Ghost

Chapter 1 shock

They say that when you die the last sense you lose is your hearing unfortunately for me this was true as a weightless feeling befell me and the angel of death appeared beside me waiting to lead me to whatever lay beyond my ears were consumed by the sound of my nearest and dearest breaking down on top of my still chest her arms trembled as she administered CPR frantically screaming for me not to leave her as my soul departed and I found myself at the side of the angel of death both of us looking down on my corpse my head had caved in when the ground gave way we were in the middle of the mountains on a hiking trail the weather was hot and the sun made my blood sparkle as it soaked the clothes and hands of my beloved partner the ground at her knees was swamped with red as she relentlessly pressed on my shattered ribs

I felt no physical pain as I knelt beside us tears fell from my eyes as I watch her accept that I had left she sobbed uncontrollably as she tried to speak knowing there was the slightest of chances I could here her "Tony I know your gone but if you can hear me know I love you and I'm sorry I brought us here it was stupid it should be me lying dead I'll never forget you I'm sorry" her sobs got louder as my transparent hands closed on her shoulders before sliding right through her as though she was made of smoke I looked at my hands and felt like screaming I couldn't leave her not now we had so much to live for desperate I threw myself down on my body and waited to feel the pain I didn't care how much it hurt I just wanted to live to live for my partner to have the future we were dreaming of

"It is no use" said death as I closed my eyes and desperately tried to rouse my body "you can not go back your dead and it is time to leave you will meet again when it is her time" death tried to console me I squeezed my eyes shut and began pressing against my corpse which was the only thing other than the ground i didn't seem to be falling through "I can't leave her" i wailed still fighting against what I knew could not be changed "you must for this is not the end it is just goodbye for now the time will come when you are reunited for I know you are both destined for the luxury and peace that is the garden of paradise" death informed me I opened my eyes and was greeted by the devestated face of my baby as she brought my corpse up to cradle in her arms

Despite what death was promising I knew I couldn't wait it was too soon and we couldn't have the future we dreamed of if I left now turning to death I saw the sorrow pain and haunt in his eyes and was reminded that he had witnessed countless peoples final moments getting up I dropped to my knees and clasped my hands together desperation flooded from my transparent being as I made a final plea to the reveared angel "please please there has to be another way I can't leave her like this not now I'll do anything I'm begging you oh great mighty angel of death please let me stay with her just for a little while" I begged the sound of my partners cries driving me close to the edge was it really paradise if I was apart from her the angel looked down at the ground and was silent for a long while before finally meeting my gaze

He remained in complete silence as he waved a bony dead hand over my being I felt my feet turn solid against the ground a warm bright light radiating from my core and the arch of my feet as I was lifted from my knees by deaths hands I gasped yet inhaled no air as I waited for death to speak "you have six months after that time I shall return to escort you to the garden of paradise" Death said i clasped my hands to my gaping mouth as gratitude overwhelmed me nodding silently at death I let lose silent screams of relief as I turned to my wife who's cries were now so loud they were on the brink of reaching the ears of the camp ground from which we had begun our journey her bloody hands trembled with such vigour that her mobile which she had finally retrieved to call the emergency services fell from her grasp and landed on my battered chest

Feeling helpless I knelt in front of my beloved and blinked transparent tears from my eyes as I listened to her shakily explain our predicament to the operator

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