Kachi stank. She however didn't smell like the cell she was in. She looked around. At every corner of the small cell, there were human faeces; hard and dry. The thick smell of her own urine passed her nose every minute. She did not squirm. In fact, she didn't care anymore. What did it mean to her? Nothing. She was going to die tomorrow. There was nothing to start worrying about.
Of five who were with her in prison, she was the only one left now. They all had been executed one after the other according to the death sentences made by the court. Yesterday, Lucia was executed. Oh Sweet Lucia. Lucia was the sweetest person on earth. She had been accused of killing her boyfriend for cheating on her. Yes, she was guilty. She actually did murder him by brutally cutting of his head with a machete with her own hands.
Some church evangelism group came around days before Lucia's execution. Kachi had spat at them. She didn't even want any of them to come close. What were they going to do for her? Reverse the court's decision? Crap. For her, they had nothing to offer. They were just a bunch of jobless people going around and making people more miserable. If she could kill again, she would kill one of them.
After those 'jobless bunch' of people talked to Lucia, something about her changed. Lucia began to speak to herself and smile at intervals. She sang songs which had no rhythm. Lucia began to talk nonsense.
"Kachi, I'm going home tomorrow.", she would say and smile. "The old Lucia killed her boyfriend. This new Lucia is free from guilt and blameless before her Father."
'Lucia is mad', Kachi thought. How would someone so anticipate death? When they came to take Lucia away, she didn't struggle with them. She just smiled and sang her mad songs all the way. But before she left, she whispered something into Kachi's ears. Since then, Kachi had not been normal.
Lucia had whispered to her, "I pray that you accept Jesus soon."
Lucia's prayer was answered a few hours after she whispered those words into Kachi's ears.
Now, Kachi was eager to cross to the other side to meet with her new found love. And like Lucia, the new Kachi was free from guilt. The Supreme court had called her guilty but lo, there was a higher court which had called her innocent. Completely blameless. Kachi smiled. Now, she was mad too and she loved this madness!