In The Arms of an Angel

Smoke. It was the first thing I smelled that warm June night. Some dumb college kids were smoking outside under my family's big oak tree. It caught on fire and began to fall onto the house. My first instinct was to get little Bailey out of the house. Bailey was only three and she was just the sweetest thing ever. I ran to her room and kicked open the door she was weeping in her closet. Quickly I grabbed a blanket, picked her up and covered her up. I darted down the stairs diving under and jumping over burning branches. It was hard to think while Bailey was sobbing. I put her down and asked her what was wrong. "ouchy" she said as she showed me a burn mark on her forearm. "It's alright. shhh. you're gonna be all better soon." I told her as I scooped her back up and began to run for the door. Out of the blue I saw the face of our neighbor and my bestfriend Cameron. Okay maybe  more than just a bestfriend. "Woah. . . come on run you can do it!" he yelped. He would have come in and helped but there were burning branches in his way, and he broke his foot and was on cruches. I kept running I couldn't let her down. "Look out!" Cameron screamed. Suddenly a large branch came crashing down on my leg. Well that's broken. I fell to the ground trying not to crush Bailey. There really was no hope for me now. I helped Bailey up looked her in the eyes and said "Okay Bays, you gotta go with Cameron now okay. You'll be alright I promise." I couldn't hold back my tears. "W-what no y- you can't I'll help you come on!" she despratly tried to lift up the branch that fell on me. Awe so sweet. She couldn't lift it. "Bailey, sweetheart. I love you okay be a good girl." Bailey's face was turning a light shade of blue she could not breath in here. "I-I love you t-too." she weeped as Cameron lifted her over the byrning branches. "Take care of her Cameron!" I told him. "Of course. You're a true angel Angela." Then he ran off with Bailey. Angel was his pet name for me. He always tells me that I'm too nice to be human and that I am an angel sent from God to take care of him and Bailey. Woah. I started feeling dizzy. I new these were my last moments of life. I prayed to God and I hoped he would let me come and live with him. (sorry if thats not your religion) The fire was everwhere. The room started spinning. I was doomed. Sorry Bailey

When I woke up everything was white and soft. I remebered dying, was in Heaven. I stood up and walked toward a mirror that was next to a small pond like object. I was shocked when I saw a pair of huge golden wings that matched my hair. I was wearing a dress that was about knee length and the sleeves came to my elbows. I looked behind me in the mirror and saw Gennavive. my cousin who died when we were both 11. We were the best of friends until she shot in a school masacure. Now we were both 14 and she looked beautiful. "Hey Angela welcome to Heaven." So I was really in Heaven. Woah. "Are you ready to become a guardian angel?" she asked me calmly. what. She saw my confusion and motioned my over to the pond like thingy. "You're dead Angela you know that right?" She was trying to explain something to me I guess I didn't understand. "Yeah I couldn't breath in the smoke." I tried to tell her. "Well yes I know that but now that you're dead I can retire." Retire? I guess there was stuff I didn't understand. "Retire? You're 14!"

I couldn't comprehend. "Its time for me to go to real Heaven where I can live in peace for all of eternity. Now you have to take my place." So I am not in real Heaven. Wait. There is a fake Heaven? What? "I wanna go to Heaven too. I-I don't w-wanna be a guardian a-angel." Boy that sounded selfish. Oops. I stamered. "Thats fine" Gennavive said while she ran her hand through the water. "but then she wont have anyone to take care of her." I looked at the water and saw Bailey crying over mine and our parent's dead bodies. They died too. That wasn't supposed to happen. I couldn't stand hearing her sob. "I'll do it I will her guardian angel."

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sorry kind of long! chapter two will be up real soon promise!!!

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Chapter 2

I turned back to the mirror. I looked at my wings, my braided hair, and my dress. Then I saw a new angel it was Donavon he was Cameron's cousin who died last year of a sesure. "Hey, Don you retiring too?" Gennavive asked the angel. Why would he be retiring? Who died? "Yeah I'm waiting for Cameron."

"What!" I yelled. "He can't be dead he is supposed to be watching Bailey!"

I had a mini panic attack. "Thats your job now, Angela." Gennavive said hugging me.

sorry really short i know super tired right now brain will not funcion. luv yas