-Gary! Come to dinner!- exclaimed Ann to her son that was 14, but she didn't receive an adequate answer:
- Not now! I'm having a good time!-
Gary was a very playful. He didn't care how old he has, but he was interesting to play . To be honest , I notice just now that he seemed like an hyperactive boy!

...who cares ? He was your only friend ...

Her mother lose her temper:
- Don't answer like that! Now come  immediately to home and say bye to your friend!-
-Ok! I'm coming! Sorry Ben- he saw me annoyed - We will "play" tomorrow , are you agree?- he winked me jokingly.
- Sure "prince"! I'll wait you near the lake tomorrow at 5 pm ! do not try to make jokes!- we beat five and we divided.

...you had a good time with him, isn't it?...

Gary come to home annoying of the mother yells. The woman swigged her shot curly red hair when she always bawled to her son:- Try again to make me waiting for you or to give me some rides answer and you won't see your console if you take care off of this!- yes!Gary console!A Nintendo 64. It was the single inseparable thing that he had ! He always talked to me about it ! And also, he talked to me about his video games like F-Zero, Pokemon Stadium, All Star Tennis '99, Zelda:Majora's Mask , Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck, Milo's Astro Lanes and others popular games , in that time.
After the regards to the Lord for the meal in that summer evening , mother and son started to eat with no words . Ann divorced with her husband two years ago  and in that period she can felt the strong economic pressure that was unstoppable oppressing. Gary wasn't so carefree that is seemed like : he was a simple guy who like joking and playing (video games , precisely!) to spent the time, but was just a excusatory to stay in company . His single company was me . I was the single with him. How he told me , before me, he had got others friend in our class. Them are Chris, Evan and Ryan , the three "cooler" , as the persons said because they told to  everybody that when they grow up they be "part of Internet" (in that period no one can know how became like that ,but now it's simply called YouTuber). And also, they give a username! Please, don't ask how can I know this names now : Guilt69 (Chris), Jadusable (Evan) and MisteryBomb (Ryan). To be honest  , also Gary had a desire like that . The name that he give was Hungamer ("game hunger") but I hadn't got any artist name . I had to think about other things : my desire was be a policemen, but it's a child desire !

...now you're mine...

Gary entered in his room and he lied on his bed . He was thinking about me: I was his single and trustworthy friend and I knew  that he wanted lost me! He lied on the right part while his back  was in front of the lighted windows from the moon, almost bleared from the tiny curtain half-closed. He wanted played one of his Nintendo 64 video game with me, but he didn't care to stay near the lake where we sometimes met. The lake is situated in the park near the wood . It's a beauty and relaxing place.

...but at the thinking of that , it's not so relaxing...

The alarm ringing wake my friend. He saw  the clock : 08:05. Very early for him, because he should slept more for another hour but he didn't want to lost the beginning of one of his video games. He approached to the shelf full of countless custodies, sledded his finger on each cover while he was reading the title, then he decided: Pokemon Stadium, bought the week before. He took off the game from the shelf and he opened the casket that contained the game. When he opened it, he put the cartridge in the console and after waited the opening and the "welcome" to the menu, he clicked the empty file that he name "Hungamer" and he started the match.
Three hours past without his mother yelling: divorce depression directed her on a"drink" way and often she slept in unthinkable hours then she woke in the afternoon. This time de woke up at 11:30 and she entered directly Gary's room. He turned immediately and he hadn't got time to say anything because the mother scolded to him : -What's the other things that you can do? Were you staying in front of your console for all the morning? Eh?! Quickly! Do your homework!-
-But ...but ... I had already done them ... I said to you that yesterday! Now I can have good time for playing!-
-Rubbish! You can only say lies!-
-Mom! I'm not 6!I'm 14! How know what I done!- how he said that, Gary threw out from Nintendo the cartridge and he put it  on it casket and he switched off the console because he was afraid that te mother destroyed it.
-You take care your console but not your duties?!- asked the angry mother.
-What's your point?!- retorted Gary anger -You drink and drunk since dad went away!-
-Brat! Try to say again it and i'll...!- she couldn't to finished the phrase because Gary exited from his room then he approached to the door.
He went to the lake where we often met  and he didn't care that he had to went at the 5 pm . He wanted to be alone.

...as you're now...

As expected , I came there in 5 pm and I saw Gary, while was sitting in front of the lake shore with his head between his knees while he was seeing the water:
-The early, "prince"!- I joked but it wasn't any answer. Then he turned to me:
-I'm here since midday, approximately- his face was sad and desperate.
-Gary, what's wrong?-
-No, no! I'm just...thinking- I sit near him with the intent to have an explanation:
- It's about...your mother...-
-My "mother" what!!!!??? No! She doesn't matter!-
-Ok...ok, well. What are you thinking about?- i tried to change argument. The answer was:
-I think about how support all this!- his eyes blushed for the tears. I couldn't understand .
-Please, Gary. Tell me everything! We can  solve it together!-
-You will not solve anything with me!- he stood up nerveless and went away without even saying goodbye. 
I was upset. I stood up while I was seeing the clear lake water; I was seeing my reflection:
-Why ...? What happened to Gary?- I had to know immediately.

Gary came in his home unseen from the mother , he went upstairs in his room and he did the single thing that he thought to do: playing. This time he chose Zelda Majora's Mask. This game was begun by him last month and it was been so long since he played last time. He put the cartridge into the console.
He noticed that his old file was still there  : " Link" (like the protagonist name) . He loved Link! He was his idol, to be honest .
But Gary couldn't continue the game: suddenly he was beset by a big anxiety like the fire that burnt in him for the grudge. He wanted to forgive me . He knew that I was his single and devotee friend .
He couldn't sleep that night: nightmares lo gripped him in dreams without relax. It was like all his sadness and disappointment possessed his body and his mind, but he had never felt that weird feeling.

When he woke up and he immediately saw the time: 11:30. He woke up very late , he thought.
He wanted got up from the bed. He stood there, paralyzed for the ashamed and the rancor. He was afraid to know that he got mad . Was afraid to admit to himself. What should his unique fiend thinking about it? I didn't know yet , meantime , what was going on. Now I know that he had a lot of mental problems .

...guess where's he now...

I went under his window house , and I called him:
-Gary? Ehy Gary! I'm sorry for what happened yesterday!-
Gary saw the time: 13:04. He wasn't really weary, but he just want to be alone. He not even opened the blinds to peer or answer.
Then I heard some steps came from dal the downstairs accompanied by a hoarse voice not so mannish:
- idiot! You mustn't wake up late! Wake up!- talks about her!When I heard the woman,I hided behind a three of the house garden . When Gary heard his mother , he got up immediately from the bed and run to the door then he locked it very quickly , while he was aiming anywhere wide-eyed . He couldn't understood that he was mad or scared. He support to the door and stood there, seeing anywhere.He turned his eyes to the console: "It's true...I can't anything over play...why this life...where's dad...?" Gary remembered his father that give him the console when he was 11. He remembered his comfortable and affectionate smile. He eyes became full of tears then he started to cry and after some sobs he tried to dampen a smile while he cried , then it wide . Everyone that should had seen this scene should felt horror for him: he laughed sadistically while he cried; his eyes where wided and watery ,his  mouth was opened in a large sadistic smile. Fortunately that scene lasted just five minutes then I called him. Gary tried to been well: he moped his tears from the eyes , he got up and approached to the window spying me by blind and then open it :
-Ah! Ben! Sorry, I didn't hear you! I was sleeping. You know, I started to play Zelda and I couldn't stop, yesterday!- he lied, tried to dumbed a smile. But I knew that it wasn't anything of truth.
Gary closed immediately the windows before I tried to say anythings.

He got out from the home, while he was seeing me at the eyes: I knew that there was something that going wrong in him:
-Come on...- he whispered . I didn't say anything for all the time . I had just follow him .
We went to the lake.

...last stop...

He turned to me and said:
-Do you know what I bring...?-
-Ehm...what?- I tried to dumbed a smile . Gary extract from the left pocket of his jacket a grey cartridge with a colored adhesive with different shades of green. I approached to him to saw as well of what was it, so I wear the glasses,that I had for a long time in my pocket, then I read " The Legend Of Zelda : Majora's Mask":
-Interesting...- I couldn't understand of what he intended to do, to be honest  .
-Ben, you have in front the "life"! I can't live without this game! I bring it here, for precautions! You know, my mother is at home and anyway, i didn't lock my door room . Now it's all right! I have my "life"! And I won't separate it from me!- said that he giggling softly while he was grabbing his cartridge firmly in his hands. Then his eyes conveyed madness and schizophrenia. I knew that games got he euphoria, but not in that way! I had immediately to released him from that virtual world,especially from  Zelda:
-Gary- I said , while I tightened my hand to him -Can I see this?- I said while my eyes were pointed in the cartridge . For a little moment he saw me upset and after some hesitations he gave it to me. I didn't recognize him. When I had it,I turned the back for throw it into the lake and Gary understood immediately what I was going  to do. He throw to me and he hurt me down but fortunately I throw the cartridge into the lake. It was silent , the Gary shout , dragged me to the water :
-Asshole! You shouldn't have done that!!Now you're going to bring it! NOW!- he screamed out loud while he dragged me from the neck:
-G...Gary! It...it's FOR YOUR HEALT! GARY!!!!!- I tried to shakes off from him but he was inhumanly strong and then I lost my consciousness. He shouted , while he was continuing to say the same thing . Then I let a dead weight and Gary thought that I died. He didn't loosen the grip, but he tighten more.
-What happen? ARE YOU NOT TALKING ANYMORE!?- he laughed madly and when he got well, he thought apathetically to how get rid my body. He dragged footed and threw me into the lake while he said:
-Ben Drowned! This is a good nickname! GO TO SEARCH ZELDA! AND NOT COME BACK IF YOU WON'T FIND IT!- he started to laugh like a mad.

...since that moment...

Since that moment, my soul stood captivity in this game , that it was situated in my  "bier". Help me! I want to get out! I don't want to be alone! Wait for a moment...it's Link! I can follow him! Maybe he can save me! It's just...I can't move completely! Now I'm a statue .

...Ben , do you like your new life?