Chapter 44
Something bumped him from the other side and bounced him back down. It seemed rather rude. Not as rude as the way I bulldozed past the souls blocking my path, but given that he was in the process of making the transition into eternal life in heaven, it was awkward enough.
His golden spirit wobbled, off balance, and at that moment I finally reached him, sweeping him up in my arms and wings, and I hurriedly tried to figure out how my brakes worked as we tumbled end over end through the mystical air.
‘Ahhhh, sorry about that,’ I apologised as I got us more or less levelled out.
An ethereal laugh from beyond the shimmering membrane made my heart lurch in grief and gratitude. Annie. I could hear her singing the end of a Hunters & Collectors anthem in a jaunty goodbye as she moved
