Faith

Chapter Fifteen

Stephanie lingered on the floor stunned. She felt the coldness of the floor beneath her hand that held her up. Her other hand was still covering her mouth. Her face was still red and her wide eyes continued to stare shockingly into Ed's.

 "Stephanie," he spoke. Her heart thumped when he spoke her name.

 "E-Ed, you're awake?" she asked almost without breath. He stared at her. She started to relax her body and brought her hand away from her mouth and moved closer to him. She smiled.

 "You're awake!" She exclaimed. His eyes moved away from hers and he sat up."I-.""Ed! I was so worried!" She lifted higher on to her knees, brought her face closer to his and touched the corner of his lips with hers only for a second. She quickly backed away. Ed peered at her from the corner of his eyes. She wondered what he thought when she kissed him. She couldn't help it. Her heart was pounding.

 "What happened to you Ed?" She asked after a long moment of awkward silence. She noticed he was still looking the same as when he was asleep but maybe even worse. He was paler and there were dark circles around his eyes. He looked like the life was drained out from him.Her heart pounded out of worry for him and she waited anxiously to hear his reply. He tore his gaze away and looked up at his wall. She followed him. She noticed the strange pictures of the colorful circles and stars. She was curious about them but she never had a chance to ask what they were.

  "I-" He started. "I left this world." Stephanie's face turned confused."You left this world? You were here the whole time sleeping," she spoke to him softly.

 "No, I really did leave," he said. Stephanie continued to stare at him in concern."Ed?"He looked down at his hands. They curled into fists. He was silent. She stared at him. She was very worried. He didn't look well and his eyes were wide. He was still. Still as chilly air around them. It was as if his body modified to stone.

 "Ed, what is it? Tell me," she said softly.

 "I saw other worlds," he spoke. She waited to hear more. Other worlds.

 "There is so much our world does not know, Stephanie. There is so much more... More than just our world. There are other worlds out there. More than we can imagine. There are more people like us. Much more. Endless. We aren't existing like we are nothing Stephanie. There is a whole reason and purpose why we are here and why we exist."Stephanie didn't move. She stayed where she was with her eyes examining Ed's face in a way she was trying to figure him out and trying to understand him but she felt no understanding. Other worlds. Other people like them. Endless? Reason? Purpose?

 "There is a God, Stephanie.""God?" She questioned. "What is a God?""God is our creator. He is our father. We are his children. We were sent here for him to fulfill his eternal plan. He talked to me."

 "He talked to you?" There was a way in his words which made it sound convincing. But then it sounded something made up and impossible. Never had Stephanie ever heard of the word "God" or the word "creator."

 "A man sent from God told Julia and I about God. Afterwards I had this powerful feeling come over me as I went to the train tracks. It took over me. It was as if my desire to know more about God and Faith took control over me and I fainted. But I didn't necessarily faint..." While he spoke, Stephanie tried to follow him as closely as she could. God. Faith. What was faith?

 "I was taken and God spoke to me. He lifted me from my body and I saw our whole world. I saw the city, the valley and much more that we haven't been able to discover and explore. God then showed me his whole world. The universe. He showed me all kinds of stars and worlds. Dangerous worlds that have no life. Worlds like ours where they are inhabited by people like us. He told me we are all a part of his eternal plan. Which is to bring to pass eternal life for everyone. For every single person. Every single one of his children."