Yes, the odor of the damp shelter nights came rushing back breathlessly
through my nostrils, yes, there are unconfirmed reports of injuries, yes, my
brother calls me on the landline because the cell phone network has crashed
due to high demand, yes, according to the laws of probability from all the
ambulant violence at least one explosion has to be near, yes, very near, yes,
twelve injured and one dead woman, yes, my first reflex as I heard the explo-
sion was to wonder if I should get dressed and go down to the shelter, yes, I
don’t have its keys anymore, yes, I dismissed the big bang I heard as some
aborted sonic boom with my head creating the sounds of aircrafts hovering
over the city, yes, call the aunts who live there, yes, everyone is fine even
the glass not shattered, yes, tomorrow will be a better day, yes, tomorrow is
already today, yes