[she remembers a brief, yet agonizing moment of pain, then nothing. until her spirit felt strong enough to be seen by others. even then, only her boyfriend, now husband, and her mother could see her. it wasn't an experience she ever wanted to repeat, especially as she had no idea where her third self was]

Well, not quite. I died and was sent to the other world for three years. Then I went back home for three years, back to the other world for a few months. Now I'm here. I seem to be zipping along the cosmos like a pinball.