2 TRIP TO EARTH.

The wind blew my hair, as I made my way over to the training field. Training days were now over, and tomorrow they would begin their journey on earth. I could not go down as a direct angel, so I would have to transform myself into a human “character.” The higher ups told all of us that they would give us details this morning when we gathered in the training field one last time. Alessia was also going just in case something happened anyway. If demons can walk the earth and possessing the humans, then obviously that was not a good sign. The higher-ups felt like it needed to be handled right away. I could not blame them for feeling like that though. It makes you wonder what they are up to.

“Hey Sarai!” I heard a voice call from behind me. I know that beautiful-angelic voice from anywhere.

“Hey Alessia!” I responded, letting out a small grin. As soon as I turned towards her, she collided into me, causing both of us to fall backwards with a loud oof. Alessia rolled off me, all the while laughing hysterically. I glanced up at her, letting a small smile play at my lips, standing up alongside her.

“Are you headed to the training fields too?” She asked. She stood with her hands clasped in front of her, bouncing back and forth on each leg. Her excitement was flowing through her like a strong-willed lightning bolt. It made her flow vibrantly.

“That is exactly where I am headed.” I spoke, beginning to walk in that direction once again. Alessia walked beside me, trying to harness her excitement. I could not help but to shake my head and smile at her lack of full maturity. In my eyes, this was not something to be excited about.

I am also excited, do not get me wrong because it will be a new adventure and a new area for me. At the same time though, I was slightly nervous. What if something went wrong and I was not able to come out of it? What if I was not able to win this war? I was so petrified that just the slightest mistake would send me downhill from where I would need to be? Those questions pass through my head, making me second guess if I should be doing this mission or not. Sighing loudly, Alessia and I made our way into the clearing. Glancing around, I noticed that everyone was here, except for the higher-ups. I shrugged nonchalantly, sitting down on the ground. I crossed my legs and propped my head in my arms against my legs. I heard Alessia take a seat next to me.

“Are you nervous any?” She whispered, glancing around at everyone here. I blinked a couple of times, forgetting she had walked with me.

“Yeah, kind of.” I spoke, staring at the ground. I did not want her seeing the fear swimming across my eyes at this moment.

“What scares you the most?” She asked. I could feel her full attention now on me.

“Honestly, my biggest fear is failing.” I whispered, now looking directly at her. I could feel my heart racing against my chest as those truthful words came out. She placed her hand on my shoulder, smiling at me.

“I think you will do simply fine. You just need to have more faith in yourself. Besides, you can always call me down if you need me.” She whispered, looking me directly in my eyes, and smiling. She was right and I knew it. I gave her a fake smile for reassurance.

Before I could say anything else, the higher ups walked on stage standing before us. My attention instantly went to the stage, waiting for them to speak. Now, I was growing more nervous than what I was five minutes ago. Everyone started sitting down around me, letting me know that the time was now here. ‘There is no going back now.’ I thought to myself, taking a glance at Alessia before looking back up at the stage. It was quiet at first, no one saying anything. I assumed it was because I was not the only one that is nervous. It was clear from the others, that they are just as nervous to. I am glad it was not just me. The higher-up, the one standing in front of us, held his hand up to silence all the angels that were still talking.

“Good afternoon, my fellow angels. Thank you all for gathering this morning. Originally, you all were not supposed to leave until tomorrow, but we have come to the decision, that you will go today,” he paused during his speech to glance around at all of us. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath in. I had looked forward to having the day before we leave, but that is not how that is going to work. I rolled my eyes, looking up at the stage again.

“As I call your names, you will come up here, get your identification card for where you will be going. Now, your place of stay, is completely paid for, as well as bills, as the humans call it, so you will be able to fit in. Now, I am going to start calling names,” He continued to speak.

I drowned him out, waiting for him to call my name. I did not want to think much on it. My excitement was mixing in with my nerves, making it undeniably difficult to decide which one I was. I wanted desperately to keep my nerves under control, but nothing I did seemed to be working. The nerves were starting to outpower the excitement, and it scared her.

“Sarai….” He finally called my name. I stood on shaky legs, tucking my beautiful, white-glowing wings behind me as I slowly made my way towards the stage. I could feel everyone’s eyes on me, including the higher-ups. I took deep breaths in and let them out slowly as I made my way onto the stage, stopping in front of the higher up that called my name. He bowed his head to me in respect, handing me a card. I accepted the card, giving him a fake smile, pretending that I am okay. I did not want anyone to know how scared I have become.

“Now, while you are going down to earth, your body will change into the “character” that bought the place that you will be staying at. Your town you will be in is called; Avalon, California.” He spoke, trying to give his best smile that he could. I, once again, returned the smile. I wanted to look at the identification card to see what I would look like badly but decided I would see when I got down to earth to my new home. Hopefully, I was not given a look that would put me out there. Hopefully, it would be something that would match my personality.

‘Looks like I will be finding out soon enough.’ I thought to myself as a glowing light started surrounding me. I could feel my skin begin to tingle, and my mind going blank. Closing my eyes, I let the light consume me, making me disappear from my spot on the stage. I opened my eyes a little, feeling slightly dizzy from my surroundings. It was like a vortex, a beautifully lit vortex. I felt as if though I could stay here and never go back to either places again. I could be in paradise and live in my own peace. There would be no more fear, excitement, or any nerves like I was having now. I, also, would not have to report to anyone anymore either. War would no longer be a priority and killing other creatures would not be necessary. I could play that in my head all I wanted to as some kind of fantasy, but it would never happen. No matter had bad I wanted it too. It is okay to have wants and dreams though.

Without a warning, the vortex disappeared, and I felt a gust of wind blow past me. It felt like I was falling, and nothing was there to catch me, or to even break my fall in the slightest. My heart began to race against my sweaty chest, and I began to panic at once. Breathing seemed to have been forgotten, and my eye were wondrously fluttering. I wanted to desperately to let out a scream but every time I opened my eyes my mouth nothing would come out. Was this fear supposed to be here? Did the others feel the same thing? I wanted to cry, but nothing would come out then either, not even a tear. At this moment, I felt as if I was going to die. As if my small measly heart was going to stop beating without delay and my lungs were going to collapse on me.

It felt like an hour passed since I felt like I was falling into oblivion. I had felt when my feet were now standing on a firm surface, but I was so scared to open my eyes and see where I was or what my surroundings looked like. It is like those times when you feel so much despair that you just want to fade into the darkness. That was me at this current moment. I became so petrified – against my will I assure you - that moving was out of the question. Even opening my eyes to blink was not an option. From the way I was standing, I sure hope I was not outside anywhere that people would look at me like I am crazy because I am almost sure that I am currently not fitting in. I am sure no human would just be randomly standing like this in the outdoors, with their eyes closed.

Taking a deep breath in, I yielded my mind to calm my nerves so I could make it possible to open my eyes and move my legs. Taking another sharp breath in, I finally opened my eyes to look at my surroundings. I gasped, hanging my mouth open in awe. The sight before me was not what I had been expecting. I had expected to be placed in something vulgar or run down. Something that creepy-crawling, gross looking bugs, and nasty mold in it. Something where the fridge would not work, and the water came out different than what it should. I had expected the walls to be thin with stains for people smoking, as well as the carpets. What I did not expect though was porcelain-colored walls and crème-colored carpets. The front door is made of glass with red-oak wood built around it. A red-oak wood end table sat beside it for stuff to be placed on as people came in. The couches were also crème-colored, with a red-oak wood coffee table sitting in front of them and fifty-five-inch tv in the far corner.

I felt myself wanting to cry again as I glanced around the room. Living in something like this for a while I could do. Something nice like this was hardly ever given to us in heaven. Therefore, I wanted to take advantage of it the best I could. Smiling to myself, I made my way through the double doors, assuming that was the kitchen. I paused in the doorway, staring around the room, amazed. Instead of beautiful carpet, it had a beautiful, tiled floor. The fridge was double sided and a shiny grey. I could not help but run to the fridge and throw it open. At that moment, I was like a kid in the candy store. The fridge is so full of food that I favored, that it made me animatedly drool. My stomach growled, at once making me start preparing a meal, so that I could sit down, watch tv and eat, until further instructions.