Extra Chapter 2.5: A heart lost in Death
2015 January 22 - 02.00 A.M - ?????
Where am I?
Am I Dead?
Is this heaven? or hell?
It’s cold.
“Yo, Are you awake” A female voice was calling me out.
I tried to stand up but my body felt heavy.
“Ah, so you were awake”
“Uhm… where am I?”
“Why don’t you look around and tell me where you are?”
I looked around me to find myself in a room full of bodies, all covered with white sheets, are those dead body? i thought to myself.
“Am I in the morgue?”
“Thats right, do know how you end up here?"
"Uh... the last thing I remember was falling"
"Good, I guess you remember. Anyway did you know that this is where you humans store dead bodies before you bury them… or cremate them”
“Then...then why am I still alive?”
The girl walks up to me and said “I wonder why?”
As she got closer, i could see her clearly.
She was a young girl with long black hair but her skin was white, it's like she doesn’t have blood flowing inside her.
“Who are you?”
“Are you sure you want to know?... if yes, then let me introduce myself, I don’t have a name, but my job is to take the souls of human who died, you humans called me the Reaper. As for why you’re still alive, it’s because I don’t want you to die yet”
“Why? I don’t want to live in this world anymore, please just take my soul!”
“No, no, it’s kinda boring, you humans just give away your life as you please, my job is to take, not accept, so i’m not gonna let you die. Yet”
“So you want to watch me suffer in this world huh!, you want me to feel more pain!”
“No, I understand that you don’t want to live in this world because all you felt was pain and suffering, thats why i’m offering to take away all of that, in exchange for you to keep on living”
“But why?”
“No reason, I just thought it would be interesting, oh and whatever you choose, i’m still not taking your soul, so make the choice“
“And how are you gonna take away all my pain and suffering”
“Simple, I take away your heart, that way you won’t have to feel anything”
Without even thinking about it I answered “Then do it!”
“Hoho, no hesitation huh! I like that, now just close your eye and empty your mind, this might hurt a bit”
At that time it hurts so much, but then I just felt nothing.
“Come on I’ll walk you home”
She opened the door of the morgue and both of us made our way to my house.
2015 January 22 - 04.00 A.M - Front of my house.
“Ah we’re finally here, how do you think your parents are gonna react if they see you”
“Don’t know”
“Oh come on don’t be so cold, are you heartless? hahahahahaha, sorry couldn’t help myself”
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“...”
“No reaction huh, I guess that’s what happen when you don’t have a heart. Weeeell... see ya! and don’t think about dying again, cuz i’ll just bring you back over and over again”
And just like that she disappeared.
I ranged the doorbell of my house, i doubt someone will answer, but...
“Who the hell is ringing the freaking doorbell!, dammit, what the hell do you wa...”
My dad froze after seeing me at the other end of the door.
“You.... why are you here, you’re supposed to be dead”
“What’s wrong dear?” I could hear my mom asking in the background.
“It’s not possible, you were dead, you had no pulse, your body was cold like a corpse”
“Honey what's wro….., Hisako, b..b..but how?”
“She won’t let me die, so i can't die"
“She? Who are you talking about? And what do you mean you can't die?”
“....”
“Anyway, it’s cold outside, come on get in, I’ll make you some warm drink, you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to”
"Thank you"
Some things have changed since I died, my parents changed.
2015 January 22 - 08.00 A.M - Home.
I woke up in the morning and heard the phone ringing. My mom picked up the phone, it was a call from the hospital, i overheard their conversation.
‘We are truly sorry for this’
“What happened?”
‘Your daughter’s body is missing from our morgue, when we checked this morning it was already gone, but there were no sign of forced break in, we are doing our best to investigate this, so please…..’
“There’s no need to do that”
‘Uh… but your daughter…’
“Is alive and right here with me”
‘But she was announced dead’
“She came to me this morning, she was still alive and well”
‘But that’s impossible, she had multiple shattered bone, some of her vital organ was destroyed, and her brain was...’
“That’s enough!!! My daughter is alive, healthy, and she’s with me now, don’t make things more complicated than it is”
‘But you should at least have her che...’
My mom closed the phone forcefully, she had this uneasy look in her face.
“Uh… Hisako, were you listening to that”
I nodded my head
“I’m sorry you had to hear that”
“Don’t worry mom, I’m fine... "
"Tha...that's good to hear"
"Hmm... mom"
“yes?”
“I’m gonna start school again next week”
“Are you sure? Why don’t you just rest for a while”
“Don’t worry mom, it’s fine”
“If that’s what you want, then... then I’ll tell the school about it”
“Thanks”
Maybe school will be different too.
2015 January 22 - 10.00 A.M - Home.
Today...
I lost my Heart.