"so, why are you here?" noelle asks, almost impatiently.
"well....i've been watching grayson ever since then. through our seventeenth birthday, and i will for the rest of his life. i can tell he hasn't been happy, and i'm here to change that. that's where you come in," a little smile shows on the boy's face, and noelle reciprocates.
"i was sent here to pair you up with him an-"
"what?" she shrieks, and her cheeks become flushed. he only lightly laughs.
"trust me, he's amazing. i think you'll learn to love him."
"i'm....uh....i don't know if i'm-"
"don't worry, we won't be rushing into anything. and you're the only one who can see me, and when you meet gray, you cannot, i repeat, cannot tell him about this."
"soooo when you told me i wouldn't have to worry about my parents seeing you..." she trails off, and he silently nods in agreement.
"and you were sent here to make your brother happy again....that's kind of....sweet."
"yeah, super peachy. now, can i come to work with you? i need to learn more about you and make sure the one for my brother. also, it wouldn't be a bad thing for me experience the world once again. it's been awhile."
"you seriously don't remember anything about being alive?"
"not much. a lot of life is toxic, and so, when you go to heaven, they take those memories away so you're able to make new ones. luckily, i got to keep all of my memories with my family."
she isn't sure what to say. she fidgets with her fingers in her lap before thinking of something to say.
"does it hurt?" noelle questions.
"what?"
"your back..."
"not bad. when i found out...i really am sorry for freaking out like that...but when i found out, i just couldn't believe it. i've had the wings for so long, they've become a sort of comfort for me and then they were just," he makes an exploding motion with his hands.
"gone. just like that."
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