The other side

As you check your mail, you notice a letter that makes you stop in your tracks.

You rub your eyes and crash into your sofa to give meaning to whatever was happening, and to also figure out the degree of madness you are suffering from.

Some weeks ago, you started receiving some parcels that indicated that they were from your dead best friend, and now, a letter. 

" Hi, Sandra, I'm aware you saw Michael today, I miss you babe, and I need to tell you something important, xxx". You read out the letter in awe, only one person knows about Micheal and that same person ends her messages with xxx, and that is your best friend, the letter has her name on it as the sender too.

You are still pondering on the letter, when your phone begin to ring, it's an unknown caller, you were reluctant to pick but you did.

"Hello", you say, barely above a whisper.

" Hi", answers the voice from the other end, it is a familiar one.

You are in shock, the temperature in your room is dropping and you are choking on your own breath.

" Sandra", the voice says.

" Who's this?" You ask with fear evident in your voice, the voice is familiar but eerie. You are wondering how your best friend who is long gone could be sending you parcels,sending you letters, and calling you at the same time.

" Listen Sandra, it's me Brenda. Please I need you to do something for me".

"Shut up, " you shouted and this time, tears are welling in your eyes already.

You sank into the chair and begin to sob like a baby, you remember the moments before Brenda's passing and the memories are just overwhelming.

Brenda, is the best thing that could ever happen to you, she literally was your other half and you would move heaven and earth for her sake. Before her death, she was behaving in an award manner,she kept talking about the other side, and saying words like; going on a journey into a peaceful world. Her death was really a colossal loss to you.

" Sandra" , the voice says, pulling you out of your train of thought.

"Is this some prank? " You yelled and end the call and almost immediately your other phone begins to ring.

" I miss you and I really want you to come Sandra" The voice says as you pick up. 

" Whoever this is, Brenda, is dead, stop messing with my head."

" Sandra, it's me, remember our little code; xxx, I'm not dead, I'm just in a realm different from yours. Remember the spirit man I told you about, remember I said he told me there is another realm somewhere and how he said it's free of error and evil doers like the one you are in right now? We have two bodies Sandra, you can only see one, and can never see the other, just like your spirit. until you lose the two, that is when you can truly be dead".

" You are dead Brenda, please stop messing with me, please stop this" You said almost on the verge of tears.

" That's what y'all think and that's what it looks like, but I'm not, I'm alive on this other side. I miss you Sandra, and I want you to enjoy this ecstacy as welI, I still love you and I want our friendship to continue for all eternity. I got my dream job yesterday Sandra, I think I've met the love of my life as well".

" I know this isn't Brenda, you are just a fucking impostor" You yelled.

"The spirit man said there are realms, mysteries, and things we would not understand. Why do you think I was shedding my skin weeks before I left your world? I was transitioning, I made the spirit man do this to me because I really wanted to know what a peaceful world is. I told him I wanted to go and leave this world of mystery behind. I specifically told you I was....." 

 "The deads are dead and cannot do anything like the living" You said cutting her short.  

" No, maybe the deads are not dead as you think, we are just on another journey. And we can see your world. I can see you Brenda, you are putting on your favorite tank top and the joggers Michael bought you".

Your heart begin to race because Brenda just described what you are putting on accurately.

"Stop this whoever you are," you screamed, smashing your phone into the wall.

Suddenly the electricity went off, it flickered and came on again, then you see an handwriting on the wall, a familiar one.

" Sandra, I love you. Please come with me" you begin to read the handwriting on the wall "Evil ones do not come here, they are caught in the realm between the sky and earth and would be stuck there forever, here is so peaceful" .

"Do you trust me? " You read from the wall again.

" I don't know who the fuck this is, so how am I suppose to trust you" , You screamed.

" Just cut a vein Sandra, do and maybe then you would believe me "

You pick a knife and cut yourself as she said, not once not twice, then you begin to slip into utter darkness, and you could feel yourself falling in reckless abandon to the ground, till you know nothing more.

"Sandra" , A voice called gently, tapping your shoulder.

" Sandra, the voice called again.

"Sandra" The voice shouted this time, jerking you vigorously.

You jumped up, squinting your eyes at the sight of the white light in the room with beads of sweat rolling down your face.

" Get dressed now or you would be late for work", Your mum says walking out of the room.

You are breathing heavily and still don't know if it was all a nightmare.

Your phone vibrated on the bedside table and you stop in your tracks as you saw the email notification that popped on your screen, you begin to read it out loud in shock; 

" Hi, Sandra, I'm aware you saw Michael today,I miss you babe, and I need to tell you something important,xxx."