That whole bright light thing was absolutely true. Maybe it was the headlights of the truck, or maybe it was the sudden brightness I encountered when my soul went up to the bright clouds of heaven. The truck wasn't in front of me anymore, and I wasn't in my car anymore. It all happened in a matter of seconds. I was standing on some cloud, surrounded by other clouds. It was unbelievably bright, and I felt out of place in my dark clothes. I looked around and noticed no one, until a woman popped up to the left of me.

"Anastasia." She greeted simply. She was absolutely beautiful, she held herself in a proper way, she owned bright and beaming a smile, and the way she said my name made me feel peace. I faced her and offered a smile back.

"Where am I?" I asked, even though I was positive I knew the answer.

"The in-between." She replied. I looked at her confused. "This is the last stop you take before you enter a new life." I nodded, still not getting what she meant. She chuckled and moved her hand to the side, blowing away a few clouds in front of us. Once they were gone, the space was filled with stars, the night sky. She flicked her hand towards us and the stars got bigger and they zoomed in. There were two stars in front of us. They were large, and didn't really look like stars. It was like looking into another world. It was a portal of some kind.

"You choose where you wish to go." She said. I looked at the options in front of me. But I couldn't tell what they were since the portals were kind of blurry.

"What are they?" I asked.

"One is heaven or hell. You will find out which one you belong to when you go through that one." She explained. "The other," she sighed. "This usually isn't an option, but that is Neverland." She said.

"Why isn't it an option?" I inquired.

"It's usually never an option because there are certain qualifications to be on it. Like you, you were feeling lonely right? You wanted to be a kid again?" She asked me, she knew all about my life and my thoughts, but I wasn't scared or asking how she knew all of this. I nodded.

"It's also never an option because it's not really an afterlife. I honestly have no clue why it is presenting itself to us."

"If it's not an afterlife, then what is it?"

"Another land. A second chance." She said. "It has a mind of its own. It almost chooses who it wants. And I suppose it chose you." She whispered, mostly talking to herself.

"What is this Neverland like? I've heard stories of it, but I'm not sure if it would be the same place." I was curious as to why the place had chosen me and what exactly it was.

"It's sort of like the fairy tale. Except the people, the lost boys and Peter Pan, are a little different." She said.

"Different how?"

"I'm sorry sweetie, but I'm not allowed to tell you every detail. You must choose now." She smiled sadly. I looked at the two options. Heaven or hell or Neverland? I thought for a moment, until I looked back up at the angel.

"I choose Neverland." I replied simply. She smiled at me and motioned towards the portal.

"All you have to do is jump." She spoke. I looked back at her and gave her a smile. She smiled back, but her eyes said something else. Uncertainty? Pity maybe? I shook it off, faced the portal, and jumped into my new life.

I hit the muddy ground with a large thud. I groaned and rolled over onto my back. I could faintly see the portal closing in the distance. I got up and brushed myself off. I was in a jungle. There were no paths, so I had no clue where to go. I started walking in a random direction, hopefully I would find someone soon. I walked for about thirty minutes before I felt a presence watching me. I turned around but saw nothing. I still felt the presence but there was one to my right now too, and my left, and in front of me. I looked around, but saw no one. I kept walking, a little faster this time. A bush rustled behind me and I jumped and looked at it. Okay, this place was officially creeping me out. I turned back around only to be met by a guy with a giant club in his hand. I jumped and took a few steps back.

"Well look here boys, we got ourselves a girl." He teased as lost boys came out from behind trees laughing. He looked at me tauntingly, letting me know that he was superior. I gulped, getting ready to ask who he was but he beat me to it.

"I'm Felix, I'll be your carrier this evening." He smiled. Before I knew what he meant something hard hit my head and he lifted me up and carried me off.