Guardian Angel (A Sample)

" What's that?" Zayn asked scared.

" Trapped souls. Keep walking."

Zayn yelled frightened. "Something just touched me."

" They'll do that. I imagine being stuck here cannot be a very pleasant thing. These souls go in circles continuously, reliving a specific moment in time."

" But why do they get stuck here?"

" They aren't ready to let go yet. It is as if there are things they need to fix, which pulls their souls back."

" Why were they not escorted?"

" Sometimes people die when they are not supposed to die yet, and we have not been notified."

" That's sad."

Daimhin agreed, "It is very sad."

" So can't you do something about them stuck here?"

" Good question." He laughed sarcastically. "Let me explain it this way. You know how everybody looks through and past homeless people in the living world?"

" Yes."

" Well, this is the same. These souls fell through the cracks of the system, and now everybody tends to pretend they do not exist."

Silently they continued walking until they walked out of the dark valley into a luminescent expanse. Ahead of them there was an unlimited abyss. It stretched further than they could see, from right to left and ahead. It seemed even greater than standing on a beach and looking across to the horizon because here there seemed to be no horizon. The bank of pure white clouds was continuous.

Daimhin stopped and gently prodded Zayn to step forward. "Goodbye, Zayn."

Zayn looked back unsure. "What now?"

" Step forward to the ledge. Everything from there will happen naturally."

" But where am I going now?"

" You see all those other souls drifting up toward that brilliant light?" Daimhin pointed up to the pinprick of dazzling silvery light.

Zayn nodded his head.

" To be honest, I am not really sure where that light goes. There are a lot of speculations, but I am not privy to that information, neither are the people I know. Just know that it is a better place."

Nervously Zayn looked back at Daimhin. "Are you sure, it's better? Better than what?"

Daimhin sighed. He wanted to get back to Taylor. "I have never been there myself Zayn. I know it's a one-way ticket, but I am told it's a better place."

Zayn took a tentative step and then another. Soon his feet left the ground as he reached the magnetic pull of the light, and he started drifting upwards.

Daimhin looked at his face. He always liked this part. It was as if all the bad memories were erased from them and they floated up with an ethereal look on their upturned faces.