Beyond Reach
But it felt like I was fading away.
I noticed my body becoming transparent, and I could see the road to the afterlife, lined with flowers.
At the other end of that road, a little girl with pigtails seemed to be calling out to me, "Mom."
My body started drifting uncontrollably toward the light, and behind me, I heard Zac screaming desperately.
I did not want to turn back.
I never owed Zac anything.
But love could make people lose their way.
I loved Zac for so many years.