The first call of the nightmare that jolts one awake

Author: (Canada) Erik MacKormack, translated by Nan Zhiguo and others
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Publishing Date: 2001-09-01
Features: I don’t know why all those who are somehow related to me only have one fate—death. My twin sister died in her father’s fatal embrace, her father, in despair, had no choice but to commit suicide; my mother passed away mysteriously; the adopted aunt, in a senseless act, murdered her own adopted sister who raised me, then took her own life after being arrested. Even the small island where I fled would inevitably suffer a catastrophe. From then on, I wandered the world, surrounded by people and things that seemed to forever intertwine in my nightmare. I was powerless to resist and had no way to escape. Only Maria was a beacon of light in this nightmare: her bright eyes, her gentle smile—both were the force that ignited my life. She asked me to etch “love” and “trust” into my heart, never to fade. However, as time flows and things change, can love and trust truly stand against the dark, lingering demons that have long festered in my heart?