True Confessions of the Angel of Death

Saving Maghen

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I awoke in an old, abandoned house outside of town. My wrists were tied tightly behind my back with a rope and my shoulders were stiff from being in the same position for too long. A gag was tied into my mouth and was digging into the corners of my mouth and my cheeks. How did I get here you ask? Let's go back to the day after Taylah's murder.

Classes would continue as planned, though everyone was walking on eggshells not to say the wrong thing. An assembly was called that morning and Dr. Chester explained that they didn't know exactly what had happened since Taylah had never shown signs of being suicidal. They were planning to hand over the investigation to the police, but I knew they would never catch the culprit. After the assembly, I caught up with Maghen. I wanted to stay close to her just in case Jake tried something. But I was too late.

"How are you holding up?" I asked her.

"I'll be ok. Taylah and I were never close, but we've been in the same classes together since kindergarten. It's weird knowing I'm never gonna see her again. Do you...Know where she went?" She asked pointing up and down.

"I didn't reap her so I'm not allowed to say."

"Oh...Of course...Well one good thing did happen yesterday at least. It turns out Jake Thorn is in my IT class."

I tried to keep a calm face but inside my thoughts were racing. "Oh? That's interesting."

"Yeah!" She laughed, "Because he asked me out."

"What!? Maghen please tell me you said no."
"I'm going out with him and some of his friends after school...Oh...you don't mind do you? After the kiss at prom and all..."
"I mind but not because of the kiss. Please. You have to cancel."

"What? Why?"
"Just trust me..."

"What's the problem? I thought you'd be happy for me..."

"If it was anyone else I would be. You can't trust him. He's dangerous."

"Dangerous?" can a voice from behind me, "Why, Azrael, I'd hardly call myself dangerous. I plan on taking very good care of sweet Maghen, here." Jake walked around me and put and arm around Maghen, making her blush.

"Jake...Please don't do this...."

He smirked, turned her in the other direction and began leading her away, calling back as he did , "Envy is a deadly sin, little angel."

I felt my heart drop into my stomach. If he could convince her to get rid of my feather, or even leave it behind...He could do whatever he wanted to her.

I got home and changed into lace up jeans, a back jacket, and a tank top. I wanted to be ready for anything. I told Gabriel, Ivy, Bethany and Xavier about this when we got home and they agreed that something had to be done. We began brainstorming, trying to figure out where he would be taking her.

"There's no point in thinking normally. From what we've seen he likes to be over the top." Beth suggested.

"It wouldn't be anywhere where they would be interrupted. Somewhere Isolated." Ivy said.

Gabriel agreed. "Out in public there's too many of them to be discreet."

"He's very dramatic." I thought back to our first meeting, "He'll want somewhere theatrical. Ironic if he can help it."