Job 14:14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
On death's door but kept away from Heaven, the Essence "rescues" 17 children for them to hold half of their soul, the other have now hol...
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"Bassy! We're suppose to be on holiday, will you please put your textbook away?" My sister, Arianna sighed from the driver's seat of our car.
I just sighed back as my response and closed the book, making sure to slide the bookmark to mark my space. "I have told you over and over again to stop calling me that. My name is Sebastian, not Bassy or Sebby."
"But it's cute!" She smiled, reaching over and ruffed my strawberry blonde hair.
"Just focus on the road, will you?" I mumbled, trying to change the subject.
She did and let go of my hair to put her hand on the road and shook her head with a smile. "God help the bloke who dates you."
"Wha-what do you mean?" I stammered, wide eyed at her.
"Aw, c'mon, it's not like it wasn't obvious. All I ask is that I get a chance to meet the lucky lad and make sure he's perfect for me favorite little brother."
"I'm your only brother." There was no denying that I was relieved by her acceptance of how I am, but I knew she would accept me no matter what.
"And that's what makes you so special."
I just rolled my eyes with a low chuckle and turned back to look out the window for a new form of entertainment instead of my book. Arianna turned the music back on and we rode in a relative silence as we drove through forest lined roads and little town main streets. There was one town that really stuck out to me; with small roads, little houses stacked upon each other with various colored bricks, gift shops and shops on every corner, and a small park in the middle.
"Pretty town, ain't it?" Arianna asked after noticing me gaping out of the window as we drove down the main street.
"I've always loved small towns, not bustling London that you're so keen on living in."
"Seriously? London isn't that bad! You're just saying that because you like to stay in the flat with your nose in a book rather than actually seeing the city."
"Because I like it inside, I like books and the people inside them far more than people outside. I would take books over reality any day."
"Even a textbook?"
"Even a textbook." I repeated.
"We really need to get you a boyfriend." She sighed in defeat.
What happened next was neither of our faults. When we reached the city limits and were away from the houses, the the sun began to set from a playful baby blue to a deep cerulean, swallowing up the orangish-pink sky. From the forest on Arianna's side of the road, a doe and a fawn pranced forward, in front of us. Arianna jerked the wheel to avoid them, sending us off the road. We struck head first into a large oak tree at the bottom of the hill by the pavement. I had my seatbelt on but that didn't stop my neck from snapping forward. I didn't have a chance to comprehend what was going on, it happened so fast: my whole world went black instantly.
