Nostradamus free e-book novel - The Greatest Sinner Ever

efore the priest, who was standing at the head, silently blessed the grave
and said an “Our Father.” After he finished the prayer, he threw a small
amount of soil onto the coffin, with the words, “Earth to earth; ashes to
ashes, dust to dust.” Then everyone said goodbye to the jovial Jean by
adding their own scoop of soil onto the coffin and Michel watched his
deceased friend slowly disappear. Finally, Jacques thanked all those
present for their sympathy and the family sadly returned home.
After the mourning period, Michel and Mother visited Grandfather’s
hallowed place up in the attic. Still feeling sad, Reynière opened the
shutters to let the light into the room and then they took an inventory of
the estate. Memories drifted up and her son stared, unseeing, through the
attic window for a while, feeling depressed.
“This attic is so lifeless and desolate now,” he grumbled, when mother
was unexpectedly called downstairs by one of her children.
“I’ll be right back, Michel,” and left him there, alone. From the attic
window he had a good view of the town. He discovered a new home about
half a mile away that had been built without his noticing. One of its
windows was open; it was a glass one. Unprecedented, but it was too far
away to see it very well.
I know, I can use Grandpa’s spy glass, he suddenly realized and soon he
could see every speck of the house. Then the youngster could not resist the
temptation to sneak a look inside. He saw a tall man with short, dark hair,
who was passionately working at a painting easel.
Why would anyone imitate sunflowers? Michel wondered in surprise. The
unknown person was standing in front of a canvas and repeatedly dipped
his paint brush into the paint. At one point, he picked up another brush that
he used for painting in finer detail and again glanced at the real
sunflowers, which were arranged carelessly on a table behind it. Suddenly,
the artist felt as if he was being observed and he turned around with a start.
The voyeur was startled out of his wits, feeling caught, although he
couldn’t possibly be seen, he thought. Still, it looked as though the
stranger was staring at him, albeit with a friendly look. Only then did
Michel realize that this was another peek into the future. The other world
dissolved almost instantly after this. The house was also completely gone.
Too bad; no one to share my daydream with, he thought sorrowfully.
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