Don't smoke, don't drink, don't take pills for no reason, eat healthily, avoid sugar excess, read, listen to music, exercise, smile a lot, be happy. These are the vital commandments you sacredly need to obey. Please take them into consideration, mother. Why? Because I want to see you, mother. And then, when you give birth to me, I promise I'll be a top-notch kid. Ouch, what's happening? What's with the cold metallic tool? What's it doing to me? Oh, and I was just about to talk to you abou
(Translated by Mihaela Guţu / University of Bucharest, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, MTTLC, year II / Corrected by Silvia Petrescu, coordinator of the translations)
Versiunea în română a acestui text se poate citi aici, în rubrica Ficţiuni Reale.