• If this is what death is like, I don’t understand it.

    The light shimmered down on me, seeming to make me sparkle. Ahead of me nothing was there- only lights. Actually, all around me was only lights. Lights of what seemed to be what I thought might be death.
    I gently went down until I was on my knees and put a hand on the ground. My hand fell into the ground, making it seem like quicksand. I moved my hand and looked at the spot, but nothing had seemed to change.
    Puzzled, I stood. Why was my hand able to sink, but not my body all together? I went forward a couple steps, taking caution. Still on ground level. I gave another confused glance to the ground under my feet, and in response it stayed still. Like ground should.
    I continued to walk forward. Should I have this feeling? Like I’m going somewhere? Like I’m in a tunnel that has a exit at the end? Because I know, I’m going nowhere.
    A sound brought me back in reality- or whatever this was. I looked up, straight ahead, and what was there made me both want to break down crying and yell in happiness.

    There she was. My mother.

    She was standing in what she wore when she died that day. A pink blouse and bright blue jeans that complimented her eyes. She flashed her smile at me and put her hand out. I paused, unable to speak. Then without thinking I ran forward, yelling her name.
    Once I got to her I put my arms around her in a desperate struggle to find comfort. For a moment I did, until I noticed I was on my hands and knees- behind her. I stood up in a shaky way and looked at my hands. Turning around, I saw that my mother was holding and comforting someone. And that someone looked just like me.
    I almost choked while standing up, watching the creature or person that had it’s arms around MY mother. It looked exactly like me. It was crying into her chest, ignoring my complete presence until it turned and grinned..at me.
    I took a couple steps backwards, afraid of what was going on. “Mother...” I whispered before the darkness swallowed me. I don’t even remember the darkness coming....