This is a story of a man who saw death at every corner.
This is the story of Henry norm, tall slim black haired man,
And a wealthy bank owner within Detroit
He's in his office, when suddenly he's disturbed
By the accident at work.
EXCUSE ME MR. NORM,
YES , HENRY REPLIED.
THERE'S A MR. BARE HEAR TO SEE YOU, SHE SAID
WHO! , HENRY WAS CONFUSED.
MR. CHARLES BARE, HE SAYS YOU KNOW HIM VERY WELL,SHE SAID
TELL HIM I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM,
TELL HIM I,M OUT OF TOWN, HENRY SHOUTED.
I'M SORRY BUT HE FORCED HIS WAY IN, SHE WARNED
IT'S OK MRS. GATES LET HIM IN
THE DOOR OPEN
CHARLIE BARE STOOD TALL WEAR BLACK, AND HIS HAIR
WAS COMPLETELY GRAY.
HELLO HENRY HE SPOKE
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN 7 LONG YEARS,
THAT WASN'T VERY NICE NOT TO HAVE
A NICE LITTLE CHAT WITH YOUR EX-PARTNER WAS IT
WELL I'VE BEEN AWFULLY BUSY THESE DAY'S
YOU KNOW HOW BUSY IT IS, HENRY SAID
NO I DON'T, REPLIED CHARLIE.
HOW'S OUR WIFE? HENRY ASKED
SHE DIED, ANSWERED CHARLIE
WHAT DID SHE DIE OF? HENRY ASKED AGAIN.
SHE DIED OF HEARTBREAK, SHE NEVER
FORGAVE ME FOR GOING TO JAIL, ANSWERED CHARLIE
WHAT ABOUT YOUR SON CHARLIE?, HENRY ASKED
I DON'T KNOW WERE HE IS, HE RAN AWAY AFTER HIS
MOTHER DIED, YOU SEE HE WAS A SENSITIVE TOO, HE REPLIED
WELL I'M BUSY RIGHT NOW
COME IN SOME OTHER TIME AND WE'LL TALK, HENRY SAID
I'M NOT LEAVING YET HENRY, SAID CHARLIE LOCKING THE DOOR
BUT I HAVE A LOT WORK TO DO, SAID HENRY.
BUT YOUR SO NERVOUS HENRY, I'M NOT GOING TO KILL YOU,
NOT YET, SAID CHARLIE.
KILL ME! WHY WOULD WANT TO KILL ME!, SAID HENRY NERVOUSLY.
CHARLIE REPLIED,
I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG YOU'D PUT ON THIS
INNOCENT ACT, IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU I WOULDN'T HAVE
GONE TO PRISON, AND 7 YEARS I'VE THOUGHT OF ONLY THING,
AND THAT IS TO SEE YOU GO TO THE NEXT WORLD,
I AM GOING TO KILL YOU HENRY, I WOULD KILL YOU NOW
BUT WHAT TO SEE YOU SUFFER THE WAY I DID,
YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY WRITING
OUT YOUR WILL. THEN CHARLIE WENT OUT OF HIS
OFFICE.
HENRY NORMS NERVES STARTED TO SHAKE
AS HE WAS IN A LAND OF CONFUSION
HE TAKES THE DAY OFF WORK,
HE'S HOME AND ALMOST RELAXED,
WHEN SUDDENLY THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
THERE WAS A MAN AT THE DOOR
ARE YOU THE MAN OF THE HOUSE HOLD? ASKED THE MAN
YES SAID HENRY,
ALRIGHT BOYS BRING IT IN, ORDERED THE MAN
BRINGING IN THE COFFIN
HENRY WAS CONFUSED,
WHAT GOING ON, WHY'S THIS COFFIN BEING
BOUT INTO MY HOME! , HENRY ASK ANGRILY.
WE'VE COME FOR THE BODY OF HENRY NORM, SAID THE MAN
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, I'M HENRY NORM, SHOUTED HENRY.
I'M NOT USED TO BEING SPOKEN THIS WAY SIR,
LET GO BOYS, SAID THE MAN.
WAIT A MINUTE, TAKE THAT COFFIN WITH YOU , HE SHOUTED AGAIN
IT'S YOURS MR. NORM IT'S PAYED FOR, YOU MIGHT NEED IT SOMETIME
REPLIED THE MAN.
LATER THAT DAY
EVEN MORE NERVOUS OF A COFFIN IN ROOM,
AND THE ARRIVAL OF CHARLIE BARE WAS DRIVING HIM MAD.
SUDDENLY THE PHONE RINGS.
HELLO, HENRY ANSWER
HELLO HENRY, CHARLIE REPLIED
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
HENRY QUICKLY HUNG UP THE PHONE
AND CALLED THE POLICE, AS SOON AS HE HUNG UP,
CHARLIE BARE CAME OUT OF HIS HIDING PLACE,
IT'S TIME TO DIE HENRY, HE SAID AT GUNPOINT.
SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THE DOOR,
HELP! HELP! CHARLIE PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!
TO LATE HENRY, GOODBYE
THE POLICE BREAK DOWN THE DOOR.
WHAT'S GOING ON , I HEARD A SHOT
I WAS ONLY PLAYING A JOKE ON MY FRIEND HERE, SAID CHARLIE
DROP THE GUN! SAID THE OFFICER
BUT IT'S NOT EVEN REAL, LOOK FOR YOURSELF
NOT EVEN A WOUND, THE GUN WAS LOADED WITH BLANKS,
HE SAID. THE OFFICER LOOK DOWN AT HENRY, SO YOU WERE JUST PLAYING
A JOKE, HE SAID. YES IT WAS JUST A JOKE, SAID CHARLIE IN CONFUSION.
THE OFFICER SAID BACK, WELL YOU SCARED HIM, SCARE HIM TO DEATH
THE END