Once Upon Nothing
English

Once Upon Nothing

by

This is a story like any other. It introduces a character—Nilo—who lives or is in a real or fictional place—Tombucyó—and, through a short or endless introduction, tells the reader what is going on in his or her life (in Nilo's case is "his"), whether in the present, the past, or even the future. In fact, Nilo is particularly obsessed with the future, or perhaps he has amnesia, or maybe he had a difficult childhood that he doesn’t care to talk about. But none of this has happened to Nilo. He's happy as a lark and is looking forward to telling the world his story. But wait, that's not all, he's not alone. As in every story, there is someone else, another character who may or may not be the antagonist, but for sure he or she won't be the hero because that role is reserved for Nilo. Bad luck Nala, this time you got the antagonist, a pretty bad one, I mean, pretty but really bad one.

Nala spends all of her time trying to stop Nilo from getting what he wants. Nilo wants everything, so she's usually very busy, but she never gives up. Like a toy running on alkaline batteries, she keeps pulling the rug out from under him, like in that magical trick where the magician pulls a tablecloth from a table full of plates and glasses, and everything stays in its place. That's exactly what happens to him no matter how hard she tries.

Nilo, on the other hand, is a gentleman, a good guy—there's no doubt about It. But he also seems to be touched by some kind of grace, a protective shield that makes him indestructible. This causes Nala to tear out her hair all the time and ends up completely bald, which is quite fitting for an antagonist.

As the end of the story approaches, it becomes clear that Nilo is the hero, deserved or not . And since it seems heroes don't come without a damsel, from under a bush comes out one and they fall in love right away. Then they kiss, and someone says “The End” and that’s pretty much it.

So here it is: The End.

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