Life (A Mini-story)
The man opened his eyes. He saw himself placed in very...unfamiliar surroundings. He was in an open field. He looked down at the ground; feeling it on his feet. It was the greenest grass you could ever have imagined. He looked up at the sky...Was the epitome of beautiful day. There was just a slight breeze; just enough to counter-act the slight warmth cause by the mid-day sun.
The man looked around; to the left, to the right, up, and down. The fields seemed endless. This may not have been a bad thing, as this was just...the most perfect place he had ever seen. "Limitless beauty." He thought to himself; as if such a thing could exist in this world. The man takes a few steps forward, when, in the distance...he sees something; some..ONE.
He slowly approaches the figure; unaware of whom it may be. He was just happy to see someone else in this seemingly endless looking place. The look on his face could only be described as ecstatic shock, to use a pun. The person he saw in front of his eyes...Was his mate!
He couldn't believe what he was seeing! He thought "Oh, i get it...god..it's a dream..." He humored everything, though..and assumed it was real. He quickly ran to his mate; and embraced him. You may only see a true loving embrace once or twice in a lifetime..This was most surely one of those.
The man looked in his mates eyes deeply; staring into the deep pools of the emerald green of one eye, and the sapphire blue of the other. He had always loved his mates eyes. Them man smiled brighter than you could imagine; almost illuminating the already bright field. "Why do you look so surprised?" His mate asked him. "I thought you died in that accident!!" He replied. His mate's expression changed to a bit of a worrisome one,as he answered back somberly: "I did."
"How is THIS possible then?!" The man exclaimed. Sure, he assumed it was a dream before, but it seemed so real now..so...possible. His mate merely turned the man around...and he saw it. He was looking down at his own body. The man was very confused by this sight, not understanding how any of this is going on. "Oh come on! I need to wake up NOW!!" The man exclaimed. "This..is no dream." A voice said from behind.
The man turned around again. He saw someone wearing a long, black, hooded cloak. This man was no fool..he knew who this figure was; Death. A typical representation of Death, even. "It's your time." Death said to the man. "No, no no..I had so much to do..So much to see. I can't die now." Death merely looked at him, and said, "I'm Sorry."
The man looked back at his mate..wondering why he wasn't coming with him. Death saw this; knowing the man thought one was for heaven, and the other for hell. "This place we stand now...is merely..the waiting area. Your mate wanted to meet you here. There was no problem with it, so i took him here." Death said. The mate quickly followed suit, walking with Death and the man.
The man stood there; still hoping it was a dream. He saw his smiling mate beside him, but STILL wishing he was still alive. Death, the man, and the mate all walked forward into this blinding light; all three knowing exactly where it lead.
Tom died in the floor of his home via a hart attack. He was a very healthy man..the only thing that could have even affected his heart, was the passing of his mate. John died in a car accident the week before. They had plans together that night; plans never exacted. In the end...Tom was a true love bird. He died not being able to go on without his mate. Little did he know...He would be reunited with him..soon...