Marie stared awake and was welcomed by a bright light stoning right on her face. She shut her eyes and used her hand to cover her eyes. Slowly she opened her eyes again, and this time, the light wasn't there anymore. She looked around and was confused at where she was. The room was all white together with it decors, the window was opened.
Marie slowly sat up wondering how she got there and why she was there. She had no memory of what happened to her before then which all the more confused her.
"Hello." A sweet silvery voice said, forcing Marie to look at the entrance.
The woman smiled at her revealing her white set of teeth and pretty dimple as she walked towards the bed. She was dressed in a white long gown, her hair was silver colored, and her eyes were silvered too. If beauty was a person, then it's definitely this woman. Marie felt a bit jealous of her beauty wishing she was that beautiful. Maybe her ex boyfriend wouldn't have left her. Maybe the world wouldn't treat her the way they did. Maybe her father would have loved her. She was a musician, but she wasn't beautiful. This earned her a lot of insults from some fans and some colleague.
'Lucky you.' she said lowly.
The strange woman dropped some folded clothes beside the bed and sat down, facing Marie. She smiled at her warmly and seeing the smile, Marie felt at peace. She felt like the world was happening the way she wanted it to. Everything was in her favor and she had no worries of any kind.
Who exactly is this woman that gave her peace with just her smile?
"Hello, I am Jasmine, the guardian of this realm. The realm between life and death."
Marie looked at her confused at what she said, she almost laughed at the lady for saying something so unreal. Realm between life and death? Is this lady crazy?
"No, I am not crazy." she said surprising Marie who looked at her with widened eyes. Did the lady read her mind?
"You are in a very delicate situation and your choice here will determine your next step."
"What do you mean by that? Stop playing with me bruh." she laughed. "This is kinda funny, ya know. You mean I am in between life and death? Do a place like that exist? So crazy." she said shaking her head.
Jasmine touched her forehead and Marie went stilled, as the memory of what happened to her after her drunk might played in her head.
"You are in the realm, so it does exist." she said and stood up.
Marie looked at her with widened eyes and her whole body shook in fright. She had an accident and now in a place where someone called the realm of life and death? She swallowed her saliva and moved back wide-eyed.
"You don't have to be scared. You have a choice to make, follow me."
Jasmine wondered why the deities told her to let Marie and the other lady remain with her. This Marie deserves to go to the darker part as she sinned before she was involved in the accident but they said they had another plan for her. This have never happened before. The deities have never stopped her from her assignment before. The other lady was sent away by her thousands of years ago but the deities still brought her back. Whatever reason they had, she hoped it would be for the best because they are about to change destinies.
Marie walked behind her still shocked at where she was and confused with everything. Was the strange woman taking her to the place of judgement? Her life just ended without a moment of happiness in it. She was really unfortunate, she was born into a sorrowful life and it just ended in sorrows too.
The strange woman entered a room and she went after her. Her mouth widened seeing the room they entered. It was empty and had no end. It had nothing, and they were standing on the air. It was like they were in the blue sky.
"Come." the woman said and a lady walked towards her staring at Marie.
Marie almost lost her mind seeing the lady. She was dressed like an Egyptian and beauty was an understatement. Marie felt left out standing in the midst of the two beautiful ladies before her and she just wanted everything to be over so she can disappear, disappear out of the world and everywhere.
The empty room suddenly went dark and the two girls were left alone in the room with an invisible wall separating them. Marie fell back in panic at the suddenly change in the room. She stood up and tried looking for a way out.
A light stoned on her and the other lady.
"Where am I?" Marie asked.
"You are at the place of judgement. A place you either live or die." A masculine voice spoke out.
Marie moved back and fell at the sound of the powerful voice that echoed loudly.
"You both are on the verge of death." he went on, "This is the place you should be, to decide whether you live or not. But destiny has a twist for you two. One of you live and the other dies."
"What?" the two girls asked with confusion written on their faces.
"You two are going through the same fate, your destiny are the same. It cannot be together, one most live, the other dies. It is your choice to make."
"But I have many people to get back at. I can't die now until I am done with them." Marie said worriedly.
"Only the one with a pure heart goes back to her normal life."
"But I have to go back." Marie said.
The other lady looked at Marie and her face contorted in pain. She looked down and breathed out. "She should live."
"What?" Marie asked shocked.
The princess smiled. "You are lucky. I wish I was born in the future, my life would have worth it." She said sadly. "I will go." She shouted.
The room shook as the Egyptian woman slowly turned to dust, and was blown away. Marie closed her eyes shut and felt her heart pained seeing the lady vanish. Suddenly, a force hit her, forcing her to open her eyes as a gasp escaped her lips. The world slowly vanished in her eyes as she fell down and everything vanished.