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Brandon, with a sad face, walks up to the door. He drops his keys, stares at the doorknob, opens the door and walks straight to the kitchen. Sebastian is already standing next to the couch watching Brandon mourn. Sebastian has NEVER seen his older brother cry. Brandon then walks closer to the living room and gets a vivid description of Sebastian-- almost as if Sebastian was a bad television reception. Brandon turns on the television. Sebastian starts to shiver and wonders what to do. He doesn't know what to think. He starts getting mad at himself because he knows he had a chance to get out, at the time of the accident--his accident. He just couldn't make it through for safety in time. Everything felt to heavy. It was like a dream--he couldn't move or open his eyes. Everything was just pitch black. No matter how hard he tried to open his eyes, as if they were sealed with glue.

"I was just being naive. I know I am dead." He says this to himself and his brother sees him with a partially angry, partially sad face as Sebastian slowly appears more.

Brandon knows what happened to his brother. He then turns off the television with a tear putting his head down. Without a single doubt on his mind of being frightened, he looks at his dead brother sitting beside him. Sebastian, thinking that he's alive, freely speaks to his brother Brandon. Sebastian explains to him what is on his mind.

"I don't understand why", Sebastian says.

"How come you can see me in such a way that others can't"? Brandon, as he is sitting down, speaks in a sad voice.

"When Love is in the air, the aura appears which gives off reflection and creates an image of the lost loved one. That is all you are. I already miss you bro. I am always going to love you but sometimes you need to know how to let go."

"You mean move on to another life"? Sebastian asks.

"Yyy...es", Brandon replies.

Sebastian begins to contemplate.

"I was beginning to believe that God had given me a second chance but I was still too late at the opportunity to survive, save myself... whatever."

Sebastian needed for Brandon to do him a favor.

"I need a favor"? Sebastian asks as he fades in and out of the visual spectrum.

"What's wrong?... what's going on?...You're disappearing", Brandon asks.

"I need for you to tell Rayne that I will always love her very much. Please tell her that I never meant to leave her like this. I wish she was here with me but she is out of town", Sebastian says.

(He just wanted to say goodbye to her one last time but the opportunity had failed him).

"Oh, yess! and I also have something for you to give to her. The restaurant had Insurance for their damned customers", Sebastian says.

"IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ON THE PREMISES(WITHIN TWO FEET )AWAY FROM THE BUILDING(INCLUDES EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS): BODILY INJURY-LOSS OF LIMB(S)-$25,000. FOR EXPENSES AND MEDICAL BILLS. DEATH- $80,000. BLAH BLAH BLAH... WILL BE HANDED TO THE EXISTING OR CLOSEST FAMILY/RELATIVE OR HUSBAND/WIFE.IT WILL BE DELIVERED BY HAND FROM A BANK EXECUTIVE AND AN INSURANCE AGENT. HE/SHE WILL CHECK FOR A DEATH CERTIFICATE. YOU WILL THEN BE GIVEN A CHEQUE FOR YOU TO DEPOSIT IN YOUR ACCOUNT."

"Blah...blah...blah... I re...member ssome bu..but not all the information", Sebastian speaks as his voice fades.

Brandon looks at him weird and is shocked to hear the sad yet good news.

"Tell Rayne I will haunt her when I can...", Sebastian tries to say through a smile.

"Please call her now and let her know. Unless she saw the news. If she had, she would have called here. She knows I work... there...", Sebastian says tiredly.

"She will have my son in 6 months...and...and I promised her I would BE there and help her RAISE him. Damn! Why did this have to happen"? That stupid plane! Sebastian moderately raises his voice in disappointment.

"What will I do? I will see her soon. I just know it", Sebastian says as he answers his own question.

"Tell her about the money. It will help her and my son in the near future. Call Mom and Dad at work. Let them know I will miss them", Sebastian says as he whispers, I love them both.

"Before I vanish into the heavens", Sebastian chuckles as he fades.

"Love you all and take...care offf...my son, your nephewww....."



07/30/02