Death Wish

This is an interesting one.Not really in a mood to describe through.and i never take biology. lol

From his wheelchair, he looked up at the clock. It was already 4 and the procedures had been briefed to him. The laboratory equiments hummed and scientist were seen walking around making last minute adjustments. Suddenly the machine made a loud noise and everybody stopped in their paths. The portal door opened and a guy was being dragged out of it by two tall men clad in black.
Everyone applauded and he grinned. He had looked much stronger and healthier back then. But now he is left with a hollow case which enclosed upon his soul. This body of his, decaying and losing the fight and he knew his time would be soon. The doctor approached him and gave him 12 vials and instructed that he was to keep them with him at all times. These vials contained raw biological energy broken down so that it can be consumed by a human like a drink. The media calls it the elixer of immortality as a person can lengthen his life by taking it.However, the scientist knew that these vials could not prevent his death for he would lose his conciousness even if he took it excessively. He would be nothing but a vegetable or at worst, a zombie. Yet, these will do, for 12 days is all he need and he knew that even if he wanted more, the process of making it is lengthy and expensive. so 12 will do.
The all ready sign was given and everyone was waiting for his approval.
He stood up and gave his thumbs up and everyone bid him farewell.
With that he walked into the portal and was gone....


He woke up at a hotel and found his luggage all ready on the floor. Leaving the bed, he moved towards the toilet and used the mirror to check his hologram. It was prefect and he looked exactly like his younger self yet he was still old and moved slowly. Remembering the vials, he carefully took one out and drank one. The contents left a bitter aftertatse and the contents seemed to heat up as it made it's way to the stomach. The heat extended to his whole body and he suddenly felt recharged.
Checking the time, he knew he was going to be late for the dinner. Checking out of the hotel, he went towards the carpark and found his car. Sitting into his car, he said his address but nothing happened. Then remembering that he had gone back 37yrs in time, the cars did not have such voice activation yet. Driving manually, he cruised through the busy streets and reached his house. It was easy to spot as he remembered it clearly.
The old house next to the public pool, his first house that he bought after he landed his new job at the research center. His wife, so young and beautiful was waiting for him at the front door. Stopping the car, he saw his son and daughter running towards him. The both of them are so young, teenagers that didn't care much about other stuffs but pop fashion and school.
Reaching the stairs, he hugged his wife and carried her into the house. The house though old had brought warmth to his heart. It was such a familar sight after all and he knew that he had truly been back home. It was his wish come true, to be able to revisit all these before his death.


He knew that despite all the inital europhia he had when he discovered and concocted these life extending subtances, there was a drawback to it. Everyone's biological structure though similar had crucial differences. Differences in blood pressure for example would distort the distribution of the energy and thus he had to spend some time to modify it to suit others.
He had initially found one that matched his but he was racing against time as one by one, his family members succumbed to death. Tried as he might, he could not fufill it and when his daughter, being the only one left apart from him, died in the hopsital, he broke down. He sold all his possessions and he created and funded the most expensive dream of his life. A time portal. He resolved to see his family once again before he passed away.


The 12 days passed quickly and he was down to his last vial. This very day, he would cease to be. Knowing that, he did what he wanted to do all along. He walked up to the dining table that night and looking at them, said" I love you all." With that he broke out in tears. His wife walked up to him, hugged him saying that she does too and then turning to the children, she sent them up to bed.

Hours passed and after explaining to her, he left that night. He drove as far as he could and then he died.