Nameless - the Fires Night

When telling a story, the most difficult part is always the beginning. You have to find the right words to immediately attract the attention of those who are listening, finding the right balance between the reality of the facts and inventing enough to impress, remaining still credible.But in this case, I'm sure I won't need to add anything to the simple reality of the facts, to draw your attention on me and what happened to me since that goddamn night! Or maybe I should say blessed, I don't know, I've yet to decide.Oh, sorry, I've not said who I am yet.My name is Derek, Derek Spark. And if you don't like it, I cannot help it, this is the name that I was given.I'm a normal student, who is preparing to face his sophomore year of college.I don't have a girlfriend, I'm not a sports champion and I wasn't born in a wealthy family. But I have lots of friends, well, a few good ones, a lot of passions and some hobbies that someone would call nerdish, but I'm a good guy, more or less.I live in a peaceful and pretty quiet provincial town, where crime is strangely almost absent. I live with my parents and I'm an only son.I'd say my life is nice after all, maybe a bit monotonous and repetitive, but that was before, before that night...