Chances Given

chapter 1 introduction

Life is something that should be worshipped, not wasted. Those were the words my mother always said to me. It was a reasonable statement that I lived by for it was very true. I wish I could of at least lived longer, so I could have lived the life I only had once. but, it was different for me, I was given a second chance. allow me to explain. my name is, or shall I say was, Sarah Peterson, which is quite a plain name in my opinion. anyways, my name right now is Mina Biers. I have black short hair and eyes that are hazel but blue at times as well. at the time I was seven-teen and was in a current relationship with a guy named Zach. we had been dating for two months and i was planning on breaking up with him due to the fact that he had a very short temper, this had drawn him to slap me in the face twice in the past. I couldn't go on with this and had to do it before it got serious.

I stopped by his house on a Thursday prepared to dump him. he answered and let me in. I told him my thoughts then finally stated that I was breaking up with him. at first he was silent and stared at the floor. then I watched as he slowly tightly clenched his fists. "and I thought we had something."

he then slowly looked up at me with a smirk on his face.

" I guess not..."

He slowly got out of his seat and then punched me in the jaw... I didn't know how to react so I made a run for the door. big mistake. he grabbed me by the hair and yanked on it causing my scalp to feel numb. Zach pushed me making me trip and bang my skull against the table, my vision got blurry and he then kneed me in the gut causing me to fall on the floor coughing up blood..Zach continuously kicked me repeatedly. I then blacked out only having the feeling of excruciating pain. I had just gotten beat to death by my abusive boyfriend.

I woke up gasping for breath after what felt like a vivid dream. it had to be a dream, it coulnt have been real. I peered around my room, this wasn't my room? I sat on a pure white bed with light pink walls and a white chair at the foot of the bed. where was I? just then a petite women with blond hair in a neat bun entered the room.

"Oh I see you have finally awakened." she said with a nice smile.

"Where am i?" were the first words that escaped my mouth.

"Well..... you are in the place where after a person dies.... they come here to be regenerated or reborn into a new life. we choose which mother will give birth to you and who you will be."

What did she just say! this can't be happening.

" I'm dead!"

"I'm afraid so sweetheart" she gave me a small smile that had pity for me. I didn't want her pity. I wanted to go home.

"Now allow me to explain some consequences. In the process of regeneration, you have to lose one of your senses. eyesight hearing stuff like that. Would you like to choose?"

Did she seriously just ask me that? Now I was going to messed up in the next life to! I burst into tears. I died from my stupid boyfriend and now I'm going to be......

I took a breath. "i-I will be blind." I stuttered.

I've come to a realization that, it doesn't matter because its not going to be me who's blind , its the Girl I'm reborn into.... I guess she'll have to deal with it. not me.

"OK so all I need now is to choose a nice name for you and a nice mom.......oh..... um I forgot to mention one thing....after thirteen years of your new life.... the affects wear off."

"What affects?"

When you are being regenerated we put like, a shield over you to protect you from demons, their goal is so that one a person dies to take their souls, they live on souls to make them stronger and healthier. the shield we give you wears of in thirteen years..... since you died and came here instead of going to the demons..... he will eat the soul of your loved ones leaving you all alone. anyone who have no feelings to or don't talk to don't die. after several years after this you will find out about the demons and will have to choose whether to fight of the demons or stay as you are. each demon you kill will give you a piece of memory from your past life. after you've gained your full memory back you may choose whether to go back to your first life and forget about this all or you can stay as you were. even though when you get reborn you will not remember any of this. we tell you so that you can re-find the memories and make which life you want to live in."

It was really hard to try to absorb all of this.... but I still thought that it wasn't me who had to worry about it but my new life form. I think I was ready.....

"I think I'm ready.... I'm grateful for the seventeen years I got out of this life and I think I'm prepared to... conquer the next one."

she gave me a slight smile.

"OK, step right in the regenerator. now you will sent down to earth to be born. good luck Sarah."

I gave a slight wave and said goodbye to Sarah, me. then I wished myself good luck in the next life, as the room fell completely white, a single tear streamed down my face as Sarah became, Mina.