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SEE THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

PART FOUR

by

BlackFury



Ryan stared, his hazel eyes widening. "My what?" He asked. Michelle smiled, "I am an Angel, Ryan. I have always watched over you, since you were born. Many times you could have died but I was there to protect you, especially as a child. I have taken many forms over the years but, you have never known me as I really am, until now. Ryan, six days ago, when you ran off the road, You were suppossed to die."



That hit Ryan like a ton of bricks. "Die? I was suppossed to....die?" Michelle nodded. "But no, Ryan, you are not dead. You are alive in this place but, what you decide will either let your friends find you alive or, they will find your body in the snow next to the lake. You see, you have unfinished business and it must be resolved, one way or another. Unfinished business with that eldery man you saw in your mind."



Ryan nodded and then, there was a sobbing gasp. He began to cry and Michelle pulled him into her arms, "Father, that man is my father. I do know that now and I remember more now. Before I left for Albany, we had a disagreement. I want to spend more time with him but, he kept brushing me off, like he didn't care anymore. It really hurt me." Michelle nodded, "I know, that's why I went to see him while you slept. I told him that you and he needed to talk. However, if you choose, you can journey on to the other side, re enter the circle if you choose."



Ryan listened and thought, to re enter the circle, to have rest, to get to know his mother in a way he never had and yet, he knew that wouldn't be possible as long as he and his father had this between them. Ryan looked at her. "I can't go away and leave this unresolved. I have to go home, where I belong. I still don't remember what my real name is." He looked at his forearms and smiled. "Besides, I have a destiny, a life to live. How soon will the friends you spoke of find me?"



Michelle smiled, "Not long after I leave you where I placed you after pulling you out of the car. That, however, is unretrievable, as is everything that was in it." Ryan nodded. "That I understand. Ok, I'm going back but first, who are you, really? Please, I really want to know."



Michelle smiled, she hadn't intended to tell him but now, she realized that his need to know overrode everything else. "My name is Michelle, Ryan, Michelle Carter. I am an angel as I said but, you will know who I was on Earth soon enough. Now, you need to sleep, to rest. They will find you soon, I promise you." She kissed his forehead and Ryan fell asleep.



Michelle smiled as she looked at him and then, wrapping him in the quilt that had covered the bed, she scooped him into her arms. As she did, the cabin and everything in it disappeared and they were again out in the woods, next to the lake. It had stopped snowing and the sun was peeking over the horizon.



Michelle smiled, she heard faint voices calling Peter's name. Kermit and his friends were right on time. She laid Peter on the ground and placed his duffle bag under his head as a pillow. Then, she whispered, "You will remember me but, you will not remember that I am your angel, only that I appeared to you to rescue and reassure you. Rest, little one, soon, you will be home again."



She quickly moved away and watched from the shadows as Kermit, Blake, TJ and the local sheriff came out of the trees and spotted the wrapped figure. Kermit sprinted and knelt next to the sleeping man. "It's Peter! he's alive!" The sheriff called for an ambulance and soon, Peter was on his way to the local hospital.



Kermit looked at TJ, "Call Captain Simms and tell her. Caine will want to be here when Peter wakes up." He looked around and saw the trail of debris and walked over to the edge of the lake and looked. He couldn't see the depths and whistled to himself, if Peter hadn't gotten out of the car. He spoke to the sheriff and they called for a wrecker to try and extract Peter's car from the depths.



End Part Four