Linger 2

Amy

My time with Ed was nearly done. He was still weeping though. Silently begging forgiveness to Carol, hoping for a miracle that she could hear him.

Instead my attention came to a pretty blond girl. She was young, very young, early 20s with blond hair and blue grey eyes. She was a quiet girl too. She kept looking down mirroring her sister position on the other side. She kept staring at her body.

"You're here for me too aren't you?"

She didn't look up at me when she asks.

"Yes, I'm here for all the souls that can go."

"Can I go?"

"It depends on what happens."

Amy looks up at me now. Her eyes seemed confused.

"I'm dead aren't I? I get to go to heaven or whatever."

"Yes, but only if the virus doesn't take over."

"I see." She ponders for a moment. "Do you think she'll be okay?"

"Andrea?"

"Yes, who else. She's my sister you know?" The word do not have bite, they're light a bit proud.

"She looks a wreck." Andrea did, she had a longing in her eyes that were depressing. She is honest with herself. She knows Amy isn't any longer with her. Andrea just doesn't know how close she is though.

Amy then touches her body's neck. The necklace was draped around it over her scars.

"I always love mermaids. They can go anywhere really. My sister, she's so great, remembering. I thought she forgot. I wouldn't have blamed her. We're in the middle of this huge mess, who would remember something so small so insignificant?"

"Andrea didn't think it was insignificant, she took that necklace, even when a cop was looking. She cared."

Any giggles. "Wow my perfect sister broke the law. It figures it would be only after the end of the world."

"It was for you though."

Any smile softens and she looks at her sister's emotionless, unmoving face.

"Yeah it was for me. I was always going off about those kinds of things, you know? I was such a dork; I loved fairies and dragons, that kind of stuff." There was a pause. "Was."

She looked up at me her eyes sad. "It sounds weird using the past tense."

"Amy." Andrea strokes her hair gently. I see Rick Grimes come up. I know he wants to end her life. I also know it's not him who does so.

She swings her hand out and cocks her gun in front of his face.

"I know how the safety works."

Ricks posture changed to defensive but meek. "Okay, okay."

He turns around as Andrea lowers her gun. Rick will experience loss sooner than he expects, but we'll get to that later.

"Amy."

Amy looks up at ne.

"It isn't your fault." I portray more or less a kind motherly figure with dark brown hair and eyes. Someone that Amy and Ed can trust. My body does it automatically. It's a gift that puts people at ease.

"You need to know that, nothing you could have done differently would have changed this. Shane and Rick can argue about it, but neither of them could have known."

"How can I tell my sister that though?"

"Your sister is a rational woman; she will figure it out in the end."

She'll figure out everything in the end. What's important to her to what were her mistakes. She'll let go ready for what awaits her, taking her own fate.

"I loved her so much."

"She loves you too."

I rest my hand on her shoulder.

She waits there then sighs.

"I feel heavy now."

I nod it's the virus coming to life. She was already attached but now that the body will move she'll act like dead weight.

Amy watches as her body's hand moves over.

"Andrea." She shrieks, "Andrea please Andrea." She shakes her dead distraught as she watches her body moves.

"This isn't right. Please please." Amy tries to pull her body away but to no avail. Her hands simply slip each time.

Andrea is also crying she reaches for her sister's bodies and grasps it. Their faces are not too far apart. One woman silently cries and the other wailing loudly but silent to the world.

"Amy, I'm so sorry."

The gun goes off and the body falls. So does the guard of the others.

Amy feels lighter. She dries her tears.

"She did it."

She looks at her body. The temple of shattered on the other side. She could see her brain, now freed from the puppet master's hold.

"Do I go now?"

"Only if you want dear, but people are waiting for you."

I grasp her hand. She looks at Andrea.

"Will she be alright?"

I stroke Amy's hair.

"I do not know. I just know she isn't on my list for a while."

"But everyone goes on your list in the end right?"

I smile gently at her.

"Everyone does die."

"Are my parents; are they still on your list?"

I smile. "Yes they're still alive."

I'm not really supposed to share information but I think the boss will let this slip. He has other things to worry about.

Hope springs into her eyes. I know she's ready to go now. Ed has composed himself as well. He now silently stands near his girl Sofia awaiting out ascends into heaven.

"Please hang on. It won't be long now."

They each take an arm and I lift them up. They'll now watch their loved ones from above.

"You'll meet them again one day."

"I hope that day doesn't come for a long time." Ed says, his voice no longer has it mean hard bite or nasty undertone to it.

Amy nods too as she looks up ready to go and meet her maker.

I took other souls with their each different story. Too soon though do I come back to greet them. Silently I will watch as I take their members one by one.

Author's Note

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