Consequences of Sin

Chapter Five

   I'm going to meet God, and I'm not even dead yet. How many people can honestly say this actually happens to them? Not many, if any. My mind is completely blown that God even wants to meet me. I mean me, daughter of the devil? Maybe he wants to see if I'm brain washing Caleb into believing that I'm mostly good? He probably thinks I'm as evil as Lucifer. I'm not though. He'll be able to see that, I hope. Also, hoping that Caleb was telling the truth about God loving all of his children. Will he still love me if he knows what I did to those demon/men? I will never apologize for it. I'm almost 99% sure I will do it again if the situation ever arises.

   What of this other stuff Caleb was saying, that God might want me for working for him? Ha. I can't see that happening. Would he actually trust me enough to work for him? I wouldn't if I was him. Caleb is right, I am going to need a job if I can't go get my money I have stashed away in Hell. I can't see any of these mundane normal human jobs intriguing me. I would be unable to get any good ones, or any that paid well. In Hell there isn't really a school. I did have a mentor when I was younger. I can read, write, and do math, things like that. No high school algebra or chemistry here. No high school diploma although, I'm sure I could forge one up to be a replica of a real one. So, yeah, if he did decide he wanted me to do a job, or task for him, it would probably be better than any other option available to me.

   "What are you thinking about right now, Car?" Caleb asks as we're riding in his car, wait, is this his car? I need to ask some questions. My brain is too frazzled with all that's going on.

   "I'm just finally getting everything all processed now that I've had some time to think and get over the shock of it all. Realizing that if you were a serial killer, I would totally be dead by now. I have asked like zero informative questions about stuff."

   "Good, I was starting to worry about you."

   "Where are we exactly? Where are we going at this moment? Is there where you kill me at?" I make a face of shocked horror.

   "No, this is not where I kill you at, crazy. I do that after I get the goods."

   "Nice to know, I'll keep that in mind." I cross my arms over my chest and huff.

   "I'm just messing around. Anyways, we're in a small town in Florida. That's where the safe house of mine is located at. It's the one we're going to be staying in until the heat and backlash from all of this dies down. We're going to a field a few miles outside of town where there's an old barn located. Inside that old barn is an elevator we'll take straight to the gates of Heaven." Pretty sure I'm looking at him as if he's stupid.

   "Wow, so an old barn out in the middle of nowhere, that anybody could stumble across and go inside of, is housing an elevator that leads straight to Heaven's doorsteps? That doesn't sound too safe, or like a good place for it to be at. Are you all not afraid of who could find it and access it?"

   "No, not really we aren't. You have to have the code and angelic blood in order to enter it, and make it work." I give him my are you stupid face. "Yes, I do know there are clever fallen angels as well. However, once you reach Heaven's gates it assesses you to see what your heart is made of. If you have evil or pure intentions. If you're not pure of heart, it tosses you out, back down to Earth you go with a very bad case of amnesia." Okay, that's pretty effective then. What's this gate gonna do to me though? Be on guard for a severe case of amnesia, got it.

   "Well then, that works. Is this your car we're in? You know, I don't even know how to drive. We don't even cars. Hell isn't as big as people make it out to be. Also, what exactly is going to happen? To me, my life. I don't understand anything anymore. Really never did to begin with anyways. I've been planning to come to Earth to get away from my father my whole life, hence the stashing away money thing, but I never thought about what I would do once I got here. I knew I would travel, find a place I liked the most, buy a house, but nothing as to what comes after that. How could I have been so stupid to not think ahead and about what comes after that?" I just blurt this all out. My mind is doing way too much over thinking. I don't know how to shut it down.

   "First of all, yes, this is my car. It's a hot red Chevy Cruze. Pretty little thing isn't it? Honestly though Carmen, I don't know what's going to happen. I know God told me to reveal myself to you, and to save you. He told me you're to stay at my safe house until he deems it safe for you to venture out on your own." Squinting my eyes at him here. Wonder if God wants that or if Caleb does. "Staying there doesn't mean imprisonment. We'll live in it, but we can still go out and do things if you wanted. You can finally experience what life has to offer. Live your life as much you're able to given certain circumstances. Go to malls, make friends, have fun. You deserve it more than anybody I know." he says so affectionately. Maybe he does actually care about me, for me, not as just a job.

   "Thank you, Caleb. I would love to do all the things you mentioned." I choke out. Nobody has ever been so kind to me, or ever offered to do such things for me. True, I didn't have friends because I knew what my father would do to them, but that didn't mean people hadn't tried over the year to befriend me. With who I was though, it was always about what I could do for them. If they invited me to do something, like go get nails done, they would be like whoops we forgot our wallets at home, can you cover this for us too, Carmen. I am so touched at what Caleb is offering. I feel happy for the first time in my life. I feel as if I'm a ray of sunshine, full of bright, happy light.

   "Uh, Car, you're kinda glowing. It's a full on kind of glow." he's looking at me skeptically right now.

   I look down, and sure enough I am glowing. A bright, pure white glow is surrounding my whole body.

   "Can I ask why you are glowing?" he has this expression on his face that I can't decipher.

   "I've never glowed like this before. It's a first. I'm pretty sure it's because for the first time in my life, I am truly happy. Thank you, Caleb. This happiness is such an amazing feeling. What you offered me, a real life, is something I've never dreamed of having. I've always wanted it though, don't get me wrong. I'm just so happy, and excited to know I can actually do these things, and have fun. Feels freeing, ya know?"

   "I'm glad to know that you are happy, and that I'm the one making it happen." He winks at me while stating this. "Alright, so we're about to pull up to the field and the barn. So, start mentally preparing yourself to meet God." he says as we're turning off a gravel road and stopping at a well house a little walk away from the barn.

   "I'm as ready as I'll ever be, let's go see Heaven. You've already seen it, so I guess I mean let's get this party started so I can go see Heaven. I've heard it's much more beautiful than Hell."

   "It is indeed."

   Caleb takes my hand as we're walking side by side into the barn. I can't wait to see how beautiful Heaven is, but I'm nervous about meeting the man upstairs still. Here goes nothing though, I think to myself as we enter the elevator that's cloaked with bales of hay, so it's not noticeable.

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