path of redemption

chapter fifty-five.

[Losing everything I've ever known
It's all become too much
Maybe I'm not built for love
If I knew that I could reach you, I would go]
By:
Seafret

-Estella romano

"Ash! Wait up. You're running too fast" i pant as our giggles fill the forest. My breaths are laboured as i try to keep up with her. She continues to run "Nobody likes a sore loser stella!" She cackles into the dead night. I will my short legs to move faster. I think I've been dead for a while now. Its certainly better than the life i had back on earth. Here i get to play with ash , and be like old times. Mom's the sweetest. Dad's here too. My brother and including my friends.

I feel sorry for the person who found my corpse . Having to live with the guilt , blaming themselves for not saving me sooner. As soon as i blacked out and died? I was transported to this world. It took some getting use to , but the days I've spent here has been the best. I don't have scars , i don't care about my weight or what people will say . Im just happy. Who knows? It could be years, months even decades. When you're in heaven time is meaningless. The days go on , and new ones start.

"You know i can't run with these short legs!" I yell , but shes too far gone. I consider going back and calling for mom to help me look for her. But i stop as i take a breather. I can't pass out now. I blow out a puff of air as i turn around in a circle to see if i see her near. But shes not?

I groan "Come on ash , im scared . Come out" i hold my hands infront of my mouth to make my voice louder. The sound echo's in the woods as the owls answer.

"Thats it! Im eating the last of the icecream" i threaten , hoping she would come out. But she doesn't. I start to get worried. But why should i? Its heaven. I can't get hurt here. All the bad things are back on earth.

Just then between the two trees stands a tall being. My mind tells me to run but i stand still as i squint my eyes. My heart starts to race as i make out the being. Oh my god...

Zaid...

Tears burn my eyes as laughter falls from my lips. I start to run towards him as the wind slashes against my cheeks. A huge grin takes over his face as he opens his arms for me. All this time...I've been searching for him. Hoping to see him. Like i said in the next life. He was the first person i saught out to seek. And I've found him...finally.

"Zaid!" I squeal as i jump into his arms , his embrace is like a warm blanket around me. The light at the end of a tunnel. The light I've been searching for. My feet lift off the ground as he snuggles his face into my neck.