Riskeroo :
Catania, June 17, 1936
I do not know if anyone will ever read these words.
I write because I need to put my thoughts in order, or perhaps because I am afraid of going mad.
Last night, returning from Monpilieri, I met a man.
Not near the village, but farther down, toward the cliffs, where the road narrows and the sea seems to swallow the land.
He was dressed in dark clothes, even in this terrible heat.
He asked me for directions, but his voice…
was strange. Low, as if it came from far away, as if it did not belong entirely to this world.
His eyes were what disturbed me the most.
They did not reflect the light of the stars, but seemed to absorb it.
He stared at me for a moment that lasted too long.
Then he smiled.
Not a kind smile. Something… hungry.
Since then, I have not been able to get him out of my mind.
Tonight I dreamed of him again.
And in the dream, he whispered my name to me.
I know these words may sound mad,
but I feel that Evil exists.
And yesterday, for the first time, I believe I looked it in the eyes.
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