Death is the Only Escape

by Light Brown Shoes

The school has had many more experiments. Some lived, some didn't. Some, though alive, aren't considered alive. This is their hell, and they can't escape.

9. Chapter 9

Wendy

I saw him again yesterday. Like all other days. Except, this time, I had the sense he was smiling. He didn't come toward me; he didn't reach for my soul. That scared me more than the other times, when he had beckoned me.

I think I knew this was my last day.

When they shoved me under, there was instant cold. Colder than cold. And there he was. I felt the smile, and it made me colder. I lay at the bottom of the pool, and waited for forty minutes. Ten more minutes than usual. That's when he came forward and motioned for me to open my mouth. I opened it. After that, I couldn't move. I saw his hand reach down, and then pull out a dim, wispy looking ribbon. That's the last thing I saw before the cold went away, and the quiet changed to laughter and squeals of delight. I followed Death, who was carrying the ribbon as though it was a kitten. As we walked toward a light, he turned to me. Displaying the ribbon, he let it drop. It was sucked up suddenly, and I watched it go. Death walked away. And then I felt warm and happy, and decided to go toward the sound of the laughter.