The Story of My Life – Episode 10

A doctor came in, ran some checks on me and then covered my entire body with a white sheet. That was when it occurred to me that I was dead.Yes, I was dead. That explained why people couldn’t notice me, because I now existed in  the spirit world where the dead couldn’t  speak to the living but only to those who really matter to them. It was too late. I saw my lifeless body on the hospital bed and tears came down from eyes.
I died for no reason, I shouldn’t have followed Kelvin in the first place, I would have been alive by now. But what bothered me was why my spirit still existed in the living world. If no one could hear or see me, why then am i still here?
I didn’t even have the opportunity to say goodbye to my Sheila, the one I loved so much, my sister. I couldn’t stand up for her as a brother should have. When that moment came, I went away with Kelvin and now, I couldn’t  be counted among the living.  She couldn’t  continue to be handled in the way and manner Roland was treating her.
If only I had known that this was going to be my last moment on earth, I would have made things right. And now there she is at home expecting me to show up, and here I am, dead with my spirit telling you The Story of My Life.
I decided to see her one more time, to see her beautiful face and even if she couldn’t  hear or see me, at least I could say goodbye. Within the blink of an eye, I was already within their house compound . Amazing, all I had to do was to think of seeing her, and in less time it takes to snap one’s fingers, i was there.
I got to their compound and headed straight to their living door, that was when I saw her seated on one of the sofa with her face buried in her arms full of disappointment.
Surprisingly, as she raised her head up, she saw me.
“Ben, really, how could you do this to me? you could have at least called me to tell me that you would be running late” Sheila said.
I couldn’t believe it. Sheila could actually see me.
I started looking at myself closely to see  if there had been any recent changes but everything looked as normal as before.
“Can you really see me? I asked.
Sheila looked surprised at this question. She reacted as if  I was mocking her. Not only could she see me, she could actually hear me as well.
“Ben, what kind of question is that, are you mocking me or what?  Guess what, Paula just left here. You have done so well showing up so late. How could you Ben, How could you?” Sheila said.
“Erm Sheila, I ….I… I can explain” I said without having any idea of what to say.
She got angry and tried to walk out on me. I couldn’t bear to see her sad that way. I tried stopping her by holding her hands. She looked at me strangely as she noticed something different about me.
“Ben, are you sick or something, why is your palm so cold and your voice, it’s as if you  are talking from your nose, Do you have a cold? She asked.
I had no option than to play along, how on earth was I to tell her that I was dead or something.  This is totally crazy. I had no option. I just didn’t know what to do.
The next thing I heard was Roland’s voice from behind me.
“Sheila, who have you been talking to all this while? Roland asked.
It suddenly occurred to me as I stood there that while  Sheila could see me,  Roland couldn’t. Hmmmmm, This was indeed the beginning of my life after death mission on earth where I would  be faced with realities and superstitions.

watch out for episode 11