Evolution of Love 2

In the Name of Nothing

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*MY HOUSE WAS ABOUT TO BE LOCKED ......*
On the end of the month just because I was not able to pay the rent.

I posted it on facebook seeking for help, but all I got were 2 likes and zero comments.

So l sent 250 messages to my contact list requesting for a loan of $1500.

Sadly only 10 people replied. 6 out of the 10 claimed they couldn't help. Only 1 out of the 4 who said they could help actually gave me some money but the rest only gave me excuses and never picked my calls.

In the end, my door was locked.
I had no where to sleep.

I walked in the dark seeking options and sadly a thief stole my empty purse with my identity card in it.

He was badly hit by a fast moving car as he was running away, so he died.

The next day, news quickly spread around that I had died.

About 2,500 people posted on my wall how they knew me.
How great I was !

A committee was formed by my,
*loyal friends* who contributed $18000 to feed guests at my funeral.

My colleagues at work teamed up and brought another $4500 for a coffin, tents and chairs.

I was to be buried in a coffin worth $1500- the same amount I needed for rent.

Relatives also met. It was a rare occasion for them to meet, so they met and contributed an extra $3000.

Everyone wanted to volunteer in order to appear they were helping.
They printed T-shirts with my image.

Each T-Shirt costing $2.50, so the T-shirt man made about $25000 from my presumed death.

Everyone wanted to speak at my funeral.
There was drama all over from people who never knew how l survived.

There was even rumour that I was murdered by my friends.

Speeches were made on how talented I was, even by those who never attended my events.

The few friends who supported me didn't even get the chance to speak during my funeral - although they knew the Truth.

In fact, they were prime suspects for my ‘death’.

You could imagine how the scene turned after I showed up alive!

Some thought l was a ghost.

*THIS IS THE IRONY OF LIFE; WE LOVE THE DEAD MORE THAN THE LIVING*

Written for "The Whatever Contest." "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now" 

Word/Line Count:385


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Night Visions
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Faded Daisies and Fallen Petals
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