The Voice of the Heart – Free Sample / La Voz del Corazón – Muestra Gratis

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I recently self-published my first science fiction story. It is titled “The Voice of the Heart” and it is about a young autistic man and his father. Here are the first few lines…
The voice of the heart
I am awake. Nice; this is one of the most restful nights that I have ever had. I don’t even think I dreamt.
Wait. I just remembered who I am. I did not wake up. I was activated.
He must never know; he would certainly not handle it well and there is a very good chance that he will freak out. He would not understand that I am not his father while at the same time, time, in a very real sense, I am. The part that counts, the part that unconditionally loves him, lives in me, yet in a strict sense, I am not quite the real deal.
Here’s our story.

~~~ You can find the story here.
~
ESPAŇOL
He publicado por mi cuenta mi primera historia de ciencia ficción. Se titula “LaVoz del Corazon” y se trata de un joven autista y su padre. Acá les van las primeras líneas…
La voz del corazón
Estoy despierto. Que bien, ésta fue una de las noches más tranquilas que he tenido. Ni siquiera creo que soñé.
Un momento. Acabo de recordar quién soy. Yo no me desperté. Yo fui activado.
Él nunca debe saber quién soy en realidad; me temo que no lo va a poder entender y se va a angustiar.  Yo no soy su padre y, al mismo tiempo, en un sentido muy real, lo soy. La parte que cuenta, la parte que lo ama incondicionalmente, vive en mí, sin embargo, en un sentido estricto, él no vino de mí.
Ésta es nuestra historia.

~~~Pueden bajar la historia aquí.
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