The Agony of Ivonne Ilege

The deception, the lie, which for some reason they all accepted that he was not dying but was simply ill. Those lies, lies enacted over him on the eve of his death and destined to degrade this awful solemn act were a terrible agony for Ivonne Ilege. Many times when they were going through their antics over him, he had been within a hair-breath of calling out to them, you and I know that I am dying, then at least stop lying about it. But he had never had the spirit to do it. He saw that no one felt for him, because no one even wished to grasp his position. Only Gerasim recognized it and pitted him. And