I'm glad you all liked the last chapter, thanks for all the reviews, they made my fingers type faster to give you an update :)
It's just a short one this time, although I think you'll see why when you read, I hope the theory behind everything is clear, but as always if you are confused in anyway just ask :)
It was a rush of cold air that forced Jenny to open her eyes. She blinked rapidly as she tried to adjust to her new surroundings, it all looked so eerily familiar. She looked around, taking in the darkened alleyway, the only sound was the wind sweeping down the deserted passage, whistling slightly as it did so. That was when it hit her, this was where she had been attacked and left for dead. Jenny then realised that she was standing next to where she had fallen, looking down she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. Confused she rubbed at the back of her neck, suddenly she became aware of someone watching her and she already knew who it was, Jenny's voice seemed to echo as she asked, 'Are you finally going to tell me what's going on?', She turned to face the now familiar woman before continuing, 'Or are you just going to give me some more cryptic clues?'
The woman let out a laugh that was as clear as a bell and seemed to float around in the air, 'No, no more clues, it's time for you to know'
Jenny threw her arms up impatiently, 'Well come on then, what is it? Am I dead'
Her smile faltered slightly as she answered, 'No you're not, not yet anyway'
'Oh', Jenny wasn't sure how to reply to that statement, 'So I am going to die then?'
'Not necessarily'
'I thought we were done with the open ended answers'
'You're right we are', The woman raised her eyebrow, 'Well at least we would be if you would let me finish a sentence'
Suddenly Jenny felt very contrite as she muttered, 'Sorry'
'It's fine really', The woman waved her hand dismissively, 'It happens all the time. Did you know that a lot of our life comes down to fate? People are fated to be born, the people who they will truly love is written in the stars. In fact the only reason life doesn't run smoothly is down to free will, people make choices, not always the right ones, but fate has a way of trying to fix those mistakes by giving that person another chance. You my dear are one of those people, you made a big mistake 6 years ago, one that you have regretted ever since, even if sometimes you tell yourself it was for the best. You were meant to be with Jethro, your children were meant to be born and you were always injured and left for dead'
Jenny who had been staring at the ground trying to take in all the facts looked up at that point, shocked, 'Why? I mean I know in my other life something similar happened, but I don't understand'
'In the life you just saw you were injured when your cover was blown. You and Jethro had been married for two years and you were arguing almost non-stop, he was keeping secrets from you and shutting you out, he was haunted by the ghosts of his past and afraid of losing another family, but couldn't open up and tell you this. It got so bad that you were going to leave him and then you were attacked and as you lay there you made the decision to fight, not just for your life but for your marriage, for your family. But in your real life you just gave up, and I want to know why?'
Jenny shrugged, her eyes tearing, 'I was tired of fighting, I have fought for years, fought to be taken seriously, to be treated equally and for what? I can see why I decided to fight in that life, I don't see why I should in this one just so I can go back to an empty house and spend the rest of my life alone'
'That is of course your choice, I can't stop you from giving up, but like I said earlier fate gives us the opportunity to fix our mistakes, you could still have that life, all be it a few years later than it could have been….'
Jenny interrupted, 'Wait I could get Izzy and Andrew back and Jethro and I could be together'
'If you want it enough and don't give in then yes you could'
Swallowing hard as a thought came to mind Jenny choked out, 'Jethro won't want me back, not after what I did, I walked away and when he tried to restart things I shot him down, told him there would be no out of hours'
Shaking her head the woman replied, 'This attack wasn't just meant to make you reassess but him as well, it made him open up to you in the other life, why would this one be any different?'
Jenny didn't reply, her brow furrowed in deep concentration, shivering slightly as the wind picked up. She was so deep in thought she didn't see the other woman look around anxiously but she did hear the urgency in her voice when she next spoke, it was that urgency that brought her back to reality,
'Whatever your decision is you have to make it fast, you're cutting it fine as it is'
Looking down Jenny gaped in horror at the sight of herself lying on the ground in a pool of blood in front of where she was currently standing, the pain was back, stabbing through her causing her to double over, crying out. She looked up pleadingly at the older woman, the sound of sirens now filled the once silent air, 'I don't want to die, please don't let me'
'I can't do anything any more, it's down to you', the woman looked on helpless as Jenny's figure faded away, 'I just hope you're not too late….'
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