K-OODI Magazine May 2016, Issue 5 | Page 32

The Butterfly Effect! It’s believed that nature instigates chaos (sufferance) in order to inspire change (progress), such as the big bang or maybe to force the caterpillar in one single moment to morph into a beautiful butterfly the next, but sometimes all it takes is the kindness of strangers, strangers who are not afraid of love Part 1: The Cocoon! Europe In a past life - In the blue corner…. **“Do you see that? It’s a projector!” ++“No! It’s a camera effect!” **“No it’s a projector from underneath the box and that’s why it lights up, can’t you see?” ++“No it’s….” In the red corner…. %%“Invest it in Switzerland if you want it be safe!” $$“I already exchanged it and have invested it in a local bank here!” %%“That is a terrible mistake! Do you know how much they will profit from you? Why didn’t you ask me? I have friends in Switzerland, money is the safest there!” $$“No I’m content with local banking!” %%“Yes but can’t you see where you’re in error? You will lose interest’ $$“No…..” In the white corner….. ++“You’re uncle works there, can’t he help me?’ __“I don’t know if he’ll have the time, I mean between his IVF studies, his university lectures and then his work at the hospital, his time is limited!” ++“Please, help me to get an appointment with him, he’s your uncle, can’t you do anything?” __“Well, I’ll ask him for you, but I can’t guarantee anything….” In the black corner…. ##“They claim to be democrats but under the mask of democracy hides a modern communism!” @@“Yes you’re quite right and the socialists were never on our side, you remember your grandfather? He was 77 years old when they locked him up!” ##“They didn’t just lock him up, they took away the majority of his properties and businesses, ‘Socialism’ they call it, supposedly to give to the poor, yet did you see any of the poor benefit from it?” @@“There will always be the poor and be glad because they are the ones working on your property right now!” ##“Are you suggesting that I’m conducting some form of modern day slavery?” @@“Well surely you’re not paying them half of what their work is due?” ##“Are you trying to claim that I am a capitalist?” @@“No, simply a socialist hiding under the mask of democracy!” ##“Who do you think you are?!” In the grey corner….. [“IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE?”] In the blue corner…. **“When I was filming my scene, they had a projector exactly like that under the….” In the grey corner…. [“I WILL NEVER BE LIKE THEM!”] In the morning…. **“Hey Aussie!” ++“Hi wog!” **“Why are you studying here? You should come to the medical college with me and I’ll be a doctor and you’ll be a nurse and guess what we can do during the night shift?” ++“Peter, can’t you give me a better line?” **“Sure, want to come with me to the Red Room tonight?” ++“What’s the Red Room?” **“Come and you’ll find out! Meet me in the back of the theatre at maybe 10PM? Is that ok?” ++“Ok but what is the Red Room?” **“Trust me Marissa, you’ll love it!” ++“You’ll be dead if I hate it!” **“Ha, ha kinky! Kiss me!” ++“I want to slap you!” **“Ok slap me and then kiss me?” ++“Can Violet come too?” **“Sure, I’m into threesomes!” ++“That’s not what I meant….” In the afternoon…. ++“He said to meet him at the theatre!” ^^“Why are you still hanging out with him? You know I can’t stand him right?” ++“Violet he’s fun and besides, this Red Room place might be cool right?” ^^'Yeah with drugs, prostitutes and creepy, old, married men everywhere as usual! You know what he’s like, it’s not your first time with him, you’re so shallow!” ++“How am I shallow? It’s just a fuckin club!”