I pulled the covers off of my hospital bed and turned to the side, grabbing my shoes that were placed by the bed. I slid on my socks and my shoes.

Kid gave me a questionable look. "Eli-Chan, you can't just leave."

I looked at him with a stern face. "Your father needed something, correct? If so, I must do my duty as soon as possible."

He sighed softly and said, "If you get in trouble, I warned you…"

"I know, I know." I stood up shakily and added, "Do you know anyway that might be safe to get through without any doctors seeing me?"

"You could always just walk up to a doctor, tell them your fine, and check out…"

"Ugh, I guess I can do that…"

At that moment, a doctor walked by.

"Yo, doc!" I said.

He gave me a frightened look that quickly turned into a forced smile. "How may I help you? It seems you've woken up."

"I need to get out of here, would that be alright?"

"Sure." He pulled out a clipboard and scanned it. "Your name, again miss?"

"Elise."

He skimmed until he found my name. "Ah, yes, Elise. Died yesterday." He moved his pen across the paper, making a check mark at my name.

"D-Died? But I'm perfectly fine! I'm not dead!"

"Oh no, miss. You're mistaken. You're at Death Clinic."

"D-Death Clinic?"

"It's the place where people who die go until they wake up and they can roam around in the afterlife once they awake."

"B-But what about Kid?"

"Hologram. He told you what did happen while you were 'unconscious' and replied the same way the real him would have replied."

"I can't be dead! I'm only sixteen! Sixteen year-olds are not supposed to die!"

"Yeah, and they're not supposed to get pregnant, either."

I looked down at the floor. "How did I die…?"

"When that girl pressed her fingers into that bite on your neck, it paralyzed you from the bite; not to mention it was one of the sensitive nerves on your neck. The combined pressure of the two killed you within several minutes." He paused before adding, "What a shame, you had a bright future."

I stood there, speechless. This was what the afterlife was like? No Heaven, no Hell. Just this? I wonder what it would be like…

I ran towards the exit as tears swelled in my eyes.

"Miss! Wait-" He called, not getting my attention.

I ran out of the building and tried pushing away anyone who wanted to talk to me until someone put their arm out and made me stagger backwards.

"Hey, what are you in such a hurry for?" They asked.

I choked back tears and replied shakily. "I-I just found out I died…"

"Ah." He nodded. "I was the same way when I first found out I died. But then I adjusted. It's pretty nice here."

"I had a lot to live for…"

"And you think I didn't?"

I looked down. "I know, I know… You had a lot to live for too, I suppose…"

"What's your name, anyway?" He reached up, picked a cherry blossom, and handed it to me. "Be happy."

"Elise… My name's Elise…" I looked up. "What about you?"

"James."

"I've always liked that name…"

My first day in the afterlife… It wasn't as bad as I expected…