Death • 死

• h e a r t •

The next day, in the morning. He saw it.

The black figure.

It was watching him. A red flower was in the creature's hand. His eyes were dancing on that red flower. It was so familiar to him.

- The red spider lily. The man said to himself. He wanted to go to him, to that creature, but when he did the first step, the creature disappeared.

It's like it evaporated in the cold air of the morning. It was nowhere to find.

- Are you looking for someone? His wife asked him as she got in the car.

- No, I thought I saw something.

He was at his office playing with the pen on the desk. He was confused.

He got up from the chair and went to the large glass wall. The creature was down in the street watching him.

They looked at each other for minutes.

- Dude! I tried to find you in the whole company. Dang it! Said the man walking into his office.

Christopher took his gaze from the black creature to his friend who just walked into the office. When he looked back, the creature disappeared.

He was searching for the creature in desperation, but it was nowhere.

- Are you looking for someone? Maybe a female? Said the man joking.

- What?! No! Where is Athena? He said getting back at his sit.

- I don't know! She was here some minutes ago. He said putting some papers on the desk.

- Alright! What is this? He asked looking at the papers from his desk.

- Things, to be honest, I don't know. A person stopped me and said I need to give you this.

- A person? He asked opening the file.

- Yes.

The man opened the file and was shocked and confused at the same time.

- What the fuck is this? Said the man looking at the papers.

- What?

- The papers. Are all... empty. He said showing his friend.

- The fuck?

They looked at those papers for minutes, thinking...

- Maybe it was a prank or something? Said his friend getting up from his seat.

- A prank? I don't believe it was a prank. What does the person look like?

- It was a man. He was wearing a mask, but I saw his eyes though. His left eye has a scar on it.

- His left eye?

- Yep.

- Interesting. He said, going to the glass wall again. Very interesting.

His phone started to ringing. It was his wife.

- Athena! Love, where are you?

- Stop this game. A man's voice was heard from the other side of the phone.

- What game? He asked sarcastically.

- You know what I am talking about. He said closing the call.

He called again, and again. But nobody answered his phone calls.

- Where are you going? His friend asked him while following him.

- After Athena! He said getting in his car.

- Wait! I'm going with you.

He tried to find her on the maps, but her phone was closed. He drives with anger. He started to be anxious only with the thought that she is suffering right now.

- Wait! Stop the car! Said his friend looking down the sidewalk. Isn't she... your wife? He asked while showing to a person standing on the ground.

Christopher went to the person, which hair was ruined, and the clothes were torn. And her face, poor thing.

- Athena! He said taking her in his arms, screaming to wake her up. Her head was in his hands.

On the bed of the hospital. He was looking at her, his eyes were in an ocean of tears.

- How is she?... Is she alright? Everything will be okay?

- I want to say that she is alright but, I feel like she tried to run away because her ankle is twisted. But don't worry, this will be fine after two or four weeks.

- Everything else?... Everything is alright?

- She needs bed rest. A lot of water, and I will prescribe you some medicine.