Accepting the Truth

Sergeant Acheki stumbled from the revelation. The pain, agony, and horror this creature went through destroyed a small part of him. He needed to sit down and gather his thoughts. He took a seat and buried his head in his hands. Then beckoned her to follow suit. The scraping of the chair signaled she had taken a seat. When they were sitting opposite each other, he lifted his head and spoke. “So, what you’re saying is this death certificate I found for an Akaisha Lemmings, is it?” He pulled up the file on his watch. The holographic files streamed until they landed on the certificate. He pressed a button to enlarge it so she could see it. “You were born July 29th, and died because of a house fire?”

Akaisha hadn’t heard that last name in an exceptionally long time. Seeing her own death certificate caused her to tear up. Tears threaten to spill down her cheeks. She scrubbed at her face and sniffled. Her voice was a little hoarse when she spoke. “Y-yeah. That is me. Was me. My, my parents w