Death's Angel

Chapter 21

   I lay, Flynt, on the couch in Death's room. I know there was someone else that's in my memory. I'm just hoping he didn't suffer from memory loss like I did when I got here. I want him to tell me everything that happened. He's my only hope. I walk over to Death's bed and lay down with him. I watch Flynt. 
   Please don't be dead….please don't be dead. I wish in my head. It's so weird to see white hair in this realm. It's probably because he didn't fully get dunked in the lifeless lake. I'm hoping he's the answers to my unheard prayers. 
   Flynt wakes up and coughs up black goo and I run over to him and lift him up so he can cough it up onto the floor and not choke on it. He didn't even dip his head under the goo. Why is the coughing it up? He opens his eyes and looks up at me. 
 
"Evangeline! You're alive! We thought you had died!" Flynt blurts out and I wince at that name. He begins to tear up and clings onto me. He starts crying into my arms and I pat his back. I chuckle a little bit and hold back the tears. I have no reason to cry, he does but I don't know. He pulls back and notices that I'm not in the same emotions he is. I seem kind of heartless and I feel like...I'm in the wrong." Do...you not remember me? Do you at least remember Annah? Or anything from heaven?" He looks at me confused. I nod my head to confirm his suspension. He looks down and starts to tear up. 

"Listen, I only remember bits and pieces of my memories. God...pretty much wiped my memory so I wouldn't rebel against him. That's what at least makes sense to me." I look at him with sadness. 

"...What is best for you to remember me and Annah?" He asks with determination. 

"If...if you could fill in the holes of my memories." I sit down. 

"Sure, ...but if you don't mind me asking a few questions of my own?"

"Oh! Of course, you can! Just know I can't answer too many questions about this world. I also don't remember much of this world either." 

"Can...can I have something to drink? That gunk that I spit out has a bad taste to it." 

"Yes of course, " I giggled. I brew some tea for both of us and I pour a cup for both of us. I make him come out to the balcony so we don't wake up Death. He looks around him the tonight is really beautiful over the lifeless lake. I know what his first question is... it's going to be where he is. It's really a reasonable question. 

"...Where are we? Like why is it black and white?" 

"This is Earth in the afterlife realm. Apparently, this world turned black and white after death had lost something dear to him. This is called the Otherside. These worlds are connected to hell too. Death signed a pact with Satan to go to war with God."

"That's weird, why are we in a castle?" He takes a sip of his tea.

"This is Death's castle. He's letting me stay here for a while until I remember who I am."

"...I'm stumped. That means...I will get to see Ark...I wonder how he's doing.." He blushes. 

"Can I ask my questions now?" 

"Oh yes...Go ahead!"

"Well really….can you tell me who I am and how is heaven?" 

"...Evangeline, you were dedicated to God and you beat yourself up for your flaws...that made you human. Your flaws made you likable...it made angels remember they weren't just robots. You were so determined to be in God's harem that you started to change yourself whenever God asked. What Annah and I admired was when you were just yourself. God took everything from you and you were still bright and gave him too many chances. I was so fucking pissed off that you let that man treat you like trash!" He looks surprised he can cuss. "You also liked to get into a lot of trouble that we always had to pull you out of. God is up there right now making everyone's life miserable….I miss Annah. God…" he stops in his tracks and he tears up and looks up at the heavens. "God erased everything she remembered. She doesn't remember you, she doesn't remember me. She's mindless. She's under God's control. I also caught glimpse of what he did to her. He tortured her like she wasn't a child of him. He tried to do the same to me but I held up pretty well. He threw me down here thinking I would die. I thought the same. I'm glad you were down here... I thought you were dead."

"How do you remember everything? I lost my memories when I reached this surface" I look him curiously. 

"It's because my halo kinda just disappear into my head. Retaining everything I've gone through. Yours...is still in heaven. I saw it somewhere in God's court. It was posted up like a reminder that everybody has to obey him or he will cast you into the darkness." 

"That's upsetting...that I'm a terrible reminder."

"That halo was a reminder that God is a terrible God. That I promised to avenge you. To see you here standing in front of me makes me realize that there is hope."

"...Btw my name has changed to Persefoni...Evangeline just carried to much weight to it." 

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to call you by the wrong name." 

"It's fine...thank you for answering my questions...it doesn't help that I still can't recall anything." I look him in the eyes and get another splitting headache. I hold my head and let a grunt out. 

"Are you okay?" 

"It's fine... I just had a very bad headache. We should get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a big day for you." I smile at him. " I'm going to take you to Ark. He's going to be so happy he finally gets to see you!" 

  He blushes a lot and we go back in. I take him to the next room over to Death's room.

"You can rest in here until we leave tomorrow to see Ark. I'll text him and we'll go see him." I shut the door behind me and walk back into Death's room. He's still sleeping peacefully. I lay next to him. I just….there's so much to process. I was going to be a Queen and I was taken away. Put on earth only to be killed by my husband over who knows what. Death says something about me making a deal with him.
   I'm so….confused about everything. I was on earth twice, heaven once and in the afterlife more than 3 times. I can't overthink everything...that will end up bad. I close my eyes for the night.