I lived a long life. That is pretty much all I want to say. Mind you it was long, but was it happy? Eh, debatable. Sometimes, having a long life and having a happy life usually don't go hand in hand. In this case, they didn't. My childhood was not a good one, to say the least, Happiness and joy were scarce and the concept of living my best life was an entire world away. I was sad, lonely and miserable in this world of 7 billion people. There is no death, only escape. While my mind was flooded by these thoughts, my performance in school started dwindling too. Soon my father left us, leaving my mother heartbroken and bankrupt, so she had to pull me out of school as well. I was barely able to finish my high school and had to scrounge around for 4 years barely surviving on my minimum wage jobs and scanty means.
Once I turned 18 I had to really scramble for a job. My mother was on her deathbed and the medical costs were barely just covered by the insurance, and I, a broke teenager burdened with the responsibilities of my useless father, had to work day and night just to make ends meet. After 23 months of battling leukemia my mother passed. I was devastated but not as I should have been. I FELT EMOTIONLESS. A part of me even felt relief that the burden of at least one person was relieved from my shoulders. And the worst part was that I did not even feel guilty about my thoughts. I worked at fast food joints, garages and even as a chauffeur. This went on until one day the most baffling thing happened. I had a job offer. A job that paid me way more than my means. A job that I did not even apply for.
All the letter said was :
We have seen you
Watched your work
So here’s a job offer
Much better than that of a clerk
Your survival instincts
Have inspired us all
We would like you to join us
Before this fall
Followed by a check of 1.5 million dollars. I obviously had to take it. Taking the job meant no more canned beans for breakfast, no more skipping lunch and dinner and mainly no more dirty clothes. The next week I borrowed my neighbor’s suit and walked downtown to the address. The moment I entered I was warmly greeted by the previous CEO, who said that he was giving up his position to me. A hundred thoughts ran through my head at that moment, but I just took a deep breath and filled in the paperwork. My duties were to start the following night as I was on night shift. Several decades passed and the money just kept flowing in while I would fulfill my duties. After 20 centuries of experience my time was up, but I had one last job to do. I took the ground express to my final destination and here stood before me, God and Lucifer. Thinking I was another dead soul who had to be placed in heaven or hell. Little did they know I was Death, here to take them.
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