"Eddie, it appeared was not getting a second chance" is an important line that is the start of the whole journey where Eddie meets five people in heaven. Eddie believes that some people get a second chance to somehow continue living life on Earth. I think that this is similar to reincarnation. As for everyone else they go to heaven where they start meeting five people that have made a significant impact on their lives. After his tragic death on Ruby Pier's amusement park ride "Freddy's Free Fall" he goes straight to heaven feeling like a kid again. Sometimes people think that heaven is horrible. They see it as a place where they can't see their family and are sitting and waiting for their next family member to die so that they have someone to talk to. It is especially hard if you die young and the rest of your family still has some growing up to do. But this recent chapter taught us that it is fun to wait if you feel like a great especially after being wounded. This quote is the beginning of an end where Eddie's amazing journey to meeting five special people in heaven.