It happened in slow motion. I had my tongue out and my eyes closed. Then I heard a really loud thud. I opened my eyes, and there he was, on the floor, on his back. His eyes were staring straight at the ceiling.
It happened in slow motion. She had her tongue out and her eyes closed. Then I fell. I heard a really loud thud. It was my head, hitting the floor. There I was, on the floor, on my back, my eyes staring straight at the ceiling.
I knelt down, instinctively. I cradled his head in my arms. I had taken classes from the Red Cross and was certified for First Aid / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Automated External Defibrillator. I said, "I can give him CPR.
I could not see who it was who was cradling my head, but I felt that it had to be her. I heard her voice, that unmistakable voice, "I can give him CPR."
But someone was saying behind me, "I'm a doctor. Let me through."
But there was another voice, also a woman's. "I'm a doctor. Let me through."
I put my lips on his lips. My hair covered his eyes.
But her lips were on my lips. Her hair was on my eyes and I could not see her. But I knew it was her. It was her lips.
Then, suddenly, I knew.
Then, suddenly, I knew.
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Love After Heaven
RomanceA murder victim gets a chance to return to earth to meet his wife and her lover. He still loves his wife, despite her complicity in his murder. But he returns to earth not as himself but as a priest! How can he and his wife come together again? What...
