Enter Into Paradise

   Enter Into Paradise

Suzanne Marsh

Julie 1978

“Nate, I’m home, honey where are you?” Julie knew Nate was home, his Corvette was in the driveway on his side. Nate fumbled with the sheet as Kim Trainor inched closer to his beautiful nude body. Abruptly, Julie threw open the door of their bedroom, her lovely azure blue eyes wide with shock and horror.

“Nate, what? Kim?” Julie could feel the tears streaming down her face as she gawked at Nate and Julie:

“Kim, I thought you were my friend! I trusted you, I confided in you and you betray

me sleeping with my husband? What kind of a woman are you?” Nate fumbled for his boxer shorts as he began earnestly:

“Julie, I know what this looks like.”

“No, Nate I don’t think you do. Get out and take your whore with you!”

“Who are you calling a whore Julie?”

“If the shoe fits Kim, wear it!”

Kim, felt around for her bra and panties under the sheet as Nate extricated himself from her. He walked over toward Julie:

“I’m sorry Julie,”

“Not half as sorry as I am Nate, mom was right I should not have married you. I want

a divorce.”

Nate knew automatically that Julie would get the converted brownstone and custody of four month old Nate JR. Julie, waited outside the bedroom door until Nate and Kim had finished dressing. She then slipped past Nate and into their bedroom. She began packing up her clothes as accessories, then she moved swiftly to Nate JR’s room, she once again packed everything in there. She called her mom:

“Mom” she choked as the tears once again began to flow, “I am coming home, with Nate JR.

I am planning to divorce Nate.”

Doris Shutenburg’s eyes widened as she replied:

“Julie, I know you don’t have time to answer, what flight are you coming in on?”

“SWAL 2072 I will be home in Texas by ten o’clock tonight.”

“Honey, Dad and I will pick you up at Bergstrom.”

“Thanks mom.”

Doris and Henry watched for Julie as they drove around Bergstrom Airport, wondering what had happened to make their daughter so wretched. Finally, they saw her as she walked toward them:

“Mom, Dad, I hope I am not imposing but I did not know where else to turn.”

Doris, wanted to ask what happened but Henry shook his head as Julie entered the car. It was a very quiet drive back to Fate, Texas.

Julie’s old room was ready, with a crib for Nate Jr. Julie, smiled as she placed her infant son down. She unpacked her’s and Nate’s clothes. She then laid down for a nap and a good cry.

Earth 6 4023

Ben a Min watched in horror as the young woman cried. How, he wondered could he help her? Why was she sobbing so loudly, clutching a faded picture of something or someone? Spooked from his thoughts, Ben turned to face Mogul, the ruler of Earth 6:

“Ben, go to the planet earth, discover why that young woman is weeping as if her

heart of hearts is breaking.”

“Mogul, I have no idea how to understand humans form 20 millennia ago. The

women on earth six are difficult enough.”

“Ben, I have seen you watching her for sometime, go, see what you can do to help.”

“Mogul, how am I supposed to get to earth? We don’t travel in ships but we certainly

are alien beings to earth.”

“Ben, you have forgotten, we are in a parallel universe to earth. Just go to earth

if it becomes too complicated, we will bring you back home to earth six.”

Ben found himself in a blur as he descended to earth. He was now a human on earth as he strode toward the main street of Fate, Texas. He decided to use the form of Nate; the Nate she fell in love with.

Julie/Ben 1979

Julie slept slightly better than she had been. Her tears, and ill feelings beginning to leave. She fell asleep each night holding Nate’s picture. Her dream began with meeting Nate, once again on a street in Fate. He was tall, dark and oh so handsome, he smiled at her as she continued on her way to the Red and Blue grocery store. She so wanted to reach out and touch but continued on her way, was she seeing things, had she become so lost? No, she told herself, this was simply a dream. Nate followed her home, waited for several hours, then returned to his apartment. Ben wondered why Nate had stole her heart then broken it in two. He supposed it was the consequences of being a mortal being. None were flawless like Earth six people.

Julie, felt Nate’s arms tightening around her, why was he here? She had no answers only more questions. Nate began to caress her arm:

“I love you Julie, I want you to return to me. I was wrong, Kim never meant anything to me,

but you do. I want us to be a family, little Nate needs his daddy.”

Julie began to stir, it felt so real, she wanted to return to Nate, but the Nate of her dream not the one who humiliated her. She decided it was time to confide in her Aunt Naomi. She was a wise woman, who had been divorced, she raised three children. Maybe she would have some idea why this dream occurred.

The following morning, Julie left to visit Naomi Talbot. Naomi answered the door with a smile:

“Julie what brings you here?”

“Aunt Naomi, I divorced Nate, I know mom told you that.”

“Come on in, Julie, there must be more to this.”

“There is Aunt Naomi, I have been having crazy dreams where the wonderful Nate

I fell in love with comes to me.”

“Honey, the good Nate is what you remember, let him go.”

After a lovely lunch, Julie returned home. Nate Jr was wide awake, walking around while grandma watched his progress.

“How did you visit with Naomi go?

“she told me basically the same thing you did, let Nate go. But how do I let go of a dream?”

Doris had no answer for that she simply smiled, Julie, she knew would find an answer in her own way and time.

Once again that night, Nate appeared in Julie’s dream:

“Julie, I want you to come with me, I want to share my life with you. I come from a parallel

universe. I can offer you a paradise, you will never find here. Please, let me help you.

Think of it no more hurt, no more anger, no more hate, these are only a few things

Planet six can give to you.”

Julie awoke, to find Nate sitting on her bed, holding her hand.

“Nate, I am not afraid to leave with you but what of Nate Jr?”

“Julie, we will take him also, he deserves a chance to find love and happiness in world

that has no violence or hate, a world of beauty, paradise.”

Julie wiped the sleep and tears from her face as she gave Nate her hand. Together with little Nate, they entered the portal to the parallel universe. Nate had not lied, it truly was paradise. Julie saw beauty in every direction she glanced. She was greeted by Mogul:

“Welcome, Julie and Nate to Planet six, I hope you will come to love as we all do.

“Enter into paradise.”