[ WP ] You 're a serial killer . You encounter a victim . As you attack , they scream `` Wait ! I 'm you ! '' You kill them . Suddenly , you 're in a white room . A man tells you that you must live your victim 's entire life . You wake up , crying . You have just been born . The man and his words are still in your head .

The voices echoed in Andrew's head. 
 
 It an instance, the baby started crying again. The couple, who has been standing beside the baby's crib throughout the night, looked at each other worryingly. 
 
 `` Honey... I think we should bring Andrew to the hospital, he has been crying incessantly for the past 6 hours...'' Andrew's mother pleaded with anguish. 
 
 `` I agree sweetheart, but we do not have the money to pay the bills... perhaps... we should just... abandon him...?'' The husband replied, with a hint of remorse and regret in his voice. 
 
 As the pair looked at the wailing baby and thought about what was just said, they started sobbing almost simultaneously. 
 
 The very next night, the couple carried the baby to a nearby dumpsite. 
 
 `` Leave him here, on the cushion,'' the husband tried to say to his wife without showing any sign of ruefulness. 
 
 The wife placed the fast asleep child onto the soft piece of cushion and they left subsequently after bidding the boy a farewell. 
 
 -22 years later- 
 
 `` So your name is... Andrew McDonald?'' A big man, clad in a dark blue suit and black dress pants asked a dishevelled 22 year old man. 
 
 `` Yes...'' Andrew replied. 
 
 `` 3 criminal offences... let's see, once for grand theft of a car. Another time for manslaughter... at the age of 12 and lastly you're on probation for drug abuse...'' the man hesistated before continuing, `` Why the fuck would I hire you? You bloody worthless thug.'' 
 
 Andrew, shattered by what the man just said, walked out of the gargantuan building which made him feel miniscule. 
 
 `` Wai... t st..op! I'm YOU! AHHHHHH NO!'' Andrew clenched his face in instance and fell to the ground in an alley and muttered to himself, `` not this... again...'' 
 
 The voices resonated in his head. 
 
 `` You shall now live... your victim's life...'' 
 
 The 22-year-old man stood up, smiled to himself as if he had solved a jigsaw puzzle that had taken him an eternity, took a large wooden plank, calmly walked back into the building which once made him feel puny and inferior. 
 
 ``... Level 25,'' the voice in the elevator announced with a seemingly human voice. 
 
 Andrew walked into the very same room he was called a thug and said to the boss who was absolutely astonished. 
 
 `` Thank you for living a good life.'' 
 
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 Hope you guys enjoyed this short story! It might not be the best but I wanted something unique so there you go! Constructive criticism and support are always allowed! 
 
 -- Nat
