Mirror

A car pulls up to a empty house that looks like it has not been lived in for years. A young man age 30 gets out of the car and pops the trunk to grab a old book and a case of beer. He steps towards the door and uses a key to under lock it. He steps in and don't locks it behind him and walks to the foyer where the stairs are to the second floor. All the furniture was covered in sheets a long with the kitchen being empty of its food and cabinets being bear. He sat down against the wall that had a window that over looked a garden that had die off long ago. In a low voice he says just like old times. He was already drunk and was starting on another beer. It starts to rain outside as he opens the book he brought with him. Photos of him and a beautiful woman that seen to have stolen his heart. It was his wife and the house he was in was there home at one time. On the railing that was hooked to the stairs kneel a being with black wings. He just watched as the young man tortures himself for failing to protect his love that die six years ago. He cries and the tears hit the pages. As he turns the next page a flower falls out. He picks it up and holds it close to his chest. He holds the Beer bottle tightly and downs the rest and after takes a deep breath. He sees the photos of his wife giving birth to there daughter. He smiles but cries harder. His wife and child were coming home from the hospital as her mother was driving them. He was preparing a party for there arrived when they stopped at a red light by a 7-11 store that was being robbed. The robber tried to steal the car but the mother hit the gas driving the car into the center of traffic where a sixteen wheeler crashed in to them taking his wife and daughters lives while the mother survived with a broken arm and cuts.  He heard a knock on the door thinking it was his family but as he opens the door only to see the police standing there. He asked was something wrong and the one police women teared up saying that she had bad news. When she explained what happen. He fell silent not understanding the feeling deep inside him. It was like someone torn out his heart and chewed it piece by piece. The police drove him down to the accident and to the morgue. He stood over his wife and daughters bodies as the doctor and police waited outside. He kisses them both as he runs his fingers through her hair saying we were to grow old together but now I have to walk alone now. Tears fall on to her face as he says it should have been me not you two. Again on top of one of the file cases sat the being with black wings not moving just sitting shaking its head with a hard exhale. The welcome home sign still hanged in the hallway. The being with black wings looked like a greaser from a biker gang from long ago. He steps down and grabs a beer and drinks too. He says well kid what are you going to do? You have two choices go on living or sit here and waste away to the abyss? The young man just sits there continuing to drink looking over the photos maybe in time he will decide but not now. The being finishes his drink and pat's him on the shoulder as he gets up and fades away walking out of the house.  
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