Saved by an Angel

12:36NN

12:36.

Oatmeal was her lunch, with a tiny chocolate drink.

Halo sat alone at her usual table, at the corner of the cafeteria, with the food her mother - as expected - mixed up with her little sister's. A laugh rose from her throat, and she let it slip out as a quiet chuckle.

She scanned her surroundings, with the tables full of noisy teenagers, in various groups. All were apparently having somewhat of a nice day.

Goodbye, she told them.

She spotted Gabriel, with the basketball varsity players; Michelle, with the drama club; and Christian, with the science kids. Her little sister was still at preschool. She was probably eating Halo's lunch right now.

Halo hoped she enjoyed it.