6. New terror in New York

The plane to Alaska was just for fun. I actually went on a cruise ship to go to New York. I did see the Corpse Bride wandering around the ship (trying to catch me I suppose) calling out for me. No matter how much I kept losing her everywhere, she was always in my direction.

Until one day, while the bride was looking out over a balcony to look at the ocean, I snuck up behind her. She sighed happily while watching the sea; perhaps because of the breeze of the water. I picked her up by the bottom and threw her off the ship. There she was no longer able to get on board. I can prove it because I never saw her around my cruise again.

X.x.X

Even if I had arrived in New York City, I started to panic because I knew the Corpse Bride was going to get me sooner or later. I did not know where I wanted to put my luggage until somebody asked me, 'Where would you like us to take your stuff?'

I tried figuring out where about's in the city I wanted to move into. I didn't know where so I told my attendant, 'Eh; just pick some random home for sale. I'll give you my phone number to let you tell me where my new home is.' Then I wrote down my mobile number and gave it to the attendant.

'Alright,' he said. 'We'll find the perfect house or apartment room for you.'

'Perfect,' I replied.

'Why are you telling us to take your luggage to a random home for sale?' asked the attendant.

'Because I'm being chased by a corpse,' I answered. 'I have a Corpse Bride; and no matter where I go, she's always there.'

'Darling!' a voice immediately called out.

'See what I mean?' I told the attendant. 'I pushed her off the boat while we were cruising. And now she's back on board and coming my way.'

'Ok,' said the attendant. 'Then I should probably call the cops.'

'Do that,' I agreed.

The attendant picked up his mobile phone, while ordering his fellow shipmates to give my luggage to the movers, and called 911, I presume their number is. I didn't have much time to waste, so I called for a taxi. Until...

'Darling?!' the Corpse Bride's voice called out. 'Where have you gone?!'

I turned around to see if the Corpse Bride was catching up. But before my eyes, she wasn't anywhere to be seen. I didn't know that she would become lost like this. Was she still at sea? In another country? Where?

I ignored her and called for my taxi. When a cab did arrive, I hopped inside.

'To the Empire State Building!' I ordered, because I wanted to go as high as possible from that dead body in a wedding gown, with blue skin, bony arm and leg, her ribcage was shown, her cheek was cut through and with dark hair.

'And why do you want to do that?' asked the taxi driver.

'Because...' I tried thinking of something to say but I didn't spit it out. 'Oh, never mind.'

I hopped out of the cab and the taxi drove away. Now all I had to do was find a vehicle myself. I could still hear the Corpse Bride's voice calling out from, say, a long distance away, even though the sound wave was still enabled to be heard of.

'Where are you, darling?!' her voice called out then.

After all my journeying, with no success at all, I picked up mobile and typed in a number. It was not a phone number at all, but it was a cheat code. That was when a helicopter magically appeared in front of me. If you've ever played Grand Theft Auto (GTA) before you would understand what I mean.

'Darling, where have you gone?!' the Corpse Bride's voice called out once again.

Now very tired, I decided to trick her.

'I'm in New York!' I shouted accidentally, cupping my mouth with my hands.

'Ok!' cried the Corpse Bride. 'I'm coming, darling!'

I couldn't just stand there and wait for her to come, so I hopped into the helicopter and flew off. I headed straight before the top of the Empire State Building. I had hoped she wouldn't even come up this high when I had noticed another ton of crows flying with me.

When I was close to the top, not the pointy bit just the third storey part, I jumped out of my helicopter and landed safely on the surface of the top of the building. The helicopter did not manage to make so it dropped to the ground. I heard an explosion down below with people screaming. I didn't actually hear the screaming so this story, once again, is not always from my point of view.

There was a ladder to the top of the point and I climbed up it. While managing my climb the crows swooped passed me. I studied the way I came from to get up. Nothing was there and I studied the way I was coming up. Nothing was there neither. But I realised I shouldn't stop and pause so I continued climbing.

'There you are!' said a familiar voice, which was exactly the same figure as before even of I didn't pause to find out who it was.

Finally I had reached the very top of the building. But I had looked down the ladder to see that the Corpse Bride was catching up. Suddenly I discovered a switch and pointed my finger near it.

'You don't want to make me do this,' I warned her.

'It doesn't matter,' she said. 'I'm already dead.'

'Oh yeah,' I challenged, pushing the button, which activated the ladder to draw up.

Darn it, what was I thinking. Then the Corpse Bride made it to the top with me. I didn't react, just tried to stay away from her as possible. We kept going around in circles over and over again. Immediately I was starting to feel dizzy. So I pushed her with such force off of the building. There I heard her screaming whilst she was falling.

Back in the city below, the people were gasping at the falling woman who they noticed was pushed off of the building.

'That man just pushed that lady off,' said a woman.

Back up the top of the Empire State Building, I noticed a helicopter coming my way. I realised that the helicopter belonged to the police.

'Hey, you!' shouted a male's voice. 'Put your hands behind your head and stand down now!'

I ignored them as I stepped back and bumped into something. I gasped in horror and spotted the Corpse Bride again.

'You heard him,' she said, softly. 'Stand down now, and kiss me.'

'NO!' I bellowed, stepping away from her quickly and tripping over the edge.

The only thing I bumped into was the first storey of the top of the Empire State Building. I screamed during the fall.

'HELP! HELP!' I roared out.

'You don't deserve to live!' yelled the policeman from the helicopter.

I began to get worried to die. If I never practised my vows around the lake then none of this would have happened. Thanks a lot, Corpse Bride! I thought to myself. I was heading straight toward the ground really fast, face-first. It covered my face with my hands.