Tonight's Cloudy Sky (Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 28- The Tree By The Lake

I guess you could call it heaven, this place where I was.

I was sitting under a tree that rested on top of a small cliff in the middle of an endless lake. I couldn’t see the other side because it was shrouded by fog, but I knew that it went on forever.

I was dead, or at least pretty sure of it. Maybe I was in a coma- maybe I was still passed out on the side of the walkway. But that didn’t matter now. I’d be gone soon and there was no pain.

I stood, the rocky ground paying no mind to my bare feet. I saw I was wearing a white dress. Plain, no embellishments, and went down to my ankles, flowing like a waterfall off my shoulders.  My hair was curly and as I ran my fingers through it I was sure that it had never been this perfect. I had never been this perfect.

This just had to be heaven.

The water was calm and the only sound to be heard was the wind slowly blowing through the long grass behind me. I turned and smiled when I saw the miles and miles of field, covered on every inch with wildflowers. They ranged from purple to red to yellow and other colors I had no idea existed. They beckoned me over and I couldn’t resist.

I walked over, but it felt like floating. In seconds I was standing in the middle of the endless field, the rocky shore miles away. I sat in the tall grass, running my fingers through the velvety greenery. Picking some flowers, I became hypnotized by looking at their intricate designs. I had never seen these flowers while I was alive. Everything here was so different.

There was a nagging sensation in the back of my mind, like I was forgetting something that I had left behind.

This is a good different, I reminded myself. This is perfect.

The idea of imperfection went very suddenly from my mind- taken with the wind along with so many other memories of mine.

A day felt like a second in heaven, and before I knew it a week had gone by. There was no visible sun to rise or set, to guide me to sleep. In heaven, there was always light, and the security it provided. No more moon, no more self-doubt, no more pain, and I was thankful for that.

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I didn’t know how I could tell time was passing. But every few minutes, I would get this feeling and know. It was like someone was whispering into my ear and saying “It’s been another day, Amelia”.

I paid no mind to it, because I would soon go on another adventure, deeper into the paradise. Time was no matter, therefore I never needed to sleep and I never grew tired. I never got hungry or thirsty, though sometimes I would indulge myself in the fruits of the jungle.

I had no idea how I got in the jungle. But for one second, the image was planted in my brain and the next I was there.

I slowly grew thirsty, and as it had always been, heaven brought me to the side of a waterfall. The water was crystal clear and I could see the ground beneath it. I smiled as I knelt and placed my hands in sending ripples across the water. Drinking, I watched as the calmness overcame the water once more. I sat down and stared at the blue water. Beautiful- as was everything else here.

Birds chirped near and far, though I was sure I was the only person here. Forever is an awful long time to spend forever. A companion would be nice to have.

Suddenly, there was a reflection of something in the water. It was fleeting and had gone before I had a chance to analyze it. It was a boy, for certain. He had blonde hair, but that was all that I managed to see. He looked nice. Had I known him when I was alive? Maybe. For the minutes- or days- after that instance, I couldn’t help but feel a bit happier. I think I did know him. There was something about the way he looked at me; it invoked a feeling that I thought was long forgotten.