AN: i wrote this out of random one day in the morning. it might turn into a story...
Yup. I suppose i deserve this, ladies and gentleman, i am dead. Yuppers. I Bella swan am in heaven. I suppose you think I'm crazy to make such assumptions, and maybe your right, but if you were in my shoes you would think the same thing. I say this only because i am sitting across the room from an angel. He has bronze hair and is smiling that sexy crooked smile he only gives to me.
But to be honest, we are both literally dead. You know how people automatically jump to the assumption that when you die, you go to heaven or hell? Well they obviously never considered that there was only one direction to go in. and no, I'm not crazy. As soon as i died i was sent to a building. Well it was more like a hilton hotel for the dead. And supposedly every deceased person was sent here after death. And to answer everyone's question, being dead is like living. You're just not...alive.
I was sitting at a table with edward. Yes, he is dead to. Although he never told me how he did off himself... Anyway, we were sitting at a table, when a familiar face walked through the hotel doors. I hadn't looked up yet. I was admiring my adonis. I worked as a clerk checked new people in. Edward froze as he looked at the door. I growled, whoever it was, they were making him uncomfortable. " Welcome to DOA hotel, i said with a feigned cherry voice, how may i help you?"
i turned around slowly to get a look at the new arrival. AS i turned to face her, my cherry smile fell. "Angela?", i said in horror. She shouldn't be dead! I threw myself into her waiting arms. She was happy to see me. I hugged her until my common sense came back to me. I pulled away. "Angela what are you doing here?" She looked ashamed for a minute, but she quickly composed herself. "Do you want the truth?", she asked timidly. i nodded.
"I committed suicide", she said quickly, hoping i didn't catch her words. I grimaced. " Angela... why?" She shrugged. " I couldn't go on living, Ben disappeared a couple of years ago. I became depressed and an alcoholic, i was hurting my family, my kids. I was able to handle it up until a couple of minutes ago..." I couldn't listen anymore. " Angela, you're children?", i said disappointed. Children need their parents, i thought lamely. Angela dropped her head so her face was unseen. I saw a small tear run down her cheek.
well obviously Ben wasn't here, i would have seen him. So that meant he was still alive. " Ben is alive, if he was- i gulped- dead, i would have seen him, so what's he going to do when he finds out what you did?" Angela shrugged again. I hugged her. A small smile found its way to my lips. I turned Angela so she could see my husband. "you remember Edward don't you?" She looked shocked for a moment, but walked forward to hug him. Edward smiled. " It's good to see you again", he murmured to her.
I had a terrifying thought. Angela was the biggest surprise i'd had at the DOA hotel doors since Edward had come prancing in one day. I was worried that i'd see more familiar faces showing up at those doors. No i wasn't afraid that my friends and family would one one day die. I was afraid they'd end up here for doing the same thing that Angela did. I really wasn't mad at her, just disappointed that she of all people would do such a thing.
"Morning Bella", Clyde whispered as he walked into the lobby. Clyde was a friend i'd made when i'd first gotten here. He was a really nice person. He was kind of like Mike except not a stalker and less annoying. "He Clyde", i murmured. I was too late he was already sitting down to a game of spades with Edward. They were surprisingly good friends. They were laying their wallets in the center of table. "No gambling in my lobby", i shrilled. Edward leaned away from the table or a moment to say something to me. " But sweetheart, he started, betting with my friend is not gambling, it's an investment", he whined. (AN: anybody else know where i got that? :D)
As the boys continued to gamble in my lobby, (AN: Tisk tisk tisk they didn't listen :D) i continued talking with Angela. We were reminiscing about our days in high school. Suddenly the bell rang for a new arrival. " Clyde, can you handle this one please?", i asked. He handed me his deck of cards and began to walk away, but not without asking me to read the cards. " full house, royal flush", i said. Edward stood up with a look of defeat on his face. He walked over to Clyde and handed him a hundred dollar bill. Clyde smiled with satisfaction, and walked to the main lobby to greet the new arrival.
Clyde walked into the sub lobby where we were all sitting. He looked at me. " Some lame skater boy, he said to me, does the name Duvall sound familiar to you Bells?" I had a light bulb moment. " Clyde you remember Sally, right?, she lives on the third floor, and she comes down every morning to manage the sub lobby", i asked him. He nodded. "Sally Duvall", i stated. He got a look on his face, the kind that said that something had just clicked. He smiled. " Oh yeah...", he murmured to himself. " I'll go get her", i said. I grabbed Edward and Angela, and headed for the elevators.
AN: well i knew this was going to happen anyway. I'm happy to announce that i will be working on this as new story. And i will still be updating The Family Time series. :D Summer, What a convenient season, i love it!
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