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Laura watched the hospital staff work on her body. She was intrigued by the procedure yet felt strangely detached from everything. That was her lying on the gurney and she may be dying; yet it didn’t seem to matter. She felt herself drifting away, floating out and above the hospital. Laura looked down on the city, growing smaller. The ocean retreated as she felt herself being pulled east. Soon the lower mainland was out of sight and Laura was looking down at the majestic Rocky Mountains. Even soaring above them, the Rockies were awe-inspiring. Whatever force was pulling her increased in intensity as she sped over the prairies, always heading east. Laura felt a jolt course through her and she looked up. Another hazy being was floating towards her. As it got closer, Laura could see it was the figure of a man. Her progress slowed the closer they came together. For a moment they looked at each other curiously. Then he stretched out a hand and Laura responded in kind. When the two ghostly hands touched, they melded to become one. Each of the celestial humans felt a shock that threw them back a few feet. Their bodies became one incandescent being glimmering with iridescent hues of every color in the spectrum. If someone on the ground had happened to look up, they would have seen a display more impressive than the famous Northern Lights. The form in the sky, which could vaguely be made out as human, glowed with vibrating colors. The hues of the colors fluctuated in intensity yet were always magnificent. It would have left a person feeling awe-struck as they unwittingly watched two beings joined as one. Laura was filled with joy, hope and wonder. She felt as if she was touching heaven. No words were spoken between the two beings but Laura could sense that the man felt the same way. She knew his name was Julian and, like her, didn’t understand what was happening. She thought her name and felt his acknowledgment. Together they floated across the sky. Julian grasped her hand again, marveling at the completeness he felt when they became one. Nothing, not even the success he had found earlier this evening, could match the joy he felt at this moment. He stared at the ethereal being beside him and was overwhelmed by a desire to kiss her. He lowered his head and, when their ghostly lips met, a burst of brightly hued sparks cascaded from their united mouths. Regretfully, he pulled back. The certainty that, should they stay like this much longer his physical being would cease to exist, filled his mind. He knew he had to return to his body, as did Laura. Laura felt an uncertainty flowing to her from Julian then a desperate desire to return to his body. She resisted the urge, unsure if she wanted to return to her life. This was an experience she wanted to go on forever. But Julian was insistent. Reluctantly, Laura acknowledged she had to return. Slowly she pulled her hand away, feeling a sense of loneliness as she watched Julian begin to drift away. She wanted to call him back, to continue to share the feelings he had brought her. Yet, she felt something pulling her back, back to her body. In the distance, Laura heard someone say. “It isn’t hopeless, we haven’t lost her.” Laura began to return to her body, a glimmer still emanating from her body, and she heard Julian promise. “Someday I'll find you."