Why didn't I fly?

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ALENNA'S POV

I was panting and I could hear Laira and Alana talking above me. How did they get here? I heard Laira whispering softly into my ear.
"Please be okay."
I felt like crying but couldn't. I couldn't do anything.
I suddenly realized something.
I remember.
I wanted so badly to tell Laira that it would be okay, that I remembered her and that I loved her. I felt helpless as my energy began to drain.
Why didn't I fly?
"Oh no..." I heard Laira say.
"She stopped breathing..." I tried to stand up, to tell her that I was never going to leave her, but it was no use. I felt useless.
Tears fell on my cheeks from either side of me.
No. I thought. I'm not dead, Laira!
But that was a lie. I could feel the life draining from my face but I was somehow still there, thinking.
"I love you, Alenna!" I heard Laira sob. I felt her warm face being buried into my chest.
"I love you, too!" I said back, surprised at what I did. I got up. I could move again!
But Laira didn't seem too happy.
"What?" I asked. I felt something against my back.
I turned my head around to see what it was and my jaw dropped.
I had huge, feathery angel wings.

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