"Phoebe!" Prue yelled. The pain was intense. All she wanted was to go back
to where she came from. To that peaceful, nice place.
"She's back!" Three paramedics were putting all kinds of needles in her. A female doctor went to her head and checked her eyes with a little light. "You had a serious accident. We're bringing you to the hospital. Stay with us."
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A phone rang inside the Trudeau house. Andy picked up. He had the flu and had to stay at home. "With Andy Trudeau. Can I help you?"
A familiar voice came out of the horn. "Andy, I think you can identify someone. She's a young woman and I recognize her from your yearbook. Someone will pick you up. Okay?" The line went dead. Andy sighed. He hoped his dad was wrong.
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Prue felt something touching her lips. She opened her eyes and looked straight into another pair of eyes. She would recognize them anywhere.
Andy quickly pulled back. "Prue, I'm so sorry." He felt so embarrassed. Who would kiss an ex-girlfriend whom you didn't have contact with for the past 2 years?
"Andy?" Prue was surprised. But it was a good surprise. She tried to get up to kiss him again, but the pain suddenly came as a wave. She plumped down and roamed.
Andy helped her to lay nicely again. But he did it so clumsy that it wasn't a lot of use.
Prue put her hand up. "Andy, it's okay." She smiled when she said it. After all this time wishing that he would there to catch her up in these hard times, he was here. Right in front of her. And he had kissed her. She picked away a tear of happiness.
"Prue, are you alright?" Andy went sitting on the bed and caressed her hair. He was obviously worried. Did he do something wrong? Wasn't she lying good? Should he call a nurse? It flashes all through his head.
"Stop worrying, it will give you wrinkles. I'm okay." She looked straight in his eyes and couldn't help but laugh. "It's weird, isn't it. We meet again because I had an accident."
"Yeah." He started to smile too. "Fortune with an misfortune."
"And what kind of misfortune." Prue's smile faded. Another tear appeared. But this time is wasn't because she couldn't believe how lucky she was. It was just the way around.
"How do you mean?" Andy worries came back. "Did something happen? Are you paralysed or something like that?"
"No, nothing happened with me." She took a deep breath. "Phoebe's dead."
Andy's jaw dropped open. "I'm so sorry. I've should have known. But how?"
"She committed suicide." Prue's watered eyes look into Andy's. She felt a great comfort falling over her. She decided that she would tell him about 'it', although she found it hard to believe herself. "I'm going to tell you something. But you have to promise that you will not tell anyone. It's our secret, okay?"
All Andy could do was nod.
"Right after the accident , something weird happened. It's hard to put it down in words. I'm not even sure you'll believe it. I don't even know if I believe it. It was so weird. The one second I was in this great pain, but the next all the pain disappeared and some kind of peace fell over me. I was going up and I looked down and saw a body. And then suddenly I realised it was my body. But I felt like I was still inside myself. Then a car stopped and the driver pulled my body out of the car. I was yelling at him to not let me die. But he ignored me. I kept going up and suddenly I was in this thing that was like a tunnel. There was nothing but darkness. I was afraid, I didn't know what was happening, but I still had to feeling that I was rising. But then I looked up and I saw a light. A light as bright as I never saw before, but it wasn't blinding. It was so comforting. All the fear and unrest disappeared. The closer I came to the light, the more I could see. I was entering this amazing beautiful country. But I kept going towards the light. And then in the middle of that light, there were two persons standing. It was mom and Phoebe. As soon as I could see their faces, we started this conversation. But we weren't talking. It was like telepathy. Phoebe told me that my task on earth wasn't done yet.. I told her I didn't understand. But she answered that I would understand when it was time. Then mom said that it was time for me to go back. I answered that I loved them so much. Phoebe replied that she had put my borrowed clothes back in my closet. I got no time to ask her why she said that because the next I was lying on a litter. It was such a weird experience, Andy. I don't even know if it really happened, if it wasn't my mind going crazy of the panic."
Andy put his arms around Prue. "It seems like you had a near-dead- experience. I do believe you. How do you feel now, after all this?"
"I don't know. I feel like I want to return to that place." She let her head rest on his shoulder.
For the next couple of days, Andy sat by her side. They talked about everything, including the N.D.E. When Prue was released from the hospital, they promised each other to call at least once in a week.
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"She's back!" Three paramedics were putting all kinds of needles in her. A female doctor went to her head and checked her eyes with a little light. "You had a serious accident. We're bringing you to the hospital. Stay with us."
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A phone rang inside the Trudeau house. Andy picked up. He had the flu and had to stay at home. "With Andy Trudeau. Can I help you?"
A familiar voice came out of the horn. "Andy, I think you can identify someone. She's a young woman and I recognize her from your yearbook. Someone will pick you up. Okay?" The line went dead. Andy sighed. He hoped his dad was wrong.
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Prue felt something touching her lips. She opened her eyes and looked straight into another pair of eyes. She would recognize them anywhere.
Andy quickly pulled back. "Prue, I'm so sorry." He felt so embarrassed. Who would kiss an ex-girlfriend whom you didn't have contact with for the past 2 years?
"Andy?" Prue was surprised. But it was a good surprise. She tried to get up to kiss him again, but the pain suddenly came as a wave. She plumped down and roamed.
Andy helped her to lay nicely again. But he did it so clumsy that it wasn't a lot of use.
Prue put her hand up. "Andy, it's okay." She smiled when she said it. After all this time wishing that he would there to catch her up in these hard times, he was here. Right in front of her. And he had kissed her. She picked away a tear of happiness.
"Prue, are you alright?" Andy went sitting on the bed and caressed her hair. He was obviously worried. Did he do something wrong? Wasn't she lying good? Should he call a nurse? It flashes all through his head.
"Stop worrying, it will give you wrinkles. I'm okay." She looked straight in his eyes and couldn't help but laugh. "It's weird, isn't it. We meet again because I had an accident."
"Yeah." He started to smile too. "Fortune with an misfortune."
"And what kind of misfortune." Prue's smile faded. Another tear appeared. But this time is wasn't because she couldn't believe how lucky she was. It was just the way around.
"How do you mean?" Andy worries came back. "Did something happen? Are you paralysed or something like that?"
"No, nothing happened with me." She took a deep breath. "Phoebe's dead."
Andy's jaw dropped open. "I'm so sorry. I've should have known. But how?"
"She committed suicide." Prue's watered eyes look into Andy's. She felt a great comfort falling over her. She decided that she would tell him about 'it', although she found it hard to believe herself. "I'm going to tell you something. But you have to promise that you will not tell anyone. It's our secret, okay?"
All Andy could do was nod.
"Right after the accident , something weird happened. It's hard to put it down in words. I'm not even sure you'll believe it. I don't even know if I believe it. It was so weird. The one second I was in this great pain, but the next all the pain disappeared and some kind of peace fell over me. I was going up and I looked down and saw a body. And then suddenly I realised it was my body. But I felt like I was still inside myself. Then a car stopped and the driver pulled my body out of the car. I was yelling at him to not let me die. But he ignored me. I kept going up and suddenly I was in this thing that was like a tunnel. There was nothing but darkness. I was afraid, I didn't know what was happening, but I still had to feeling that I was rising. But then I looked up and I saw a light. A light as bright as I never saw before, but it wasn't blinding. It was so comforting. All the fear and unrest disappeared. The closer I came to the light, the more I could see. I was entering this amazing beautiful country. But I kept going towards the light. And then in the middle of that light, there were two persons standing. It was mom and Phoebe. As soon as I could see their faces, we started this conversation. But we weren't talking. It was like telepathy. Phoebe told me that my task on earth wasn't done yet.. I told her I didn't understand. But she answered that I would understand when it was time. Then mom said that it was time for me to go back. I answered that I loved them so much. Phoebe replied that she had put my borrowed clothes back in my closet. I got no time to ask her why she said that because the next I was lying on a litter. It was such a weird experience, Andy. I don't even know if it really happened, if it wasn't my mind going crazy of the panic."
Andy put his arms around Prue. "It seems like you had a near-dead- experience. I do believe you. How do you feel now, after all this?"
"I don't know. I feel like I want to return to that place." She let her head rest on his shoulder.
For the next couple of days, Andy sat by her side. They talked about everything, including the N.D.E. When Prue was released from the hospital, they promised each other to call at least once in a week.
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