Trust in the Promise

Neither Yugi nor his friends could believe it. It had now been a full year since Atem left this world and journeyed to the world beyond to reunite with his loved ones who came before. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Téa, and Emily all came together as they began sharing their thoughts about Atem, how much he had influenced their lives and what a special friend he was.

Téa called for Emily's attention. "Emily, are you okay?" she asked, seeing as she looked dazed.

She came to her senses. "Oh, Téa, I was just thinking, remember the dream I told you I had?"

"You mean the one about Rachel," the brunette asked. "What about it?"

"Did you have the dream again?" Yugi asked.

Joey thought, then asked, "Do you mean the dream where you told your mom you missed her and she was waiting for you?"

The blonde girl nods and explains, "I'm sure it's more than just a dream. I think she was sent to convey a message to me; to promise me that we will be together again. Well, I was thinking, if my mom is waiting, maybe Atem understands our feelings for him and is waiting for all of us too."

"Maybe," said Yugi in acknowledgment.

"I was also thinking, maybe Atem and my mom are friends too," she added.

"That could be," Téa added. "I mean, they were both your parents, so I see no reason why they shouldn't be friends with each other."

Tristan agreed. "They're both friends watching over us and our friends."

"I see why you brought up your dream, Em," said Joey. "Kind of puts the thought at ease."

She nods and says, "I also think I get why my mom told me she wanted me to be patient." She looks up at the sky and explains, "Where she is, she has eternity while here, we only have a lifetime. And with the limited time we have, that makes it all the more reason to keep living our lives until we're ready. So I'm trying not to think of it as keeping her waiting."

Yugi understood and said, "Haste isn't always the way. What makes living life worthwhile is just doing it."

"And you'll realize that when you see the glory that awaits you in the world beyond," Emily added. "There will always be times when I'll miss her and want to be with her again. But I was promised that the time will come soon. But until then, I have to be patient and keep living the life I have. I guess what I'm trying to say is, no matter how badly I want my mom, I just have to trust in the promise and wait a little longer."

Téa nods and says, "If you can do that for your mom, then we should all do the same for Atem. Trust that we'll all be together again and keep living our lives until the time comes."

"Yeah, I still got things I want to do in my life," said Tristan. "I'm not ready to leave this world yet."

"Plus, we have people who love and need us," Joey added.

"I think that's what we're really all here for anyway," Téa was adding, "to live our lives, not throw them away. There's a lot to learn and a lot worth living for. I'm sure that's what Atem would have wanted for all of us."

"Plus, he's still with us," Yugi was saying. "He's still in our hearts. He's watching over us. That means he's not really so far apart from us."

All of his friends acknowledged his words. So Yugi and his friends agreed to remember the promise as they would think about Atem and trust that one day, they will all be together again.