An Angel Among Us

Chapter 6 Preparing for Departure ( I think)

I know Jayden and Jasmine said we have to get up early in the morning but I just couldn't sleep. I was lying awake in one of the rooms, my mind racing with all the information I learned today. When I had first laid eyes on the bedroom, I was amazed.

The walls are a light blue with painted cloud designs so that it made you feel like you were in the sky. The room had a huge queen sized bed with a white duvet and a bunch white pillows. Across from the bed is a 65 inch flat screen television attached to the wall.

Near the bed is a fancy white dresser with 10 drawers and on top of it an old fashioned lamp. Next to the tv, a door led to the bathroom. The bathroom has a huge jacuzzi sized bathtub and a fancy sink with angel wings etched into the side. The floor was a covered with a sky blue rug with the words Angelus Urbem on it.

Now, here I am in freshly cleaned white linen pajamas, lying awake in a strange bedroom miles away from home. I couldn't believe what happened today. When I woke this morning, I was a normal girl starting summer vacation and then boom! I'm suddenly an angel and a daughter of royalty. And an evil angel is trying to kill me to get revenge on my parents. It was enough to make anyone freak out.

By the time I finally got to sleep it was one in the morning. My dream started like this. I was walking through fog in my linen pajamas and I couldn't see very far in front of me. Suddenly the ground under me started to shake, a figure rose in front of me. It was the hellhound I had attacked me. Flame licked its fur and it growled angrily at me. Fear washed through me as I tried to step away from it. My feet wouldn't move. I couldn't even move my arms.

The hellhound opened it's mouth as if to incinerate me with fire but instead a voice came from its jaws. The voice was cold, cruel, and unfeeling. It sent a chill up my spine. The same feeling that you get when someone scratches their nails on chalkboard.

"Hello, Isabella. I'm disappointed my hellhound didn't kill you. But don't worry, I have plenty of pets that will do a better job." The voice spoke, making my blood freeze like ice.

The ground seemed to swallow me up and everything went black.

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I felt something shaking my arm, causing my eyes to shoot open, jolting me awake. My body was covered in cold sweat and my linen shirt was sticking to my skin.

I could hear the voice echoing in my head, making my skin crawl. A voice jolted me out of my thoughts. My eyes met Jasmine's blue ones. She was wearing a blue t-shirt with the words "Cute & Naughty Angel" on it and a pair of black skinny jeans as well as black and blue skechers running shoes. Her hair was put up in a ponytail with a blue hair tie. She was carrying clothes in her arms.

"Sorry to wake you but we're leaving in a few hours." Jasmine said, apologetically.

"It's fine." I told her, my voice raspy from sleep.

" I got you some clothes to wear. The one's you were wearing are covered in hellhound slobber so I didn't think you would want them." She said with a soft chuckle.

"Thanks." I said, taking the clothes from her.

"You look terrible." She pointed out the obvious. I knew she didn't mean any offense by it so I ignored the slight jibe. I knew I probably looked a mess. I didn't get much sleep last night because of the stupid nightmares. I honestly didn't want to talk about it but I also knew that if I didn't talk about it, the dream would eat me alive. I explained to her about the dream with the hellhound and that creepy voice that leaked from its jaws. And how that voice had sent the hellhound after and was planning on sending even worse monsters after me. When I was done talking, it was quiet for a few minutes. Jasmine seemed troubled by my dream and so was I. Finally, she spoke.