Elizabeth's Journey: A Fictional Narrative

Elizabeth awoke to a soft kind voice calling out to her. She gazed toward a light-blue sky with a few puffy white clouds drifting overhead. It was not Tiffany, knew her voice all too well. “Elizabeth.” “Yes. Who are you? Where are you?” “You have begun the greatest of all journeys. However, there are rules you must follow.” “What journey? To where?” “As a mortal, you have proven yourself to be worthy to undergo the journey of purification to heaven.” “Heaven?”
“Yes. Now listen to the rules they will guide you. You have three days to become accustomed to them. After three days, if you fail to obey any one of them. You’ll condemn your soul to a place between heaven and mortality for all of eternity.
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Confused, it made everything so clear to comprehend it talked about her soul as if she were dead. “Rise.” She experienced an odd sensation of effortless weightlessness, yet her body remained on the canoe’s floor. Voice reminded her to follow the rules. A voice called from behind, turned surprised at the sight of Bethany’s and her mother’s souls aboard the canoe, said nothing. Souls smiled, “I see you have arisen,” greeted by the mother’s soul. Elizabeth’s soul paused for a moment wondered. “How is it that I can hear you? It's daytime I shouldn’t be able to see you.” Mother’s soul gave her a comforting smile. “You passed away a few minutes ago. Did you not understand the voice?” “I understood it clearly. Though I thought, it was a dream. How can I be sure this is not a dream?” “Relax it takes a few minutes for reality to settle in your soul. You’re lucky. Bethany and I had no one to comfort us.” “It’s apparent you’ve been a good person during your life. You didn’t descend directly to hell. You are with us waiting for your turn to be with those in heaven. Let go of all your hatred against those who harmed you on the island. With the explosion of the island, all life ended judgment