45 Days to Save the Bad Boy

Thirteen

                                 Here lies Georgia Talbot, who died from a hug.  

                                          Loving daughter with no friends.

                                                          1996-2013

That’s for sure what my gravestone would say.  I especially like the “died from a hug” part.  So totes me.  So you’re probably wondering what the shiz is happening here.  I died.  I think.  I’m not quite sure, it’s all kind of black.  I think there’s supposed to be a light somewhere.  You know, “Step into the light” type of thing.  Wait.. there it is.  Kind of a fuzzy glow, not what I was expecting.  Time for a song!

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!  

No, that’s just not working.  Let me see...

And at last I see the light!  And it’s like the fog has lifted!

But there really isn’t any fog here.  Get with the game Rapunzel!

And now the lights that stop me, turn to stooooooone!

I don’t even think those are the lyrics.  

So light ‘em up up up, light ‘em up up up, light ‘em up up up, I’m on fire!

I nodded along with the beat of my singing.  Or tried to.  I don’t know if you can move your body when you’re dead.  Bring it on fuzzy glow, I’m ready for you.  The glow got brighter.  Not closer, which was disappointing.  Maybe I had to walk to it?

“Hold still.”

Sorry light.  I’ll stay here.  But you’re not moving!  That’s how it works.  You’re a vacuum that sucks up dead people, moving them into whatever is beyond the light according to their religion.  Like, I wanna go to heaven now please.

“Stop mumbling.”

Mumbling?  Who’s mumbling?  I am talking, like a normal person.  Maybe most people don’t talk to you though.  You’re just a light.

“What?  Light?  Sorry, I’ll shut it off.”

The light blinked out.  In the lonely blackness surrounding me, I fell to my knees.  

Nnnnooooooooooooooooooo!  Where am I supposed to go know?

“Stop moving, I’m trying to clean off your head.”

Well excuse me if I’m a little upset because you just closed the gateway to heaven!  I heard it tastes like cookie dough!  No, that’s not right...

Wait a minute, I thought you were the light?  And what do you mean clean off my head, I took a perfectly good shower yesterday!  Although I guess I’m probably still covered in flour, I didn’t think of that.  Alright magic bath man, continue.

“I’m just going to ignore the strange noises coming out of your mouth and continue.”

Ooh, Magic Bath Man is a mind reader!  Even though he can’t understand me, he still knows what I say!  He must be a wizard.  Ouch, that hurts!

I paused and realized something.  I wasn’t speaking.  I mean, I couldn’t hear the noise, but I felt my lips moving.  But MBM said he could hear strange noises coming out of my mouth.  Looking down at my body, I realized three things.