OWIN U GENISS: The final chepter, by H.P. Baxxter

For the original Owin U Geniss, Rumanz Miktub Minn H. P. Baxxter, read here.

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X’jibqa’ wara l-att? Il-balla sparata mill-Glock, u wara? Duhhan, kanna shuna. Forsi xi taqtira demm. Imma finalment, mesha Ballistol bic-carruta, u lura fil-holster.

L-elezzjoni ghal deputat mexxej, u wara? Mazz karti tal-vot fil-pejperxredder. Forsi jsiru kompost. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, kif jghid Bowie (Alla jahfirlu). Kollox hekk. Consumatum est. Morru fis-sliem. Il-lozor fil-laundry, u l-bqija fil-landa taz-zibel.

Il-hajja speed malajr tintemm. Il-qcacet tal-karriera sparati wahda wara l-ohra, il-quccata ewlenija ta’ tletin sena, u wara? Nizla twila?

Min jaf? Min qatt seta’ jimmagina li l-huggiega tal-imhabba kellha tintemm hesrem? Bhax-xemgha fuq il-lovers’ table tal-hafna kafeijiet fejn ghaddew sensiela ta’ serati romantici, jgherqu f’ghajnejn xulxin. Spicca l-fjuwil, jew spicca l-ossignu?

Mistoqsijiet biss. L-istorbju mill-iStable ma jimbastax jieqaf. Mhux fier. Huma jiehdu pjacir u jaghtu pjacir lil xulxin fit-tojlitts, u hu wahdu. Mank kien jixrob. Drawnink his sorrow in alkohol, bhal shabu tal-frantbenc.

Mank kien gay. Dawk kollha setiljati. Min Brussels, min band’ohra, u hafna ohrajn fil-klozitt.

Tghid jintefa’ jrabbi s-sriedaq? Ahjar balla ta’ Glock fil-polz, jew xafra f’rasu. X’inhu jghid! Issa lanqas mohhu ma kien ghadu f’postu. Hemm hu, zaghzugh, sabih, ragel ta’ success, b’dak il-wicc ixaqqek, u ghazeb.

‘Tlaqna lil xulxin’, se jghidu lin-nies. Iva, dazgur, hux hekk. Tlaqna lil xulxin. Iffirmajniex bilateral agreement ukoll?

She sighed gol-mera tal-batruwm. Lanqas haqq kemm ghamlet wiccha fil-konferenzi stampa. Taqbez ghalih bhall-leonessa ghall-cubs taghha. Issa x’se jghidu fuqha? Kemm jitnejku bid-drone issa. Mur oqghod b’ilsienhom.

Bzzzz! Bzzzz! “Give me one…moment…in…time….”. Xiz-…..? Id-diska favorita taghhom. Le! Kien ir-rinktown tal-mowbajl! Il-mowbajl? Dan min qed icempel dal-hin?

Qabdet l-ajFown Sikks bi trepidazzjoni, idha qisha jackhammer tac-Caqnu.

‘Hello?’

Skiet. Qata’. Unknown number.

Bzzzz! Bzzzz! Dahal essemmess. Ittepjapu b’sebaghha, attenta biex ma tigrifx l-iskrin b’difrejha.

“I got results which everyone can see. Your boyfriend implemented reforms which I made!!! These are not libellous, baseless, false and defamatory allegations. I reserve the right to meet you.”

Possibli?

Ftakret fil-kliem magiku: Flimkien kollox possibbli. Salarju bhal dak mhux ta’ min jitilfu. Wara kollox, dejjem tista tixtri par ijerplakks u taghmel ftit ricerka fuq l-internet dwar il-kanarini Gloster.