16 Out-of-Body-Experience (1/2)
”Four days ago, I was on a call with my new boyfriend when I heard my mother scream in pain like she just heard the terrible news. I rushed out to find her already weeping, saying ”Heaven is gone!”
”Which Heaven?” I asked hoping it wasn't my twin. My heart drumming already in my ears like it will soon pop out my chest.
”Your sister Heaven is gone!” she screamed back her eyes red with tears.
”Heaven has gone where?” I was confused, scared and my heart beat off the chart like it was expecting the sad news.
”She was involved in a bus accident and she…”
I think that was the last thing I heard as everything went blank; my body hit the cold tiles; everything grew dark around the edges till there was only blackness. Then I felt something coming out of me like someone slowly pulling a handkerchief out from my breast pocket till I was out of myself; feeling weightless like a piece of paper; floating in a horizontal position with arms outstretched in the air like a feather tossed by the wind.
Soon, I was far above the roof of the building, seeing the roof of our house; it was dark outside as I travelled in the air at an incredible speed through streets and buildings. I saw colours I never knew existed floating beside me; they were so vivid I could practically touch them. I was a troubled and a neglected child back here; Heaven was the golden child, the apple of my mother's eyes, the one that will do great things but she loved me for who I am.
While outside my body, I was at peace, free like a bird, all my troubles gone. I was supposed to be scared, afraid but I wasn't; instead for the first time, I felt truly alive. I could do whatever I wanted and go wherever I wanted. Time seems not to matter anymore for it was like sand on the beach. After what felt like forever, I soon found myself at the entrance of a classroom.
Surprised, and puzzled; I reluctantly walked in to discover it was my classroom in SS3. It was now in ruins, the ceiling falling down bit after bit; the chairs and tables were broken with termites feeding off the few that stood. The floor covered in dirty water; probably that of rain from the roof, it stinks of dust, rust, and death. The deafening sound of dripping water could be heard all over. The blackboard was covered in black dust, weeds growing through and on it; extending to the wall on which it hung. The faint writing of ”ASSIGNMENT” was still on it.
My gaze left the blackboard and landed on the front row, where a girl on a white shirt and a navy blue skirt sat comfortably. I couldn't help but wonder why anyone would sit on such a dirty desk. I kept pressing forward till I kicked something underneath the dirty cold water. I looked down, it was the INTENSIVE ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS THREE that I shared with my sister; besides it was an old picture of the both of us, smiling, holding hands with eyes full of promises.Oh, how easy and simple life was at that point…
I went down on my knees to pick it up when I heard a loud female voice say ”DON'T”. I paused; took a hard look around, no other person was around except for the little girl in front who was still staring blankly at the blackboard. I left the picture and kept pushing forward. The closer I got the more familiar the girl seemed. Soon from behind, I could tell it was my twin at a much younger age; like when we were in SS3.
”Heaven” I called out.
She turned behind; the sight of her face knocked me off balance as I collapsed into the dirty stinking water scared. Her face covered in white powder like a masquerade with two lines of blood as tears on her cheeks. She had this strange sadness I could not fathom.
In split second, she was in front of me offering a helping hand. I turned away from it as a child would from a bitter herb. At that moment, her unique smile appeared on her face, with a shallow dimple on both cheeks.