Save My World!

lying beneath the waters struggling to breathe, i prayed.I prayed silently for a second chance not knowing what to expect. I finally stopped struggling for life and shut my eyes. Then the unthinkable happened. For a minute I felt lifeless. The next minute I heard a woman s voice and someone snoring. I began to feel my body gradually again and after I moved my head I finally gained back control of my entire body...I forced my eyes open but it kept shutting itself... At the first attempt to open my eyes I saw blank light.it looked so bright and white unlike the waters. At the second attempt I saw something but couldn't picture it well. was I going blind?. My late mom once told me that when we die we would join our loved ones in paradise. a place too ravishing and beautiful meant for only the dead. After the flood incident that happened I was meant to be dead but this didn't look like paradise..I kept staring at blur images in front of me. I tried standing but my knees were too weak. This strange female voice which was probably coming from a woman began to get clearer.. I remember hearing her say "any questions". I had a lot of questions but she certainly didnt have the answers.where was I?...how did I get there.?. where's my wife and son.? I tried talking and ended up blaring. My tongue was just stiff.. The female voice came again "let's call it a day" i heard crowded voices of boys and girls speaking at the same time. I forced my head up, amidst the headache I felt. I saw a lady standing right in front of me and her face looked familiar. she was my chemistry teacher at donald high school. That was ten years ago..she called my name "Ebenezer" for the third time and I managed to struggle to my feet..when did I fall asleep on that table and what was I doing among little children...when I stood up I didn't feel complete..I felt short I glanced at my legs and fixed back my gaze at the lady. The headache lessened and my tongue was loose enough to say a greeting..Good day miss charlie I said standing on my toes to look twice as tall. The expression her face held came with a message..I was acting crazy.. she went on, "face the class and briefly explain the carbon cycle". "wat class" I said and thousands of laughter replied back.it was coming from my back. I slowly turned still standing on my toes. I looked right under my nose and there was a class of 30 students staring back at me. the headache disappeared and I was filled with so much energy..carbon cycle shouldn't be a problem I told myself. the last thing I was going to do was disgrace myself in front of some random kids. My desk was in the front row so walking to the front of the class was no big deal..I still couldn't stand the fact that miss charlie was taller than me so I stood upright on my toes stressing my already worn out baseball shoes. I collected the chalk from her and headed for the blackboard.. I started with "carbon cycle is a..." and for the next twenty minutes I was not done. the looks on everyone's face meant one thing.. it was either they were amazed that I knew too much or they were utmostly disappointed at me. one thing was certain I made a total wierdo of myself. I didn't care. They were just kids. Now, class was over and I was still walking on my toes moving straight to the parking lot to take my car which I assumed I parked there. I wondered why those kids didn't greet me as I passed, they were all staring. I was looking for my car when someone horned at me and pulled over right in front of me.. I walked over to the car and checked. I couldn't believe it..it was my mom..It was not possible. she died ten years ago of a car accident..I called out mom and she opened the door of the car for me to enter.I was asking her so many questions all at once and she too got frightened.something was wrong.I didn't know how to ask her if she was dead ten years ago or if she would die in ten years to come. I kept stammering. what was my dead mom doing in a car trying to pick me up from school.for the first time I felt like I was thinking...I bent over to the the cars side mirror and what I saw sent goose bumps right under my a*s. I felt like running away but my legs won't let me. they walked into the car and made me sit. we got home and my mom asked me if everything was ok. I knew nothing was ok. I nodded my head diagonally instead, hoping she got the answer she expected. on reaching my room, i locked the door..I checked the calendar and it was 2020. "we are In 2030" I laughed knowing the calendar was old and needed to be changed. I checked my phone and it was 2020.I laughed harder. I rushed downstairs to the kitchen. I asked my mom to help me with date and when she replied the laugh on my face slowly halfed to a smile then disappeared. Running back to my room, my head felt faint and after I laid down slowly on the bed my eyes blacked out.