Because of the guilt that has been nagging at me for over a year, I have decided to just upload the rest of the story today.
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MJ
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What?
I woke to the sound of yelling. "He just appeared out of the blue!"
It was my father's voice, he sounded frantic. What was happening? Why did everything hurt? I tried to open my eyes, but it hurt too much.
What was the last thing I had remembered?
Moon…
What about the Moon?
It had spoken to me, but how? What had it said? I tried my best to remember.
Mina was in an empty space. Everything around her was black. "Mina" a bodiless voice had called.
Mina looked around her, but everything was still completely black. "Don't fear, my child." The voice said. "You have been brought here, because you have been in an accident." The voice said.
"Who is speaking? Where am I?" Mina asked fearfully.
The voice chuckled " I am what the Guardian's call 'The Moon'. I am what your people call 'God'. I am Everything" The voice said.
Mina gasped. "But how? Why am I here?"
"Listen to my words, child. You are here because of your accident. I was horrific. I have brought you here to give you a choice" said The Moon.
"A choice?"
"That is correct. A choice. I will let you choose between a guardianship and life. I can show you a bit of how your future might look, to help you choose, but the choice is yours"
"Can you show me?" Mina asked skeptically. "How?"
The Moon sighed " I believe we have established, that I can do a lot of cool things, just believe me when I say that I can do it. Look around you, does this look like anything you have ever seen before?"
"It doesn't look like anything!" Mina cried "It pitch black here!"
"Oh shoot! I forgot the light!" The Moon said. Suddenly everything around her changed. Bright colors filled the space.
It was a big room, bigger than anything she had ever seen before. The walls were a bright yellow, and there were big sunflowers placed randomly around the room. Vases with roses and violets and lavender, was placed on a big mahogany table.
Small animals painted on the walls were running around the room.
"What is this place?" Mina asked
"This is my favorite place " said The Moon. "This is actually my work room, but as you can see on all the flowers, my wife has been in here, as well." The Moon chuckled again.
"Now do you want to see those choices?"
Mina nodded soundlessly.
The place around her changed, and she was standing in a much smaller room, with earthy colors all over. The walls were a nice shade of green, and floor a beautiful brown. The couch and chairs were also brown.
"Mummy! " A voice called behind her. Mina turned around and looked at the small girl. She was wearing a white dress and had long wavy hair, she had silver eyes.
"What is it darling?" she heard another voice. There she stood. Mina looked at an older, very pregnant, version of herself.
"When is daddy home from work?" The girl asked.
"He should be back soon" The older Mina smiled. "Do you want to help mummy with the dinner, while we wait for daddy to come home? " Mina asked. The girl nodded happily and took the older Mina's hand, and together they made their way to the kitchen.
Mina watched as the older version of herself, and her child danced and sang happily in the kitchen. A while later they heard a door open and close down the hall. " Daddy's home!" the girl yelled and jumped down from the chair she had been standing on.
"How was your day honey? Did you behave well for mummy? " A very familiar voice said.
"Hi Darling" Mina called from the kitchen "Have you had a nice day? " Jack came in from behind her, and wrapped an arm around her, laying in it on her stomach, she could feel their daughter, who was sitting on her father's arm. "My day just got a thousand times better" He said and kissed Mina on her cheek.
Suddenly the scenery changed again. Mina felt a sense of loss immediately thereafter.
Then she got a glimpse of Jack. He was standing beside another version of herself, though this one did not seem to be very much older.
"I just don't understand how this can be fair" she said looking down at a headstone.
"I know darling, it isn't fair. But I promise, we will have more of them"
The other Mina shook her head "I'm not sure I can get through this again" she said " Why should we outlive our children? I create love everywhere I go, you spread joy everywhere you are, but together, we can never fill this empty space" Mina sighed " I love you as much as life itself, and of course I want more children with you, but this I the tenth child we have outlived. How am I going to survive any more?"
Jack put an arm around her shoulders "Just remember that all of those ten children lived long and happy lives, just look at all of our grand children "
Mina nodded " I know, it is probably just the pregnancy speaking. "
Jack's face whipped towards her, his face split in a great big grin " Are you sure?" He asked Mina nodded a smile on her face "I'm pregnant again" she said. Jacked whipped her up and twirled her around in the air " You really have made med the happiest Guardian of them all" He said and then he kissed her deeply
Suddenly Mina was back in the Work Room.
"Have you chosen a path?" The Moon asked.
Mina smiled sadly. "I have an idea, but I'm not sure it is the wisest choice. "
"Well if you are sure. You wish is my command" The Moon said.
I slowly tried to open my eyes again. There was a slight gasp and the suddenly a lot of things happened at once.