Apoptosis (Updated 13/11/06)
His rolex watch showed that it is already ten minutes past two in the morning. Nobody would be able to notice that the rolex watch on Kevin's wrist is a fake. It was made so real and perfect, just like Kevin's impeccable tuxedo outfit. Kevin can't wait for everything to end. It was the last transaction, and a hefty sum of money would be waiting for him.
Kevin couldn't believe his luck initially too. He had just been retrenched three months ago when his company went busted. He couldn't accept the fact that just a day ago, he was sitting in one of his company's largest office. He couldn't believe that in one day, his high salary of ten thousand a month is reduced to zero. What was more surprising was the offer he received the next day. An annonymous man had contacted him and asked if he would be interested in the job of a middle man. He only need to deliver a briefcase twice every month for three months, and he would received a five hundred thousand paycheck at the end. Everything has been going smoothly and today was the last meeting. Kevin glanced at his watch, ten minutes had just passed again. The person was late, as usual.
Every minute that Kevin still had to wait increase his heartbeat rate. Kevin glanced at the sinister briefcase beside him, and he wondered what it was. He had a very strong urge to peek inside. Thousands of possibilities of what the briefcase might contained popped into his mind. However Kevin's nature and conscience never allowed him to do anything against his integrity.
Kevin's head jerked up. He heard a loud bang. This was the first unusual encounter he had experienced ever since he started working for his annonymous boss. His heart started beating faster and faster. He prayed that everything would go smoothly. Suddenly, his head felt an acute pain, followed by his butt. Kevin lost his balance and fell to the ground. It was painful, and he looked up. In front of him, four malicious looking hoodlums towered above him.
"Fuck you all. What do you all want from me?" Kevin shouted in exasperation.
Those hoodlums ignored him. After conversing in a language Kevin couldn't understand, one of the hoodlums led out a grin. He stared at Kevin. The next moment, all four of them started beating Kevin. Kevin tried, but he couldn't resist them. Kevin gave up the struggle and soon, his mind slipped into darkness...
To be continued...
Apoptosis...(continued)
It was another hectic monday morning for Daniella. The moment she stepped into office, requests for her help buzz around her ears like a swarm of bees. That is the catch of being a mortuary assistant albeit having a good pay.
"Daniella, Dr. Winston wants you in the 'sewing room' as soon as you reach," Sharon the secretary shouted to her.
The sewing room is the common name of the autopsy room given by the staff. Daniella had no idea why the staff came up with that nickname. It was told to her once she started work two years ago. Without any hesitation, Daniella rushed down to the mortuary.
"Great, my apprentice is finally here," Dr. Winston exclaimed once he saw Daniella enter the room.
Dr. Winston is a well-built and good-looking guy in his mid 40s. His affable personality further boosted his X-factor which attracted Daniella to him. Over the two years, Daniella has been working closely under him and over time, she soon developed some feelings for Dr. Winston.
Daniella looks as though she just had a shower when she entered the room. It was a long way from the entrance of the building to the autopsy room and Daniella had to sprint all the way with her heavy breakfast in her stomach. However, she doesn't want to disappoint Dr. Winston. After working with him for two years, she knows that he is very strict on punctuality and she didn't want to disappoint him.
"Now, can you tell me what you feel about this body?" Dr. Winston asked with a chagrined look on his face.
Daniella looked down at the body and the sight immediately made her feel nauseous initially. She has never seen such a badly decomposed body before in her two years of working in the mortuary. The skin was in bad shape and all the skin were hanging everywhere. The internal organs looked as though they were submerge in strong acid, disfiguring everything.
"It's bad isn't it," Dr. Winston added. "The police found an identification card in his wallet but his family couldn't identify the victim due to his badly decompose state. They found this body beside one of the rubbish dump near Time Square. Don't you think this case is quite interesting?"
"Well, i do agree that the body looks very bad," Daniella replied. "But I don't see how interesting it can be. I mean, isn't it another one of those murder cases where the bodies were left to decompose?"
"On the surface, I thought it was so too. However, a few people actually claimed that they met the victim a roughly three days ago. For a body to decompose to such a bad state, it will need at least a week and given that the body is submerge in water," Dr. Winston said.
"Hmm, what's the victim's name?" Daniella questioned.
"Kevin Dyostzky," Dr winston replied.
To be continued...
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