Mr. Rogers' Research
Copyright© 2018 by MysteryWriter
Chapter 79
“Where am I and how did I get here?” I asked the man in the black suit. I figured he must me my mental conception of the modern grim reaper.
“Come on Ed you are smart enough to know the answer to that. “You have been reaped man,” he said with a great laugh.
“So how did it end?” I asked.
“It’s going to end with someone pulling the plug on you. About 2% of the time it happens that way,” he explained.
“What happens after that?” I asked.
“I honestly don’t know. He has a plan,” the man in black explained.
“Do you mean God?” I asked.
“God, the devil they are both the same. The Entity has good days and not so good days, just like anyone else,” according to the man in black.
“So I move on to somewhere else. Do I get a choice?” I asked.
“What does it matter, you want know either way. You start with a clean slate. As a matter of fact you have already started. Like I said I don’t really know, but I don’t think you start over in some stranger’s womb. Then again how the hell would I know. I’m just a reaper.”
“Let me ask you a question Ed, if you had a choice what would you want to be next,” he asked.
“You mean, if I could give who ever is in charge a laundry list?” I asked.
“Yes, if you could do that,” he agreed.
“I guess I’d want to be me again,” I suggested.
“I figured you might say that. Most people envy people who are rich or powerful while the are still, you know, alive. You never were like that. So wherever he sends you, it will be the same for you. You’ll just make the best of it. Just for the hell of it, what if your next stop is an animal?”
“Does he do that,” I asked.
“Sure some people need to be taught a lesson,” the man in black said. “I think they are ready to pull your plug. Do you want to see the end?”