"If you are really a mean person, you will
come back as a fly and eat poop"
~ Kurt Cobain
Five years Later...
I look at my mom in utter shock, "How can you do this mom? Destroying another woman's marriage, do you know how distraught she is. Her husband is cheating on her with you!"
My mom hangs her head low looking at her white coffee, her finger tips tracing the brim of the cup.
"What do you have to say for yourself?", I fold my hands and sit back. A waitress by passing asked if we need anything. I said no.
"Mother!"
"What do you want me to say Elizabeth, I love him, I always have and I always will, what's so wrong with that. Brian has always owned my heart and I know I am the only one who will truly understand him"
"But he's married mom. Couldn't you guys do it the right way? Gabriella is just torn."
My mom shakes her head in the mention of Gabriella's name.
"Why are you even defending her? She married your dad. Any other normal kid will be happy that their parents are getting back together"
I unfold my hand and place it gently on the table.
"Gabriella didn't deserve what you and dad did. Yes I was hurt when you guys got divorced the first time but she didn't go through the back, like you are doing. It's disgusting"
"Don't you dare preach to me young lady. You have no idea what I have suffered all these years without your father!"
"It didn't have to be that way" I shout back, "You could have found a rebound guy and even true love and be happy"
"Your father is my true love! I mean I'm sorry for Gabby, I really am. There's more to it than you actually know. She'll be alright. "
An old lady sitting across us cleared her throat and I realize everyone at the coffee shop was staring at us. I mouth a sorry and grab my purse from the table.
"I am going to have Sniffles with me permanently, he doesn't need to see how bad mommy is and I sincerely don't want to talk to either you or dad until both of you have the decency to actually realize you hurt someone in you act of- act of lust and that is not okay no matter who that person is." I stand up and look at my mom sternly. "Now if you excuse me mom. I have someone I need to see today"
I enter my car and drive off. I'm twenty two now but I haven't changed much. I still had my brown hair(although it has grown a lot fuller) tied in a bun and I have the same weight I have been sporting for three years. Even my car hasn't changed. I hadn't changed but everyone around me did. Noah came back from overseas and we have been having a good time. I have a job at a famous publishing company as an editor and what is so great is that I work from home and send my editions through emails or fax. Hailey is currently dating Cole. After Stephan died he turned out to be a cool guy. Hails wasn't wrong about him after all. Hailey has gone from mild crazy to crazy. She doesn't dye her hair weekly anymore, since she noticed it was damaging her hair. She buys colorful wigs. It was like every day was Halloween to her. One time we went to the store to get some groceries and a little kid cried when he saw her golden red cat eyes. She puts on colorful makeup, she also has an obsession with tattoos on her. She has currently, over twenty on her body. It's a wonder how any other person except me could live with that every day and be okay with it. I guess that's why she makes a great fashion designer.
I park my car at the cemetery and reach to the back to pick the bouquet of white roses I picked from the floral shop. Putting on my glasses, I get out of the car and make my way to him.
"Hi Stephan, I got you your flowers. I missed you, you know. Last time I was here, Cami had a lot to tell you about your mom not being happy and all. I check on them regularly and I make sure they are fine. Your dad went to jail again. This time I called the cops on him. Now before you get mad at me, he hit Catherine, there's no way I'm letting that go. Cami's doing great though", I smile and lie down on the grass, next to Stephan.
"The way that girl is going, she might be a Grammy award winner. She has the voice of an angel. And don't worry about me. It's not every day that your dad cheats on his wife with your mom" I continue to yap softly to Stephan, keeping him updated until I felt really drowsy. Ever heard don't sleep in the graveyard? That's exactly what I did. Three hours later I woke up suddenly feeling a chill run down my spine. I had a banging headache and suddenly a flashlight points to my face.
"Lady, are you okay? ", a gruff voice called out. It was the old man who was in charge of the cemetery.
"Yeah, I'm good."I stand up and pick my bag up, opening it to check my phone. There were four missed calls from Noah and twenty from Hailey. I made a mental note to call them when I reach home.
Entering my car, I had this really eerie feeling. Like someone was watching me. I felt cold and hot at the same time and my head was fuzzy, like I was drunk, it was hard to focus on the road. I got home twenty minutes later, walking sluggishly to my door, I fumble for my keys.
Opening my door, I sigh and take of my pumps and jacket dropping it on the floor.
"Sniffles, where are you? I'm so sorry I'm late baby, you hungry?"
I go into the kitchen, leaving my jacket and shoes on the floor. My headache is getting worse and I needed to get some aspirin. Opening the drawer I got out some painkillers and got a glass of water to down it.
Then I took some milk from the fridge and put it in Sniffles bowl.
"Sniffles, Come on, I have some milk for you"
I wait for a while, but what greeted me was silence. Death silence.
I had a neighbor next to me that was never really home and another one who was an old lady that loved napping most of the time. My neighborhood was always quiet but there was something in this silence. I hear a clunk sound come from the living room and I move there, my heart beating awfully loud and fast. I didn't even know why I was scared.
"Sniffles", I whisper. Reaching the living room it was dark and I reach the wall to turn on the lights. The lights came on before I could reach it. And a surprised shriek escapes my lips.
"Welcome! You were taking forever to come back home. Do humans always take this long to do something?" A tall man with platinum blonde hair and tattoos all over is body as far as I can see addresses me.
"I wouldn't know, since I have no memory of actually being one thanks to you" A deep familiar voice drawls back. Another guy sits on my couch. He had black curly hair and silver smoldering eyes but he looked so much like-
"Stephan?" I say, I am still visibly in shock.
"Wait", I chuckle nervously, "I must be having a meltdown. Stephan is dead. He died five years ago. And he had green eyes not silver. I must be dreaming, I should take a break. Have a drink. Go to bed. Mom and dad infidelity must be affecting me on a whole new level"
"Are you done?" the tall man asks, folding his hands. Wait a minute, are his tattoos dancing?
"No, no, no, no," I scream loudly, "I am not crazy, shut up"
The Stephan looking guy scoffs, "You are behaving like one crazy girl right now"
"You too, shut up! Let me just close my eyes and concentrate and you'll disappear. You are just a figment of my stressed mind"
I breathe in and out for about ten seconds until I start to feel calm again. Then I open my eyes.
"Really Elizabeth, I am a figment of your imagination, I'm a freaking god that people worship" his eyes start to go all black and I start to black out, crashing to the floor.
I begin to jolt out of my unconsciousness, with voices arguing above me.
"I told you we should have knocked. Why didn't I listen to myself?"
"She's just being overdramatic most girls would jump at the hot site of me"
"What is happening?"I whisper.
"Oh she's alive, praise the heavens"
A finger poked my cheek and I immediately wake up pushing away from the two men. I was on my couch.
"What did you do to my cat?"
"Really lady, is that the next thing you are thinking of?" The blonde guy asks looking confused.
"Pretty face, lives alone, owns a cat... She is definitely crazy", Stephan's doppelganger says casually.
"I am going to call the cops", I threaten looking around nervously for my bag. A part of me knew that was a lie. I mean, I am scared but the curly head boy looks just like Stephan. They looked so alike, it was a bit frightening. Who is he? What did he want from me?
The platinum blonde man sighed, "Your cat is dead"
"What", I stutter.
"I took your animal's soul so that you'll believe me"
"What?" I reply again
"My name is Thanatos and I'm the god stroke angel stroke demon stroke supernatural anything you like to use... Of death"
I stare at him numbly.
"I don't think she's taking it too well... Hurry up and resurrect the damn cat before she turns into one herself" Stephan whisper loud enough for both the "death" guy and me to hear.
"Okay", he nods at Stephan and he breath out tiredly.
He went to the corner of the room and brought out lifeless Sniffles.
A broken "oh" escaped my lips and my hands start to tremble. My sweet tabby cat of nine years is dead.
"Calm down Cat woman" The crazy death guy said.
He stoked Sniffles body over and over again until his tattoo started move and a weird glowing light moved from his arm into Sniffles. I watched in both amazement and horror.
My cat gave a huge sneeze and jumped up. Sniffles ran to me, I hug him tightly. "Oh my sweet boy" I gave him kisses on his head.
"Now do you believe me?"
I eye him, "Thanos? god of death"
"It's actually Thanatos, god of death, there are many gods of death, I'm the friendliest ", he smiles creepily at me.
Still stroking my cat I reply him, "So what? Did you revive Stephan like you revived my cat?"
"Yes. I did"
I stop stroking Sniffles all of a sudden; he escaped my arms and ran to the kitchen.
"Wait, what?"
"He revived me, moron. I'm not saying I'm thrilled at being alive again but here I am."
Thanatos gave him an eye and looks at me. "Because of how long he has stayed dead, he doesn't remember who he is. Stephan is going to be your responsibility"
"What? Why? Why can't you hand him over to his parents?"
Thanatos shrugs, "It had to be you, because of a certain promise you made to him, he is only connected to you"
I look at Stephan and then I look at Thanatos.
This is not happening to me.