Chapter 6: Afterlife

Maddie's POV

I was on the ground, you know foaming from the mouth as dog's with rabies do. Griffin had teleported me somewhere. I had all these people hanging over me.

"Here try this on her!" said one woman. Someone pored something down my throat and I chocked on it.

"Wrong thing you idiot! That increases the speed of her death!" yelled Griffin. I instantly started to panic. I was moving away from the light. (Weird, I know.) I was wondering if this was what my brother saw.

My brother, Zane, had died last year in a car accident. He was only thirteen like me. We were twins and best friends. Catie and I are best friends, but Zane and me, we had a special connection that Catie and I would never feel.

"Maddie!" I heard someone's voice yell. It was Zane's voice. I hit a hard, stone surface. I sat up and took a good look around the place. It was dark and cold. I saw n the distance, a light coming towards me. I didn't know whether to be thankful or scared. One: It could be someone to help me. Two: It could be someone trying to kill me.

"Maddie!" Called Zane's voice again. It came from the mouth of the person who was holding the lamp.

"Zane?" I called to the voice. The person looked around. I saw Zane's lonely grey eyes. I stood as fast as I could.

"Zane!" I yelled running toward my dead brother. He dropped the lamp to embrace me as well.

"I've missed you so much." He said with tears forming in his eyes. I could barely keep a hold of myself.

"I missed you too." I said sobbing into his shirt. I had so many questions for him.

"What happened that day? The day of the accident." I said looking at his gorgeous face. Zane had a very handsome face. A lot of girls swooned for him. His eyes were his money makers. His eyes told you the most beautiful story in the world.

"I was with Allyson." He started. I grew very angry. Remember how I said a lot of girls swooned for him, well Allyson swooned, did a back flip, and a split for my brother. She treated me like I was trash or competition as she once put it. I was in the way, blocking my brother from being with her. When Zane died in her mother's car, she said he died of heartbreak thinking he would lose her. I threw up at the thought.

"I was in her mom's new Toyota Camry. Allyson was taking me to the movies. Her mom wasn't paying attention I guess and we hit the truck. It crushed her mom's car and my body. Allyson and her mom survived because they're mortals. We're different, as you know." I nodded my head in agreement.

"I've seen that lately." I said, emphasizing my point.

"You're a witch and I'm a warlock. We're not very popular. Someone was trying to get back at dad and decided it would be cool to kill his only son." He finished. I almost threw up at the horror I was listening to. What kind of sick person kills a kid to get back at a person?

"At least I'm here with you." I said trying to get happier. His eyes saddened even more.

"What?" I said about to burst into tears again.

"You're not fully dead yet." He said, scratching the top of his head as he always did when he felt uncomfortable.

"I'm close enough. I heard that lady say that my death was speeding up." I said trying to convince not only him, but me as well.

"I know that, but I also know they will find an antidote and save you. It should actually be happening in about thirty seconds." He said matter-of-factly.

"How do you know?" I asked shocked.

"I all I can tell you is that I know the prophesy and you play a major role," He said.

"When will I see you again?" I asked sadly.

"I can't tell you that, but for now good luck and good-bye." He said staring at me with those sad eyes.

"Good-bye, I love you." I said crying again.

"I love you too." He said as we hugged again. I saw his image slowly fading. I felt my body lying in a soft warm bed. I blinked and saw Griffin staring down at me.

"Welcome back. You didn't think you could escape that easily did you?" She said grinning.