shaken, but completely unharmed, she ran to her dad crying. He had to carry her home and explain to her mom what had happened. If you can, try to imagine that scene, was the first real laugh I had had since my passing, but it was this day, I discovered I had more powers than just having to use the miracles. For some reason, I knew I would need them more at a later date at the rate Jessica was going. This child would not lead a dull life.
I remember one Easter morning, the family was getting dressed to go to church. Jessica’s mom had her all dolled up in frills and lace, a pretty picture she was, her long curls bouncing as she would prance around, I loved this child dearly and had begun to regret never having had one of my own. With a stern warning, her mother told her to stay clean and then she left to finish getting dressed. Now you have to understand, I was put here to protect Jessica from serious harm, some things just have to take there natural course in life, so I just sat back and watched my little angel as she headed for the door leading to the backyard. I could hear her squeals of delight and laughter. Becoming curious, I decided that I should check on her to make sure she was all right. Just as I reached the yard, I could see a happy little Jessica as she slid down her beloved sliding board and landed smack dab in the middle of a mud puddle. Her mom could hear her shrieks of glee and came running just in time to see her little princess covered in mud from head to toe. There were no miracles to protect Jessica with at that moment or to protect her backside.
Considering that I was indeed a Guardian Angel, I thought I would never have to worry about earthly feelings of being nervous, anxious, or tired. I was wrong..very wrong. If I was going to see this little girl grow to become the woman she was intended to be, I would have to stay alert. I had my hands full as I was discovering. Jessica was and is still very stubborn, hardheaded. She thought she had the answers to everything. One day a FED truck was passing through her neighborhood and she though it would be fun to jump on the back and ride to the stop sign at the end of the road, but to her chagrin, the driver didn’t stop, he ran the stop sign. So what began as terrific fun, quickly turned into terror. I followed close beside Jessica, luckily within a half mile the truck did have to make another stop, so Jessica jumped off and ran home. She never tried that stunt again, thank God. Although it wasn’t suppose to happen, I could swear I felt myself aging fast.
Jessica had just received her Learners License and after one driving lesson, she considered herself an accomplished driver and turned her charm on her next door neighbor. Jessica’s charm is irresistible. After a short period of time, she had convinced Linda, the neighbor to allow her to drive her car. So the journey began with Jessica behind the wheel, Linda in the front seat, and Linda’s three small children in the back seat. this was at a time before it was the law to use your seat belts. Jessica was driving along and doing quiet well I might add, but then she approached a sharp curve. Instead of slowing for the curve, she accelerated and a tire blew. The car was out of control!!! What to do??? What to do??? The car veered into a patch of trees and was quickly out of control. One tree sliced through the engine and sent the car spiraling on its side...teetering...attempting to flip over. It was a convertible, so if it landed on the top, they would all be crushed, I didn’t have time for a bag of miracles, so I quickly grabbed the left bumper and pulled with all my might. I discovered yet another amazing miracle of God, I had super strength. I was able to pull the car back down on its tires. After plummeting through two more trees, it finally came to a stop. Although badly shaken, no one was hurt. In fact the children thought it was great fun and wanted to do it again. Jessica wasn’t harmed physically, butt it took months before the nightmares stopped and she would attempt to drive again. As for me I just sprawled in the grass and tried to regain my composure. Let me tell you, saving people sure does zap a body.
You would have thought that this episode in Jessica’s life, she would have learned how important it is to be a careful, safe driver, but how soon all the bad experiences are forgotten when you’re so young. On Jessica’s 17th birthday, her parents gave her a car. It was an older model Falcon, with a standard shift. She loved the car, but couldn’t quiet adjust to the standard shift. Every time she had to stop for any reason, the car would stall, due to her inability to handle the clutch. She had had the car three days, when she was approaching a stop sign and instead of stopping, decided to look both ways and if all was clear she would just run the stop to avoid having the car stall on her. Then it happened again, she was broadsided by an oncoming vehicle that she hadn’t seen coming. The accident happened so fast, that I had not had the time to intercede. The truth is I had underestimated Jessica. I was so sure of the lesson learned with the first accident, she would have the good sense to stop.
Luckily she was not hurt. As for me, I was immediately summoned back to heaven and was met by the Gate Keeper. Words can not begin to describe the state he was in. After a severe reprimand, he told me that maybe he had been too hasty in deciding to make me a guardian angel and that maybe I couldn’t handle the assignment. After a long discussion, which primarily consisted of me begging on bended knee for one more chance, he agreed to let me try once more, but if I failed this time, I would return to heaven and spend eternity wingless. Heaven as a lot to offer, but without your wings, your just considered lowly class and are destined to spend eternity waiting on other folks. But don’t misunderstand me, that is better than the alternative of the fire and brimstone awaiting in the other direction, but I truly loved my little Jessica and couldn’t imagine not seeing her grow up, never knowing what her life had held, I had to go back. My Jessica with her will of steal and free spirit. She was untamable and I knew that for her, life’s lessons would always come hard.
After school one day, she met her first love, Bruce. He was older than she and didn’t attend the same school. Bruce had been in a lot of trouble in the past and I knew the future and knew she was headed for a heartbreak she would never quiet get over. She was in no physical danger I knew, but all the miracles of heaven and earth both can’t protect you from a broken heart. Jessica started to see Bruce and as soon as her parents found out about his past, they forbade her to see him, but Jessica was in love and blind to all of his faults and would not listen to her parents. She spent most of her time devising ways to meet him secretly and she did a fine job of it too.
Then came a night when she told her parents she was going with a friend to a school basketball game. After she arrived at the school, Bruce picked her up. There were three other couples in the car and they went to a local store and bought some beer. From there they went to a secluded stretch of dirt road so they could drink the beer and not worry about being caught by the police. I just watched in vain...feeling remorse at what I knew would happen. Sometimes I wish I could have just shook the girl, but do you think it would have helped...I don’t.
After they had been there about 5 minutes, police cars came from every direction and circled the group. Bruce yelled, “RUN”! Jessica, being inexperienced in situations of this nature, followed the group and ran like the wind.
Jessica had probably ran about a mile, then she realized that it was a waste of time, she had left her purse with her ID in the car, so she knew she was caught no matter what. So after having made her way over bobbed wire fences and stickers and thistles, she trudged and made her way back to the car.
After she returned, the officers explained to her that she had been in a stolen car, actually stolen right prior to Bruce picking her up and after the police carefully cleaned up all the scratches on Jessica's legs, they had her plead over a loud horn for Bruce to return. Him return knowing he was caught for the theft of a stolen car?? I don't think so. So the police carried Jessica home.
Her parents were furious as any parents would be, but her father being a policeman, his anger was beyond fury and in his fear he sternly told Jessica to stop seeing Bruce or he would not be responsible for what he did to him. Jessica being both afraid for herself and for Bruce too, felt it would be best to not see him anymore, but unfortunately she never got an opportunity to explain to him what had happened or give him her reasons. She knew it would be impossible to look him in the eye and say she didn't love him anymore, so she just let it go. He eventually left and moved to California never knowing the truth behind Jessica's actions and in 1984 he died. He died always believing that she just stopped loving him. When in truth, you never really get over your first love. She has always lived with the guilt of knowing what he believed and never having the opportunity to tell him differently. To this day, she still wonders if it would have made a difference and if he would still be alive now. It took many many years for her to come to terms with this situation and through it all, I held her close..she just never knew I was there.
Along with time comes healing, and after some time had past and she grew older and more beautiful, Jessica met, fell in love with and married David. I can't tell you how relieved I was to finally have some help to watch over her. But, being human, David had his faults also and didn't always know or do what was best for Jessica.
There was the time Jessica had gone to the dentist to have all of her wisdom teeth extracted at the same time. She should have been in the hospital for this procedure, but her dentist convinced her that she would be just fine having them removed in the office. He was right and she did do fine at the office, it was once she returned home that the trouble began. She was in a lot of pain and David, in his innocence let her administer her own pain medication. Jessica was pretty well drugged after having been given a shot by the dentist and had no conception of time and didn't realize how many pills she was taking. To her five minutes seemed like an hour and I knew that if she kept taking the pills at the rate that she was, she wouldn't have to worry about her pain or anything else much longer. Her parents appeared on the scene just to simply check on their daughter. Unbeknownst to them, they had had a little heavenly persuasion from me. Her dad called the dentist and explained what had happened and the dentist told him to rush Jessica to the hospital and he would have a doctor standing by to meet them. The doctor had Jessica's stomach pumped and just as the doctor was assuring us that Jessica would be just fine, I heard harps playing from above.
I looked up and there was the Gate Keeper summoning me back to heaven. The time had come for me to return, my work with Jessica was finished. I had waited and dreamed of this moment for years, but now that it was finally here, I was both saddened and reluctant. I know things never stay the same and have to change, but I had grown so fond of Jessica and it just didn't seem right that I wouldn't be with her anymore helping and watching out for her. How was she going to make it without me? There was so much more to come, the birth of her children, her not so happy relationships and many heartaches, the birth of her grandchildren. So much more that I would miss out on. This was the time when I should be feeling the happiest, but all I felt was sorrow and a great sense of loss. I was overcome, I was losing my Jessica.
The Gate Keeper told me that Jessica was now a grown woman and had matured to the point where she and fate would be responsible for whatever lay ahead. but sensing my concern and sorrow, he granted me the privilege of looking into Jessica's future one final time. She'd still have many problems and many heartaches, but with her good sense and strong determination she'd pull through just fine and I could rest easily. The Gate Keeper also added that if I wanted to, when Jessica's children were born, I could come back to earth to watch over them. Once he made this statement, I grabbed my wings and flew as high as I could and as fast as I could. I am now experiencing all that heaven has to offer and look down upon Jessica and her children now and then to just be sure all is well. I was granted the privilege of traveling back to earth one final time. It was after Jessica had become and old woman and laid on her death bed. In all the days before, Jessica had never been able to see or hear me. This time I had been given the job of guiding her to heaven. I would be walking down the tunnel with her. She was in a coma and I hovered close by and held her hand trying in some way to quell her fears and bring her comfort. As I was standing there, her eyes opened and she looked straight into mine. Her eyes were as clear and as blue as I remembered them being. As she looked at me, she smiled and said, "You're ole Sam aren't you and you've been with me a long long time haven't you?" I smiled down into her beautiful face and said, "Yes Jessica, I am and how did you know that?" She replied, "I didn't until just now and some how I just know." She squeezed my hand gently as she took her last breath and I stood in awe as I watched her beautiful soul leave her earthly body. She was young again, and clothed in all white, wearing a crown of gold, she reached out and took my hand and said, "OK Sam, I am ready to go with you and I am not afraid any more." Although she wasn't afraid, I could see the sadness around her eyes as she looked back at all her family one last time and could sense her loss at having to leave them all behind. I squeezed her hand back and said, "My beautiful Jessica don't be sad, they will all be just fine and it isn't goodbye, one day you will all be together again in a place more wonderful and more beautiful than you can possibly imagine."
The End and Hugs,
Pammierose
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