I asked myself so many times for the last few days, but each time I fall deeper into it. It was almost as if nobody else mattered, and nothing else is needed. But if it was true, what is destined, will be. What not, will not be.
And Old Bill chose to spend one more day on earth. As he spoke, the Gates disappeared, and the angel stretched his wings wide: the wings seemed to spread infinitely into the skies, and as he looked up, light spewed forth from every direction, and Old Bill felt as if being sucked into a hurricane. The next thing he need, he was back in his kitchen with the phone in his hand. The cocoa spilled but the cup was still intact from the fall.
Paul answered the phone, "Hey Bill, is that you?"
"Yeah, and I think I had a heart attack Paul. Could you come over?" "Alright Old Bill! You hang in there, I'll call for help but you keep relaxed. Be right over!"
Minutes later, an ambulance arrived. The paramedics took a good look at Old Bill, and sent him to the town hospital. Paul arrived moments later, and although Old Bill was alright, he could not help but still feel worried.
"Oh Bill, what can I do to make you better?"
And a whole night of conversation went on. Paul slept beside Old Bill's bed when they got tired, but all this time, Old Bill was just happy to be alive, at least for a day.
Old Bill was discharged the next morning, and Paul decided to stay by his side for the rest of the day. As they chatted more endearingly, Old Bill kept praying that he could just have more time. Alas, at that exact same hour, Old Bill had another heart attack, and this time, he knew his time was up.
What happened next was exactly the same as it happened the first time - Old Bill woke in the plains, and the angel called out to him. Paul rushed Old Bill to the hospital to no avail; the angel asked Old Bill, "Well, Old Bill. What has changed? Are you content?"
To which, Old Bill nodded sadly, and tears welled in his eyes.
The angel laughed, "Silly Old Bill! Do not cry, for Paul lives and will remember you, as you were, alive!" With that, the clouds cleared again and revealed the magnificent Gates. The Gates opened slowly, and inside, great tapestry lined the walls of gold and silver, and the huge halls were nothing short of being furnished with the most incredible jewels Old Bill had ever seen.
"Come, let us go inside for the finest cocoa this hall can offer!"
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