Unearthly Earth

When Reality Hit

Tabith's P.O.V.

Looking at Heidis part of the room as I walked in everyday was the worst part of this. I walked over to her bed, and lifted it up. I smiled picking up her photo album and started to look at the pages. Davin knocked on the door, i didn't look up as he crept to the bed and sat down next to me.

“Wow, she needed a new photobook didn’t she?” He chuckled.

I snickered looking down at the old tattered book that was falling apart at the seams, my tears falling onto the pages.

"No, it's perfect the way it is." I said as I ran my finger over the picture of me and Heidi when we were little where I was asleep on the couch, she was curled up against me. It was my favorite picture of us. Halfway through the book I began to sob uncontrollably. Davin took the book away, and put it under her pillow.

“That’s enough for today Tabitha, dwelling over her won’t make anything better or bring her back, and she wouldn’t want that.” He was right, I had enough of the pain tonight.

Heidi’s P.O.V.

"Mom?!" "Dad?!" I would cry out hoping my words would get somewhere. I didn’t understand what was happening. No one could hear me, I woke up lying on the front lawn 15 minutes before with no recollection of how I had gotten there.

"It's me!" "Mom!" "Dad!" "Look at me!" "Why can't you hear me?!"

When I touched my mom’s shaky arms she leaned away, and tears filled her eyes. Was it something I had did, or said? There was horror in my family’s eyes'. At that very moment, I stopped. I looked around realizing something wasn't right. I looked at my mom then back at my dad. What had happened that they wanted to keep from me so bad?

I got down and leaned towards my mom, I looked at her eyes and they were red and glossed over. She had been up for days it seemed. I followed my mother’s eyes, and on the table was a picture of me.

"What?" I said out loud.

"Mom? Why are you crying over me I'm right here!" Then I moved my eyes to the paper in her hands. It read "Death Certificate" my mouth fell open. I then realized, they couldn't see me because..

"Oh no". I fell silent, waving my hands in front of my mom’s face. This couldn’t be real.

“TABBY?!” I screamed. Darting up the stairs towards our room, I walked straight through the door. I froze, staring at my arms and down at my body. I wasn’t translucent, I looked normal. Forgetting about myself I looked over at my bed where Tabitha and Davin sat looking through pictures of the three of us before Nina was born.

"Tabby, Davin? GUYS? GUYS ANSWER ME! TELL ME THIS IS A LIE!" I fell to the floor, sobbing.

After gaining my self again, I walked towards them and sat beside Tabitha. I knew I couldn’t dwell, it was time to figure out my next step.

I walked down the stairs running my hands over the smooth railing on the way down. I walked past my mom and dad glancing at my picture one last time before walking out through the door. The scent of maple trees, and wild flowers burned within my nose. Up the hill, a pink halo of light sat. I walked towards it, climbing up the steep hill. Studying it, I sighed.

“What are you?” I whispered to myself. I put my arm up to it, feeling the watery surface it held. I lingered looking around at everything. I knew this was my ride to a bigger greater place, but I was so scared to leave everything I have ever known. I sat on the big hill for an hour atleast, scared to leave. I knew it was time to go now, and with one last glance I walked into the light.