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want to be in this family! I have nothing to be grateful for”. They
were still shoving each other madly, when a timer somewhere went
off. Then they had a familiar feeling of the world spinning, and after
a while, they landed on a surface.

Eric quickly looked around and found out that they were
back in the bar, with the bartender standing before them. Eric
turned to Ella, his eyes flashing dangerously, and yelled, “I was
going to win! I was just one move from the finish line”. Rage
overtook Eric. He ran toward Ella and was about to punch her when
the bartender shouted fiercely, “Stop!”. Shocked by the loud noise,
Eric turned to look at the bartender. The bartender, back to his
calm self, told Ella and Eric, “You are both already dead”.

Instantly, Eric’s memory flooded back to him. He was
walking down the streets after school, his sister by his side. They
crossed the road, still talking happily about something when a car
sped down the street and hit them. The last thing he saw was Ella’s
bright smile. Another moment of silence had passed. Eric was still
processing what he just remembered, and was too overwhelmed
to move. He turned to look at Ella, who seemed as shocked as he
was. Before either of them could ask, the bartender said, “Both of
you are standing on the line between life and death. This was a
test to see which one of you deserves to live and which one
deserves to die. So now, without further ado, I would like to
announce the result of our test. The person who will be rejoining
the land of the living is…”