The window cleaner

A different friend

 One day I was in the funeral parlour and my mother had been sickly through out the week. She felt so weak in her bones that lifting a broomstick felt like lifting an elephant. Her boss was a die hard drunk who was quick to get irritated and was quicker to strike. On that day . He arrived drunk in the parlour and my mother and I hadn't covered the chores in the usual speed that we used to. This provoked the boss so much that he began to shout and yell causes at my mother and I. And when she had tried to explain to him about her failing health. He gave her a slap and she crashed to the ground. That old miserly wizard slapped my very own ma. What did she ever do to suffer the way she did. All the elements in her heart was love and care. " Said Saygaku and sniffed emotionally before continuing with his story amidst the attentive crowd who were sober and silent.

" I rushed to my mother who was struggling to get up on the ground and held tightly as I cried Along with her. The wicked boss had two more kicks for us which I married with my back to protect my mum from further harm. That day we were working at a slow phase and since it was an evening shift. It meant we had to work extra hours into the night to keep our jobs as that was the resolution of the wicked boss. I knew my mom was not feeling well and things would grow from bad to worse if she spent another moment doing the tidious chores. I decided that my mom go home and take her medicine while I spent the whole night doing the chores as the whole sorrounding was messy and littered with dirt from a small funeral party which had been organised by the family of a deceased customer. I worked all night cleaning the facility and when I was tired I found a corner and crashed to the floor crying about how difficult my life was. Just then there was a strange presence that came with a comforting feeling. I didn't know what it was but as soon as I felt it. I found my self cleaning my eyes amidst the happiness and glee that was in my heart. Just then there was calm voice by the window and it said.

" My little friend. Why are you sad. " Said the voice I turned to the window and was shocked to see a figure covered with white clothing. Only the eyes were visible and they looked as red as a burning coal. At first I was startled and stood up to run but I was spent of energy and fell to the ground with the speed of light.

" Do not run away from me my little friend. I mean you no harm." Said the ghost as it blinked slowly at me.

" You look scary I said ,being so generous with the truth as it was the only weapon I had at then.

" Yes I am ghost. I wander this parlor. Most times I am lonely. You look lonely to my little friend." Said the ghost still standing still at the window.

" Yes I am lonely and sad. My mother is sick and we are poor to afford good medicine. I want a good life.i want it all to stop." I said as I cried again , this time not from fear, but rather from self pity.

" Ironically my boy. The future holds lots of adventures for you. I see you conquering many treasures in the years to come." Said the ghost in a sober tone.

" I have no future. I can't afford to pay for modern education and my mother won't allow me to join the army for fear that i may loose my life."

I said as I tried to clean my tears.

" Don't be sad my little friend.The future is bright. As long as you walk the right path . You shall have lots of wealth." Said the Ghost and laughed at my disposition.

" Are you sure about that?.I asked " the ghost with an innocent smile that was as bright as the morning sun.

" Yes my little friend. But nothing good comes easy. Your good life would come but it won't be easy. " Said The ghost . I walked towards the window to catch the full glimpse of the ghost. But it seemed like I was walking on thin air as I couldn't seem to move forward from the sport that I was even though I was very sure that I was walking towards the window.

" You can't come any closer. We are not of the same realm. That's how far you can come." Said the ghost and giggled.

" My life has always been difficult. I'm ready for it to be difficult as long as something good can come out of it. "I said with a great deal of eargerness.

" You have a strong will to succeed . I admire that . Be patient. Your fortunes would meet you even if you hid in the deepest of holes." Said the ghost and those words of his gave me all the comforting in the world. It still comforts me till this very day. " Said Saygaku and breathed slowly in wistfulness.

" Oh Saygaku how sad. So your suffering has been going in for a long time." Said a woman in the crowd all of which where silent in pity.

" I know the my friend the ghost did not lie to me. I may be a street urchin who is seriously no better than a church rat, but I savor the gifts from the future. Some days all that was promised must be given to me even if I buried myself In the core of the earth." Said Saygaku and continued.

" What's your name." I asked my ghost friend.

" Apolos. My name is Apolos." Said the Ghost.

" When where you born and when did you die." I asked the ghost in curiosity.

" I was born in the era of the great Vikings . Ragner was our king. They have all ascended to the heavens above. I have been cursed to bask the earth for eternity . But damn them. I made my own heaven here and I don't miss anything or anyone." Said Ghost and cakcled in a Ghostly tenor.

" It's not as if I knew who Ragner of the Vikings was . But the fact that those names sounded like things from prehistoric times, made me excited."

" Wow . You have been a ghost for many years ." I exclaimed . At that point I had forgotten all my sorrows and all that matterred was the gist my new friend was dealing me."

" Yes I have been dead for more than three hundred years. Well I'm I really dead ? I have just been a ghost for that Long. You see my little friend , death is a life of its own. You can never understand till you die." Said the Ghost and Laughed out in a manner that was scary but not to me.

" You have seen it all. The wars , the revolutions the famines and plague." I said in excitement as my eyes further widened in joy.

" Yes I have also seen. The reunions, the bountiful harvest, the seasons of blossom blooms. The smile in a child's face and the invent of helpful technology. You don't need to dwell on the dark sides of life to proof a point of immortality. " Said the Ghost and laughed out in his usual Manner.

" How did you die. Tell me when you died and how it felt like to die." I said in rush of Gusto that was bedazzling to the ghost himself.

" It seems like you are facinated by death and it's elements. " Said the ghost in a quite serious tone.

" I'm just curious to know what it felt like to die. I hear it's painless . I also hear it's painful. Which is it.?" I asked the ghost and walked again without gaining grounds.

" Well it's both painful and painless at the same time. Painful that it takes you away from the ones you love the most and painless that it gives you an avenue to start all over again. Like I said .some feelings are best explained by experience and this question you seek can only be answered by your own death. If you are really Hungry for such a knowledge we could arrange it this very moment." Said the ghost and roared in laughter.

" Well if what he had was to make me feel scared.it fell short because I wasn't scared at all. I knew my friend was not going to hurt me."

" How about your death. How did you die." I asked the ghost and he stopped laughing and went silent for a while. The smile on my face gradually faded away amidst his silence and when he realized that I was getting scared . He burst into laughter and began to speak.

" It seems you get scared to easily. Well your guess is not far fetched. I was hacked to death on a battle field. As a viking ,that's the height honor and I have achieved that feat. " Said the Ghost.

" Who hacked you to death. Why didn't you fight back .why did you allow yourself to be killed " I asked him again. And he said

"Death is like falling asleep when. It comes it comes. No one can fight it. Even Lord Ragner was defeated by death. At one point we all thought he will live forever. But then he died." Said the Ghost and did not laugh.