Childhood friends

They met the first time after she fell into the deep end of the swimming pool. A 12yr old boy pulled her out and someone got her to breathing again.

She had been dead for 4 minutes.

They met again after someone pushed her in the deep end. I forgot to mention she was only 4yrs old.

They met again but this time the details are cloudy to her, all she can remember is his loving embrace, and how she enjoyed time with him.

From that time on she knew she was different than other girls. She knew when a tornado was coming, she knew things about strangers that they probably didn't think anyone knew.

Most of all she had the gift of knowing when someone was going to die.

She grew up in a close knit community, small church, she was related to half of it and friends with the other. Everyone was like family. Then she would hear his voice in her ear telling her "You better go hug her, she won't be here much longer."

Or she might hear him say "Tell them your glad to see them, their time is short."

The one that really got to her was when her friend who was 32yrs old gave her a coat for her son. He again whispered "Hug her tight for she won't be back again." But how can this be, she's a young woman in the prime of life!

But by Friday her friend fell severely ill, went to the hospital, continued to get worse, and by Sunday evening she passed away.

It was a shock I tell you. Except to the girl who knew it was coming.

Years passed and life moved on, until the voice whispered to her once again. "Get ready for your mother will be taking "The Long Journey" soon. "Be prepared." She couldna believe it! But every time her mother went out for a time she heard the words "This is how it will be when you mother is gone."

Her mother was in good health, she took care of her elderly mother and grandmother.

Then the signs came, birds peckin on the Windows. An owl in the yard. A bird flew in the house one day, shameful it was. Then her mother saw a shadow man twice. Oh I get goosebumps just thinking about it.

About a month after her mother up and died. Pulmonary Embolism.

It was a great loss my friends. Her family fell apart after that.

Well it's been quite a few year now but the same voice and the signs are back.

This time her friend has spoken of her lovely husband. He told her to get his things in order, pick out his clothes, choose whom to do the eulogy, all of that. She didn't believe him, she thought her love was enough to keep her husband safe. Then the signs started.

A redbird pecked on her kitchen window all last summer. A great owl showed himself to her husband in the driveway one evening. Then last fall, two of her beloved horses died, within two days of each other. Both of them bought for her by her husband. However the mare that was given to them was fine. The rose bush that he bought her 20 yrs ago suddenly died. Everything that her husband had gotten her was going away or dying.

Now the month of May seems to be a big deal. She doesn't know why. Now the feelings of death are even stronger now she worries for her husband for she has told him, he doesn't take stock in what he friend has to say. She told her husband about a sweet dream in which both horses came to her and lover her, then told her they would be there to take her husband across to heaven. That was comforting.

It is heartbreaking to have to wait around for all the dominoes to fall into place.

Death has loved her for a very long time and has always been her best friend.