Deader

A Story by Cris Gregorio

Death is retiring and needs to find a replacement for the job, not until the news arrived: An old man living in a cottage in the small town of Fairmont in West Virginia was found dead. Police sources claim that there is no motive behind the death of the man, and that foul play is incohesive. Vaugn, astonished by the news, rushed outside of his house immediately to look for the place of the scene. He was a scrawny 63 year old flaccid old man that has a small stature. He was curious of the whereabouts of the scene, since he was an old councilor of his town. While crossing to the next pedestrian, he saw a very bright light that was in front of him. He was unable to move and didn't know what to do. After a few seconds, the light passed through him, and with his amazement, he followed the light. He had no idea what it was nor if it was real or not, but something was telling him to follow it. A very strong wind rushed into his body and he saw apparitions in front of him. The apparitions were moving-- it was as if they were talking to each other. With the wind's resurgence, he fell down and got knocked out. He was awake, but he couldn't move, talk, or even open his eyes. He read an article about a boy who experienced a sleep paralysis-- that a demon enters a person's body and snatches the soul out of it. He was praying to God with every single second that he had, until he finally managed to move his feet, then his body, then his eyes. He saw the light again, but now, it's dimmer. It's darker. It was as if it was running out of life. He was still following it, until it completely ran out of light.
Then suddenly,
"Vaugn!"
A whisper was heard near his ears. It was an apparition, with the same shape and height with him.
"Who are you?" Vaugn asked.
The apparition was pointing at him, and the sky turned black. The apparition disappeared, and there appeared bright lights everywhere. He was at the door of his home. The apparitions that he saw earlier turned into his relatives, friends, and altogether, they all mourned, for the death of a person that has the face just like him indicated at the body's frame on top of the casket.