The second coming

" In the flesh. Very much different but still me." She said, smiling for the first time since she awoke. Erica was short of words as she contemplated on racing away.

" Don't bail on me. I swear I'm not a ghost. I only changed" Fidelis said, in an emotional plea.

" But. But… I heard you were dead. Didn't you die in a boxing fight two years ago?" she infered.

" It's not a boxing match. it's kick boxing. And yes I died fighting for the man I love. I also had to fight my way back to reap the benefits of what I died for. I just don't know why I'm back like this. It was never the plan." She sulked painfully and continued. " I'm happy for you Eric." She said as her smile was slow to transpose into a sullen gloom.

" Oh my goodness. It's really you my friend. I have missed you so much." Said Erica and hurriedly walked to her old friend, embracing her tightly in a warm hug.

" I used to be beautiful now I'm so ugly and old. I wish I never left hell. I was a queen down there." cried Fidelia, as she savored every bit of the love she was getting from her old friend.

" Oh Fidelia, I Feel like running away from you for a thousand reasons. But you , my dearest _ sat with me for six years when no one would even talk to me. Welcome back from hell my friend. You are in good hands. I will take you to Josh. He will help you." Said Erica in a tone that was just and caring.

" Who is Josh? The world is not ready for me. I'm not ready for the exposure to."

" Don't worry about that. Josh is my boyfriend. He is a cosmetologist, well that's his second when he isn't cooking burritos in that low paying restaurant. I believe he can help us break away some of those wrinkles. Chill my dear, I don't plan on telling him you returned from the dead." Said Erica and straddled the white hairs on her friends head in a soft manner.

"He is too normative to absorb such a knowledge. When people go through a shade of suffering in their lives, they realize how vast the universe is and it's endless possibilities." Sighed Erica and let go of her friend.

" You sound all matured my dear. I feel comforted by your understanding."

" Not matured. Just experienced. Many years ago when the stigmatization from my own family became too much. I decided to call it a day. I doused on some insecticide and I swear I went to heaven. A voice in heaven ordered me to return back to earth as my mission was far from over. I returned and my life changed for good. We are all birds of the same feathers and our meeting is not coincidental." Erica said.

" It's still all fresh in my head. Mason needed a heart transplant, he was going to die if didn't sign to fight. I didn't know I was going to loose my life. It broke my heart to know that I died, trying to save someone from dying. It was not profitable so I shanked the damn table. Now I'm here stuck In an old woman's body. My death was not fair, now my life is not.

" The earlier you embrace your change, the better for you. I used to be boy but now I'm a girl. You used to be a young lady and now you are older. Life goes on. Let's all achieve what we set to achieve. What do you want?" Erica asked in a godly tenor.

" Mason. I want Mason!"

" Dead or …?" Inferred Erica.

" No! Not dead. I want him to love me. I want to grow old with him." Exclaimed Fidelia.

" You are already Old. What Mason do you speak about. The rich Marine engineer that teams up with corrupt politician to milk the city?"

" Is he rich? Yes he is a Marine Engineer, unemployed and has a good heart. Mason is an introvert. He wouldn't hurt a fly." Said Fidelia as she stared blankly at her friend.

" Perhaps that's because he had a change of heart as you rightly said. The man is evil. Egoistic and self centered. One of the most stingiest youths leaders I have seen in a donkey years. I wonder why anyone would die fighting to save such a menace." Said Erica with a deep scowl.

" Perhaps his heart is just broken from missing me. I will have to try to heal him all over again." Fidelia said with a warm smile.

" I doubt he will find you attractive. We can always try though. But don't keep your hopes too high. Mason is hot and has many suitors. No insults."

" Mason is alive, hot and has Many suitors thanks to me. My life and Victory on that mat is the sole reason why he is breathing today. paid for his transplant." Said Fidelia and Stood up, feeling rather infuriated with the notion of her friend. She headed straight for the door and the first thing Erica noticed about her was the agility in the way she moved. She didn't move like an old lady. She moved like a youth. " how then was she old yet moved with the speed of a gazelle?" was the thought on Erica's mind and she decided to find out.