Angel Wings

Chapter 2

I'm daydreaming when she wakes up, startling me by turning on the light. She puts on a random t-shirt and a pair of jeans and walks wearily to her bathroom to brush her teeth before school. She looks so sick and pale, even her hair which is usually a dark blonde is pale. I hate seeing her like this. Before the world was made we were mates and I remember how happy I made her when she saw me, even in her darkest hour she told me I was her only light, and right now she really needs that light. I just really wish I could help, but I can't. It's so unfair. She got done brushing her teeth and did her makeup, it is pretty much mascara and eyeliner but it makes her look less pale. Brushing her hair is what I love watching ,soft curls and waves that flow so nicely and they go all the way to her mid back. She is just so so beautiful, but of course she drowns the curls with two flat plates making her hair straight. She skips breakfast as usual and begins walking to school. I think she enjoys the short, slow walk to James High School.

She has always enjoyed being alone in silence or with music, it just gives her an escape from everything. Other than the traffic it's pretty much quiet on our little journey. We arrive at James High about an hour before class starts, of course being herself she pulls out a book and begins to read it. Waiting patiently for one of her only friends I'm guessing, it would be unusual if she wasn't, because that's what she always does. It seems like forever before her friend Beth arrives sitting down next to her on the bench in front of their high school.
Nicole jumps a little then smiles brightly "Hey Beth!" She greets cheerfully with her famous fake smile I saw right through.
"Hey Nicole, what ya' reading?"
"Same thing I've been reading for the past week." She giggled.
"Oh well of course, why didn't I look at the title?"
"Um I don't know, maybe because you're a dumb blonde!" Nicole said jokingly.
"Well so are you!" Beth laughed, soon Nicole joined her.
They were always so cheerful around each other.
"Dan!" My friend Phil who was Beth's guardian angel greeted me.
"Hey Phil, has Beth been doing well?"
"Um sort of, she hasn't touched her razor since the last time I told you about it. She was crying a lot yesterday though, I wish I could help her."
"Yeah I wish I could help Nicole too, but sadly we can't do shit." I sighed looking at my shoes.
"Yeah this really sucks, but is Nicole doing any better?"
"No, her cuts have just gotten deeper lately, and it seems like her life is about to come to an end." I glanced at her and looked back down at my feet knowing she'll only have a few months at most before she ends her life.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure you'll figure something out." he said putting a hand on my shoulder trying to comfort me.
"Yeah but hopefully I won't loose my wings in the process, because who knows how the hell I'll get those back." I smiled at him.
He returned the smile and squeezed my shoulder, I've known Phil for a long time. I met him in one of Nicole's past lives; it's not very often you get to reunite with one of your old friends but luckily we got the chance. While Nicole and Beth were catching up on what happened over the weekend me and Phil sat and watched from one of the benches as more and more people pored onto the school campus until the bell rang and we had to head our separate ways.
Nicole has always been a genius, I have no idea why though. I think it's same with her soul being so suicidal. She has always been the one to have straight A's on her report card, and always have everything together, even if her life was a mess. I shrug it off and begin to daydream again out of boredom until the bell rings, I do this for the next four periods until it's time for her to go to lunch where I'll see Phil again.
The day has gone by rather slowly and I can sense Nicole feeling weary, she always changes my atmosphere with the way she feels. It's finally lunch time and she skips getting lunch. I think it has something to do with last night when she was crying and purging, saying she was fat and unloved. Sometimes I wish I could just hold her and remind her how beautiful she really is, it seems so tempting but I must resist. Resisting her is like sinning, it's the worst feeling ever. I sigh at the thought when my friend Inu ( Nicole's friend Crystal's guardian angel) comes up behind me scaring the living shit out of me.
"What the fuck you illiterate peasant?!"
"God, calm down man did I interrupt your thinking process or something?"
"Yeah actually you did." I say with irritation and annoyance in my tone.
"Well I'm sorry!" He says exaggerating the sorry.
We both laugh and talk with Phil about silly weird things and about the futures we know we won't have. The bell rings, and I begin to feel sick like something bad is about to happen.