The Welkin 2014 | Page 9

very subjective conclusion. I use it… differently.” “What are you going to do to me?” “Nothing evil, believe me. I’m going to return you to Earth.” “So I can see my family again?” Jack said, with a smile on his face. “Not quite. I’ll return you to Earth, and you will live again, you just will be in a different body. You will have a different soul. You won’t remember anything. Nada. Zilch. It will be a clean slate for you. Hopefully you are content with that change. If not, well, live your life again, and I’ll see you when you die next.” The man in black raised his hand, and snapped his finger, sending waves of pain through Jack. His vision went black and his sensations raged as he began to quiver in pain. Like a bolt of lightning, the pain was there and gone, and suddenly Jack was in a field, green with grass, with lilies all around him. Just as the man in black said, this new consciousness, what remained of Jack Waters, quickly began thinking and living. It spoke no language, as when it tried to speak, it simply made a loud “BAAAAAA.”   Photo by: Jessica Gibson