He showed her laying in the hospital bed as a young girl, revealing that it was he who operated on her hand. Inspired by his accident, Sameer grew up to become a doctor specializing in re-plantation. Sameer explained that his accident allowed doctors to work on new methods of replanting limbs. He was supposed to teach her a lesson and he showed a younger version of him running alongside a speeding train, only to have his arm ripped off when he grabbed a railing. He told her he was the first person she would meet in heaven but he did not tell her anything about Paulo. Though she could not talk, Sameer could hear her thoughts. She had no body and when the blue faded away, she was in a train with a young boy, Sameer. Despite the risks, Annie offered one of her lungs to be implanted into Paulo.Īnnie regained consciousness but found herself in a swirl of blue colors and sounds. When Annie awakened, she was in a hospital and was told that Paulo's condition was not well. The balloon crashed into some trees and Paulo threw Annie out before falling himself. His inexperience became evident when the balloon ran into bad weather.

Unbeknownst to the couple, Teddy was a novice and did not have Tolbert's permission. Paulo agreed and they took a balloon ride with Teddy, Tolbert's assistant. Once at their hotel, Annie, determined to prolong their wedding night, urged Paulo to take a balloon ride with her, having received Tolbert's business card. Paulo helped Tolbert, who in turn saved Paulo from a speeding car. They encountered a man who ran a hot air balloon business, Tolbert, with a punctured tire and Annie urged Paulo to help him. After leaving her uncle Dennis, Annie and Paulo drove away in their limousine but their driver became lost on the way.

Eddie died in the accident and she temporarily lost her hand, but Annie remembered nothing of the incident, only carrying a scarred hand from the accident. As a child, Annie had been given the same gift by Eddie, a maintenance man at an amusement park and the man who saved her life from a falling roller coaster car. Annie further felt an inexplicable sense of dread when Paulo gave her a rabbit made from pipe cleaners. They married with 14 hours left until the end, and in the intervening time, Annie felt a sense of foreboding when she saw a seemingly familiar old man in her wedding audience. A nurse, Annie wed Paulo, a man she had met while in grade school. The story begins with a countdown to Annie's death. This guide was made with the following version of this book: Albom, Mitch.

The next person you meet in heaven