Chapter 21: Isn't there a way?

Scarlett's eyes got wide like to big round coins. "No Melanie he can't. Oh why does he have to? He loves me he told me I was the only one fit for him." Scarlett gasped as she clung to Melanie's feet like a small child begging for something. Scarlett had been this way for over and hour now. Now her life truly was gone not just because of her death but because the love of her life was falling for someone else.

"Scarlett he needs someone to love him. I no he told you that you where the only one for him. But Scarlett you're no longer on earth anymore you're up here and that's where you're going to stay." Melanie said with some force in her small voice. She knew how hard it was for Scarlett to grasp this. She knew that Scarlett had been hanging on to the hope that she would be able to go back to earth. Death just didn't work like that once your time is up on earth you either go to heaven or hell there was no cheating death.

Scarlett wrapped her arms around Melanie's feet even harder. How could this happen? Things where turning into a living, walking, breathing nightmare and there was nothing Scarlett could do about it... no matter how hard she tired. "Oh please Melanie please do something I won't ever talk bad about being up here ever again please." Scarlett begged. Looking up at Melanie she had tears falling onto her cheeks. Scarlett was a wreck. She was acting like a small child begging Melanie like she was. "This is so much worse then when I died. please Melly please do something please." while she clung ever so tightly to her legs with what seemed a death grip. Scarlett just couldn't let this go. Her love was doen on earth falling for another woman and Scarlett was helplessly up here looking down with grif and sadness.

"Scarlett your over reacting please stop this. Your making a complete full of yourself." Melanie said forcing Scarlett to her feet. "Stop this right now. I told you there is nothing I can do and that is the truth." Melanie hated to be this way with Scarlett, but she just had to get through to her someway some how and if this was how it had to be then so be it.

"But I love him Melanie isn't that enough to send me back to earth? I have loved him…ever since he told me he loved me. Love is the most powerful thing of all" Scarlett said finally calming herself down when she thought of this. She stared off into the distance. "True love concurs all." Scarlett had a blank look upon her face as the words came out and went over and over in her head.

"It does Scarlett but you can't always get what you want you have got to learn that." Melanie said. Melanie loved Scarlett but she couldn't stand to see her acting so it was just too childish. She knew Scarlett loved Rhett so but there was nothing she could do. "I will be right back Scarlett." Melanie said going past Scarlett.

When Melanie was out of ear shot Scarlett began to cry all over again sinking to her shaking knees. Her many sobs could be heard all over heaven.

Melanie walked a few ways then came to, two big golden doors. She entered to see a man sighting on a thrown.

"Melanie it's very good to see you." The man said sitting on the thrown with a smile. It had been quit sometime since he had seen her.

"It's good to see you to Jesus." Melanie said going up closer to the thrown at which Jesus sat at. "I need to talk to you about Scarlett."

"Ah yes." Jesus said looking down at Melanie with caring and loving eyes.

"She wants to go back to be with Rhett. I've told her time after time that she can't go back. She won't listen to me." Melanie said with sadness in her dark eyes. She tried so hard to get though to Scarlett but it just wasn't working.

"Send her to me if you would please." Jesus asked with a smile, he knew Scarlett was depressed and saddened being away from her love.

"I will do that." Melanie answered as she turned to leave the room. Melanie stepped up to Scarlett and told her that Jesus wanted to see her. "Scarlett, Jesus wants to talk to you." She said. "Have you been crying again?" as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Did he say why he wanted to talk to me?" Scarlett asked wiping the tears from her eyes. "No…of course not why do you ask?"

"You have to been crying I saw you wipe the tears from your eyes just now." Melanie yelled somewhat then calmed down somewhat.

Scarlett got to her feet and went to go see Jesus. Scarlett walked into the big room and saw Jesus sitting on a thrown. "Melanie said you wanted to see me." Scarlett asked when she stepped up closer to Jesus.

"Yes I did, Melanie tells me you have wanted to go back to earth to be with the one you love Rhett Butler." Jesus asked looking at Scarlett wondering if this was true.

"Yes I do, I've been miscible without him. I feel like a part of me is gone, gone forever." Scarlett began crying once again at the sound of Rhett's name.

"I know you have Scarlett I've been watching for these past few weeks." Jesus said.

"Then why can't I go back since you have seen how much I miss Rhett. I'm so misrible without him." Scarlett sobbed while she talked.

"I can't do that even if I could I can't" Jesus answered Scarlett. He knew that wasn't what she wanted to hear but it was the truth.

"Why not you're Jesus you can do whatever you want." Scarlett asked with shock in her lovely voice.

"Yes I am Jesus but I can't do what you wish I'm sorry Scarlett. If I did this for you than other people would want it to and then everyone would. I can't do for one without doing for all." Jesus said answering Scarlett truthfully.

Scarlett turned around and ran from the room in a flood of tears. What was going on with this? Couldn't they all see that she wanted to go back, go back and be with Rhett? Scarlett knew that she had died in a tragic way yes she knew that. This was much worse than when she was lying in that hospital bed not knowing if she was going to live or die. Scarlett ran past Melanie who was playing with Bonnie at the time.

"Scarlett!" Melanie yelled as she watched Scarlett run past her. What had happened?

"Aunt Melly is mother going to be okay?" Bonnie asked as she played with her dolls.

"I don't know sweetie I just don't know this time." Melanie answered her niece truthfully. Melanie didn't know if Scarlett could or would make it though this without Rhett by her side.

Scarlett ran for the big golden gates and into the mist of clouds. Scarlett ran as fast as her legs could carry her. With the wind blowing in her hair and heart pumping Scarlett tried to find a way out of heaven. She just wanted Rhett there or for her to be down there with him. While Scarlett ran she fell to her knees with her hands going into the soil. Why was this happening to her? This just wasn't far.

"Scarlett" Melanie's sweet voice came from behind Scarlett. "Is everything alright? What happened?"

"Leave me along, just leave me alone." Scarlett said all she wished now was to be left alone until Rhett joined her someday.

"But Scarlett---"Melanie said with some hurt in her voice now.

"I said go, leave me alone all I want is to be left alone NOW! Nobody has been any help here NOBODY!" Scarlett yelled at Melanie with fear filling her normal lovely green eyes.

Melanie left she figured all Scarlett needed was time to herself and she would be fine sooner or later.

Scarlett still on her knees went back to watching the scene which wasn't pretty to her. She was losing the man she loved to someone she didn't know.

AN: I no its a short chapter. I will try to make them longer. What do you think?