There was nothing I could not feel or hear or anything that I could no longer feel the heat of the sun. I can't hear the sound of war. The pain of my wounds also went away, he opened my eyes and all my eyes were white. I turned around and saw nothing. Am I dead? Is it heaven or hell? Maybe limbo?"Alexandra." No one called that name except my uncle But a woman's voice filled me with sudden sadness turning to see a beautiful woman. I’ve seen his blue eyes before but my memory of him is as vague as the old Polaroid photos I had of him. The woman I had wanted to meet all my life stood before me looking beautiful and dignified.My mother walked over and I ran to meet her, I held her in my arms and she felt strong and warm and not a ghost.“Mom!” for the first time in my life he whispered the word and patted my head with a gentle stroke. We stayed like that for a while until he spoke again."You have to let go now. You have to come back. He told me as he held the length of his arm to look