The Lost Chance

In Between Worlds

  Fabian woke up in the same place he did when he died, except this time Felice was standing next to him. She looked at him and helped him up, giving him her soft loving smile.

   "What happened? Shouldn't I be in the fire?" Fabian asked.

   Felice laughed: "You did it. Camila loves you, she loved you enough to beat the devil herself after you left. She loved you enough to forgive you. So did Lena."

   "Then why am I here? And why are you here?" Fabian questioned.

   "I sacrificed myself for Lena. I had a chance to come back just like you did, but I didn't have a soulmate to pull me through. I had a chance to come back if I formed a connection with my family, and I did. But saving Lena meant more to me." Felice admitted. "You on the other hand succeeded, with Camila's forgiveness you can live again."

   Fabian felt hurt listening to Felice's words. He grew to love Felice and now to know that they will have to say goodbye hurt him a lot. "What about you?" he asked.

   Felice smiled: "I will be back where I belonged, in heaven. I will be watching over you, so make sure not to make stupid mistakes again."

   Fabian cried: "But I don't want to leave you."

   Felice hugged her brother saying: "You won't be leaving me, I will always be with you. I will always be in your heart. So make sure you keep it beating until it finally gives up."

   "I will, I promise. But can't you be a ghost again? I will miss you so much even if you are in my heart." Fabian stated.

   "I told you, I sacrificed myself for Lena, I don't have the energy to go back to the living world anymore. I had the chance before, but I gave it up to lead our parents to Lena. It's not her fault though, our family suffered greatly and that caused many psychological diseases to enter our home. I would've loved to live again, to get a life and be an older sister, but not at the expense of my cousin's life." Felice explained.

   "Can't you go back instead of me?" Fabian asked.

   "I wouldn't want to live at the expense of your life either, Fabian. This whole journey must've taught you how much you mattered. Do you know why killing someone is a sin and a bad deed?" Felice replied.

   "No, why?" Fabian answered.

   "Because you would be hurting others greatly. If your life is over then God would call for you, but if he didn't then you still have a purpose to live for. When you end your own life you are deleting that purpose, and at the same time you are hurting your loved ones. Life isn't a game Fabian, it can be an adventure, but it's not a game. Every action you do influences the events that will happen. It's like a massive story, every event is affected by the one before, and we all have a story. We all represent something in someone's life. Some of us appear for a second and teach people the value of life, others stay longer and teach people more." Felice informed.

   "What did I do then?" Fabian questioned.

   "When you were born you represented hope for mom and dad. You represented a guardian to Franny, a twin for Lena, a friend for your classmates, a lover and a best friend for Camila, and a wish for me. If I were alive, having a younger brother would've made me so happy, and that's why I chose to help you. Because even though I died, I was still happy to know that I have a younger brother in the world. You still have years of life to live, please Fabian live them to the fullest, fall down then get back up. Represent strength to the people who need it, hope for the ones who lost it, and happiness to the people who want it. Live your life brother." Felice ended, before disappearing.

   "I will." Fabian spoke, then looked at the angel.

   "I am proud of you boy. You did a lot of questionable things, but you came through in the end. Camila was my toughest fight against the devil, you did good with her. She forgave you. Do me a favor and return her good deed back. Treat her well, with love and respect." The angel ordered.

   "Of course I will. I literally owe her my life at this point." Fabian replied.

   "As long as you know to treasure it. I mean your mother almost gave up her life for you, but you took that for granted." The angel added.

   "What does that mean?" Fabian asked.

   "When a woman gets pregnant she is sharing her life with her child, when it's time to give birth she is willing to put her life on the line. Your mother told the doctor to make sure you live even though she would die. Every mother is like that, they willingly sacrifice themselves for their children. You took that for granted, part of Camila's forgiveness was because you realized this, you realized your mistake. Camila gave you part of her life force for you to come back. But because that girl is so strong willed she lived, and now you can too. Don't take that for granted." The angel explained.

   "I won't, I promise." Fabian crossed his heart.

   "You better not, because if you do, Camila will hand you over to the devil herself. So the next time you die, I expect to guide you to heaven, not hell. Stay on the right track, and never lose faith in the world." The angel finished, then she went over to Fabian and spoke a few words he didn't understand, that caused everything to turn dark, so Fabian couldn't see what was in front of him.