[Completed] Ranked #1!
Ariana Grayson is young, beautiful, popular...and dead. Her best friend, Everly Clarke, is devastated and broken. She has never had to live without Ariana, relying on her as a crutch to hide her crippling anxiety. After meetin...
As I felt myself drift deeper into darkness, I kept saying Leo's name in my head. Leo, Leo, Leo....
"Everly!"
Someone was yelling my name. I could vaguely hear it; it sounded so far away. It wasn't Ariana, but I couldn't hear it well enough to recognize it. I went back to thinking of Leo.
"Come on! Wake up! Everly!"
I heard my name again. It interrupted my thoughts and was now slightly irritating. If I didn't answer, maybe they'd go away. Leo...
"Can you hear me? Please open your eyes! Everly, please!"
Seriously? I thought, my dream of Leo coming to an abrubt halt. Can't you take a hint? GO AWAY!
"Everly!"
Something brushed across my forehead. The weight that had been on my chest slowly seemed to be getting lighter. A hand stroked my face and I felt fresh air on my lips. I opened my mouth and gasped, air filling my lungs. I coughed and try to lift my head.
"Slow. Go slow."
I was wheezing, my eyes tearing as I gasped for breath again. I reached out to touch my face, but just felt handfuls of dirt. I coughed again. My chest hurt. Actually, my entire body ached. It felt like the room was spinning, yet I didn't even know where I was. Someone was helping me sit up and was rubbing my back. I brushed off my face and pushed my hair back.
"Breathe. Just breathe slowly, okay?"
Who is that?!
As soon as I had rubbed my eyes clean of debris, I opened them slowly. I blinked a few times and tried to focus. Sitting in front of me was someone who resembled Leo, a bright light shining down behind him.
I must be dead. This angel looks like Leo. Makes perfect sense.
"You're gorgeous," I told the angel. "You look exactly like the love of my life. No kidding, you both could be twins."
I coughed loudly again and the angel patted my back. I glanced up at him again.
"Take it easy," he told me. "I've got you."
This is one hot angel. I probably shouldn't think that! Is that a sin? Am I in Heaven? Will I get kicked out of Heaven if I think this angel is super sexy? Everly, stop! That's so inappropriate!
I was muttering to myself. The angel tilted his head and just stared at me. I concentrated on taking deep breaths without coughing.
"She killed me, didn't she?" I asked him. "She buried me alive in an empty grave so I would have to join her like I promised I would. Right? And now here I am. Is this Heaven?"
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The angel ran his hand over my hair. "I thought I'd lost you," he whispered.
"Is she here? She must be. Huh...it's probably bad to say this, but honestly? I didn't expect her to end up, you know, here. Heaven? No way. I would've thought she had a one way ticket going straight downstairs, if you know what I mean." I tried to make a whistling sound as I pointed down, but choked again.
