DumbosCollective
I knew I had to say something. I had to say the right thing before she turned around and never looked back. So I said the first thing I could think of "Do you believe in heaven?"
"What?!'' she said, her voice cracking, as she watched me.
"Well," I cleared my throat. "Mankind came from the heavens init. But man, wasn't the only ones who occupied the heavens. There was a man, who was made from the clay. There was the djinn, who were made from fire, then there were the angels..." I said, as her hand relaxed into mine. Our eyes connected. It felt like for the first time, I was seeing her properly. Because, for the first time I was looking at her without her barriers, without the armour and layers of protection. At the same time, she was still the same girl, that had me tripping over my words in the library. Even though, I had no explanation for her special...abilities.
"the angels protect heavens, they carry out God's wishes" I continued. My mum named me Gabriel after an angel. I wished I could be an angel, but obviously that wasn't possible"
I paused, praying my eyes told her she could trust me, that all her secrets were safe here. I moved my finger to her cheek and wiped away a single tear that had escaped the brown pools of her iris.
"Because I am only a man, who was made from clay. Not the djinn, that was made is fire, and not an angel.....the angels are made from light...like you"
I felt her arms wrap around me, and her body melt into my mine as I leaned in and kissed her.