Tattered Souls

James woke up one morning, but something was wrong. He didn't feel right, it was as if something was amiss. He looked around and realized he was laying in his floor. He stood up, and was greeted by a hooded phantom wearing a solid black, tattered robe. Somehow, James knew that he was standing face to face with Death. As James stared in awe and horror at Death, he saw something over his shoulder. A body, hanging lifeless from the ceiling, suspended by a length of cord. James walked closer to the body, and saw his own face. Death explained that James had committed suicide the night before, and he must now bear witness to the pain he had brought. Just then, James's bedroom door opened, and in stepped his mother.