Being dead isn't a pleasent feeling. Your joints feel loose, you have a blinding headache, and you are lost in this space of white. The Grim Reaper dropped me off in this place he called "Ort des Todes", whatever that means. All it was, was a bright white endless space, and I could tell it wasn't heaven. It smelled of rusty spoons, and the air was thick, and hard to draw. All around me, people crept around. Some crawled, calling desperately for those they departed. Others ran around, searching for a way out of here. The Grim Reaper left me here, and said when the time was right, I would find the light, and move on.
So, how I spent that time?
I thought.
I thought and thought and thought.
I was in the middle of thinking about ice cream, when a man walked over to me.
"Johnny? Is that you?"
I recognized the voice, but couldn't place it.The guy looked real tough, but he looked at me as if he truly cared about me. He looked like the type of fellow who could get arrested over and over and not get phased. In fact, he kinda looked like Dally's personality...
And sounded like him too!
"DALLY! DALLY, OH, IS THAT REALLY YOU?" I bawled, so happy to see someone I knew. I quickly regretted my outburst, and rubbed my head to ease the pain.
"Hey, Dally," I said, starting to think. "I'm dead, ain't I? So what are you doing here?"
"I'm dead, Johnny. They shot me."
I stood there, dazed. Dally? Dead? No. He couldn't have been shot. No. Not the Dally I know.
"Why?" I whispered. It was all I could say. Tears filled our eyes.
"I just couldn't take it-you being dead. Johnny, you were the reason I didn't leave. Leave to go back to New York. You were the roots to my tree, the stem to my flower. And so, after... after, I went to a store, they gave me the money, I ran, the police-my gun- they shot me. But that's what I wanted... Didn't want to live without you." Dallas choked out.
Wow. That was a mind-blower for me. I felt... honored? But, why would he give his life?
"Oh, Dally." It was all I felt was appropriate. "What about everyone else? What happened to them?"
At that moment, a light fell behind Dally.
When the time is right, you will see the light.
I remembered the words the Grim Reaper had said.
"Dally-the light!"
He turned, cocked an eyebrow at me, in a way that said, 'Shall we?'
So, together, we walked into the light.
So, how I spent that time?
I thought.
I thought and thought and thought.
I was in the middle of thinking about ice cream, when a man walked over to me.
"Johnny? Is that you?"
I recognized the voice, but couldn't place it.The guy looked real tough, but he looked at me as if he truly cared about me. He looked like the type of fellow who could get arrested over and over and not get phased. In fact, he kinda looked like Dally's personality...
And sounded like him too!
"DALLY! DALLY, OH, IS THAT REALLY YOU?" I bawled, so happy to see someone I knew. I quickly regretted my outburst, and rubbed my head to ease the pain.
"Hey, Dally," I said, starting to think. "I'm dead, ain't I? So what are you doing here?"
"I'm dead, Johnny. They shot me."
I stood there, dazed. Dally? Dead? No. He couldn't have been shot. No. Not the Dally I know.
"Why?" I whispered. It was all I could say. Tears filled our eyes.
"I just couldn't take it-you being dead. Johnny, you were the reason I didn't leave. Leave to go back to New York. You were the roots to my tree, the stem to my flower. And so, after... after, I went to a store, they gave me the money, I ran, the police-my gun- they shot me. But that's what I wanted... Didn't want to live without you." Dallas choked out.
Wow. That was a mind-blower for me. I felt... honored? But, why would he give his life?
"Oh, Dally." It was all I felt was appropriate. "What about everyone else? What happened to them?"
At that moment, a light fell behind Dally.
When the time is right, you will see the light.
I remembered the words the Grim Reaper had said.
"Dally-the light!"
He turned, cocked an eyebrow at me, in a way that said, 'Shall we?'
So, together, we walked into the light.
1 Comment:
Wow , that was great !
I didn't know they had computers in the void!
haha, great job Maddie.
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