There was a boy who was working in a house as a servant. The boy never knew who his parents was. He was raised in an orphan house till the house was considered as an unauthorized building and was demolished. By the age of five he started to work as a house servant. Although child laboring is against the law, he was still employed. The people in the house always mistreated him as he is the youngest in the house. In the house there is a man, his wife and their two teenage children. They always hit the boy and not give him proper meal. The boy never got his money most of the time. By the time he grew till the age of ten he made his own house with sticks and branches. He did not stayed over the but still work as a servant in that house. As usual he gets beaten in the house and not paid him his daily money. He left the house at late night with sadness and tears rolling down the ground
Mean while there was a beautiful lady. She wore a black dress and wore a silver pendent saying "Death". She sees the same child who was thin as a stick and malnourished. She noticed his clothes was dirty and torn. She calls the boy. The boy comes to the lady. She ask him his name. The boy gently reply's "My name is Jason". "Jason huh! That's a good name who gave it you? Is it your mother?". Jason face sulked and replied "This name is given by my matron Ms Roswell." "Ms Roswell huh" she replied. "Was she a good lady" she asked. Jason bow down his head and had a little smile on his face as his cheeks turn red. Seeing this she replies "She must be kindhearted woman". Jason looks at the lady and ask her a question "Yeah but how do you know? Did you meet my matron?". "No" she replied "it is just by the look of your face". "By the way. What is your name?" he questioned. She replied "You can call me whatever you like Jason." He stoped for a while his forehead contracted and then question again "Are you orphan like me?". Looking at Jason's face. She laughed for a while and replied "No silly I do have a name but I would like if you gave me a name."
Jason was happy smiling and was notice by her right away. She asked him "What happened? Jason". He didn't say a word but still kept smiling. "Would you like to go for a drive with me?" she asked to Jason. There was a sudden change on his looks. He never saw any good things happening to him since he left the orphanage. He said agreed with excitement. As he sat in the car for the first time, he felt like jumping in the car seat. But he did not do it to maintain his decency and manners. But then again he did put his head out of the window and felt the breeze hitting his gentle face like how dogs do. He was seeing the city in new way like he never saw the city. The beautiful lights on the wall. All the people walking together. On the other hand the lady just kept smiling all the way as she drove towards a midnight beach.
The beach was empty. Both got out of the car and sat near to the shore. Jason was feeling a bit hungry. So he began to pick some insects and bugs at the beach so that he could began to eat. Seeing this the lady was shocked and told him to drop it. She went back to the car as quickly as possible and pulled a big food basket and a mat. She laid down the the mat and put the food basket. As they both sat down she gives a big piece of fried chicken served him in a plate. Seeing the plate and the chicken Jason starts to salivate. As she passed the food to him, he quickly pounce on the fried chicken and ate it bone clean. "I see that you liked the fried chicken want some more or would you like to have something else." She asked. Jason closed his eyes and begin to cry. "What happened?" She asked in worry. "I don't know why I am crying when I am so happy?" He replies while he was wiping his tears of with his hands. "Oh I see that you have found true happiness inside you and that the reason why you are crying" she said with a big smile and passing another piece of chicken which was bigger than the previous one. Jason ate happily as he almost finished everything inside the food basket.
As Jason tummy was full and gave a loud burp, she asked him that how was his meal. He happily replied "If my stomach was any bigger I would have finished it all." She smilled again and just looking at him. Jason rubbed his eyes as he felt sleepy and doozy. He begins to yawn. She tells Jason to put his head on her lap. He lies his head on her lap and starts falling to sleep as she pat his bony chest and gently rub his head. Before going to sleep Jason said "I would like to call you Ms Roswell cause you are just like her." After saying this he falls asleep. She waited for a while and suddenly she get close to his ears. "Xurdir Jason Xurdir" she said. Jason soul comes out. The soul looked like a smoke with different color that only she can see. She inhale the smoke and exhale in a small bag. As soon as she exhale the smoke in th bag, the bag began to glow bright. But it was the color that only she can see.
She said to Jason's soul "I am sorry to deceive you because if I told you my name, you would have never come to me. But now I can tell you my name. My name is Death. Everyone fears me. Even if they say that they are not scared, they lie. But I thank you for making me smile. Everyone cry when they look at me. But you smiled. Don't worry I will take care of you and put you in best place of my world". Death goes back in the car with the bag and drove it into the sea.
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