What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted?
Chapter 14. From Hawaii To Heaven
Author: j_rock873
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The title pretty much says it all.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this chapter.
Reviews: Yes, I want them.
Author's notes: This will be the final chapter. I mean no disrespect to the religious person mentioned in this chapter. I'm going to use a comment made by Kaitlin on an actual episode. It will be a hint about who Kaitlin and Marissa are talking about at that time if it isn't already obvious.
At the same time Jessie's body was being placed in the body bag, Jessie opened her eyes and became confused. She didn't understand where she was or how she was dressed in something other than the clothes she had worn to the beach.
"Where in the hell am I? And what am I doing in this outfit? Shouldn't I be in my own clothes and not some light blue robe, gown, or whatever the heck it is?"
"Well, you're definitely not in hell. As for what you're wearing, it's the standard outfit up here."
Jessie went rigid at the sound from the person behind her. She cautiously turned around and looked into the eyes of someone she hadn't seen for years.
"K-Katie, i-is th-that y-you?"
"Yes, the love of my life, it's me."
"What's going on?" Jessie cried as she enveloped Katie in a bear hug.
"Well, I have both good and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
"The bad news first."
"Ok. Well, you're dead."
"Dead? Why and how am I dead?"
"What's the last thing you remember?"
"Marissa and I were celebrating when we passed out on the beach," Jessie recalled before becoming silent.
It sunk in that she had mentioned Marissa in the presence of Katie.
"Jessie, look at me. Whatever you're thinking, don't worry about it. I understand, and I'm ok with it."
"Are you really?"
"Yes, they don't like lies up here."
"Up here?"
"Yes, please let me finish. As I was trying to say, you're dead. Alex Kelly killed you. She snapped a few weeks after she started spying on you with a pair of binoculars. Now here's the good news. You're about ready to walk through the Pearly Gates. You just need to see someone else first."
"Who?"
"My friend, Saint Pete. He lets people know if they're going to be let in. He doesn't like me calling him Saint Pete. He prefers Saint Peter," she giggled.
The front of the Pearly Gates
"Hi, Saint Pete, how's it going?"
"How many times do I have to tell you? It's Saint Peter, not Saint Pete," the man glared momentarily before smiling, "Who do we have here?"
"Her name is Jessica Sammler. Are you going to let her in?"
"If you don't mind, I would like to talk to her. How are you, Jessica?"
"F-Fine."
Jessie gulped as he began going over Jessie's life history with her. After he was finished, he sat silently for a few minutes.
"So what's the final verdict?" Katie asked anxiously.
"Y-Yeah, am I in?"
"Well, there are a few things we're not pleased with…"
"Oh, ok," Jessie interrupted as it looked like she was going to cry.
"On the other hand, the good outweighs the bad. You're in. Welcome to Heaven."
"R-Really? Th-Thank you," Jessie cried out as she hugged an extremely happy Katie.
"See you later, Saint Peter."
"Bye, Katie," he chuckled as the two happy girls rushed through the gates.
"What's the rush, Katie? He said I was in, and I don't think he would change his mind."
"I want to show you something. If you think you can handle it?"
"What is it?"
"I can show you as much of the future as you want to see right now."
"How is that possible?"
"Well, almost everything that happens on earth is destined to happen anyway. Besides, this is heaven so things like this are possible."
Katie directed her to what looked like a TV and DVD recorder nearby. Jessie looked on in shock as Katie showed her the some of the events that happened after Marissa and Jessie passed out on the beach: the murder, her funeral, Alex being convicted and sentenced to at least fifteen years in a state prison, and the reaction from everyone as they heard the judge's decision. Katie held Jessie while she watched her funeral and occasionally cried.
"Who are those other people at my funeral? I recognize my family and Marissa, but that's it."
"The person on her left is her sister, Kaitlin; the ones on her right are her best friend, Summer Cohen and her husband, Seth; and behind her, Ryan Atwood and Taylor Townsend."
"The same Ryan and Taylor that Marissa talked about at the club?"
"The same ones."
"I can understand why Marissa is crying, but why Taylor Townsend? She doesn't even know me. Besides, isn't she dating Ryan? Why are you laughing?"
"They only dated for a year. Marissa didn't know that."
"Why only a year?"
"Because she loves someone more than Ryan."
"Who?"
"She's in love with Marissa. Apparently, she has been for awhile, but has never had the guts to tell her. She thought she could get over Marissa, but she can't. Marissa doesn't know this either. She's crying because Marissa is hurting. She wants to be the one beside her, not Summer."
"So what happens to Marissa? Is she ever happy again?"
"Yeah, you want to see why?" Katie questioned as she was almost bubbling over in anticipation of Jessie's answer.
"Since you seem pretty excited, I want to see it."
The next thing she saw brought a smile to her face. A beach was set up for a wedding. She noticed that a few people on one side looked familiar while her family was sitting on the other side. She became even happier when she saw who was by her brother's side and turned to Katie, who seemed to understand what Jessie was going to ask. She answered with a simple "Yes." nod. What happened next made her eyes bug out. Marissa was standing there in a tux. Her sister and best friend, who were also wearing tuxes, were standing beside her. Katie then prepared for all of the questions that would soon follow.
"How far into the future is this? Why is she, Summer, and Kaitlin in tuxes on her wedding day? When did Eli get back together with Jennifer?"
"This is three years later. Eli got back with Jennifer about a month before this wedding. Eli had gotten his life straightened out and was living happily in New York City when he bumped into Jennifer at a concert. The rest is history. Well, not history since we're looking into the future, but you know what I mean. As for the wedding, Marissa wanted to make sure this day would be memorable in more ways than one. If you remember correctly, I was going to do the same thing the one time we talked about it."
"I remember," Jessie smiled, "That's such a cute idea. Hey, what were Marissa and Kaitlin whispering about? It must be pretty interesting to make Summer's eyes bug out a bit."
"I'm not sure, let's find out," Katie decided as she went back a few minutes and turned up the volume so they could hear what was said between the sisters.
"What was that, Marissa?"
"You're right, she does have a great butt."
"I told you so," Kaitlin gloated before turning around and repeating to Summer what Marissa said to her.
The sisters shared a smirk when Summer gasped and responded, "Ok, you two. That's too much information."
"Are you getting jealous, Summer?" they both replied.
"Of course not, why would I? I have Seth."
"Well, we thought we saw slight jealousy there. No need to worry about it, Summer. You have a nice butt as well."
"Kaitlin, don't go saying stuff like that when my husband isn't too far away," she paused for a second, "You think I have a nice butt?"
"Yes, we do," Kaitlin revealed with her sister nodding in agreement, which made Summer blush.
"That was definitely amusing."
"I agree, Jessie. As I was trying to say before I was interrupted, Marissa was able to get Summer and Kaitlin to go along with her in wearing tuxes. Kaitlin is the best woman and Summer, a groomswoman," Katie laughed loudly, "Here comes the bride."
Jessie noticed the bride was wearing a veil, so she couldn't make out the girl's face, "If that's the bride's father, then why is the woman beside Ryan smiling at him like that?"
"The girl's father is not a part of her life. Unfortunately, her mother isn't there either. Her mother disowned her when she found out about her and Marissa. Seth's dad, Sandy Cohen, offered to walk her down the aisle. The woman beside Ryan is Sandy's wife, Kirsten."
When the girl's veil was lifted up, Jessie gasped, "No way. Is that really Taylor there? How did she end up with her? Why was she wearing a veil?"
"She helped Marissa get over your death. Shortly after that, Marissa fell in love with her. Taylor thought the idea of the three girls wearing tuxes was cute, too, but wanted a little bit of older tradition thrown in, which explains why her face was covered by the veil."
"What happens with Eli and Jennifer and with Grace and Tad?"
Katie quickly fast forwarded ahead to a second wedding and watched as Jessie smiled. Jessie could barely hold in the happiness of seeing Grace and Tad kissing.
"This is two years later. Not too long after Marissa's and Taylor's wedding, Tad got down on one knee and proposed to Grace, who immediately accepted."
Katie fast forwarded it once more.
"And this is another year later."
"I can't believe Eli is getting so choked up at his own wedding."
"Well, if you think the idea of Eli getting choked up at seeing Jennifer walk down the aisle is sweet, then watch this," she said with a smile while pointing to the screen.
Jessie eagerly turned back in time to see her brother glance upward with a smile. Everyone had seen Eli do this. This moment brought tears to the eyes of Karen, Lily, Grace, Zoe, Judy, Jennifer, Marissa, and Taylor.
She turned around and blubbered to Katie, "Y-You're r-right. Th-That w-was s-sweet. Th-thanks f-for l-letting m-me s-see th-that."
Jessie wept as Katie gently held her while speaking barely above a whisper
"Everything's going to be ok now. We're together again, your family is happy, and Marissa and Taylor each found their true love."
"True love? You mean they were destined to be together?"
"Exactly, just like we're supposed to be."
"I love you, Katie."
"I know. I love you too."
The End