Can I See Your Ass?

He looked at the light in Kesha's eyes.

Matthew's facial muscles twitched slightly.

He didn't know what to say.

" He knew that I wouldn't die, so he built a cemetery here and ordered me to clean it for him from time to time.

" If I can't do it, a group of terrible bugs will crawl out of the cemetery and bite my soul. That kind of pain -as long as a mortal is bitten, his soul will be scattered!"

Kesha gently recounted her experience.

Matthew's face showed sympathy.

"Do you sweep the graves every day?"

Kesha nodded.

"More or less.

" Occasionally, I would deliberately not do it because it was too quiet for too long. Sometimes, I would hallucinate and doubt if I really existed.

" If I were bitten by a bug at this time, the pain would be painful, but it would also remind me that I'm still alive."

What a familiar rhythm.