Entangled With The Dukes Of Death

"Hey! Get out of the road!"

The young lady stopped right in the middle of the road as she looked back at the car approaching with unquenchable speed. It seemed to have fallen out of break!

She gasped as she stood there watching as the car approach, it's car light illuminating her with it's light, giving the passers-by a clear view of the young lady standing in between the road, alone.

"Why won't she run?!"

"Someone save her!"

"Hey! leave there!"

Surprisingly, the girl's lips curled into a faint and uncertain smile. One that complimented her miserable expression.

"Maybe...." She said to herself "Somethings are better off escaping from... Better off ending like that..Maybe then, Only maybe then, will it be ok"

She could hear her heart beat, racing endlessly as she watched the car approach, faster and faster, closer and closer and more dangerously...

As the car drew closer, she slowly closed her eyes. it would be best not seeing how it all ended... slowly, between her closed eyes...a tear drop parted down through her cheeks...

As the tear drop fell off her face, Making it's way down...A loud clash was heard.

*****

The full moon hung there, above the night in the company of stars. The calm night's breeze swept the streets... sending the atmosphere into a Serenity.

She rolled over the car violently and then fell off from the back of the car with a loud and harsh fall....

She lay there on her back, her eyes partly open as she stared into the blurry sky. Looking at the bright but blurry moon.

The blood dripped down from her hair to her face... crossing her right eyes and slanting pass her nose, her face was badly bruised and bleeding all over. It'd be hard to recognize her in such state.

She panted softly as she let her hands shiver.

Her hands were badly bruised, both totally Covered in blood. They Shivered, uncertainly from the cold of the night or the pain she felt...

She opened her mouth, gasping softly. smokes flew off her mouth floating all around her. The cold night was penetrating through her spine making her body, which she barely felt, hurt.

People had quickly gathered, Watching her from all angles. There were chattering and panicky talking all around her, but she didn't hear any of those...To her...they were uncertain murmurings.

They say that it takes a specific time before one finally dies.....at this moment, Their sense Begin dying, and fading away. And then slowly, they lose themselves.. Before they knew it, they'll be gone.

She didn't know if it was What she was feeling at the moment. She could hear them murmuring, but didn't know what they said. She could look to the sky, but the vision was all blurry. And she could swear she smelt fire...why?

Maybe she was dying... slowly loosing herself to death... She panted softly, it was coming after all.

*****

He sat there, not so far away from the scene. Just under the bus stop's shelter. No one was there at the night time, all had probably gathered to where this Young lady was awaiting death. Sympathizing and panicking.

He was dressed in black, clothed by a long black overcoat. His legs were crossed, showcasing his black shoes. On his head was a black hat that partly covered his face. He looked like him, Like death himself.

He brought his hands before him looking at the plain black card before him. He could see the information on it, enscribed in gold.

"LU NAYIN

17 YEARS, FEMALE

DIED OF CAR ACCIDENT"

He watched as the card burnt off into black flames and then he reached out his hands besides him to touch the black sand clock besides him.

He turned to look at the clock, but the sand hadn't all passed down..But nevertheless, he didn't feel like waiting, he never did.

He reached a hand to his hat, adjusting it to cover his face. And then he got up to his feet. The Sand clock next to him puffed off into black dust....

His steps were calm, calculated and might. He Walked as though the world belonged to him , walked as all had to wait for him.

A step at a time, taping on the coal tared ground. His steps were loud and clear, as though the world had become pinned drop silent.

With both hands in his overcoat, he majestically walked up to the scene where everyone was still clustered, looking at the dying girl...

He walked pass them. They didn't even notice, and they couldn't. He came to the front role where he could stand right before the girl.

****

She could see the blurry vision of the people around, the unclear muttering sounds they made. All seemed like unpleasant noise to her ears.

Then she saw him.

He was the only clear vision in sight. Right in front of her was the clear sight of a man, fully dolled in black cloth, his hat black and shoes too..

She could only see him...and her curiosity was pricked as she looked at him. He had walked closer, his face becoming visible Under the view of the moonlight. She strived for a glimpse...and she did...

He was the only clear person he saw and then she slowly gasped. It was soft and helpless.

"I don't know who it was...." She said to herself" I don't know why...But tonight, I just think... I saw death himself...He stood there, Looking at me, Maybe...Just maybe, it was really time for me to go"