Existence 03 - Ceaseless

perfect.
    “I’m sure Nathan will still want to date you even if I don’t go out with Jay,” I assured her.
    Miranda walked over and pushed the clothes beside me out of her way and sat down. “I am sure he would. But I don’t know him that well. We just met. We had coffee today and ended up talking for hours. He kissed me. It was… wow. I just want to have you there with me on our first official date. I’ll feel better knowing I’m not alone.”
    Double crap.
    “What about Jay’s girlfriend?” Please tell me she is a psycho and she may come after my head if I go anywhere with him. This will be my only way out.
    “Nathan said that Jay and Victoria aren’t an item. She is in the sorority that does things with their fraternity. She has been after him for over a year. Jay puts up with her clinginess but until he saw you walk into the club he hadn’t had a problem with it. Now he is putting a halt to thing s with Victoria. Nathan said you are all he’s talked about since he saw you. Come on, it’ll be fun. I need you there.”
    This was trouble. I looked at Miranda’s pleading eyes and knew I wouldn’t be able to tell her no. “What time are they going to be here?” I asked and she jumped up and squealed.
    “At seven,” she replied. It was only three. What was she doing getting ready now?
    “We have four hours. Why the clothing panic?”
    Miranda rolled her eyes, “because it’s gonna take me four hours to do all that I have to do to be presentable.”
    I gathered the clothes up that she’d left on my bed and took them over to hers and dropped them. “You put the clothes away. I’m taking a nap. If I have to do this then I definitely need some sleep. I’m exhausted.”
    “Fine. I’ll find you something to wear. But promise me you’ll get up in plenty of time to shower and shave your legs. I’m going to pick you out a mini. Jay always liked your legs.”
    Ugh.

    Dank
    A teenage girl not paying attention to a stop sign. It was all too familiar. The difference was , I hadn’t been stalking this soul. She hadn’t intrigued me. The crumpled car was wrapped around an electricity pole. Her parents stood over to the side crying as the desperate hope in their eyes stayed focused on the car. They wanted there to be some chance that their daughter had made it. That when the Jaws of Life pulled the car free they’d find her alive inside. I knew she wasn’t. He soul was releasing as it sensed my presence.
    I reached into the rubble and drew her soul out. It came willingly. The confused look on her face as she looked back at herself and then toward her parents was one I saw daily. She didn’t understand just yet that she was no longer in the body.
    “Come on , Chick , t ime for you to head up. You’ll have another life before you know it. Say your goodbyes to this one,” Gee informed her as she grabbed her hand and they left.
    I didn’t stay around and wait for her parents to figure out their worst fears were true. I’d had enough of that for one day. I just wanted to go see Pagan but I had thousands of souls still left to collect.
    I walked toward the truck t hat had flipped in an attempt to miss the girl’s car . I stopped where the paramedics were performing CPR on the driver . As t he paramedics worked to save him , his soul had already released from his body and was staring down at his empty shell. Gee appeared beside me and without a word she took his hand telling him he’d get to start over and maybe this time he could keep from getting a beer gut.

    Pagan
    “It is unfair. Completely unfreakinfair . ” Miranda scowled into the mirror she had us standing in front of. “I spent hours getting ready . You spent less than thirty minutes and you still look better.”
    Miranda was gorgeous. She had styled all her wild ringlets perfectly around her face. The red sleeveless top she’d paired with the silver pencil skirt that stopped way before it hit her knees , highlighted every curve she had. Nathan didn’t stand a chance. “Y ou seriously are confused. You’ re hot. Embrace it and let’s go,” I replied before she could change her clothes again.
    “Are you sure? You aren’t just saying that are you?” She was still standing in front of the mirror fidgeting with her shirt and hair.
    “I am positive. Come on. They are probably already down there waiting for us.” And I wanted to get this over with.
    “Maybe I should have gone with boots. You look killer in those leather