As perplex as the thought of death can be, the ultimate confrontation does not have to be of defeat. This mixture of short stories each confront the idea of death from varies angles of real life concerns. The onset of anxiety got the best of the young woman and what should have been a mere greeting was more of a demand for his credentials. "Hello Sir, why are you here following me and who are you?" Although he was the least bit unraveled, he paused. Then, he un-cunningly exposed his identity. Staring her straight in the face, before answering, as if waiting for her undivided attention, both physically and mentally, he replied, "I'm called Death." In the story of "You Never Know" before the woman could scream Death took front and center stage. All individuals in the vehicle were killed on impact. There was however, one unexpected change in his plan. Shaking his head he had to admit this was going to be a busy day. The sinking of a cruise ship was in progress out in the Pacific Coast and a school shooting out in Texas would soon follow. Not to mention the ongoing watersheds of events in the third world countries. He secretly anticipated his clients reaction on his arrival.