On the way from Mamurras to Lac, I saw a man. He walked shaking. With short legs and big head. He looked like a Victor Hugo character. Like a Quasimodo.
How are you, I told him
I'm fine, he said
What's your name?
Fran
Do I take a picture?
No I do not want
Just a picture
I do not want to say
I will make one, I said
"If you do, I will take you to court," Frani said
I did not do it, but I will do it, I said
You only take a picture of me if you give me 10 thousand lek
I do not pay for pictures, I said
How to love then do not do me
Expect Fran that I have friends in the area
Who is your friend?
The parish priest, Dom Altinin
Do you have a friend Dom Altinja?
I have it, I said
Come home, said Frani
I'm not coming if you do not let me take pictures
Will let you do what you want just come from home, said Frani
Who does Fran live with?
With a sick mother and brother
I'm going to get Dom Altin and I'm coming
Po ju pres, tha Frani
More Dom Monday
Dom Altini do we go to Frani, I told him
What do you want from Frani, asked Dom Altini
He looked like Quasimodo at the Paris Cathedral, I said, I definitely want to photograph him
Did Frani ask you for anything, Dom Altini asked
I will say it later, I said
He is blind and sick, said Dom Altini
Yes he walked himself as he finds the way, I asked
Here it is, said Dom Altini, limping and seeing for himself
We go home, I said
Dom Altinja, how are you good man, said Frani
This friend of mine is making a book will photograph you, said Dom Altini
As many times as he wants, said Frani
Fran if you are sick, I asked
I do not look out of sight, said Frani
How old are you?
54
How old are you that you are not a boss?
Since 6 months
But how does he find the way?
It bufi
Open your eyes to photograph you
I hapa, tha Frani
Are you kidding me?
Very turbulent, said Frani
But when I met you where were you going?
I bought soda for the stomach
But how do you find the store and then the house?
I'm used to counting steps, Frani said
What about your legs Fran?
I have them destroyed here above the knee and I have them empty
What disease do you have?
Soil disease, we call saw disease
To fall often?
Several times a week
How are you being treated Fran?
I smoke
How do I smoke?
When the disease comes I smoke cigarettes and it goes away
So you smoke cigarettes out of pity, I said
Smoke to live, said Frani
I quit smoking because I would forgive a pack, I said
There is nothing, said Frani, yes I have a request
Tell me, I said
Do not tell Dom Altinja that I asked you for money for the photo
I do not say, I said
Will I pay you just do not tell me I am ashamed, said Frani
No need, I said, not telling her
I do not believe you, said Frani
Then I'm telling her, I said
"God forbid," said Frani
Do not talk like that Fran, God does not kill, said Dom Altini
Forgive me Dom Altinja, God bless your friend
In vain do you say, said Dom Altini, he does not believe in God
Who does not believe in God?
Well, that Dom Monday, so it binds the dot
Go away, said the blind Frani, I do not want to see you with my eyes anymore
Ika, I said
God bless you both, said Dom Altini