GALILEE

GALILEE

very short storie

Written by Abdelkahhar ELHAJJARI

translated by Badia BENMRAH

GALILEE

In the café .. Air is thik with the fume of cigarettes.. Suffocated breaths.. A handsome man is drinking a black cofee.. he looked up at me wandring.. left his place .. came towards me and asked me kindly:

- can I ask you a question?

- please, go on Sir  

-  does the earth have a spherical shape, does it go round really ?!

the question from this man surpised me .. I was astonished for a moment then I replied :

- something obvious a scientific truth

 - Iknow this and Iknow also that Galilee has given his life to pronounce it 

- where is the problem then

excuse me Sir .. there is no problem at all ..Ionly liked to be certain -