From Here After To Almost Eternity

"Who is he?"

"Hell if I know...He came in here and ...."

"Yeah and saw who you were holding hostage.....If I hadn't of tasered him, we would all be on our way to jail, you stupid ignorant fool..I told you to lock that door and to keep her out of sight."

"Hey don't talk to me like that..ummmmmph...heyyyyyy...what you hit me for?"

"Shut up....Is she still sedated?"

"Yeah...man that hurt, what you hit me for.? I didn't think nobody would be nosin around this neighborhood."


" That's your problem Eugene, you don't think..You're an idiot,Return her back to her place before she wakes up...?"

"What about him?"

"Take him and drop him off on the side of the highway...then call the police..."

"You think he's a cop??"

"I don't recognize him...he might be a fed for all I know...drop him off by the side of the road like I told you...."

"Okay...I aint no idiot..I'm just as smart as the next man."

"Yeah, you're absolutely right...you damn fool. Now do like I told ya."


I could hear this conversation clearly...but I couldn't see either of the men talking....All I could see was a bright light......I felt very warm and very peaceful....I began walking towards the light..
I could see a very familiar face...the face of a man I had seen before....but not when he was living... It was Brett Jano!!!

"Kevin? Kevin Morris..is that you?" he said.

"Yeah....you....you're Brett Jano?" I said.

"Yeah man...Thanks for solving my murder.....I owe ya." he said.

"That's right...we never really did meet...When I saw you...you had a hole in your head.." I replied.

"Yeah Kev, that's right....I was good and dead by the time you saw me...Hey hows that gold brick
of a former room-mate of mine, Cock Robbins doing?" said Brett.

"Cock?? He's a reformed man....Got married, teaching school...a football coach.,imagine that? ...He's doing good. So Brett, If I'm standing here talking to you...and you're dead...that must mean that I'm....."

"Nah Kev...Not quite...you're something....uh let's say somewhere in between....It aint your time yet....I volunteered to tell you and escort you back!" said Brett Jano.

"What? Escort me back to where?" I said.

"Back to your existence......When it's your time..you'll know it....but right now....you got business to take care of....good luck..." said Brett as he walked me in the opposite direction toward a beautiful shore and a beautiful sunrise.

"Okay Kev...this is as far as I can go with you...Walk towards the sunrise.....and when you get home, Tell Cock Robbins that I said-"What's up, okay?" said Brett..

"Yeah man..sure..."

"Okay Kev...wake up baby..." said Brett...

"What?" I asked...

"Wake up baby" came his voice.....as he slowly started to fade away.....I heard the voice again...it sounded like a woman's voice....."Wake up baby..." I opened my eyes...I was laying in a hospital
bed.....with a cold towell on my head.... Sepia was sitting beside my bed, smiling and crying all at the same time....

"Oh Kevin...Kevin, you're alive...oh thank you Jesus." she said.

I looked around and in the room with her was Gus, Clerow,Corrie, Mabel, 88, Deacon Larry Weatherford, Victoria, Chance Howard, Anita, Paris,Blake, Chess, Chris Thompson,Fathead Newton, Donald Smooth, Cherry Johnson, Sean Jackson, Sheila, Cock Robbins, Vanessa Robbins, Conrad and Jill and Robert Foxworth....They were all very happy to see me..

"Man Kevin, you had us scared there for a minute." said Gus...

"You died for a half second boss and then they resussitated you.." said Clerow...

"What?" I said.

"The cops found you on the side of the road yesterday....and brought you to the hospital...." said Sean.

"Your wife had us all looking for you all day yesterday." said Chess.... with a laugh as Chris and Fathead smiled broadly.

"Wow....." was all I could say.

Sepia grabbed me and hugged me.....

"Kevin.....I found my sister....safe and sound....She was back in her house sleeping like a baby...Says she can't remember a thing...Thanks for your help." said Robert Foxworth.

"When can I get out of here?" I said.

Just then...a Doctor walked in....

"You can leave tomorrow Mr. Morris....Somebody hit you with a massive jolt of electricity....Probably from a taser....It knocked you out...almost killed you...you'd better be careful.." he said.

"Oh I certainly will Doc." I said.

"Boss, why didn't you take me or Robert for support? ,If we had of been there, that woulda never happened?" said Clerow..

"Yeah ,you're right....it won't happen again." I said weakly as I lie resting in my bed. I was happy to be back....Happy to be alive...but mad as hell...I'm glad Robert's sister was safe and sound...but somebody had tried to kill me and somebody was going to pay, and pay dearly.

(To Be Continued.....)