Disclaimer: I don't own Elsewhere

Sorry it took me so long to write. I had a lot of tests recently


It had been two weeks since "Grandma" Betty had contacted Zooey's family and told Elizabeth about her past life. Since that day, Elizabeth began remembering more and more by the hour. Soon, she was able to tell her whole family about Elsewhere and what she had gone through. Her mother, surprisingly, was not in the least scared about this strange land of the dead, and in fact was overjoyed that her old best friend was now her daughter. She was hoping to make up for lost time. John had not been particularly interested in who his sister had been in past lives, so he left to hang out with some of his "friends" at the bar.

"We've got so much catching up to do!" Zooey gushed, "I'm going to fill you in on everything you missed, Liz!" Zooey talked for hours, telling Liz about every conversation that had taken place between her and her ex-husband, every item of clothing that she had bought, and every event she attended in the past 30 years. She told Elizabeth things that she had never told anyone before, certainly things she didn't ever imagine telling her 15 year old daughter, no matter how close they were. But this was Liz, and she could tell her anything.

Elizabeth (Liz) really tried to listen, but all she could think about was something Betty had said. "...although it is possible that I will be reborn near you like Owen was..." She couldn't get it out of her head. She remembered Owen, and the blissful years they had spent together. She remembered how much they'd gone through, and how much she'd gone through to get him to herself. She remembered how much she loved Owen.

"I'm going to find Owen, Zooey," Liz states, then blushes. She hadn't meant to say it that bluntly. Well, now it was too late for that, she thought as she looked into her mothers stunned face. "Betty said he was reborn near me. He'd be two years younger than me now, so he'd be in the 8th grade. Tomorrow I'm going to start searching the middle school nearby."

"Oh, Liz, but how will you find him? He probably won't look the same." Seeing that her daughter/ best friend was close to tears, she quickly added, "But if you really love him, I'm sure you'll recognize him!"

"But you didn't recognize me!" Liz cries, "You had to be told, and that took 15 years!"

"I knew that you and I had a special bond, though, so it isn't impossible that you'll be able to tell..." starts Zooey, but then realizes that there's no way she'll be able to convince Liz of a lie. Liz was too smart. "Look, just try the middle school tomorrow. Maybe you'll be lucky!"

The next day Liz sets off to the middle school. After her talk with her mom/ friend, she had started preparing for the next day. She bought an outfit that looked very similar to one she had had in Elsewhere (black skinny jeans, a ripped purple tee over a white tank, a large black belt, green flip-flops, and large chunky earrings that matched her necklace). Walking to the school feeling very fashionable, she began to search for possible Owens. She sat on the railing of the staircase down from the front of the school, waiting to see if anyone looked like Owen, or if anyone looked like they recognized her. After half an hour, she had 6 possible Owens. Satisfied with her list, she went home, ready to share the good news with Zooey.