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If my calculation is correct, today should be December 25th, which means… Christmas. Hmm, the forty-fourth Christmas of my life.  I solemnly promise it won’t be the last. To keep track of time more easily, I decided to make a mark on the trunk of the big tree, the veteran of the island. One mark, … Read more

I don’t know how long I’ve been lying on the sand. It could be hours, it could be years. It’s the first time in the past few days when I truly feel like I’m leaning on something firm and solid. The sensation of constantly rising and falling hasn’t completely disappeared. My head is buzzing. I … Read more

I think I’m dead. I don’t feel anything anymore. Around me, there’s neither water nor wind. I don’t have a body anymore. I don’t exist.  And if I don’t feel my body anymore, the conclusion is clear: I’m dead.  Maybe I melted into the ocean. If that’s the case, then the salty water is my … Read more

I had a feeling I wouldn’t die today. I have a sixth sense! Look, I escaped from that coffin that was sinking. I quickly knot the cord of my life jacket to Eve’s cord. Whether alive or dead, we’ll stay together. I look at her. This vest is specially designed to keep a person’s head … Read more

The impact is devastating. The long, metallic screech of the engines is terrifying. It sounds as if two locomotives collided head-on. I’m thrown entirely off my seat. My seatbelt rips like a rag, and I slam forcefully into the front seat’s backrest. My life jacket explodes like a tractor tire. The noise deafens me. So, … Read more

We all perk up our ears. “Are you sure, Eva?” I ask. “Absolutely sure? Look, the moment has arrived, and nothing has happened. What kind of German calculation did you do? Are you sure you calculated correctly?” The three of us are in the back, at the tail of the plane. “I’m not sure. It … Read more

I step out of the cockpit and gently close the door behind me. The two of them are just a few steps away. I don’t even need to cough suggestively to catch their eyes. The German and the German woman are already staring at me as if I’ve just emerged from a tomb, which isn’t … Read more

I cast a lost glance around. I don’t understand anything from this whole cluster of clocks and dials on the flight deck. I only recognize the altitude indicator and the airspeed one. I’m relieved to see that they consistently display the same numbers. That means one thing: the autopilot is doing its job. I strain … Read more

I purposely chose a seat towards the back. I even dozed off a bit. Maybe it’s the sleeping pills, or maybe I had a rough night. Perhaps flights make me sleepy. But now I’m awake, and it feels like we’ve been flying for about half an hour. Jean-Louis was telling me about a group of … Read more

Lord, I know I’ve been a two-faced scoundrel, but help me! Your Mother, Christ, and whoever else is up there, help me! The madman is killing me! I promise to be a good Christian! I’ll pay my tithe to the church, and I’ll go to sing in the choir every Sunday! Where are you, Lord, … Read more