, we can’t stay here, so…
One – Yes, I think we’ll be kicked out soon…
Two – Alright, here I go…
One – Tell me, what do you see?
Two – Wait, I’m stuck… There, I can see the exit!
One – So?
Two – You’ll never believe it…
One – What?
Two – It looks like a hospital room…
One – So, we might not be really dead then?
Two – It’s worse than that…
One – What do you mean, worse?
Two – It’s not really a hospital…
One – Then what is it?
Two – There’s some idiot staring at me as I come out. With this stupid grin on his face… Damn it, we’re in a maternity ward!
One – Oh no… Not again…
Two – It makes me want to cry…
Sound of a crying baby.
Black.
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A sketch from the collection Stories to die for
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