Completely astounded by the event that just unfolded Cole opened his mouth to speak but was unable to say a thing. This mirror image approached and put a finger to Cole’s lips as if to hush him.
It spoke, but now… voice of that of something angelic, every syllable was a quiet rumble. Almost like hearing an orchestra in the distance. “I am your brother, Kyle. I tried for years to contact you because I wanted to see who you were, how similar we may be… mom has told me stories and memories about dad…”
Cole interrupted, “So you’ve met mom!?” with tears in his eyes, “Is she here now!? With us right now!? Can I see her!? Can I speak to her!?” Cole’s sobbing only getting louder and harder to control.
Kyle then raised a hand, Cole silenced immediately, “Mother is in a different phase… the phases are a bit weird so I won’t get into them, but I will explain mine only for your understanding of what just happened.”
Cole is still in surprised silence, still in disbelief. Kyle then finally lowered him from the ceiling so they could speak like normal.” You see, after death, there are different phases… they’re like classes of dead people I guess you would call it. I am a phase 0, or also known as a “Zero”. We die at birth or during childhood. We get powers in the afterlife in order to make up for the life we didn’t get to live. Which is how I can irritate your soul into evacuating your body. I mean it took you finding out about me to finally be able to do that since it’s a class 5 spell, but luckily you didn’t listen to dad.”
“Wait so you’ve been watching me?” Cole said quietly.
Annoyed, Kyle answered, “Yes now keep up, I told you I have been trying to communicate since we were 5. Jesus.”
Cole interrupted again, “Are you not a product of heaven or some sort? Got these powers and the voice of Morgan Freeman… so why are you using Jesus’ name in vein? I just have so many questions!?”
Kyle slapped him, hoping to knock the sense back into him,” There is no heaven, there is no hell. There is no “Jesus”, there is no “God”. There is simply the Magistrate of the Afterlife, better known as the MTA, and they keep order with all the phases and whatnot… you know what, I don’t have time to explain all of this right now. What I have been trying to do is talk to you and get to know you and try to come to an agreement. I want to meet dad.”
“He’s right down the hall, go see him for yourself.” Cole said.
Kyle beyond annoyed at this point, “He can’t see me, I have tried. I was hoping you would give me permission to use your body for a few days.”
“What!? What kind of favor is that!? You have basically been the root to all my mental problems, and now you are asking to use my body!? Something that a living person cannot live without!? Do you expect me to just sit here in this lucid dream like room which has been haunting me for years!? I don’t get it, you got some fucking balls.
And why in hell can’t dad just see you!? Use one of your magical dead Harry Potter spells and make him see you like you made me see you like the fuck. You scare the living piss out of me, literally…” as he points at the puddle on the floor… “for years and now expecting my body!?”
“Cole you’re making a complete ignorant ass of yourself.” Kyle rolling his eyes, “First off, you are the only one able to actually see me and talk to me on this level because we are twins. So no, I can’t make dad see me. Its against the MTA standard operating procedures. And second, when you’re dead… you’re not afraid of death… you’re afraid of life and what it could’ve been, how it could’ve turned out. I don’t know, you are about to die soon, and I may not get the chance to see dad for several years, so I hoped that maybe an even trade? I see dad, you spend time with mom?”
“Huh? What!? I mean we can do that?” Cole’s whole vibe has changed.
“Yes, but since you are supposed to be on this side in a little bit anyway you may get stuck, that’s the risk and only reason I told you that you only had a few months left.” Kyle notices Cole’s newly found smile and begins to smile himself. “So, I am going to take that smile as a yes?”
Cole snaps back to reality after thinking of what his mother will look like now, will she be bright, will she be old? “I think we can make some kind of deal, but for how long?”
Kyle grows more excited at the thought of holding a conversation with his father, “I only wanted a few days but since it has taken so long to finally get through to you… so much closer to your date of expiration…”
“My what!? Why you got to say it like that man?” Cole abruptly said.
“I’m sorry, its just the lingo I have used my entire fucking existence!”
“Whoa whoa whoa, cool down there bro… are you even allowed to talk like that Mr. Shiney?” Cole joked.
“Bro?” Kyle likes the way it rolled off of Cole’s tongue, and Cole took note that calling him bro meant a lot, so he needed to do something special before this goes down in case he is unable to come back,” I’m sorry “bro”. I have been waiting for this moment as long as you have waited to meet mother. So, I’m starting to get nervous and excited… so yeah…”
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Lucid Dreams
Short StoryA teen named Cole, grew up as an only child. Raised by a drunken father who had kept secrets. Wasnt until his father had a close to death incident that he changed his ways and opened up to his son and turned his own life around. As the years went o...
