Reincarnation

Over time you overcome fear. There’s nothing to be done—you just have to be careful when you go out at night. The sun is unbearable, and summer nights bring no relief. You must wait until it gets colder. The first six months you’re in good shape. On the seventh month water starts to seep from you, dissolving your tissues. By the eighth month your body begins to fail gradually. By the tenth month you’ll already be lying there, shedding your grief without tears, realizing that you will never be able to move again.