"Death" - Englische Kurzgeschichte

[Chriss]

Die ist es wert veröffentlicht zu werden.
Ist nicht von mir.

Death
It was one sunny afternoon when it happened. A Friday. I remember it as it was yesterday. Well maybe it was, I don’t know and I don’t want to know just yet. What? You want to know what happened? … Okay I’ll tell you.

One day a phone call reached me in my office it was the police.. they told me that our house burned down. I was in shock as you can imagine. Then I thought about my wife and kids… they were at home… I rushed to my home as fast as I could the police officer did not want me to tell what happened exactly on the phone but I could clearly imagine… and sadly… I was right… they all died in the fire… my wife… my son.. and my 3-month-old daughter they did not have any chance.
When I saw this… I just ran of… I just ran…. For a long time… and I cried.. why them, why??
And I did get my answer… in the form of… him… there … in the forest… I don’t know where I was… he says that it had to be done…I asked him “Who the hell are you?” he said

I’ am the Bullet if it hits your Heard,
I’ am the Nuclear bomb if it’s to hit
I’ am the one that brings you peace
and I don’t care if your poor or rich, young or old
I’ am the end and the beginning!”

At first I did not know what this old men wanted, but then it did come clear to me, it was him… Death… in person it really was him… him.. the one who killed my family.. my life… in that second I just went nuts! I punched and kicked him, but he just kept standing there … looking at me… as if I was kicking the tree behind of him when I finally came down, he said to me: ”I had to do it! Understand it!”
“WHY?? WHY THEM???” I cried
“I did not get them because I had to. It was just their time!”
“MY DAUGHTER WAS ONLY 3 MONTH OLD!!!! WAS IT HER TIME????”
“You don’t understand. I’ll show you…” With these words he waved his hands and I was back in my house… he waved his hands again.. and I was in the bedroom… our bedroom my wife was there… with our kids.. fast asleep.
“If this would not have happened I would not had to get them…at least not yet” he said… and he pointed with his finger in the direction of our kitchen… and with the wave of his hand again we were there.
“Look… she left the stove on… this caused the fire” and there I it was.. a small fire started right before my eyes… I tried to stop it… but I could not…
“This is hopeless” he said “ You can't change anything I this world… if I could to something like this do you really think I would have let your family die? Or all the other people who died in accident? If you believe it or not.. I have a heart too….”
I just looked at him.. the fire spreading all over the house… then suddenly I heard my wife scream… then I sad
“Then why did you take their lifes? WHY???” I screamed.
“See for yourself” he said then and waved his hand and we were back in the bedroom there they all were… all around them was burning.. THEY were burning… my wife… my son.. and my daughter.
“ Look closely… I did take there lifes to help them.. to end there pain… or is this a way to live? There skin is burned to the ground… surly I could have let them alive… but what life would that be? They would have been in coma for the rest of there life’s!”
Around me everything was still burning… and I almost could smell there burned skin.
“Do you really want them to live this way? Believe me.. if there is a chance someone can survive a accident like this… and actually live.. I’ am the last one who takes there life’s…”
In that second I sank to my knees and cried… I just cried… then I looked up… and I saw the police officer before me… he called a doctor for me and they did bring me into a hospital because I was in shock.

That’s the end of my story… my life… I…I know that it was right that he took them… but on the other hand I think I never understand why. This is just human… I guess. But these words of him “I’ am the beginning” gives me hope… maybe I’ll see them one day again.

[Edit by Sven] Etwas verbessert - sicher nicht perfekt aber zumindest die groben Schnitzer sollten raus sein [/edit]