More Than A Life Away

By SMYGO4EVA

What had they done to deserve this? Who and what had done this to them? How could they be so cruel? Those were questions of two seemingly strong girls whose spirits have now been shattered. Makoto's parents have died, Rei's mother passed away for a long time now and her father didn't even care. Death has claimed and death has twisted one's mind for a long time now, the taunting thrall of the aura of a loved one's passing dispersing and reappearing once again.

Vulnerability awakened within them, and through communication they felt that they were alike. Both have lost a significant family member, and they have suffered because of the aftershocks. Such pity, they thought, that even the strongest walls would come crashing down on the cold floor of realization. That was when it hit them: their loved ones are in Heaven, but getting there is an easy task. One would simply kill themselves or by fate, they would fall into a deadly circumstance.

They knew that suicide was a coward's way to solve a problem, a permanent solution to a temporary problem. They have heard that so many times. So, they decided to not fall into the broken melody of Death and live in the wishes of their dearly departed. Life is a greater gift than death. After all, Heaven is more than a life away.