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Rewind to the Pearly Gates

Levi.

Levi.

…What?

Open your eyes.

It doesn’t look any different. Am I dead?

Yes.

Oh. Wait – what?

Yes, you’re dead. What I need to know is if you believe you caused the crash.

It – it was an accident.

Good. Don’t want any guilt following you through the gates. Hard to get rid of, it is.

Are you God?

No, Levi. My name’s Peter. Now, just a few more questions. You were brought up in a religious family and gave your life to Christ in 2003, correct?

Eh…yeah.

Okay. Family consists of Jeannine, mother, Christopher, father, and Samantha, sister in college?

Yes.

Good. All present and accounted for, then. Welcome to eternity, Levi.

…Thanks.

And suddenly, light came streaming in, human vision returned, and a feeling of abounding peace settled inside him. He was in a room, where there was a window, and outside the window there was a girl talking to another girl. The alarm clock next to him said 8:04.

“Huh. Heaven.”

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