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The Death Of A Car Accident

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You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMT 's tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better of, trust me. And that 's when you met me. "What... what happened?" you asked. "Where am I?" "You died," I said, matter-of-factly. No point in mincing words. "There was a... a truck and it was skidding..." "Yeah," I said. "I... I died?" "Yeah. But don 't feel bad about it. Everyone dies," I said. You looked around. There was nothingness. Just you and me. "What is this place?" You asked. "Is this the afterlife?" "More or less" I said. "Are you god?" You asked. "Yeah," I replied. "I 'm God. Your idea of God anyways." "My kids... my wife" you said. "What about them?" "Will they be alright?" "That 's what I like to see," I said. "You just died and your main concern is your family. That 's good stuff right there." You looked at me with fascination. To you, I didn 't look like God. I just looked like some man. Or possibly a woman. Some vague authority figure, maybe. More of a grammar school teacher than the almighty. "Don 't worry," I said. "They 'll be fine. Your kids will remember you as perfect in every way. They didn 't have time to grow contempt for you. Your wife will cry on the outside, but will be secretly relieved. To be fair, your marriage was falling apart. If it

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