Just a short series of shorts. It was originally written meant for a birthday gift for a Joe-ette, but didn't quite work out. But I could not bear to junk it either. Hope someone will enjoy it - Nomi.
BROTHERHOOD ETERNAL
Do Angels Sleep
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Do angels sleep?
That was one question Joe remembered asking his big brother as a little six year old boy.
'Of course,' big brother Frankie told him. 'Even angels have to sleep, like us.'
'Is that why I fell off the tree and hurt my knee?' He continued questioning his big brother. 'Because my personal guardian angel was sleeping, and was not looking out for me?'
Big brother Frankie looked stunned for the briefest moment before answering. 'No Joey… you fell off the tree because you are careless. Guardian Angels protect you from the big bad guys, not from little silly or careless mistakes…'
'Why not?' he asked again.
'Because we need to learn from our mistakes and become better persons for God,' big brother Frankie said. 'And if they help us all the time, we will never learn.'
Joe could not help but smile at that memory. A soft warm glow slowly suffused his being. His beloved big brother; one could always count on Frank to come up with a good answer no matter what.
And memories were all that he had left of his big brother now, Joe sighed. That soft exhalation of breath was soft, but the breath was heavy, and the whispers of that sigh echoed loudly around him.
For all eternity…