Chapter 11

"Who are you and what do you want?" Jordan asked. "Do you know what time it is?"

"I'm Jo Bonner, my friend adopted your daughter, Amanda." Jo said. "May I come in?"

Jordan let Jo in. Jo looked at the place, it was a mess, there were clothes and garbage everywhere and it smelled horrible. Jo was glad Amanda didn't have to live here, this was no place for a baby.

"What do you want?" Jordan asked.

"Amanda needs a bone marrow transplant." Jo said. "Will you go to the hospital and get tested?"

"I don't think so." Jordan said. "I don't like needles."

"Am I talking to the same person who tried to get Amanda back?" Jo asked. "She will die without a bone marrow transplant."

"I have enough problems." Jordan said. "Amanda's not my problem anymore."

"Don't you love your daughter?" Jo asked.

"Of course I love her." Jordan said. "I would do anything for her."

"Then get tested." Jo said.

"I can't." Jordan said. "Please leave."

"Please think about it." Jo said. "If you love Amanda you will go down to that hospital and get tested."

"Get out." Jordan said.

Jo walked out slamming the door behind her.

Later that night, Jordan was woken up by a man sitting on her bed.

"Who are you?" Jordan asked.

"My name is Charlie, I'm an angel." Charlie said.

"You don't look like an angel." Jordan said. "You don't have any wings."

"I know, I haven't earned them yet." Charlie said. "I can't get them unless I can help you change your mind."

"Change my mind?" Jordan asked. "About what?"

"Amanda." Charlie said.

"Oh" Jordan said. "I already said I wouldn't do it, they will have to find somebody else."

"There is nobody else." Charlie said. "Your Amanda's last hope."

"There must be somebody else." Jordan said.

"Let me show you something." Charlie said. "Close your eyes."

Jordan closed her eyes. She felt like she was flying and then she heard Charlie say she could open her eyes. Jordan found herself in the cemetery.

"Charlie, why are we here?" Jordan asked.

"We've traveled about a week into the future." Charlie said. "There is something I need you to see."

Charlie led Jordan over to a tombstone.

"Read the tombstone." Charlie said.

Jordan read the tombstone. It said 'Amanda Warner 1996-1997' pink roses were set in front of it.

"Amanda died?" Jordan asked taking one of the pink roses.

"Afraid so." Charlie answered. "The hospital did all they could do, without a bone marrow transplant Amanda died."

"I guess I can't change your mind." Charlie said. "It looks like I won't be getting my wings."

Charlie heard a bell ring in the distance. "It sounds like someone else got theirs though."

"Take me home, Charlie." Jordan said.

"Close your eyes." Charlie said.

When Jordan opened her eyes it was morning.

"It was only a dream." Jordan said. "Or was it?"

Jordan looked in her hand, she was holding a single pink rose.