Chapter 19 Starting My Life

Wow! In just one month my life had turned around. For better or worse? I had no idea. I couldn't believe I'd finally stepped out of my shell. I threw myself into the world I didn't want to be noticed by. But it was all because of her, Loretta. That day when she barged into my room. It felt as if she through light into my darkness, as if she opened the door that led me out of the wilderness. I don't know why she said what she said but that day I couldn't sleep. I thought all night about what she said and I realised that my comfort shell wasn't anything else than a cage. A cage I couldn't afford to spend a millennia in. And I thought everything in my life had already gone wrong whats the worst that could happen? You'll probably think to stop existing but I didn't ask for life and if this is it, if this is my fate I'd rather die than live because this isn't living it's dying.

After I thought, I started doing everything I could to be recognised for who I was but nothing worked out and after three weeks, the whole thing drove me mad and I couldn't take any of it again. So like the mad person I was I badged into the Sacrum Cor and dictated what I wanted the way they had dictated my life. The person that spoke that day wasn't me, I will never in a thousand years be bold like that.

Now, I'm about to start my life. Fifty years gone down the drain but when you live for eternity, fifty years becomes nothing. I was going to do everything in my power to successfully finish the assignment. I had to unless everything I did would account to nothing.

"knock knock"

'that should be Hannah' I thought.

"come in."

"my goodness Heaven, I heard the news. It's terrible. I wish all this was a joke and we could go back to the way things were. I mean why did you even request for an assignment. It's going to be so hard for you to manage it all by yourself. Oh my and how dreadful will it be if you don't pass the test." This was Hannah – always degrading your worth and trying to make you feel inferior to her. you might be thinking why are all these type of people in Heaven because everything about them is pure even their wrong thoughts, totally Angelic in nature and most importantly they wouldn't last a day in Hell.

"Hannah, not today. It's my last here and I don't want to spend it thinking about what would have been appropriate to do and what not. I called you here to enlighten me and prepare me for my mission as I was told by the JINUA that you would be the one to do that."

"Heaven, is this really you. Oh my something evil didn't get to you, right? Everythings fine, right? Did you sleep well? Have you eaten anything since morning? Did your food taste different? Did you see something weird in your dream? Did someone- -"

"NO HANNAH!" I shouted annoyed by her meaningless questions. I saw the shocked look on her face. I'd never shouted at her or anyone before. Why did I suddenly shout instead of stopping her normally? "Please, nothing of the sort happened. I'm stressed out with all the happenings and it's my last day." I sad trying to cover up for my 'not me attitude'.

"okay, then. For once lets forget about everything else and have a blast." She said smiling. See I told you she was totally Angelic, everyone just has flaws and I'm no exception. "what comes first?"

"hmm... I think we should discuss about the assignment since that what I called you for."

"okay, but that sounds boring. Although her case is actually pretty interesting." She said and started working on her tab(Angels of 1st Heaven were allowed to own material things because they were trained not to succumb to them and in the whole History of Existence no Angel had ever succumbed to it and if you're asking, yes, I'm allowed to use them since I'm an Angel of 1st Heaven). "the Emma Ashtone case, right?"

"yes."

"Emma Ashtone daughter of Luke and Arana Ashtone. Twenty-three years of age. She has recently been diagnosed with a terminal disease and has a year to live with her body condition. However, if she follows all the doctors prescriptions she can live for a year and a half. She must be crying her eyes out. All humans always want to live. This is her picture." She said showing it to me on her tab. Wow! I wasn't expecting a blonde and she was such a beauty.

"and what's the problem?" I asked not seeing the need for her case.

"to be honest, her case is actually a mystery. It isn't what it seems to be. Which other phrase could I use to describe it?"

"you mean, there's more than what meets the eye?"

"YES! Exactly, jackpot. But your assignment isn't to solve the mystery, don't get it wrong and a lot of people do because they know that you will if you get curious. If you ever want to work with the JINUA or end up gaining a trustworthy position, don't be curious, don't ask questions and do exactly what you're told nothing less nothing more. Got it?"

"wait. You're saying I shouldn't think but I should act.

"jackpot! This is why I love you; you understand exactly what I mean."

"then, what's my assignment?"

"your assignment is to transform her into an Angel to enable her to be an Angel after her death."

"so, she's not Angel-like, then what is she?"

"well, I don't know. You'll have to find out. I heard a rumor that she is getting hooked up with a drug lord."

"a drug lord, you mean a Demon-like person. If her boyfriend is a demon, how do I make her an Angel?"