-She-Is-Okay-

I opened my eyes and sat up. I was in a white space that seemed to be composed of purely light. I got out of my bed, also completely white, and walked slowly towards what looked like the faint outline of a door in the walls of light. As I got closer, I could see that it was a door, with a small gold handle. I reached out and turned the handle. The door opened to what seemed like more white light at first, but slowly faded into a small orchard.

I walked around, unsure of where I really was, and found that I was not alone in this mysterious place. There was a little girl with pale brown hair picking flowers beneath a tree. She was standing near a ravine. She was wearing a white dress with a blue ribbon tied around her waist. She wore shoes as white as her dress and they somehow remained untouched by the grass. She seemed to be about eight, not very tall, and not very big either. She turned her head enough for me to catch sight of a tiger lily clipping the hair back on one side of her head.

She must have caught sight of me because she straightened up and turned to face me. I was shocked when I saw her face. She looked like a younger version of me, but with his dark green eyes. She smiled an innocent young smile, but her eyes were filled with wisdom. She walked towards me and handed me the bouquet of flowers she had picked. Looking down at them, I realized that it was an assortment of differently coloured lilies. I took them thankfully.

"How did you know they're my favourite flowers?" I asked the mysterious girl. She looked back at the tree. I followed her gaze. It's branches were filled with sakuras in full bloom and I was filled with awe. "This place is beautiful. How did you find this place?"

"I was sent here." Her voice had a slight bell tone to it. It was beautiful, just like her. "This is how I pictured heaven. Everyone has their own belief. This is mine, so this is where I'm sent. Why are you here?"

"Because I need to be. I lost someone dear to me." I felt tears trickling down my cheeks. "I miss her."

"She's closer to you than you think, you know." She smiled at me again, taking the lily out of her hair and handing it to me. "She's been keeping an eye on you. She misses you. She really wishes it wouldn't have happened, but it was the only way."

"How could you possibly understand?" I asked, the realization slowly forming in my mind. "How?"

"There was no other way. God told me so. If you would have met her, she would have died soon anyways." She came closer to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I felt a rush of love pull at my heart. "But the sickness is gone now, Mommy. I'm okay now, God took care of me. Tell Daddy I'm okay."

"Oh my God." I placed my hands on her hair on the sides of her head. I realized now why I was here. "Lily."

"I have to go now, Mommy. God said I could only see you for a minute." She smiled and leaned over to give me a hug. The tears welled in my eyes as I held her close for the first and last time. "I love you. Tell Daddy I love him too. Goodbye."

She started to fade along with the orchard as I leaned over and pressed a kiss to her forehead. I pulled back and she smiled at me one more time. That smile would be forever imprinted in my brain.

"Goodbye, Lily. I love you." Then she was gone.

And I woke up with my face on the table, still sitting in a chair, my computer screen still on Microsoft Word. And on the screen, there was a message.

It said "I love you, Mommy and Daddy."