"THE LETTER FROM THE BEYOND"

This is a fictional story. Any representation of situations or real people is unintentional. My grandma did visit me after her death. I have spoken with spirits and decided to dedicate this story to all grandmas and their granddaughters. Peace to all. To all my relations.

Amid the overcast sky, Lujuana looked out her window at the thick grey fog that was rolling in. She gazed at the forest and green trees wondering what shadow was standing out amongst the trees below the deck of her 2nd story home. Could it be a bear? Could it be a ghost?

As she looked again at the shadow it appeared to be a spirit of a young woman who looked exactly like her grandmother Soleta who passed away years ago. She wondered what Grandma Soleta wanted to tell her. She passed away in 1975 at the age of 85 after a long illness. However, Grandma Soleta had visited Lujuana for a period of ten years after her death. In 1985 Lujuana had a dream she was in a department store. She was standing in the jewelry section of the retail store. She looked across the store towards the escalators. She saw Grandma Soleta waving at her. Grandma Soleta threw Lujuana a kiss. Lujuana threw her a kiss back. She yelled, "Grandma I love you!" Lujuana started to walk over to the area to hug her grandma, but her Grandma Soleta waved again and turned to ride up the escalators fading into the light. It was beautiful.

So, now the mysterious Grandma Soleta was looking beautiful as she did when she was young with short black hair and blue eyes. Lujuana dressed herself, as it was only 8 am on a Tuesday morning in the spirit of a January winter. She walked out of the door to the evergreen tree where she first saw her Grandma Soleta standing around 30 minutes ago. To her dismay her grandma was not there, but she had left a note for Lujuana.

Dear Lujuana,

I miss you so much. I am in the light now but was granted a temporary leave to write you this letter. You are an incredibly talented and beautiful woman. You lost your creativity for a moment in time, but you will soon receive all the talent and creativity back that a few people who wished you bad luck, and put a spell on you wishing you homeless, and in dire poverty so they could convince everything and everyone that you are a bad woman. They lied about you to your friends and acquaintances. The ex-lover wanted to destroy you as a human being out of revenge and hate. In his opinion if you did not want him then you must be on drugs and seriously dumb to not have stayed with his lying narcissistic personality. The rejected lover wanted to hurt you and throw you into the dark night of the soul forever, but you, my beautiful granddaughter, did not succumb to their threats of hate and evil intentions to destroy you as a human being. Your ex-lover vowed to destroy you so you would never find love again. He and his cronies laughed at you throwing stones through words and gossip to anyone they encountered to hurt you so deeply hoping you would die or live in darkness, but, you, Lujuana, are a child of the universe. You are surrounded by light and angels.

However, my sweet Lujuana I was allowed to send you guides to watch over you and protect you from his evil intentions to destroy you as a human being.

I want to let you know I love you so much. I know you have had too many broken relationships by wrongdoing men. Even though you are old now, 74, it is not too late to have a special relationship with an artistic, creative man. I know you say it must be a miracle music man to stroke your breasts and kiss your lips. So, my dear Lujuana you will meet your mystery man like a bump in the night.

I have permission to continue to watch over you by hiring your spirit guides to always be around you to keep you safe.

I am watching you write, create art, and grow into your peace and light and love position as a human being. There are many stories you can write to help others with your stories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and photography. Even your little stick figures and flower drawings are a part of your many gifts given to you from the Universe.

I wanted to stop by to deliver this message of love, peace, and light. I wish we could text each other as you do with your friends in 2024. Despite this I will always be by your side to guide you. Your pop says hi and to let you know that no matter how old you are, you are still his baby girl. Your mom, my daughter, has gone into the light and moved on as a reincarnated soul to learn lessons. She loved you very much but died young at the age of 65 and must reincarnate with her soul into another human body.

I love you my dear Lujuana, and you are protected from all evil intentions of an ex-partner that wished you harm. I know you know that the ex-partner truly kept all of your photos to create a dark aura around your life not wanting you to succeed in your career. They no longer have power over your life.

May God, the Universe guide you to be the strong warrior you are to fight for equality for all, LBGTQ rights, women's rights, gun control, peace, love, light, and understanding.

Be thankful, pray, create roses with and without thorns. You can do it baby girl.

Love,

Grandma Soleta

January 30, 2024

Tears streamed down Lujuana's face as she read the letter. She felt goosebumps all over her body. As she looked up from the letter to gaze at the evergreen tree and the forest of trees and misty foggy morning, she saw an orb floating away as the fog lifted, and the sun shone brightly bathing her face and body in the sunlight. Lujuana smiled, sighed, "OMG, Grandma Soleta you rock!"

She walked back into her two story Mediterranean Spanish adobe to author a story about her life and fiction fairy tales of humanity for the good of humankind. She would include the good, the bad, the ugly.

"We are not promised roses without thorns, nor rainbows without rainstorms. This is a new day.

Written by

VICKI LAWANA TRUSSELLI

JANUARY 30, 2024

THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO ALL WOMEN EVERYWHERE.