The Other Side of Heaven by Stan Mason

Author:Stan Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: heaven, life, death, afterlife, ghost, spirit, spirit world, hell, puragory, divine comedy, inferno, paradiso, paradise, christian, god, fiction, stan mason
ISBN: 9781783334872
Publisher: Andrews UK
Published: 2014-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

4

‘Where are we?’ I asked, looking around to get my bearings.

‘You’re in jail, man,’ explained my fellow spirit. ‘Ah presume you’ve had no trial either.’

‘Not for this situation,’ I returned. ‘But I did defend myself a while ago in Angelic Court.’

‘Well ah be damned!’ he retorted with surprise. ‘Ah wish ah had the chance to do that but that’s the way it goes, man. Beggars can’t be choosers. They tell you you’ve broken the rules and you end up here. No trial, no sentence, just jail.’

I stared at the other two spirits sitting on chairs but they remained silent ignoring me.

‘Don’t take any notice of them,’ relayed my fellow spirit. ‘They’re dumb asses. They don’t say nuthin’.’

‘I’m Jeremiah,’ I advanced casually. ‘What do they call you?’

‘Ah don’t have no name,’ he replied easily. ‘When ah was alive, ah was called Dave. But here I’m just a no-no.’

‘How long have you been incarcerated here?’ I asked.

‘Man, ah like the way you talk. Incarcerated. Ah would never have thought of that word. You know there’s no time here,’ came the reply. ‘Everythin’ just happens.’

‘In Heaven you mean,’ I went on.

‘Why do you say that?’ he uttered sharply. ‘Is this the place they call Heaven? Ah don’t think so, man.’

‘Why do you say that?’ I enquired waiting patiently with interest for his reply.

‘Do you really think this is Heaven? he continued.

‘All right,’ I retorted. ‘Give me some facts.’

‘No, man. You give me some facts!’

‘Okay,’ I returned quickly. ‘I met the Cosmic Joker which i wasn’t supposed to do and I almost came into contact with the Soul Gatherer who would have taken my soul away.’

‘And you think they’re part of Heaven,’ he cut in sharply. ‘Ah don’t think so, man. No way!’

‘I also came to a high black wall. I couldn’t see what was on the other side because a force prevented me from doing so.’

‘How can Heaven come to an end?’ intervened the spirit with no name. ‘It don’t make no sense.’

‘Well,’ I advanced. ‘If we’re not in Heaven, where are we?’

‘That’s a good question, man,’ retorted the spirit. ‘Maybe this is Purgatory where we’re s’posed to have remorse for our past sins.’

‘To expiate our sins,’ I added.

‘There ya go again with the big words. Expiate.’ He paused for a moment. ‘Why are you here, man?’

I mused at my predicament before replying. ‘I was given a mission,’ I explained calmly. ‘It was to unite all the religions on Earth and create a world of peace and harmony. I’m afraid I messed up.’

‘Man,’ he said, blowing out his cheeks. ‘That’s some mission. I guess it would take about five thousand years to get right.’

‘Yes,’ I responded seriously. ‘Five millennium would be about right.’

He roared with laughter at my comment. ‘Millennium!’ he guffawed. ‘You really are a word-master. Ah’d a never thought of that word. Not in a million years!’

‘What are you in here for?’ I asked casually.

‘Me? Huh!’ he spat angrily. ‘Ah was one of a gang of people in New York. We were the bad guys.

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