The tunnel then rushed her through familiar scenes from her nineteenth year.

Not a lot had happened during the time between her two most recent boyfriends--Benny and Roger. Nothing from these uneventful three months was displayed. Instead, the tunnel brought her directly to the Christmas Eve when she had met Roger.

So much had happened that night--not only had she fallen for Roger, but she had also fought and made up with him, saw Benny for the first time since their break-up, revealed that she was HIV positive to a group strangers (and found out that she wasn't the only one), and she had met people who would become her lifelong friends.

Then she was brought to New Year's Eve. Then Angel's Death. Then Roger's exodus to Santa Fe. Before she knew it, she was reliving the very last memory she had of her life. She had collapsed in the park. She wanted to see Roger, and somehow, she ended up on a table with Mark, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, and him surrounding her. Collins was on hold with 911. Everything was so frantic…people were talking quickly and sounded worried. Roger had written a song for her. He started to sing. Abruptly, the scene ended and the screen disappeared. Where could she go now? She didn't have any more memories. That was where it stopped.

Mimi stared at the empty wall. Everything felt completely unreal. It felt like years had passed since Roger had begun that song, and yet the melody still lingered on and echoed through the empty tunnel. How long had she been here?

All of a sudden, the square on which Mimi had almost forgot she was standing turned so that she was facing forward. This time, however, it did not rush her ahead to the next scene, as it usually did. It remained motionless. Mimi started to get apprehensive--she couldn't go anywhere.

The light at the end of the tunnel suddenly disappeared. Panic. Then a drag queen dressed in a white gown similar to Mimi's, and wearing heavy make-up and a beautiful long golden-brown wig appeared. It was Angel! The length of tunnel behind her disappeared so that there was merely a wall behind her; the size of the tunnel seemed to be dramatically decreased. As glad as Mimi felt to see another person, she was slightly disheartened. Seeing dead people seemed like a surefire sign that she was either crazy or also dead.

"What are you doing here?" she asked Angel anxiously, "And what am I doing here?" "Don't worry--you're almost out! Just turn around, girlfriend and listen to that boy's song!" Angel smiled warmly.

Mimi wasn't exactly capable of turning herself around, but the square, which seemed to know what she was thinking, turned her in the opposite direction. She found that the length of tunnel behind her had also disappeared, and instead of the long, empty tunnel, she saw only a white door that was a mere inches away from her.

"Open it," Angel said. Wanting to escape the claustrophobic feelings that were coming over her, Mimi gladly grasped the knob and pulled the door open. She gasped. What she saw gave her a bizarre feeling. It felt as if she were looking down at the sky, or maybe the whole universe. She could see millions of stars, thin, wispy clouds, and even planets and moons decorating the black sky. She suddenly became scared that she would fall out of the tunnel and into this deep, endless space.

As soon as she had opened the door, the quiet music grew in volume.

"You've gotta jump, Mimi," Angel instructed. "It's the only way for you to get back." "What?!" Mimi asked disbelievingly, " How do I know that I'm going to end up in the right place?!" Angel calmly answered, "You don't. You've just got to have faith."

Mimi wasn't ready, but apparently the square was. It rushed forward, leaving Angel and the tunnel behind, and it boldly ventured out into the vast night sky.

The square, which had so much resembled the night sky itself, blended into the surroundings and disappeared. Without it, Mimi was free to move, but she could barely think--or even breath, for that matter, so she closed her eyes out of fear and started to fall. She was, however, still comforted by Roger's song. It grew louder and louder as she plunged through the sky, and she started to hear words along with the notes. That had to be a good sign, and as soon as she started to feel confident that she would make it home after all…