Angels Redemption

Chapter eight: Thorns, and roses

(Iris's pov)
Dear Journal,
        I am so sorry I haven't updated in while I have been.. Well let's just say under the weather. Rafael has been trapped to the realm of hell for ten years and it's only been 10 months. But that's the least of my problems right now. I had this dream that Rafael was kissing-kissing!!-Saraphina. She's not my favourite person, ever. I hoped it was just a dream but then I found out it's true and Raffael appears as a hologram type image, and I'm overcome with joy to see him only to destroy any decency that I have by going ape shit crazy on him. What is wrong with me?!!! God I couldn't seem to think straight all I did was growl at him with a quiet, distant, thunder in my voice to go away. I even told him he was killing me!! (Sob) I feel so utterly useless, I wish I could take it all back but I can't and now I think I've ruined everything. What do I do journal?? Can you help me? I need a friend... Majorly. I'm so upset. God... Why did I ruin my best chance at a happy ending?
Heart broken and tragically worried,
Iris

I put down my pen and breath out deeply. What is happening to this world? I don't seem to understand that Rafael was kissing my guardian, my supposed friend and all I can say to him is leave? I can't even hear him in my head anymore. It's like he closed the link the moment I shoved him away.
PLEASE COME BACK!!!
I scream in my head. But the only reply is silence and a bleak nothingness...
***
It has been ten months since Rafael was sent to the realm of hell, and only two months since I caught him kissing Saraphina. Both of them have been presently absent in my life. School sucks it's boring. Rain isn't the same anymore. She lost her sparkle, her bubbly persona, her snarkiness when she needs it. It's like Damen took not only her soul but her identity as well.

Rain and I are walking to our lockers after third period. It's lunch time now so we have a good 40 minute break. We get to my locker and I open it, there's a piece of baby blue paper in it, that wasn't there before. I look to Rain to see if she put it there but she's staring at something else. I turn to ask her what when I see that it's her ex-not Damen some one else she was with before we had even met- with a red head. They are talking and he's totally trying to seduce her, it seems to work cause her eyes get glassy and they look far away. I turn away not wanting to be rude by staring but Rain openly gawks  at them.  I nudge her shoulder and whisper "He was never good for you anyway. Rain lets go. You shouldn't have to go through this pain again. It's in the past. Please look away" she meets my eyes and snarls "I'm not sad, I'm fucking pissed off. He sleeps with whatever girl he wants to, and then he gives them some sob story of why they'd never work out and he leaves them. Only to prey on the next victim. I will NOT stand to see him do it again." Before I can answer she storms over there and I know all hell is about to break lose.

(Third person's pov)
Watching as the girl walks over the the group where her ex is standing everyone knows that it will not end well. The boy looks up and smirks and his eyes look her up and down before he licks his lips and turns to face her. The red head who was with him stares angrily at the approaching girl, yet the girl -Rain- approaches them with a calm like emotion washing over her. "Well, well, well. Look who's back. Did you miss me?" The boy asks. She snarls at him and snaps "no." He frowns then he says "did you want something baby? Or are you just going to be annoying again?" Then the girl flings out her hand before she can even think she's doing it. The echoing smack resonates through the hall of the school.

(Iris's pov)
I hear the smack before I see it. But I don't dare turn around for fear that the scene I'll see will be horrible. But no angry voices come, no snarls or insults. Instead just a silent gasp of shock. I turn around. Rain is walking towards me. The boy is staring at her with anger and shock on his face. "That'll show him to not sleep with everyone. And to never bug me again" she mutters under her breath. I turn fully and then Rain falls into my arms and I hug her tightly. I soothe her until she asks to be taken home. I nod and I take my best friend home.
***
Later that evening after school is done and I'm just finishing some homework. I decide to text Rain.
Hey are you feeling?
The reply is almost instant
A little better. But I'm still upset.
I know I'm sorry Rain
It's ok. I'll survive :)
You'd better!!
:)
What was her name...? The girl I mean...
Oh... Rose I think. Why?
No reason. I was just curious to see why he chose her and not you.
...
Rain?
Can we talk about something else?
...ok sorry.
Our conversation goes on for a while and I eventually say goodnight at like 11:30pm and head to bed. Then I realize that the scrap of baby blue paper that was in my locker is sitting on my night stand. I never got the chance to read it because school was busy and crazy. Shooting up in bed I turn on my lamp and groan at the sudden brightness of the lamp. Gosh why do they make them so bright? I reach for the paper and slowly open it. Smoothing out the creases I stare at the black print on the paper. The writing all bold and block letters, I don't recognize it. But as I read the message my eyes widen and my hands shake. What the hell?!!  The message says this:

Iris,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
The earth will be dead,
And I'm coming for you.

But just like every rose, it has its thorns. Are you ready to finally meet yours?