The End of Ego - Chapter 6 & 7

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Suddenly, it got very dark.  All of the Master’s creations grew quiet, looking around at one another at the realization that they had just destroyed the Master’s greatest work of all times. Nobody knew what to do, but they were sure they were in for it. So they turned around and ran home to hide.  All except for Jan. She leaned her back on the tree, and stared at her heart, still beating in her hands and wished that she could have given it to the man in exchange for the redemption upgrade.  Sadly but gently, she re-installed her feather-light-yet-somehow-heavy heart, and  cried and cried and cried. She felt like she had just lost her best friend forever.

Eventually, Jan reached for her bag and looked around for the contents that she had poured out at the foot of the tree.  The armour was still there, so was the operating manual, although it seemed much thinner.  However, the rest of her “treasures” were gone.  In their place, was a small box; and inside that box was a golden chain strung with a single tiny golden crown engraved with the word Forgiven. In that moment, Jan knew that her life would never be the same.

 Chapter 7

When Jan woke up, she grabbed her G-phone and texted the Master: What now?

The Master returned a text: Read the operating manual.

Seriously? Texted Jan.

Seriously. Replied the Master.

J: What’s with the dream?  What was that all about?

G: Read the operating manual.

J: What about the man on the tree?  He was so real!  Did you really create Him?

G: Read the operating manual… TTYL.

Jan sighed, and grabbed the operating manual out of her bag, which was much roomier now that all the junk was gone. Out tumbled the tiny box and when Jan opened it up, she found the golden chain strung with the tiny crown which was now engraved with  Forgiven…BFF. As she placed the chain around her neck, her feather-light heart leapt for joy. “That was no dream; that man was the real deal. He took of my miserable junk files and left me with a pure heart.” With that, Jan realized that she had been forgiven, and that her new operating system had been  saved.  Without having to pay one red cent; just for believing that the man nailed to the tree had indeed fulfilled His promise to the Master, she had received the redemption upgrade. Never in her life had Jan felt so loved.