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JORGE

12months.
[Pause]
3days
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5hoursagoshedied.
Itseemslikeonlyyesterdayshewashere
withus.Gettingajobwashardenough.
Daisywasalwaysinchargeofbringingin
themoneywhileIstayedhereathomeand
lookedaftereverything.

Hello?Yes.I,Kids!Welcomehomefromschool.
Wehavepizzafordinnertonight,yourfavorite.
Daisysdeathwasanaccident.Sheworkedasthe
floormanagerattheresonant.Therewasan
accident,inthekitchen.Tospareyouthedetails
sheslippedonsomething.Forensicsdontknowwhat.
Ithinkitwasthekitchen.Thebastardsarealways
leavinggreaseandfatalloverthefloor.But,
Whatsdoneisdone.Icantbemadanymore.Wegot
aheftychequetocoverourlosses,andafewchefs
werefiredonsuspicion.ItWontfilltheholein
myheart.
Thekidsaregettingalongfine.Consideringtheyhad
justlosttheirmother.Schoolgavethemamonthoffto
recover.Notlikeitwouldmatter.Primaryschoolisnt
muchtoworryabout.Wevebeenonholiday.Andhada
goodtime.Whateverhelpsthegriefpassusby.
Werenotoverit,butweregettingalong.Were
startingtofeellikeanormalfamilyagain.Thekidsare
backatschool.Ihaveajobfinallyasatechnician.But
itwasntexpected.Ofcourseitwasnt.Whodiesat30?
Itjusthardlyseemsfair.

Werestillgettinghermail.Hersubscriptionmagazines.
Badfriendswhoclearlydontcareaboutherwellbeing,

sentherabirthdaycardlastmonth.Thedamnthingset
thekidsoff.Didntevenbothertocheckifshewas
stillaround...but,whywouldntshebe?
[calling]Kids,Timeforpizza.
[footstairscanbeheadcomingdownthestairs]

scene2
Jorge
Hi,Yeah.Imlookingtodonatesomeclothes?
To
charity?Yeahwhatdayswouldbebestformetodropthem
down?
Y.okay.Yeahwhatareyourhours?
Okay.[writing]nineuntilfour..okay.What?
Oh,justacoupleofjackets.Yeahtheyarefrommywife.
Yeah.No.Well,unfortunatelyshepassedawayand.Yeah,
No,Noitsallright.Thankyou.Itsbeenayear,And
theyrejustgatheringdustreally.Sure.IcanDothat.
Thankyou.Alright.Bye.
[Hangingupphone]
Hm..IshouldprobablywashThese.Herperfumereeks.
[scoffs]Daisyyoualwaysdidliketheexpensivebrands.
[pause]

Isthataletteronthefloor?Musthavefallenout
ofherpocket.Huh,itsalreadybeenopened.She..
nevertoldmeaboutthis.
Letsseehere.

Daisysvoice:readingtheletterinpasttense.w
Towhomitmayconcern,
ThislettermaycomeasashocktoyoubutIfeelthe
needtoofferyouanexplanation.Iwouldyoualsolike
youtoknowthisisnothingpersonal.Businessis
businessright?ButIdigress.Mostpeoplewhoreceive
thisletterdisposeofitquicklyandtrytocontinueon
withlife,asifnothinghappened.Itneverworksthat
way.YouseeIamincontactwithcertainhigherpowers
frombothsidesofthespectrumifyouunderstand.
Hereishowitworks.IntheearlydaysGodwasvengeful.
Thebiblewasfullofstoriesshowingthis,andSatanis

well,Satan.Inmorerecenttimes(byrecentImeanpost
darkages)thepopulationofthisplanethasexploded.
Theycannolongerkeepupsotosay.Iknow,Godis
supposedtoomnipotentbutdontbelieveeverythingyou
hear.So,saidpowershavecontractedmanylikemyselfto
actasreapers.Notgrimreapers,wearefullyaliveand
human.Wearecontactedbyeachpower1timeadayto
dispatchof1person.Theyselectwhoandweprovidethe
service.InturnGodgrantsusentrancetoheavenaslong
asweplaybytherulesandSatanprovidesuswitha
monetarygainthevaluedependingonthetarget.Iknow
thissoundsoddbutitservesapurpose.Wearethe
balanceofpowerhencewhyweprovideforbothpowers.
Iwasselectedtoperformmydutiesuponmy15thbirthday.
eSeeingasIamtwicethatnow,Ihaveenoughexperience
toassureyouIamveryproficientinmywork.Ihaveyet
tomissatarget,andwehavedevelopedveryeffective
methodstomakeourjoblookaccidental,aswellasquick
andpainless.Whenyouhearstorieshowsomeonefellofa
roofandbroketheirneck,itisrarelyaccidental.When
adoctorsaysIthappenedsoquick,theydidntfeela
thing,ormorecommonlydeaduponimpact,itwasus.
Wewillposeasarepairman,mailman,babysitter,orwhat
haveyou,soasnottoarousesuspicion.Sohavenofear.
Iwillnotmakeanexceptionforyou.Justallowmetodo
myworkandknowthatyoucannotescapetheinevitable.
AsstatedbeforeIsendyouthisasanexplanationasto
whyyouwillmeetyoudemise,andtoallowyoutimeto
saygoodbyetoyourlovedones.Ihaveyourpictureand
addressaswellastheguidanceofmyemployers.Irefuse
toknowyourname.Mostofuspreferthisjobtostay
impersonal.NoharmwillcometoyourfamilyandIask
youtokeepfrompanicking.Donotbothertorunorhide
justallowittohappen.
Seeyousoon,
R.

ANNOUNCER
[PREVIEW]

NEXTWEEKONREAPER

JORGEHello?999?Ihavefoundacryptic
lettercontainingtheplanofmywifesdeath!

[policesirens]ReaperDearmrJacqes,ithascometomy
attentionthatyouhavefoundaletter

JORGEYes,Policedepartment.MYfamilymaybein
danger.Andherdeathneedstobetransferredfrom
Accidenttohomicide.

REAPERyouarerighttobeonyourfeetnowweknowabout
this.Theresnowayyoucankeepthisasecret.Andyou
mustbeeliminated.Nothingpersonal.