The Corpse Practice
I had always liked to pretend I was dead since I was a child, just because I was born lethargic.
While the other kids were learning to walk and talk, I was learning to keep my body temperature on the lower end, keeping my heart rate under 50.
When we played hide-and-seek at the kindergarten, I was locked in a cupboard by a classmate.
Not bothered at all, I held my breath and waited for death's sweet release. In fact, I was thoughtful enough and adjusted my posture so that I could be laid down easily on the morgue slab.
So when my classmate opened the cupboard and saw me lying there, looking lifeless, she ran and almost wet her pants as she screamed that she had killed someone.
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