This is the last of the “Childhood” section of Shaman Story. The next section, Adolescence, tracks Gio through elementary school to college. But that’s for later. Now, “DeathSong”.
Read Shaman Story Chapter X – Council of All Beings.
“You promised.”
“Gio.”
“You said you’d never leave me.”
“Gio.”
“I won’t do it.”
“Gio.”
I turn my back. I won’t face him. I won’t I won’t I won’t.
I feel his arms encircle me, hear his voice inside me. “Do you feel me, Gio?”
I don’t answer.
“Gio.”
“No, I don’t feel you. Alright?”
He withdraws. The energy that cradled me, rescued me, taught me, pulls back.
I spin, reach out, fall into his arms. “No, Buppa. No. Don’t go, Buppa. Don’t die. I need you. I don’t want to go home.”
He holds me against him. I feel his heart, not strong. His arms are weak. Still he holds me. I hear his breath, smell his clove aftershave. He rubs his beard stubble against my forehead, he sings an old Sicilian song.
Inside I hear. “Am I with you now, Gio?”
“Yes, Buppa. Yes.”
“As long as you keep me there, I’ll never leave you. Do you understand, Gio?”
I don’t want to understand. I don’t want to know.
“I’ve done all I can here, Gio. I’ve learned all I can learn. Is it right for me to stay here when The Universe needs me somewhere else?”
“Yes.”
He chuckles. His chest rattles. “Gio.”
“No.”
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