The Unknown Gift (ON HOLD)

2- Raziel

My mother appeared at the front door. Her face was plastered with makeup and had a mixture of anger and worry.

I walked home after my encounter with 'Raziel'. I went to my front door and my mother appeared.

"Angel!! Where have you been?! We were all worried sick about you!! Why did you run off like that? Where did you go?!"

"I-I... left to go and see who gave me this..." I held out the binoculars to show my mother. She snatched them out of my hands and looked through them.

"What's wrong with them? They work fine to me. And why would you return this? Are you being picky again?"

"N-no! I just saw something that scared me when I looked through them..."

"What? A bug? they're binoculars for goodness sake! Keep these. They're actually pretty cool too."

"Ok, I'll hold on to them." I hesitated to grab them from my mother's hand and tried to hide the little hint of fear in my face as I touched the cursed binoculars.

"C'mon, let's go back inside. We are actually about to cut the cake for you."

"Oh. ok I'll go and apologize to everyone that I just ran off and that I kept you all waiting."

"Yes. please do." My mother and I went inside the house and went out to the backyard where everyone was waiting for me.

"Sorry everyone! I'm back! I didn't mean to keep you all waiting."

"It's ok, Angel." it was my mother who spoke. "Now, let's blow out the candles."

Everyone sang Happy birthday to me as I stood behind my cake. Once they finished someone yelled,

"Ok, now blow out your candles and make a wish!!"

Make it a good one.

I thought in my head.

Oh, I'll make it a good one all right, I'll get rid of you and I will never go to hell with you ever in my life!

I made my wish and everyone cheered. Then my mother came up to me and handed me a knife to cut the cake.

"Ok. Angel you can cut the cake now! Go on, go on!"

I grabbed the knife carefully and started to cut my cake.

"Ok, who wants the first piece?!"

"I do." It was Sarah. She looked tired and she had dried up tears on her face from crying.

'Maybe she was crying after what she told me earlier?'

"Here you go, enjoy the cake."

"I will. Thanks for the cake, Angel."

"Your welcome. And are you ok, Sarah?"

She stuttered and tried to hide her face. "Y-yeah... I'm fine. Don't worry about me ok. I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? Are you really ok?"

"Yes I'm fine. Just enjoy your birthday ok? I'll talk to you later."

"Sure.. we'll talk later."

Sarah then left to go sit somewhere to eat her cake. I was still cutting slices and handing them out to everyone. After I was done, I went inside the house and saw a man standing on the kitchen counter. He had a black robe, the hood was now pulled down and I saw his face, perfect angular cheekbones, dark, blood red eyes and midnight black hair with some strands hanging over his eyes.

"What the hell are you doing in here, Raziel?!"

"Just came by to see you and who else will be in your footsteps of going to hell along with you."