A/N:Ok, don't criticize me too hard. This one isn't that great. The next few are good...except that I need a story for Dan and Dr. Madden. The original one that I had was really weird. SO ANYWAY, this is my Gabe story. To clear things up, he's dead and he runs into a friend. PLEASE EXCUSE THE OBVIOUS RENT REFERENCE! I thought It would be cute...PLEASE R&R!
Disclaimer: I do not own Next to Normal or RENT. If I did, I'd be Jonathan Larson/Tom Kitt/Brian Yorkey all put together and I'd be the coolest person alive...
Gabe was lost, confused. He didn't know where he was. The normal perpetual darkness was gone. A light shone. A tunnel. He walked towards the light, not knowing what would come next. There was a young man standing at the end, dressed in white. He smiled as Gabe drew closer. "Hello." he said, opening his arms to the boy. Gabe nervously replied. "Hello…where am I?"
"You're dead, chico."
"I am?" The man nodded. "Where's my mommy?" Gabe asked the man.
"She's downstairs. On Earth. Don't worry, she's fine."
"B-but I want to be with my mommy. I don't want to be dead."
The man smiled. "I know. I wish I was on Earth again too. But you'll see, everything is getting better. How old are you anyway, chico?"
"I'm 4. What does chico mean?" Gabe sat down on the tunnel floor while the man explained.
"It means 'boy' in Spanish."
"What's Spanish?"
"It's the other language that I speak. I can teach you, if you want." Gabe nodded and walked with the man. "How old were you when you came here?" he asked the man.
"I was 24. I left all of the sudden. How old were you?"
"I was almost 2. I don't remember it well. It was scary though."
"It's always scary coming to a new place. But don't worry. It's even better when we get there." Gabe curiously looked up at the man and asked, "Who are you?" The man smiled as they exited the tunnel.
"My name's Angel. There's no need to worry, kid. I'm here to help you." The light grew all over and Gabe and Angel disappeared within seconds.