The Angel's Sacrifice

Epilogue

People picture a thousand and one ways to leave the planet I am now leaving myself. Some hope for a peaceful death in their sleep but instead pass in the most horrible of ways. I used to think that how you died was determined by how you lived your life. I suppose if that was true, I lived a down right crappy one.

I don't think so though.

My life was far from perfect but I had love. I never realized how important that was until now.

In blackness that surrounds me, I take what feels like a step forward. As I do, a pinprick of light reveals itself to me in the faraway distance. It calls to me and I don't hesitate to follow it. I know I must go to it but I feel a heavy weight settle itself within me as I close my eyes. Jack's image appears and what seems to be a tear escapes the corner my eyes.

I stop moving forward; uncertain if the light is really what I want when what I feel I need is behind me, in life not death.

A voice penetrates the thick black and I raise my eyes as I recognize my father's voice. He says to keep going, to not stop moving. That what I desire is with him.

And I go. I walk to the light until there is nothing but blinding whiteness wrapping itself around my soul.

The light intensifies, if even possible and then it slowly fades away. I feel weight adding itself to my shoulder blades and I turn my head around to see small wings, white as clouds, protruding from my back. I stare in wonder before turning back around.

I stand in front of shimmering golden gates, beautiful in their craftsmanship. I take a step forward towards the awe-inspiring structure and a flash of white occurs before the gates slowly swing out to welcome me.

I take another step forward before I am presented with a miracle.

Out from the white light within the gates is Jack, completely healed with no traces of attack. I see his once tattered black wings, now white and full.

"Fae," I hear his melodic voice whisper.

I run to him, not caring for anything other than him as I cross the gates of Heaven and into my eternity with my love.