The Tapestry Part 5

Each story is a thread in a much larger tapestry, here we explore Alexandra's role.

***You may struggle, but you still have to think of others.***

Deep in the countryside of Romania, a woman, Alexandra, is seen clutching her stomach in pain, grimacing in agony as her hopes of survival continue to decline. A translation of her account, found in a journal in her possession, is offered on the computer of Bill Smith.

"I have not eaten in days, the torture of another foodless day tugs at my soul. I can barely move one foot in front of another. I feel like I could collapse at any moment."

A man in brown, earth-toned clothing stood clearly within Alexandra's sight. "I am sorry to see you have collapsed from starvation."

"What did you expect? Most humans just shrug me off as if I am nothing, as if I am a gypsy, as if I am shit from the ass. I couldn't handle it any longer. I pushed myself to the brink, and I gave in. I do not know where I am. What is the point of this meeting?"

"So many questions, Alexandra. Yes, you have struggled a great deal in your 80 years. You have experienced poverty beyond the comprehension of most people. But did you forget the child you left behind?

"I did no such thing!"

"Alexandra, you are being disingenuous. You have struggled so much over the course of your life. But during a key moment in your life, you decided to feed your own hunger, rather than attend to your own child. You took an offer from a man nearby to spend a pleasurable night in the hopes of money, but did you ever think about the child you left behind?

"But...I was hungry...I wanted to fe..."

"Alexandra, it is time. The soul of your lost child is ready to return to earth for another attempt at living. Will you curse your own soul to give him another chance in his return? You will be lost in the pits of despair for eternity, but with the knowledge that your lost child had another chance. If you choose in favor of yourself, you might benefit in the short term, but there is no guarantee of your son's soul moving forward. He may very well enter the same cycle of despair."

"I am coming to terms with the fact that I am a horrible mother to a child who did not deserve the results of my terrible actions, but can I doom myself for eternity?"