I am a normal boy, 20 years old, a student of Music´s university, without a girlfriend and with few friends I can trust. My mother died when I was 4 years old and my father died some time later.
I was raised by my grandparents who died when I was 17 years old and, from there, I earn my living alone.
Today was a normal day, sunny and in full spring. The streets bustle as always, but the jacarandas and the tipas, as beautiful as they can be, impregnated the environment with green and lilac.
Suddenly, I saw the most beautiful woman I see in my life crossing the street, almost being hit by a truck, by some strange impulse to save her, maybe because many people died in my life, I managed to jump and push her away of the road.
All my vision at that moment clouded, but the strange thing is that I did not feel any pain, none. 'I really died, hehe, now I can see my parents' I thought.
My vision cleared and in front of my eyes was the most beautiful thing I saw in my short life, and it was not that girl.
I was on an island, surrounded by a serene sea and with crystal clear waters, a huge mountain that had a grandeur comparable to the tranquility of the ocean, stood tall and imposing, as if it were the queen of the seas.
The whole island was populated by various animals that are rarely seen in other places, the iguanas overas sunbathed on the rocks like beautiful ladies on a deck chair, the slender deer walked with their young and the monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
From the slopes of the mountain gushed streams that flowed into wild rivers, you could see myriads of exotic flowers. At some points the cypresses equaled the greenness of the grass, and the beauty of the rose.
The world is full of splendid mountains in which flowers do not stop growing. No place, however, was comparable to that. Looking at it, I had the impression that this place had never been disturbed by the presence of humans or any kind of catastrophe.
I don´t know how long I stayed looking at the scene, 1 hour, 5 hours maybe, but I was sure of something; all the time in the world was insufficient to contemplate such beauty. Pity mine that a voice interrupted that magical moment.
Awakened by the trance, I looked around to see who was calling me. I did not find anyone, but I did see a dirt road that led to the top of the mountain. Puzzled I started to climb it, I really do not know what I expected to find, but there was only one booth no more than 15 meters long and 10 meters wide.
As I walked around the booth, I saw a poster that narrated with artistic letters "Mount Olympus, Home of the very God."
I was incredulous, I thought to open the door but it didn´t take me a lot of time to realize that it was firmly closed, I sat on the edge of the door waiting for someone to open me. It did not take long until I heard the squeaking of the door, and it automatically stopped me.
From the stand, an old man appeared who seemed to be the age of the world, and at the same time, the inexperience of a teenager. He seemed to be above all pain, impassive to happiness and misfortune, but soon he raised his voice.
"I was waiting for you"
"Can I know who you are?
The old man laughed and pointed to the sign, not too late to ask again.
"But can I know what religion you belong to? Could it be that the Greeks were right? Well, as your poster says, you live on Mount Olympus. Or is it that the Christians were right? Well, my God, it is the religion with the most devotees on the planet. "
"Boy, there is no true religion, they all have a part of the truth, but none completes it. The important thing is that I represent each and every one of them, now, please pass "
Upon entering I was surprised by the simplicity of it all, there was a bed and a table in the center of the room, with a chair on each side of the table.
"Take a sit"
Puzzled, I took a seat, I was about to ask what he wanted from me, but I could not even open my mouth when he started talking.
"Well, you have a good Karma boy, he is even taller than some of the so-called winners of the" Noble Peace Awards ""
"It's not much" I laughed, embarrassed by the flattery "I simply give blood regularly and support some charitable causes with the little I have"
"That's a lot even if you do not believe it, the number of lives you've saved is not small, and few people with the same abilities that you achieve that amount of Karma"
I really did not know where he wanted to go with all this talk, I just asked "Sir, do you need something from me?" I did not really think that question twice, after all, what would God want from a mortal like me ...
"I do not really need your help, I just decided to grant you a kind of gift" he said while laughing.
Once I was puzzled, I did not understand why I would receive a gift or the reason behind it, but since I could not do anything, I simply said "What gift?"
"Boy, I'm going to offer you two types of gifts: the first, to become an angel, the privileges of becoming an angel are ..."
Before he could finish I interrupted him, after all being an angel did not appeal to me very much, maybe my desire to be told to "reincarnate with your memories in another world" as I had read in some novels attracted me too much.
"What is the second option?"
As if he had read my memories, he said "reincarnate with your memories in another world, obviously so that you do not die the first day, I'll give you the possibility of taking something from your world"
"I choose the second option, of course"
"What are you planning to take?" He asked before I could answer, "will it be a weapon, or maybe a tank?" He muttered once, loud enough for me to hear him.
'A tank ... it might be a good idea, but at the end of the day, you can not handle a tank, the best option is without a doubt a weapon', when I was about to speak I remembered 'neither to use a weapon ...' It does not take me long to realize, which of all the inventions made really changed people's lives? The electricity was one, but I could not carry electrical wiring. So without hesitation I said:
"A cell phone, please if it can be with Internet access, if i can not, let me think of something else"
He touched his glabella, as if he were thinking, or maybe doing something else, but quickly replied "You surprised me with your choice, I have no problem, but you can not comment on the network."
Before I could comment, God added "I hope you entertain me, I will be watching you"
So after all I am nothing more than a game for him, for a moment I thought I was special or something.., for a moment I hated that feeling of being used, but it happened quickly because, not everyone has the opportunity to reincarnate. 'Apparently if I'm special' I thought.
"Do not worry, sir, I will give you the best show you will ever see in your infinite life"
"So be it" he replied before everything around me became blurred.
I felt a tremendous headache, the strongest I felt in my life and I said to myself 'This time, I'm going to make my life worthwhile, I'm going to make this life a great show'