"All I want is to spend the eternity..."Jude emphasized the word eternity as she moved her elegant, feminine hands up to his face, cupping his jaw, whereas her other hand was managing to stroke gently his face to imprint every detail...every feature of this handsome face which she will never forget. Tracing it with a single, delicate touch beneath her creamy, mossy skin. "...with you!" The former nun furthered with her confession as her voice was velvety, her warm breath lightly blowing his dark hair as he closed his eyes for moments. Feeling her breath as if it was before the apocalypse.

The former's priest smile blossomed on his fresh, youthful face as he admired each feature she possessed. Her ravishing red lips. Her old Hollywood mane of golden curls, descending down her shoulders. Her creamy, milky skin. Her slender, still extraordinary figure. Her honey brown orbs, radiating love, warmness, charm and maternal instinct, otherwise if it naturally engrosses in some situations. Her heart, enveloped in gold and fondness. Her strong, persistent character, embodying her exceedingly potent stamina of stell. Her eloquent, mesmerizing voice, regardless her condition whether if she was rather happy, sad or exasperated. He is never going to forget Jude's traits.

"I don't want to leave you alone...ever again!" Timothy stuttered with soft voice as he inhaled afterwards, without shifting their eyes to look in different direction.

"Jude?" In the meantime, Shachath emerged in the room, overlooking the fact the lovers were naked as their discarded garments, lingerie and shoes were scattered on the carpeted floor. "Timothy?" She carried on as she addressed the both former pious members of the clergy, drawing their attention instantly as Timothy turned to the pale figure, clothed in black garments with the raven hairstyle, porcelain and cryptically beautiful complexion as her lips, layered in bloody red hue approximately saturated with the complexion altogether.

It wasn't actually the first encounter of the both lovers with the angel of death, who quested them to choose wisely between heaven or hell for the residence of their souls. She stood in the middle of the room, offering them a genuine, comforting smile, opting to assure them everything will be alright and solved.

First and foremost, Jude and Timothy watched effortlessly unamused the supernatural creature. Secondly, slight smiles distorted across their plump lips. Their hearts reluctantly molted. Black and white silence arched in the tower's room as the both colours brightly contrasted the vigorous, passionate minutes inside the purgatory a handful of minutes ago unlike the malicious hush that encompassed the sole visitors. As an addition, the natural nudity of their bodies was oblivious for both of them.

"Have you already decided where you shall go?" The fallen angel enquired serenely, almost emotionlessly as her smile was reassuring.

"Y-yes!" Jude and Timothy responded timidly in unison. "The heavens!"

"Good! All you need to do is to descend the tower's stairs and in front of the tower's front door a portal is awaiting you to settle in your new home. Good luck, Jude and Timothy!" Shortly after the mystic figure's utterance, she vanished in the abysmal hollow as the couple panted artificially.

The desolation inhabited the purgatory all over again. The muteness airbrushed the purgatory with the colors of the silence, muting each sound and noise which was provided, and most of all, fading down for eternity as it lasts even for seconds or just milliseconds. No more!

Afterwards they sealed their lips in a long-lasting, abysmal, sensual kiss for farewell. What they actually wanted from the bottom of their heart was actually the kiss to last for eternity as much as their presences, united. Nevertheless, it was impossible. The purgatory was their last hope to seek peace and redemption for their peccant souls that once dwelled their bodies back in their lives, fueling them with inebriating, implacable sins, gnawing them cell by cell until they become invisible and no longer are being visible in the universe.

Despite the fact, they didn't want to separate, they were obligated as they have already informed Shachath what's their final decision, subsequently guiding them what awaits them beside the tower's front door.

They momentarily got from the king-sized bed, picked up from the carpeted floor their discarded clothes and lingerie, dressing themselves up in them. Within minutes, they were already prepared as Timothy offered Jude's hand as they fit ideally- a petite, frail, elegant one with a larger, creamy, secure hand.

Once they held one another's hands, they walked out of the room as they aimed to descend the tower's spiral stairs in restless, persevering manner, without giving up before it was too late.

"You have no idea how much I am going to miss you!" Jude cried.

"It's alright, Jude! At least, we will see in the paradise and spend the eternity together." He encouraged her optimistically though it was morbidly heartaching moment for them as a handful of minutes even seconds were behind before fleeing the purgatory and establish in their new home, embraced by other angels. In the interim, the former nun's silken honey waterfall of wavy tresses were bouncing and bouncing as they were approaching the exit.

"Timothy?"

"Mmm?" He inquired through a muffled humming.

"Do you believe in the afterlife? I mean...our souls to dwell in other bodies?" She posed the question beyond desperately, yearning to acknowledge his rational response.

"I think yes. It's possible that." He winked at her as he glanced at her though his chocolate orbs were generally, utterly focused on the spiral stairs as he didn't want trouble at all.

"Just imagine if our souls were inside other human beings' bodies and we meet one day...in the future...in our possible future life!" She couldn't oppress a shining, dazzling smile crawling on her face. The concept of the afterlife and encountering someday, somehow in the future bewilderingly intrigued her.

"What a magic, isn't it?" She asked a rhetorical question, concluding with a husky chuckle, escaping her throat as he joined her and they were in the middle of their journey of the tower's grueling stairs.

"If you say so," He paused as they were almost in the end of descending the stairs which drained their physical strength and vitality. "you are right!"

As soon as they stepped on the stone tower's first floor, standing in front of the door frame's front door, they turned to one another, throwing their arms around their upper backs, grasping the hug as they cuddled for last time before post-purgatory's phase.

Meanwhile bittersweet, frosty tears betrayed them to well in their eyes, gushing down their cheeks as their hearts were torn down to basics from the impending separation which they should doubtlessly confront and embrace with open arms. The former promiscuous nightclub singer's face was buried in the crook of her favorite former priest's neck, smelling his alluring cologne as if it's the last thing she will smell for this moment. Crystal, bitter tears streamed down her face, blubbing silently to herself as Timothy rubbed her back, in account for her comfort.

"Shu, shu, rare bird! Please, don't cry. I hate to see you in such vulnerable and dreadful condition, you know." Timothy was absolutely right as he just admitted what was on his mind. He abhorred beholding his right hand crying and powerless. It was like a razor-edged, honed dagger, stabbed in his chest, penetrating his ribs as thick, murky blood spurts. "It's okay. I hate to separate with you but the heaven will reunite us once we go there." His chin rested on her refined shoulder.

Consequently they broke off the hug as they took their time to admire each other's faces for last time, seconds before going through the portal. Then they just entered inside the portal where the immortality and the peace invited them, ensuring them with a union.

The differences between the purgatory and the real life world were indisputably enormous. They weren't for underestimating especially as a former human inhabitant, who once resided the abysmal world, however, paying a visit to the purgatory, seeking an atonement for its soul and choosing wisely whether to join the angels in the heaven, or rather the vile, remorseless devils in the hell.

The real life world was a place for forgiveness too but in the purgatory the forgiveness is the last hope. The forgiveness is considered as a God blessing especially for the wretched, lost souls. For everyone of us. No one won't comprehend and assimilate the entire conception of it unless visits the purgatory for himself and goes in the accurate direction, guiding him to his new home.

At last but not least, Jude and Timothy arrived in the heaven where they exactly wanted as they have already done their question and they accomplished an eternal peace with themselves, and a redemption. They couldn't be more content for meeting in the paradise and spending the ever-lasting time together. As angels, God servants and fallen angels. 

THE END

Author's note: I would like to thank every reader, who took his/her time in reading one of my favorite books that I have ever written. 

That was actually the last chapter of the short book "Last Dance in Purgatory".

I would be happy if you express your opinion on the book. I will truly appreciate it.

See you in the future book projects! :))