Chapter 1 Prologue

I am lying on the soft, sweet bed while listening to the sounds that I don't know but are just sweet music to my ears. I open my eyes to see beautiful boys and girls dancing on top of my unconscious body. I just realized that I should be finding it weird watching them dancing and singing on my unconscious body. But I'm not scared, either. They are singing such melodic church songs, I don't know the words. Why did I know it was from the church?

I look around the place, I don't know where we are, but all I can see is a blinding light and white hallways. I just realized that I am not lying, and I am not standing or sitting. Honestly, I'm not scared of watching them dancing with their lovely little wings and long white dresses. I wonder if they are angels. If they are angels, does that only mean that I am dead? Why would I be dead if I were sleeping a while ago? One of the girls flies towards me, and then she opens her palms to me. I shake my hands, and cannot catch up on what she wants me to do.

"Just follow me." she says.

I try opening my mouth to speak, but I can't make a sound. Doubtful, I accept her hand, and together we start flying to the top of the world; I can see the houses and the mountains below, and the birds are flying with us. There are rivers and oceans below me; I'm higher than the airplanes and the tallest of everything underneath the ground. I'm sure I am afraid of heights, but I'm not scared of flying with these angels. Acrophobia is not in my conscious mind this time; all I know is that I am enjoying the scenery while I'm high above the Earth. I am having fun, and I feel so weightless. This feels crazy and surreal. I couldn't believe I doubted her, but now, I'm not scared of flying in the air. I haven't done it before, yet I feel expert being wild and free!

Nonetheless, I still want to ask her where we are going and why we are flying. I want to ask why I'm with them when I am not like them? And why do we leave my unconscious body in the middle of nowhere? I want to ask her what happened to me. Where will they take me? My thoughts are being interrupted. I can hear someone laughing behind me. I look behind us, seeing the angels following us. I look at the angel holding my hand, and she smiles at me.

We enter this strange place through the huge gates with alluring, unscented flowers around them. The flowers are beautiful and colorful around the gates. The sun is setting over the horizon with white puffy clouds around the place, it looks like a location in a fantasy world. We continue flying to the cloud that is soft like cotton and texture like silk. She jumps to the clouds, leaving me behind. I want to scream, but I can't - I'm so scared for her. I am scared to fall to the ground, but the cloud catches me. I remember earlier we passed through the clouds like a mist, but this cloud caught me like a strong hand.

"Don't worry, no one can hurt you here." She says to me.

We play on the clouds with the other boys and girls. I still can't find my voice, and I'm beginning to feel scared, though I'm laughing with them. What if my mom and my sisters are looking for me? What would I tell them? They will not believe in me. And what if this is just a dream? I want to stay here forever with these kids. They all look nice, friendly, and happy. I want to be happy, and I want nice friends like these kids.

"Kasey!" someone calls from afar.

I look for someone who looks familiar in my eyes, but all I see on the ground looking at me is a bearded white man with white hair, standing in a white and red long-sleeved dress.

"I'm Annie." She says. "I heard your concerns and worries in your head." the girl who's been so nice to me says.

Why can someone hear my thoughts when I'm not using my mouth? She must be a psychic or a mind reader.

She laughs at me, covering her mouth with her hand. "Don't joke around, I'm not a mind reader."

I look at her wide eyes when she also reacts to that. I can talk to her without saying anything, but just my mind? But then she looks at me and nods her head.

This is weird, but I guess they really using their minds to communicate in this place. She jumps out to the clouds and runs, looking back at me, then I look below, terrified of the heights again.

"Don't be scared, Kasey." A boy next to the cloud says.

They know my name, and I obviously don't know any of them. I have only one friend at home, but she's not here. Besides, these kids look younger than any of my classmates at school, maybe three or four years younger than me. Mentioning ages, I remember that my birthday would be next month if I remember the day correctly.

I finally jump when I don't feel safe and secure from jumping from the cloud. None of the kids looks harmful, anyway: even the bearded man looks kind. I look for Annie somewhere in the trees and around the tall grasses and flowers, but I can't see her anywhere. Then, in the middle of the weeds, I feel someone is watching me. I look behind me, seeing the bearded man and Annie talking, staring at me. She waves at me with a beam, gesturing for me to go to them. I run to them, catching my breath, but I'm not tired at all.

"Kasey, this is Father." Annie says, motioning to the bearded man.

"Is He your father?" I ask.

I jump in amazement that I can finally talk. I cover my mouth with my hands, feeling the happiness within me. I look at them, smiling at me.

"Hi, Kasey." He says, genuinely smiling at me. "I am the Father of all mankind living on the Earth, the Father of the animals, and nature. I am the beginning, and the end."

He talks a lot, and I'm too young and too dumb to understand what He is talking about.

"May I know what I'm doing here?" I ask the man, instead.

I want to know if He is a kidnapper, but He doesn't look like the bad people I saw on television.

"It is a mistake that you're here. You have to do something first." The Father says. "Since you're already here, you can stay here and enjoy yourself around."

Then a lady, who looks older than any of the kids but younger than Father, comes out of nowhere. She looks beautiful and kind. She's wearing a wreath crown on Her head and wearing a beautiful white long dress. She is holding a tray of cookies and milk. She sits on the grass, and all the kids sit beside her. She looks around, looking for someone, then when She spots me looking at them, She smiles and waves for me to join them. I feel a gentle hand hold my shoulder. I look at the hand trace to the one who owns the hand, looking at the Father, waiting for me to join the crowd.

"Come here, Kasey join us in our snack." A sweet, motherly voice of the lady says.

I smile at her and Father, running to the crowd. I like it here, and I hope I can stay here forever.

"Kasey, this is Mother." Annie says.

"Is she your mother?" I ask her.

Everyone laughs at my question.

"I am the mother of all kinds." The lady says, playfully poking my nose.

After the snack, Mother asks us to take a nap. I ask where the bed is, and they all laugh at me again. Some kids go to the cloud to lie, some take a space on the grass to lie. I sleep on the grass next to Mother, who is singing a song to a boy. I love lullabies, but my own mother never sang a song to me, so I pretend that my mother is singing a song to me every night.

After the song, the Mother moves to another kid. I watch her sing a song around, one kid at a time. When She sits next to me, she caresses my hair.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" She asks, giving me a sweet smile. "You're waiting for your turn, aren't you?"

"I was thinking, you won't sing a sweet lullaby to me." I reply.

She smiles and starts singing to me. Her voice is so sweet, I wonder if She will ever get tired of singing.