May Peace Be With You

The sobs and whimpers had finally faded, bringing a sense of peace to your world. Another one saved. You carefully slid the woman's body into a garbage bag, the plastic rustling softly in the quiet room. Outside, the sky was beginning to bleed orange, the sun dipping low. Darkness would soon fall, and you needed to finish your work before then. You had one more to attend to in the basement, a task you'd unfortunately neglected last week, leading to a regrettable odor.

The stench hit you the moment you opened the basement door. Holding your breath, you retrieved the other black bag, its contents already decaying. "Why do people still suffer even at after-death?" you muttered to yourself, closing the bag and carrying it upstairs to join the other. One by one, you loaded them into your car, the engine starting with a low hum. You had to hurry.

You drove fast, the city lights blurring as you sped towards your secluded spot deep in the forest. Darkness had already begun its slow seep across the land when you finally arrived. Pulling the two bags, you made your way through the trees to the deepest, safest part of the woods. No one would find them here.

With a shovel, you dug two rectangular holes, deep enough to hold your recent "saves." You laid them gently in the earth and began to pile the dirt back, each scoop a final act of mercy in your eyes.

"May peace be with you."