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THE HEARSE DRIVER
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This is the story of a Hearse Driver and one of his experiences. His name is Calistus. and he is a man from a Rural Area in his country. He Grew up in a Poor Family. His father was a Farmer and Mother was a housewife. He had two siblings.
When he became 18yrs his father sent him to work in a Funeral Parlour situated few miles away from his home which was belongs to one of his friends. Which was in a small city where they Embalming etc. Initially he was just helping the owner of the funeral parlour in day to day activities. Thie funeral parlour had few other employees too. Calistus was learning things fast and he became the favourite employee of the owner of the funeral parlour in six to seven years time. so the owner appointed him to look after the day to day business since the owner too was getting old day by day. Young Calistus learned to drive the Hearse too where they had too Hearses which were bit old models.
One day it was a very busy day where they had to embalm about four bodies and deliver to their respective houses
So there are two embalmers in the parlour and they were working towards it. Firstly they finished a body of a old lady and Calistus went and deliverd it.
Secondly he went and deliverd a body of a middle aged man.
In his next turn he went and delivered a body of a Child. By the time he got back to the funeral parlour it was 10am in the night after delivering the body.
By the time he came back embalmers were still working on the fourth body. Calistus did not even see the body since he was so hungry and he just parked the Hearse and went to have Dinner in a Small Shop situated about 500 Meters away from the Parlour.
By the time he came back the body was ready and the Embalmers helped him to put the Coffin inside the Hearse.
Calistus did not know who is inside the Coffin since he did not see. He had to go to a Rural area to deliver the body which was about 35Miles away from the funeral parlor.
By the time he left the funeral parlour it was already past 11.30pm.
He had to travel in Gravel Roads through a lot of Tall Trees, Through Jungles etc. Only the Moon was there to show him the way since he was all alone. Half way through he just stopped on a small bridge to smoke a Cigarette. He lit a Cigaratte and while smoking it he was talking to himself saying " i dont know who is inside the coffin, how many of them i deliver for a day. for a month. for a year. But i dont know wether somebody will deliver my body when i am dead.
He looked at the moon and said. " Moon only you are there to show me the Way"
He threw the Cigaratte butt away got in to the Hearse and started driving. He looked at the clock in the Hearse and it was 12.30am.
He got about another 15 miles to travel in this rural area where the road is not good at all .When he was driving ahead slowly he saw a girl walking at a distance with a handbag on her shoulder. For a moment he thought he was dreaming. He overtook this girl and stopped the Hearse. He asked the girl where are you going and she replied saying "i worked late today and missed the last bus. My house is few miles away from here"
Calistus asked her to get in to the Hearse to drop her since he was going in the same route. She refused. But since he asked her few times she finally got in.
They were talking to eachother and girl introduced herself as " Judy"
And she was dressed in a light blue frock and she had a black handbag.
They were talking about verious things and girl just asked him " who is dead"
he replied saying " i did not even see. I was so busy today. I deliverd about three bodies before this and this is the fourth"
By the time they came to a place where girl had to get off. She thanked him and said " my house is down this road. And you got to go straight for your location. Thank you again"
Calistus said goodbye to her and went to the respective house and delivered the body.
People over there helped him to carry the Coffin.
He just kept the stands and kept the body on it and opened the coffin. Guess what he saw,!#* It was the same girl who travelled in the Hurse with him who is dead.
He kept on looking at the body for few times. Got in to the hurse and drove away.


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