On the Road
(by Fernando Sustaita)
Lore (Fictional story)
This is the chronicle of an ephemeral romance between a mature man and a 21-year-old woman, ignited during a three-day journey through the breathtaking landscapes of British Columbia, Canada.
A chance encounter on the trails (On the road) intertwines their destinies. Divided by two different languages, two distant ages, and two worldviews, they discover they share a single path.
Destiny, in all its caprice, urges them to defy the molds of their own reality, shattering fears and taboos to give way to an intense, single-night connection—a moment of pure authenticity that will echo in their minds for decades.
The physical journey ends, but not the memory. It is followed by months of intermittent messages, longings, and the anxieties of a world that does not always understand.
There was a yesterday, but the present and future are forbidden to them; thus, the romance slowly fades into the distance.
Years later, the man receives the heartbreaking news of her departure. With his heart suspended in grief, he takes up his guitar to honor her memory through poetic prose and melodic recollections—songs that encapsulate the bravery, the transition of their lives, and the emotions that once bound them together.
In the end, theirs was not a conventional love story, but an act of absolute rebellion against a reality that prevented them from being free together.
This musical tale is a tribute to her unique, resilient beauty, and a song of hope against the chaos of the world.