Everything dies. We all know this, but do we accept that? Or do we run from it? These are the questions I have been struggling to answer all my life. After all, death is the universal human experience, but is there something to be afraid of?
Like anyone else I have seen my fair share of death in this life, and something about it terrifies me beyond anything else. I am not one to run from an adventure in fear of death, but I may be slightly more careful because of that possibility. Anyone can die at any second. I learned this at a very young age when my cat died unexpectedly. Not very traumatic I know, but it stuck with me. I never knew that things could just ended like that in the blink of an eye. I didn't know what happened to him or even if I would ever see him again. My parents told me that he went to heaven and I would visit him again one day. This made me think about my own death and what would really happen when I died. I was only five so I didn't give it too much thought, but the fear was planted and like that my inquiry began.
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Thanatophobia
Short StoryA young woman struggles with her life long fear of death, but is there really something to be afraid of? What is it that lurks on the other side awaiting our arrival?
