Paradise Burns
All lives begin before birth: there’s a mother rereading a list of names before bedtime, indecisive, or a father imagining the face of a baby who doesn’t yet exist. There are years of desire, wilting in silence, or the frenzied
Líton, twenty-four years old, had never felt the warmth of affection from others. During his brief life, he had not stirred any emotions in anyone. Líton resided in the town, but his origin was from the city, a place three valleys away. He journeyed to the town on weekends, escaping the oppressive heat and the parched landscape.
The town, once thriving, now bore the scars of a severe drought. Líton had been drawn to the town by his parents' purchase of a house there, a trend among city dwellers seeking a respite from the monotony of urban life.
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