Is This the Afterlife? (Old Version)

Timing Death

I always hated nightmares. I know they aren't really, but the ones I see are. And they never leave. I watched as my mom sobbed and sobbed as she looked at my body. The doctors tried to calm her and my best-friend, but none of that was working. I walked over to her and tried to pat her, but I just went through her back. I signed and took a seat next to her.

"Why," she questioned. She put her hand to her face. "Why?" I felt tears swell in my face and when I rose my hand to wiped the tears, I was in shocked. My hand was no longer transparent, but more filled. I ran over to the window and saw my reflection. My whole body was more full, which means I'm running out of time. I heard a door opening and turned around to see one of the doctors coming in.

"Mrs-" The doctor stared at my mom. She took pity for her and just stood with the door opened. Next thing I knew, my whole body was shaking. The monitor was going while as my body went into total shock.

"Doctor!" My mom shouted. She ran over to my side and took my hand. The doctor checked the machine and ran out to get help. "No, no, NOOOOO!" My mom yelled. I took one look at myself and saw myself having a seizure. I could watch in horror as my body shook itself to death. Mom kept saying calming words, but that didn't help. Nothing could.

The doctors came back rushing into the room. Three of them checked me, while the other one looked at the machine.

"Where going to lose her," he said urgently. The other doctors tried to stop my seizure. One injected something into my body, while the other two tried to pin me down, while she injected me. When they finally pinned my body down, my body went limp. The heart monitor went dead. The doctors looked at each other, then at my mom. She had her head down. She knew what happened. I walked over to my body and looked straight into my eyes. I had a cold dead stare. No life, no breathe. I stepped back in fear and went right through the wall.

I looked around the hallway and saw my best-friend rushing in. She busted through and gasped. Then I heard her and mom breakdown and sobbed.

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I woke with a startled by the dream. I was sweating and was shivering. I looked at my hand and saw my hand more filled with my spirit. I panic took over as I recalled the dream. I slowly got up and walked out of the church and into the world. The sun was slowly rising into the skies as I walked onto the stairway. A car was parked outside. I was curious who it was, but when I saw who it was, I knew what day it was. Sunday. A day of prayer. That's what my mom said. I stifle a sobbed as I said. Watching my mom like that in the hospital next to my almost lifeless body was too much to bare. Something brush my skin, that made me jump.

"It's okay," said Dustin. He leaned on the railing next to me. My nerves were still jumping around, but I manage to calm them down. "Bad dream." I nodded not looking into his eyes. The more I look, the more I don't want to leave. It saddens me though, to lose one love to have the other. He slowly put his hand on top of mine and smiled. "You'll get back. I'm sure." His comment  made me smile a bit.

"Hopefully," was all I could say. After having that dream, I wasn't too sure if I would ever make it back. The sun was now visible to the whole world and day began to stir. Since it was Sunday, many people showed up at the church we were at. Everyone taking refugee left to explore or to go wandering the lost world. I stood at center of the town. Bradsville. Only one more stop. My home city.

I looked back to see people moving throughout the town unfazed by the fact that there are dead people walking with them. We can whisper to them, but interaction was different.

"You ready?" Shena asked me. She was carrying an old pistol. She gave me a smile small. I nodded. Dustin suggested that they help me get to my city, before they part again to help other lost souls.