He walked slowly inside the capsule. It was 550 feet above
ground. Many years ago, you could see the whole strip from here. Mandalay Bay
on the south side to Stratosphere on the north side. Now, everything below him
was black. He did not know how this single capsule survived the blast. The
blast from the nuclear war in 2020.
He pulled out a small picture from his left chest pocket.
His father, mother and grandfather were here. They looked so happy. His father
was in the middle. His mother standing to the right of his father. His father
had his right arm around her. His grandfather was wearing a black jacket with a
checked sweater inside. They watched a comedy show that night, then went to the
Venetian for the cheesecake from Carlos’ Bakery. Then they took the so called
High Roller, got to this exact spot where he was standing now.
How did he know all of that? Well, his mother told him the
story several times. Right before she died, she gave her the picture and told
her about that night again. It was a special night. His father proposed to his
mother that night. The next day they stopped by the small wedding chapel next
to the Stratosphere, got married and left town.
He was conceived the day they got married.
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