[WP] After hearing a knock, you open the front door and discover Death standing there holding a kitten instead of his scythe.

Knock Knock

The Door is knocked, but Zack chooses to ignore it

Knock Knock

Someone knocks again, but Zack takes no notice. No one Zack knew was coming over today.

SLAM

This time the door is slammed. This time he moves and peers through the looking hole. A man in a black cloak is what he sees. Its hooded figure hides the face and the man is holding a kitten.

‘Some fool wanting to play a prank on me’ Zack thinks to himself and chooses not to answer, ‘Surely this man would leave soon if no one answers the door.’

SLAM

The hooded figure hits the door again. Shaking it a tad bit, and making the screws loosen on its hinges.

Still peering through the looking hole, Zack does nothing but watch this man with the kitten in its hands. ‘I will not answer the door for you’ he thinks to himself ‘just go away’

“I know you’re in there” the hooded figure speaks “I can see you peering through the hole”

Feeling a bit creeped out by the man’s sudden speech Zack moves away from the door and towards the landline. Grabbing the phone with a firm grip and dialling for the emergency number.

SLAM

The door is slammed again. Shaking it more, weakening its hinges.

“911. What is your emergency?”

“There’s a man at my door”

“Name and address?”

“Zack Zickery, 20/50 Sanders Street”

“Ok. We’ll send Policemen right away”

SLAM

The door is slammed harder than before.

Meow

The cat cries through the door.

“Stay away from the door” the person over the phone says to Zack “There has been a report of unknown persons invading homes in your area” just as the line cuts off.

“I know you’re in there” the hooded figure calls from the other side of the door again “If you open now, it will be quick”

Moving towards his drawers he searches through them rapidly, throwing clothes, papers, books all around the grounds.

Meeeoooow

The cat cries louder.

‘Damn it.’ Zack curses at being so dis-organised ‘where did I put my gun’ he thinks in his head as he runs to the toilet.

Crack

The sound of wood splattering is heard as Zack locks himself in the toilet, lifting the toilet tank lid and finding his pistol sealed in a waterproof bag.

“Zack” the Hooded figures calls for him

BANG X 6

He fires his clips empty towards the voice on the other side of the door. One hitting the pipes, making water spray all over his home.

Meeooooowwwwww

The cat cries in response. The toilet doors knob turns, breaks and swings open.

“Hello Zack” the hooded figure greets him who is sitting upon the toilet seat

“What do you want?!” Zack response in panic, still pressing the trigger of his pistol.

“Why Zack, I wanted this to be quick” the hooded figure answers “I had other places I needed to be tonight.” Handing the kitten over to Zack “like that girl down the hall for instance”

Now holding the kitten. “What is this?!”

Walking away “Do you not know?” the hooded figure performs a thinking pose “It’s your kitten from when you were 6, I took it by mistake and now I’m returning it to you 20 years later. The girl was near you, so I thought I should return it, as I now had the chance.”

Realizing that Zacks face was still one of disbelief “Don’t worry, the cat is still the same age. So you’ll have plenty of time with it.”

“Who are you?”

“Me?” the hooded figure questions “I thought you would have figured it out by now” the figure says slowly lifting up from the ground “I’m Death” it answers as it disappears in a puff of smoke.

Knock Knock

Some one knocks at the door, and Zack opens it this time, holding his kitten and soaking wet.

“You called 911 sir” a police officer asks.

“Ye…yes” he responds absent-mindedly

“Is everything alright sir?”

“Ye…Yes officers”

Raising and eyebrow “May we come in sir”

“Yes please do” he answers letting the two enter to find his home in a mess of wet clothes, books, paper.

“What happened sir?” the older of the two officers asks

Not thinking straight “Death came to my home, broke my door and gave me back my kitten”

The Two policemen give each other a look, and the younger one says to Zack “Sir, I think you need to come down to the police station for a bit.”


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