Hector was an ophthalmologist

he enjoyed his work

helping people to discover their vision health

picking up problems early

making sure they had the right corrective glasses

coaching those who opted for contacts

every day was the same routine

seeing patients and making recommendations

but the range of patients made it worthwhile

he never knew exactly what the next patient would bring

one chilly morning in January a young lady came in

her name was Amanda and she seemed nice

they chatted as he tested her vision

what is better, A or B he asked

she chose B and he continued

then he had to look at the back of her eye

expecting to see blood vessels but he was stunned

he saw a moving image like a movie

he decided not to respond immediately

asking her to relax and tell him what she was seeing

she said she could see a bright light but behind it was a group of angels

they were calling her to come follow them

he could see the angels in her eyes, they were beautiful and singing

she went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing

he yelled at his assistant to call 911

he performed CPR on Amanda

the first responders arrived fast

they took over CPR and connected electrodes to her chest

After twenty minutes or so they stopped and pronounced her dead

Hector watched all this in shock

Amanda was there lifeless but seemingly in peace

Hector remembered that his eye exams were all recorded

so they could make sure his diagnosis was correct

after the first responders left and Amanda was taken away

he rewound the recording of her visit

the playback was blank

he went into her patient file records

she had nothing on file

he looked at his calendar for that day

no Amanda appointment

he did not understand what was happening

he thought he could hear the same angels singing

then his own vision went blank