Chapter 1

The last thing she could hear was Roger shouting her name, and then she fell into something like the thick fog. She couldn't hear or see anything. Was this death?

Then the fog get thinner and thinner, and she could feel the floor under her feet, and a figure in front of her. And the figure was so familiar.

She took a step forward, to see the person clearer. Then her heart skipped a beat.

It was Angel!

She started to run, and threw herself into Angel's arms. When they released each other, she looked at her friend happily. Angel was wearing a shining white gown, her hair was black, and longer than any time in her life, just as she was wearing a wig, and she was much more well… feminine than she remembered.

'Angel, oh my God! I missed you so much! You do look great!' said Mimi.

'Thanks, sugar' she said with a sad smile 'But you shouldn't be there.'

'Why?' Mimi asked.

''Cause you should be alive.' Mimi could see tears in her friend's eyes. 'You should be down there with Roger and Collins and the others.'

'So… Am I dead?' The only thing she could think was this.

'Not exactly.' Angel shook her head. 'But you'll be if you won't turn back.'

Mimi looked around. Well, she could see that they were standing in a beautiful garden. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, it was warm, and it was peaceful. Suddenly, she didn't want to go back. It was the Heaven, after all, she thought. She could stay here, wait for Roger – surely, she wouldn't have to wait for long – and then they "live" happily ever after… maybe.

'And what if I don't wanna go back? What if I wanna stay here?' She asked.

'I wouldn't be happy, if you did that.' Angel said.

'Sorry,' Mimi looked at her friend sadly 'but you can't change my mind.' She meant it.

'Oh, yes, I can.'

'What?' Mimi looked confused.

'Come, sit down. I'll tell you everything' she said, guiding Mimi towards a bench which is suddenly appeared out of the blue.

'So' Angel began 'While I was alive, I always though that death isn't a complicated thing. You know: you just close your eyes, and you're automatically dead. You arrive to somewhere, where there aren't any rules, any happiness, any sadness… just the nothing. But as soon as I die, I found out it isn't this easy.' Mimi nodded, and Angel went on. 'You know, when someone dies, they get here, where they get a guide – I am yours – and they get three choices.'

'What are they?'

'Well, first – of course – they can go ahead to the unknown, leave their life behind. Second, they can turn around, and go back to life. And third – they can stay here and be guides, or, if you want to take the full glory of it, angels.'

'And you chose the third option.'

'Yeah, I did. I didn't regret it… but I miss you all.'

'And why did you choose to stay here? What made you to do it?' she was a little angry with her because she chose to be dead.

'My guide made me' she said simply.

'What?'

'Y'know, that's the guides' work – help the souls find the best choice.'

'So you think the best choice is to be dead?'

'Yes, for me. But not for you. You're still too young to die. You have just turned twenty.'

'You were still young too die, too! You were just a few years older than me! You should've turned back!' she cried.

'No, you don't understand.' Said Angel calmly; as she hugged Mimi 'I had to stay here. I have to help people in need.'

'But you could have done that back in New York. You haven't had to leave me… leave Collins.'

'No, I've had to. I know, that you can't understand it now… but you will, some day. Now, stop crying. There's no reason to cry. I still have to tell you what we will do now.'

'Why? What will we do?' Mimi asked, as she whipped her eyes with the sleeve of her coat.

'To help your decision, I'll bring you six points of your possible future. Some of them will be important point, some of them won't. When we finished, you will have to choose. Any questions?'

'Yeah. Am I going to remember to these events? I mean…'

'I know what you mean. No, you won't. But maybe you're going to remember seeing me, and will feel déjà vu when the happenings we will see will happen. But nothing more. So… can we go?' Angel held out her hand, and Mimi took it.

'Yeah, we can.' And as soon as she said this, she fell again into the thick fog…