Edited by KB, JT, JTA, SW and RM

The Work for death

By K

“ All I could see was the flames circling the room as my only son, Jack’s, cry pierced my ear followed by the scream of my wife making it worse. My eye was welling up with a tear now. “There was nothing I could do but watch ,through the haze created by the heat, my wife fall to the floor. Followed by my sons collapse shoulder to shoulder with my grandfather, who had lost an ear in WWI. Only seconds after my sons fall my grandfather took off. Like he was chasing a 16 year olds son’s soul. Then plunged to the floor unwillingly…” Then there was about a 40 second silence.

“Oh… I… I never knew… S...Sorry…” Replied Tensing… I guess he couldn't stand the silence, so he changed the subject. “We all ready?”He inquired. But gave only half a second to answer. “Okay let's go!”

“As the flames circled the room, I heard my son’s cries through the heat. My only son, Jack, was suffering and I could not do anything about it. To make matters worse, I heard my wife screaming nearby, ” My eyes were welling up with tears. “There was nothing I could do but watch my wife, through the haze, fall to the floor. Followed by my son’s collapse shoulder to shoulder with my father, who had lost an ear in The Great War. Only seconds after my son’s fall my father took off, like he was chasing a 16 year old grandson’s soul. Then he plunged to the floor unwillingly breathing his last breath…” Then there was an awkward pause.

“Oh… I never knew… S...Sorry…,” replied Tensing. I guess he couldn't stand the silence, so he changed the subject. “We all ready?”He inquired. But he was to eager to give anyone time to answer. “Okay, let's go!”

                By that time we were at the bottom of the Mount Everest with our group. Alfie, the 20 year old who seemed to always his headphones around his neck although not once was there an mp3 player attached. John, the  19 year old rock climbing beginner, Brandon, the 45 year old man with blond hair and blue eyes, me and of course Tensing, our Sherpa. I stood shoulder to shoulder John as I felt his body shivering. With fear, cold or excitement I didn't know but that was the last thing  I was worried about. I heard survival of this adventure becomes heroes! Imagine all the the free beers in the pubs! The Publicity!

By that time we were at the bottom of Mount Everest with our group. Alfie the 20 year old, who was a professional climber, had climbed over 6 of the top 7 largest summits. John the 25 year old, who was a professional rock climber, had  I stood shoulder to shoulder to John as I felt his body shivering. With fear, cold or excitement I didn't know but that was the last thing I was worried about. I heard survival of this adventure becomes heroes! Imagine all the the free beers in the pubs! The Publicity!