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Why I Die?-Personal Narrative

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It was quite difficult for him to understand the reasons why he chose to live. At first, his reasons were quite altruistic: he lived for other people. As his life progressed, so too did his values. After people it became money, after money it became power, and after power was his present position. What motivated him now had to be the most cryptic of all, considering what it had willed him to do only a few days prior. Although he wasn’t menial enough to concern himself with the lowest forms of cash flow, Cecil had taken it upon himself to visit those who occupied the bottom of the hierarchy, to ensure that all was going according to his expectations. To his surprise, the small organization had been under careful watch, for what he could only …show more content…

They had asked why he was here, to which he could only shrug. They asked him to confirm his identity, and he had instructed them to check the wallet they had confiscated from him. As the whole situation seemed highly suspicious to the police, they had also asked him what he was up to, to which he could only reply sweetly that it was nothing at all. The interrogation had been strenuous to say the least, and quite irksome at most, but at the very least, Cecil couldn’t say that he was bored. Until of course, they left him alone in the cell. It was at the end of the final day, after two days of deliberation the police had come in with news. Cecil had expected it was finally the verdict on his punishment, yet it certainly wasn’t what he expected. “If you truly had no alternative reasons for being here, perhaps you could be of use to …show more content…

In exchange for offering his intelligence up to the police, he would avoid the charges placed against him. As they had made it quite clear that they couldn’t trust him alone, Cecil had been assigned a partner to ensure that he wouldn’t misbehave. Although it wasn’t a completely ideal arrangement, he had at the very least, worked to escape the boredom which drove him. They had released him on the third day, the day in which he would meet his new partner. The formalities outside of his cell hadn’t lasted long, as the officer who was in charge of his interrogation had simply remarked that they wouldn’t hesitate to kill him if he acted up, and Cecil couldn’t help but laugh at the officer’s frankness. The police were an interesting group of people, and he could say that with confidence at least. Another officer had instructed him to the room in which he would meet his new partner, on the second floor and the room to his immediate left. Dutifully following directions, Cecil made his way up the stairs. Pausing for a moment in front of the assigned door, Cecil could only imagine what sort of life lay in front of him. Knocking on the door, however, he was quite sure that he would never find out unless he pressed forward. As the door knock had only been a formality, Cecil had promptly let himself into the small office room. Exchanging glances with the only other man in the room, a warm smile had appeared on the blond’s

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