I was getting closer to my house while remembering every second when each of my footsteps touched the asphalt. Charlotte and her friends weren't much farther ahead of me either and they never looked back. I was daydreaming about Charlotte and then reality struck me like a lightning bolt. Charlotte's friends already had crossed the street and Charlotte was about to follow them but then something appeared out of nowhere.
Her friends shouted "C'mon Charlotte, what's taking you so long?" By the time she heard them, it was too late. Her innocent eyes grew wider and she gasped when the car drove faster toward her. I looked at Charlotte and I was surprised as she was in that timeless moment.
I started to run across the street without even thinking first, I screamed, "CHARLOTTE!" Somehow I was stopped by invisible forces that prevented me from moving forward. Then everything around me just stopped. The car was only inches away from her and barely touching her skin. No one moved and even the wind froze before me. I was the only one who wasn't plastered in place.
This horrible vision didn't seem real at all. I didn't know what to do or how long this would last. After a few minutes, the whole world was covered in light. Charlotte's friends disappeared into the light as well as the sunset and the town of Rosewood. I stood there shocked in the middle of the evanescence and there was nothing I could do about it. The light wasn't unbearable, but it burned the life out of me.
Only Charlotte was still there in the distance with a car in front of her knees. Motionless as she was, I stepped toward her with the greatest amount of ease.
Then someone put their hand on my left shoulder and said, “I chose you for the best reasons possible and it's about time you knew." My heart raced and I wasn't sure if it was because of fear, confusion, hope, or a combination of both. I had never seen something more extraordinary in my life. I didn't even turn halfway around and I was already speechless.
It was an angel with pure white wings, dark brown hair, perfectly, fair skin and pale, cerulean blue eyes. The angel wasn't how I pictured, and how I thought that angels looked like. He noticed me stare at him in amazement and laughed softly.
"I see that you've stopped time with my assistance, of course," the angel said. His voice was crisp and clearer than water when he said things straightforward to me. The angel somehow wasn't surprised to see me either.
I suddenly blurted out, "Am I dead?" "No, Leo you're in the division of life and death. Take my hand and close your eyes. Everything will make sense in time, you'll see," the angel said warmly. I took his hand and we went into the depths of the light.
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