The polemicist

Whenever he used to argue, people made the effort to accept some points of view. His neck veins and arteries grew thicker when explaining ideas. If you dared reject some of his statements, anger invaded him and his heart started to pound. A lethal heart attack concluded his last argument.

Warm memories

Once, the old man was asked about the best moment in his life. Then, he remembered a few Sunday mornings when he was five or six. He rushed to his parents' bed and his father would tell him one of those fairy tales, accompanied by the warmth of his body.

Disappointment

José firmly believed that when his milk teeth fell down he would receive a present. He believed in "el ratoncito Pérez", which got the teeth children had placed under their pillows and left a present instead. When José woke up, there were some peanuts under the pillow. He felt disappointed.

The bench in the park

It was a cold winter morning in the park. Blue sky and a little wind moving the branches of the trees gently. Pigeons, children speaking aloud while playing, senior couples here and there, cyclists, two fellows jogging. And there she was, sitting on the bench, blonde, well dressed,... and alone.

Looking back in anger

One after another one, her friends married their boyfriends. One day, when she was 38, she realized she wasn’t married. Though she was a beautiful woman she only occasionally dated boys. One day she assumed she had nobody to go out with on the weekends. She cried bitterly in anger.

Red ink gladiator

He was a gladiator who had devoted his life to fight bad expressions, bad grammar and misspelt words. Every evening his sword got covered in red ink after marking compositions and writing suggestions. Always different enemies using similar strategies. Nevertheless, he knew it was a fight he would never win.

Brilliant Ideas

He was an acclaimed writer, though his sharp wit hurt the totalitarian ideas of some people. When the doorbell rang he answered the door. A stranger entered and shot him in the forehead. The walls of the room got filled with talent, brilliant ideas and wise thoughts from his brain.