Comments on 'Dead is Relative'Emilio woke on a gurney in excruciating pain. "Holy Mother of God," he screamed, clutching his left cheek, which was dripping blood from a lengthy, but precise cut.
Emilio was flanked by two men in gowns and surgical masks, one holding a bloody scalpel. Although he could not see their mouths, their eyes suggested surprise.
"Are you with the Federales?" Emilio asked trembling.
"No we are with the Coroner's Office" said one of the masked men.
What are you doing? Emilio asked.
"We were performing your autopsy before you rudely interrupted us," said the other masked man.
"Autopsy?" asked Emilio?
"Yes, you are dead."
"I am not dead."
"You are dead. We have the paperwork. Jose show him the paperwork."
One of the masked men held a sheet front of his face. “See?” said the masked man, "The box marked 'dead' is checked."
"But that is incorrect", shouted Emilio.
"You may file an appeal with the Department."
When? Asked Emilio.
"After we finish our autopsy. Please lie back down."
2007-09-28T21:52:21Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/10286Comment on Dead is Relative<p>cool<br />cat<br />fat<br />hat<br />rat<br />mat<br />bat</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=148952007-09-28T21:52:21ZStovohobohttp://ficlets.com/authors/stovohoboComment on Dead is Relative<p>I love it. I’ts bizzare and kind of terrifying. It reminds me of something I’ve read before, but I can’t put my finger on it.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=148232007-09-28T18:02:11ZA Clockwork Applehttp://ficlets.com/authors/theatergirl558Comment on Dead is Relative<p>That’s hilarious, especially near the end. Paperwork, ha.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=144572007-09-26T20:47:15ZStovohobohttp://ficlets.com/authors/stovohoboComment on Dead is Relative<p> HAHAHAHAHA . typical bureaucrats. I must agree with Kermitgorf, the dialogue was especially comical.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=144452007-09-26T20:25:30Zblueyedwonderhttp://ficlets.com/authors/blueyedwonderComment on Dead is Relative<p>Can’t argue with the paperwork, very funny addition to the ficlet Stovo wrote. Dilaouge was great.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=144172007-09-26T17:25:58ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Dead is Relative<p>“You are dead. We have the paperwork. Jose show him the paperwork . . . The box marked ‘dead’ is checked.”<br />~<br />Classic red-tape dialogue.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=144032007-09-26T16:13:39ZAlexa ♥http://ficlets.com/authors/alexa1018Comment on Dead is Relative<p>Although it’s not really a sequel, I enjoyed Stovohobo’s story so much I decided to write one of my own.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10286?basename=144012007-09-26T16:04:34ZKevinhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kevinesq