Journey of a Soul

Chapter 26

Exhausted from the night's ordeal, Lexi thanked Edward and Tamara for their part in helping her retrieve her sister's soul from the Void.

Upon arriving home, and as she laid her head on her pillow, was the moment when this evening's soul retrieval really hit her. The feelings of being in her father's arms again, and the moment when Susannah's soul was safe from the anguish of being in the Void. It sure felt real.

Susannah, are you there? Lexi picked up the stuffed animal that was lying in her bed beside her.

Yes.

Oh my God, I can't believe what I have done since your death. Who would have thought that I would go to see a psychic medium. Beg a Reverend to stop a funeral, go to lectures about the dead, and best yet agree to go into a meditative state and imagine saving your soul from eternal torment? And guess what? I would do it all over again to save your soul. Susannah. You do know that I have to help you ascend into the light?

Yes.

Susannah, what was the car accident like? What happened?

I was driving home from a dinner party at a friend's house. You remember Billy Randazzo, the boy I had a crush on in high school. I met up with him again, and I had been dating him for a few months. That night he had invited a few good friends over to his place to join us.

I didn't know you were seeing anyone.

Ya, I know. I am sorry Lexi, that I kept Billy and my relationship a secret for so long. He was a far cry from that wannabe jock you remember back in high school.

He was so sweet to me, handsome, and such a great kisser. Billy had grown up so much. It was great having him back in my life. We had just talked about me moving in with him the night before the party.

So, how did the accident happen?

I left his house around ten-thirty, and I only had a couple of drinks that night. I was feeling pretty good about spending more time with Billy and getting more serious about trying the live-in wife thing. I remember smiling at what he whispered in my ear that night. Smiling at the notion. And then out of nowhere, a truck speeding through an intersection hit me. T-boned my side of the car. The last thing I remember was the sound of broken glass and the crunching of metal.

Oh my God. That is terrifying. Mom wouldn't tell me how you died. And all the police said was that it was a horrific and tragic drunk driving accident.

Tamara told me something interesting about death. That when a soul dies while under the influence of any intoxication, be that recreational or medical. Because the body is under the influence of some mind-altering substance, the soul does not have clarity when it leaves its body to go into the light. That the body not being sober causes the soul to be disoriented and not able to focus on the source of light. That the soul usually falls into a swirling tunnel of energy far away from the light, disappearing into the abyss.

Tamara also said that if no one is there to pray for a disoriented soul, he or she may be lost forever. Susannah, is that what happened to your soul?

I don't think so. I hadn't anything to drink for about three hours before I left Billy's. The other guy must have been the drunk driver. I remember seeing mom crying. Then I was at these beautiful gates, but they were locked, and the man said, I couldn't come in because I didn't believe in God and Heaven. Then I was back at our childhood home, and I didn't know that I had died, I thought Mom had. The last thing I remember was you and Dad coming and taking me to that place with you on the couch.

Susannah, do you know that you are a ghost now?

That's a silly question, I am here talking with you. Everyone knows there are no such things as ghosts.

No, Susannah, we are dreaming that we are talking to each other.

That's crazy. Lexi, stop kidding around.

I'm telling you the truth, Susannah. Where is your body then? Look, is it here beside me in the bed?

No.

So, where is your body if you aren't a ghost?

If I am a ghost, then why am I here?

Tamara says that some souls can't move on into the light for many different reasons. Instead, he or she will attach themselves to something tangible on Earth, be it a person, place or thing. Your soul had to be bound to something you could relate to. Susannah, we attached your soul to your favorite animal. See here is Lambie.

Tamara says, as a ghost the soul loses its freedom. It can't choose anything on its own. It can't go anywhere that the attachment can't go. If it is a building, the soul can't leave the building. If it is a person, it goes everywhere that person goes, even if it doesn't want to. If it is a thing, it is wherever the object is. The soul could even be left in the attic or sold to a stranger in an antique shop. No matter which attachment it chooses, the soul is never at rest and does not have peace.

That is terrible. Then why have you attached me to Lambie?

Yes, I agree. It is terrible. But it was better than leaving you in the Void. That, to me, was much worse. Don't worry though, Tamara said that now that you are back here on Earth, she can help you get to Heaven.

All I have to do is make sure you are ready and that you believe. Is there any unfinished business that you have here on Earth, Susannah?

I have forgiven and made my peace with our father. He apologized to me in the Void. I remember now the stupidity of some of the decisions I made in my life. How my stubborn emotions made me make terrible mistakes that cost me my happiness.

Yes. Lexi, I do have unfinished business that I need to do before I can rest. I need two things to happen. First, I need to see Mom and have her forgive me and tell her that I am okay now. And second, I need to make sure Billy is okay.

Right. I am not sure how we are going to accomplish these two requests, but I will try my best. Anything else that you need?

No

Alright then, we better get up and at 'em.