I visited a friend of mine that stays alone last month.!
Something was off about his environment and him as well - everywhere was dirty and reeking of horrible smell.
I noticed how slow he talked and how he forced his smiles in between our conversations.
I walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water and saw so many damaged food stuffs that were creating a horrible stench.
Maggots were already making themselves comfortable on a heap of dirt that was sitting behind the kitchen door.
It looked like the house hasn't been cleaned for ages. I walked into the room to inquire the reason for this ugly state of environment.
Last time I checked, he was a clean guy that detests a dirty place. He was standing before the standing mirror when I walked in.
The reflection of his I saw in the mirror was enough to send one screaming as an insane person.
But I held myself and slowly backed into the wall. I write horror stories so this shouldn't be new to me.
"Guy, you're a skeleton," I dropped.
He slowly made his way towards me.
"Yes. I died few weeks ago."
Like I said, I kept my cool. That explained the state of his environment.
Also, earlier, I was sure I saw a maggot crawl out of his skin. I thought my eyes were playing tricks.
"Where is your body?" I finally asked him.
He hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Inside the guest room"
I made my way towards there and found his body lying lifelessly on the floor.
Apparently, he died while trying to reach his inhaler. He was an asthmatic patient.