It seemed as though no time at all had passed before they were standing on the hill again watching as Dennis’s mom passed into the heavenly realm, met by her husband. Dennis enjoyed seeing his parents again, and they continued to meet occasionally, but as he hadn’t been overly close to his parents in life, it seemed this state of affairs was to continue in Heaven. Neither parent had news of Colton, much to Dennis’s disappointment.
As time went by, more and more of Dennis’s relatives crossed over. Each time, Dennis would ask them if they had news of Colton. However, as Dennis and Colton had lived so far up north, few of Dennis’s relatives knew him or had kept in touch with him.
Barry’s arrival was a surprise. Or had time marched on that much down on Earth? He looked to be in his early si
