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Once she reached the bridge, a shadow emerged fro below, it was the Grim Reaper. The young girl ( name unknown ) couldn' t believe her eyes, she even rubbed her eyes twice but he was still standing there, staring right back at her. She really wasn' t dreaming she was dead. " Why am I here and why am I suddenly dead ? ", she mumbled. " Well ", he soothed with closed eyes while reaching out his hands for her. " First of all, it' s me who called you here and secondly you' re not dead but you' re actually alive now! " With wide eyes she starred at the gloomy and mighty presence of the Reaper, couldn' t say a word but then it came "...what do you mean with I am alive now, I don' t get it, I was perfectly fine ?! " . " Oh, were you ?!, then why were you lying all the time, why have I never seen you smile, why have you been hiding all the time and why have you been calling me all the time. Everyday I was just right beside you and I could feel your presence fade away each day, a little more. so that is why I' ve decided to come help you out a little. " Without hesitation, the little girl interrupted " I really don' t get what this is all about, hiding, I was smiling and why would I have been calling you, I was just being me, is that a sin now ?! " . " Maybe you should repeat the last thing you just said now ", the Reaper mentioned. " Here, let me give you a helping hand ". He slowly placed his finger on the girls forehead and somehow she wasn' t even scared at all. His hands even felt warm and somehow comforting and familiar. With the touch of his hand, her eyes went white and like a flash piercing through her body, she lived through all of her memories, she saw her entire life flying by. She felt like floating in an endless Abyss of emotions,...but very soon she came to realize, what she saw was not her, but someone diffrent. As the Reaper removed his hand the little girl placed both of her hands on her head. " Who was that person I just saw, that wasn' t me!", she laughed in a desperate way, because she kind of exactly knew who that was. " Now would you take a look at your side, the Reaper told her. So her gaze followed his words and there it was, this white shimmering Silhouette, she just saw and the more she looked at it, the more it began to take her shape. She was speechless for a moment, didn' t know what to do or how to react, but suddenly as if by itself she asked " Who on earth are you ?! ". " Oh me ?, I think you know just as well as I do who I am, I am you! " With a hast move, the girl stood up " This can't be! ", she sounded angry. She was just on her way to leave, as the Reaper placed himself in front of her " Please, my child don' t leave yet, I really don' t wish to take you with me, not yet. I' m sure you know this day had to come, don' t you want to know the truth ? ", " ...but which truth, I' m confused and somehow also scared ", her legs began shaking, yeah she was almost about to burst out in tears and as she fell down to the ground, it was the Death who took her back to the Silhouette. The young girl still confused, first looked at the Death then back at the Silhouette. She first took a breath before finally facing...yeah whatever she was facing there. Once again she asked " Who are you ? ". The Silhouette smiled and responded " As I once said, I am you. " " But if you are me, then who am I ? " She barely could finish her sentence as her heart almost halted. She went frozen, because she somehow knew what the Silhouette was about to answer. She clenched her fingers into her legs. " Let me put it otherwise, I am you, the REAL you. " There it was, the answer was crystal clear. These few words echoed though her whole body, plucking on each of her veins. The tears just came rolling down her cheeks and as she somehow reached back her conciousness, the Silhouette was gone, no it did not dissappear. She now became the Silhouette. Her cheeks soaked with tears were swollen just like her eyes and she was touching, barely analyzing her entire body to check if somethig had changed. She saw the Reaper slightly fading. Then a smile appeared along her face, while a last tear met her face. " I' m so sorry Grim Reaper ", she framed, she felt ashamed, couldn' t look him in the eyes. " Why are you apologizing to me my child, when the person you should actually is just in front of you ", he replied while showing her, her reflection. With heavy breathing the girl woke up, still a few words were dangling in her mind, although in a more blurry way " It' s not your time yet, so go on and live! " It went silent again. She was clenged in sweat and her eyes were still swollen as well. She looked at the clock right beside her, took her face in her hands, she cried and cried but kept smiling meanwhile. It was a smile she had never felt before, she felt relieved, like a heavy burden had fallen from her shoulders. " Sigh...thank you...thanky ou so much...!", she wheezed repetitively. " ...But who am I apologizing to...? " And although she knew it was only a dream, she was thankful. Or was it really just a dream ?
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