The Sweet Hereafter
dream interlude I


�...I will remember you. Will you remember me?
Don�t let your life pass you by. Weep not for the memories...�


He sat on the bench at what looked like an empty bus stop, in an old forgotten ghost town. There was a gently breeze blowing, ruffling his hair slightly. He always wore white� He sat leaning forward, his forearms on his legs. The sun was bright.

Zachary approached the bench quietly, squinting some in the sunlight. There were no clouds, none at all. The sky was as clear as he�d ever seen it. When he finally reached the bench and sat down, Taylor looked at him. He looked exactly as Zac remembered him. He was still nineteen-years-old. He sat beside him in silence for a while.

�I know this isn�t real� So why does it hurt so much?� Zac asked, looking sideways at his brother. Taylor turned his head and looked at his brother. Even Taylor�s face was exactly the same: still nineteen-years-old.

�Your kids are beautiful.� He said. �You�ve got a gorgeous family.�

�Why are you coming to me?� Zac asked him.

�Things are changing, Zachary. Things are different now.� He told him.

�What do you mean, Taylor? I don�t understand.�

�You did a great job with Zo�. No one could get through to her but you. I broke her heart, Zachary, and you picked up the pieces. She trusted you from the moment you sang to her��

�Tay��

�You�ve got to sing again sometime, Zac.�

�Don�t ask me to do that� I can�t do that.� Zac said quietly, with a pained look on his face.

�The music is in your heart, you can�t deny it.� Taylor said softly. �You will someday��

chapter I
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