From End To Start.

[Tentoa 3160]

It was over in an instant, there was no bright light at the end of the tunnel, my life didn't pass before my eyes and really I prefered that it didn't.  There was only the screech of tires skidding against asphalt and the loud moan of crumpling metal then my vision went black for a moment and I found myself standing beside the car, my mother staring wide eyed while being pulled from the wreckage by a rescue worker, fresh blood decorating the front of her surgical scrubs, though there hadn’t been any when she picked me up earlier. I was confused at first I thought I had blacked out; but what caught my attention was the rain hitting the street around me, drenching the workers and EMTs who were working to alleviate the other driver. Though I could see it, I couldn’t hear it or feel it against my skin, I was completely dry and so were my clothes. I couldn’t comprehend what had happened at first, until I saw one of the workers by our car shake his head and look to the nearby Ambulance drivers, mouthing the words: “He’s gone.” It was then I saw my mother tense, and I began to notice the eerie silence again, it brought a ringing to my ears and it kept growing louder and louder, until I was gritting my teeth and wishing it would stop. Just as I went to cover my ears the silence was broken by a gruff baritone voice coming from behind. 

 

“Pardon my tardiness, It’s been a busy day.” the voice called out, I turned quickly to find a scrawny blonde man in a black suit and tie, though his dress shirt was green. He was almost as pale as his hair, but what stood out were his eyes, they were a bright lime green that pierced right into you, I remember them making me fidget in place.  Before I could open my mouth to respond he had already answered my question. “Yes, I do.” he retorted to my thoughts quickly, as if he had known I was going to ask what was happening. I opened my mouth to speak again, only to be cut off with the answer to my question yet again. “Yes, You’re dead Gregory. And I’ve come to present you with the most important opportunity you’ve ever had.”

 

I can’t quite recall the rest of the explanation, I stopped listening after that point. I looked around the scene again watching everything unfold. There was disbelief, shock, anger. I couldn’t pinpoint what I thought at that moment but I noticed across the street by the other car there was a little girl, dressed in bright colors and sobbing into the shoulder of a tall, crimson haired man who appeared to be comforting her. It was then I saw the workers pull a small, pale and limp body from the car beside them, dressed just as she was. I felt uneasy then, depressed, and it felt as though I was going to cry before the man’s voice penetrated my ears and I was focused on him again. “Pay attention now.” He stated coolly, snapping his fingers to assure he had my attention and he did. “Now, You can come with me and we’ll settle you into your new dwellings, or you can stay and we’ll get you back into the system. So what will it be?” 

 

I shook my head for a moment, I couldn’t register what he meant but I didn’t like the sound of ‘new dwellings.” So I only replied with: “I’ll stay.” Immediately he reached into his coat with a sigh and drew out small black book with a pen hooked to it’s cover and began to look over it, flipping to the first page. “Always the persistent one, and good timing, looks like there is an opening in  Yorkshire, whitby. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the United Kingdom, from what I hear they have safer drivers than america.”  He grinned at me and shut the book, and gave a slight wave, before long I felt everything grow warm around me and everything went black again. It wasn’t too long before I saw a blinding light in my vision that began to grow larger until it engulfed me. The last thing I remember as my thoughts faded and I began to squirm were the words: “It’s a girl.”

[Tentoa 3160]

My finger slipped for 736 words.

[TheGreasyChef 129]

This is great, I love the thought and execution, keep it up.

[Knox213 10]

Moved to the Archive. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.