The Apocalypse:The past meets the future

A miracle

I felt strange. I could see my body but somehow it felt like it wasn't me. It felt like a part of me was missing and nothing I could do would ever bring it back. It was a wonderful feeling. It felt like I was a leaf flowing through the wind. The breeze blew the autumn leaves smoothly around the void environment I had found myself in.

Mom kept leading me to an unknown place and I followed her.

We finally reached our destination and it was glorious.

The melody blaring from the background made me feel like I was in Heaven.

I had to ask. "Mom,are we in Heaven?"

She laughed. I suddenly realized how much I missed the sweetest that always sipped from her lips whenever she laughed. It reminded me of a time when everything was alright. A time when my father would lift me up and hug my mom while holding me and the sound of her laughter mixed with mine will be heard for around the house.

"No,my darling. We are not in Heaven. Unfortunately,it wasn't your time to go there yet. But your time on this planet is over."

"I don't understand. What do you mean "my time on this planet is over"?"

"Sweetheart,sit down. Let me tell you a story."

I gestured around me and said "But there is no seat."

Suddenly,a sofa that looked very comfortable appeared as I turn my eyes.

With a puzzled look on my face,I said "When...how?"

"Just sit darling."

Because of the calming way she said,I sat and the feeling I got from it was very satisfying. The sofa did not only look comfortable,but it was also very comfy. I sat down and waited for about 2 minutes and she still didn't say anything. She just looked at me with tears in her eyes and I could understand what she was going through. It was also difficult for me to be apart from her. I wish she didn't die. I wish we were still a happy family. But sometimes,we don't always get what we wished for.

I reached out my hand to her. She moved her teary eyes towards my hand stretched arm and she shook her head. When she did that a little tear came down,so she took her fingers and cleaned the tears away. She then looked at me and all emotions that were playing across her face before was gone. She looked unaffected and totally different from the person who was just about to cry. I looked at my hand and she still didn't take it. I withdrew my hand and composed myself.

Maybe I missed my mother more than she missed me. It was the only explanation I could give as to why she will not agree to take my hands. I thought for a moment that maybe she remembered how I failed to keep the promise I made to her and she was pissed at me for that. Or maybe she blames me for her death as well. I couldn't bear the thought of her blaming me for killing her,so I dropped my head down and tried to fight the tears that were coming as I said.

"Mom,I am so sorry for what I did to you. I honestly forgot to tell you about what dad said. He came into my room that morning and told me that he may forget to tell you so I should be the one ti tell you to make the lasagna. But I forgot. I didn't do it on purpose mom I swear. Please don't blame me for your death just like your husband does." I couldn't control the tears that flowed down my face like a rain. Mom came close to me and she held me tight.

"Oh my darling. I don't blame you for my death. Why would you ever think that?"

"Well,you didn't take my hand and I thought that maybe that was why. Or is it because I failed to keep the promise I made to you? I'm sorry about that too. You know I get my temper from him."

"I don't blame you for anything. Look darling we have to talk about something very important. Forget about your father and what he did to you. It is not important. What is important is what lies ahead. Now,get up and sit." She left me and headed to her chair. I was hurt that she disregarded what dad did to me like that but I had no other choice than to sit and hear what she had to say.

"So,I am sitting on the magical chair now. What is so important that I had to die before you could tell it to me?"

"Okay,so you are going to be sent back in time."

"What?! To the best of my knowledge,time machines don't exist. So what are you going on about?"

"Well we are dealing with powers the human brain cannot comprehend here. Listen baby,we don't have much time. You will have to be brave. You will be sent to a different time zone. There is a task you need to complete and you must complete it because the lives of so many people depends on it." Was she out of her mind? This is what was so important for her to talk to me about that she had to not listen to me rant about my father?

"Mom,what are you even saying? I don't understand and frankly,you are scaring me."

"Amelia,you are a fighter. And it's okay to be scared but it is not okay to back down. Now stand up,we need to go."

"Go where? Mom,I am not going anywhere with you. Mom,I just died and now I'm with you and you don't even care to ask me how I am?! Do you not understand how painful the last few weeks have been for me?! Dad almost r***d me,for crying out loud! And now you are telling me how I am going to be sent to another time zone?! And you expect me to be fine with that?!!"

"Okay, Amelia calm down"

"Don't tell me to calm down! My life is a f*****g mess all thanks to you and the bastard you married! How am I supposed to save other people if I can't even save myself?"

"But you did save yourself. He didn't r**e you." Did she just use that as a silver lining? I could not believe this woman. I was very much sure that this was not my mother at this point.

"Yeah,but I died in the process of escaping. Mom I can't do this. Please don't make me."

"Yes you can baby. You are intelligent and very brave. And I believe that you can do this."

She then took my hand and dragged me with her,while turning a deaf ear to my pleads. She took me to a wall and left me there.

"I am so sorry. But you have to do it. I will always be with you. And I love you so much, always remember that."

And then she pushed me. And I felt myself falling. This time,dying did hurt. Because it was my own mother that killed me.

I kept falling and falling and at a point I felt nothing.

The feeling of emptiness is something I have become familiar with. I felt like a leaf swirling around in the air.

The next thing I felt was pain. Flowing through my entire body. I tried moving but I couldn't. It was like I was stuck and I couldn't even breathe.

Three thoughts were running through my mind.

1) How could she do this to me?

2) And she didn't even tell me why this was happening. What was I to do when I got there?

3) What the f**k is going on?!!

Next thing I knew,I woke up in a body that was definitely not mine. And I saw a look of shock on a nurse face.

"Oh my God,she is alive." And she left running and screaming "Doctor,she is alive!"

I looked at the door the nurse used to leave and it finally hit me. The body I was reincarnated was dead few minutes ago. That was the only thing that made sense. I had to be sure. So I removed the IV that was plugged into my veins and I rushed to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and I saw the face of a totally different girl that I have never seen before. I was slowly losing my mind. I moved my hand to my face and when I touched it,it felt so real. I could not believe it. She actually sent me back in time into the body of another person. But why? Why would this be done to me? Why did I have to go through this trauma. A part of me told me that I must be dreaming so I pinched myself to be sure that I was not. After having inflicted that pain on myself,I opened my eyes to notice that I was still in the same body and nothing had changed. So I did the next best thing,I screamed.

I must have been very loud because a man came running into the bathroom. He opened the door and asked. "Are you okay?"

I was not okay. I was freaking out. I was losing my mind. I needed to talk to my mom. I had to tell her to stop this prank that she was pulling on me cause it was no longer funny. But I could not do any of that. So I just did the next best thing.To not make him suspect that the girl who owned this body is not the same girl occupying it now,I answered "I guess am okay." He led me back to the bed and when I had laid back down,he took my vitals and he looked totally flustered. "This is impossible."

Just then,a man and a woman came running in and they stopped dead in their tracks when they saw that my eyes was open.

"Becky,is that you?"

"So her name is Becky" I thought to myself.

I didn't have the chance to answer because the doctor told them to leave the room and allow him run some tests.

They left reluctantly and the doctor starting running some physical tests on me.

First he opened my eyes and pointed a torch at me. Then he took my vitals again. Then he went towards my feet and rubbed a pen on my toe and it curled inside.

I just sat there watching as he moved around with some nurses and continued taking tests.

When he felt like it was okay,he finally sighed and said "Well,this is obviously a miracle young lady because medically,I cannot explain how you are still alive."

"Doctor,if I may ask? What happened?"

He looked at me like I had gone nuts

"You don't remember?"

"No,not really."

"What exactly do you remember?"

And I just looked at him

"Becky,what's your full name?"

Of course I didn't answer that question because I didn't know this girl's full name. I didn't even know anything about this body I was inhabiting.

"Oh I see. Nurse please take care of her for now." And he left

Outside I could here him telling "my parents".

"She is fine. Her vitals are very normal and she is 100% alive but I have some bad news" and then there was a pause.

"She has lost her memory."

Well better for them to think that I lost my memory than for them to think that am bat s**t crazy when I tell them about the reincarnation. I looked at the faces of Becky's parents and I was felt sad that they didn't even know that they had really lost their daughter. Now because of my mother,I had to pretend to be someone that up till 5 minutes ago,I never knew existed.