It's 7:03 pm and Sarah was late to her 3rd date of the month, she's been lonely and trying online dating. She met her date and apologized for her late arrival. She introduced herself and he introduced himself as Ben. They bonded over many things during dinner and soon the night was over and Sarah went home. She thought the date was successful and hoped another date would occur soon with Ben. Sarah soon went to sleep and woke up the next day and headed to her old mother's house. Her mother was a slight hoarder and was too frail to clean all of the stuff she had, so she had Sarah come and clean every so often. Sarah greeted her mother before starting her cleaning for the day. She wasn't too far in when she received a message from Ben, asking about another date. She giggled with glee and agreed to one the next night. Sarah soon went back to cleaning and that took up most of the day, so she soon went home. She texted with Ben a bit before getting ready for bed, as it started raining and the rain hitting the windows comforted her to sleep.
The next day was just filled with errands like grocery shopping and going to the post office, it all went by in a flash. Soon it was time for her date and she met up with Ben again, at a small park where they had a picnic. It was so romantic to her but she did see some people look at her weird, looks like some people are jealous. Everything went well again and Sarah really felt a connection with Ben. They agreed on another date coming up and she couldn't wait. She went home again and fell asleep fast, content with her time with Ben.
She went to her mother's once again and greeted her cheerfully before starting her cleaning. Today she was throwing away newspapers and she skimmed some but kept throwing them away. The papers ranged from 10 to 15 years old, so they weren't really needed to be kept anymore. One paper caught her eye for some reason, it was open to an obituary. She was about to throw the paper away when she saw it, his name and his picture. Ben Blum. Ben was born on August 16, 1994 and passed October 14, 2010 at the age of 26. Oh my god. Today is October 14, 2020. It's been 10 years, there was no Ben alive going on dates with her. People looked at her weird because her date was dead. "You finally found out" a voice said behind her. She gasped and turned around, there he was. His eyes were bloodshot and his neck had a red ring around it. "I'm dead, I was so alone and unloved so I did what I had to do" He reached toward her with his pale hand "Come with me. We'll never be lonely again."
