Chương 3: Aiónia lýtrosi

POV Protagonist

" Excuse me, Hello I'm Dr. Saltzman, I don't think I've seen you before, can you remind me your name? " .

While I was in my thoughts a man approached me, he was in his forties, blond hair, with an impressive jawline, he had a soft and stern look.

" Excuse me ? " I say.

" Your name...., I'm pretty sure I don't have you on my new student list. " he said curiously.

'A name...', it reminds me of the first day after I arrived in this place.

I remember that I was fascinated by this new world, its beauty, the beings who live there, the peace that reigns there, everything that humans have done, it was inconceivable, a community that supports itself, I I spent the first days walking around, discovering, and above all learning the language, it was not complicated, it took me almost a week. I slept in the park, my head facing the star.

I met many people, I tried somehow not to think about the past or what I did, and it was not difficult here everything was new, here I have a second chance. I remember once when I helped an old lady cross the street, she gave me the paper that is used as common currency here, even if I tried to refuse, she didn't want to hear anything, she even slyly using his age has his advantage for me to accept, I was not especially hungry, I can survive several years without food.

The humans are fascinating, they are beings who should be at the middle of the food chain, but by their intelligence and their sense of community, is at the top, they are capable of the best as the worst. No matter where, the hate and pain always exists, at least for now, I'm going to change that.

I had on me some clean clothes that a man named Bob, who also lived in the park had given me. I walked into the first building, which I saw, it was a kind of sales stalls, which traded a liquid called 'Coffee', The place was full of people talking, the atmosphere was light and friendly.

" Hello, welcome to Starbucks, what can I do for you? " said a young girl and pretty shopkeeper.

" Salutation, give me anything you see fit, for a green paper with a head on it. " I answered calmly.

" Hahaha, show me the ticket. " she gave me a charming laugh while playing with her brown hair.

I gave it to her, she told me it was 5 dollars, and that she was going to make me a simple coffee.

" What name will it be? "

" Uhh, a name? " I was confused, but I intended to learn everything I could in this place before I started my path to redemption.

" Hmmm yes a name, how are you? are you well? are you from far away? or maybe you have trouble remembering? " she looked worried about me. humans really care about each other.

" What is your name? " I asked to better understand.

" My name is Hanna Cole. " she told me with a big smile, even if she was still slightly anxious for me, I could feel it in her heart.

" Hanna Cole. " I pronounced softly lost in thought

" Hahaha, it reminds me of what my philosophy teacher told me this morning, it's our names that differentiate us the most from animals, it gives us our own identity, it defines who we are, it's what makes us whole. "

'Who I am?' ,I never had a name, I was never really alive, I performed my duty thoughtlessly without emotion, and I caused so much death, and all these voices that haunted me since I arrived here. 'stop thinking about it' I say to myself, 'a name that defines who I am hmmm...., I don't like that, I don't want a name to represent my person, but a name that represented…

"Excuse me, how are you? You were in your thoughts, did you get lost? Tell me your name so that I can help you." said the man in front of me, pulling me from my thoughts.

"No don't worry, I was just thinking about a memory, sorry" I said calmly with a slight smile.

"No worries, so tell me your name?" I sensed he wanted to help me, and also a small part of him wanted to check if I was a danger to his students.

"Aiónia lýtrosi, nice to meet you" I said holding out my hand and smiling at her.

AN : because many of you asked me how pronounce this name, even if it seems obvious to me ; " Aie - Oh - Nia"