|
| Release |  |  | The first walk-in baby in history |  |
|
|
|
When Werner was born, something spectacular happened in the same room: The first childbirth of septuplets in the world was taking place and the mother of the
babies had invited all the TV channels in the country to televise the event. At
the same time that all cameras focused on the record-holding mother,
at the back of the room Werner was born as the first baby on earth to be assigned a role as an extra.
Afterwards, when he was small and in school, Werner was always among the obscure crowd of students, never being noticed at all. If, by chance, Werner would
sit in the first row in the classroom, it was in the back that things would happen, leaving him
sitting in the background in relation to where things were happening.
Try as he might, Werner was never the center of attention. If he should
decide to do something wild, like dance the cancan in a swimsuit, when he
looked around, everyone would have been doing the same thing for ages and he was only
imitating the dancing crowd.
As for his appearance, one cannot say that he was handsome. Nonetheless, nothing about him was displeasing to look at: his eyes were in the right place,
his nose was perfectly normal, and his haircut was just like any other. If very little was heard about Werner, it was only because no one
remembered him, although Werner had participated in the lives of many, always in
the background, always adding a special color to the scene. Werner was a perfect man to
have as a neighbor.
| Release |  | | Face the camera and you're through | |
|
|
|
One may think Werner's life was boring. Quite
the opposite. The most extraordinary things always happened right next to him. As he
walked, buildings would catch on fire, super-heroes would appear and people would be
kidnapped. Nevertheless, these things never happened to him, only with people around him. He only watched in awe and talked to those beside him (never
making a single noise, of course).
This until Werner died, aged 63. Or, to put it better, until Werner was fired from life, for facing the camera.
|
