Seek and You Shall Find
"I'm fifteen years old for God's sake, mother! Why must you always hide who he is from me? I'm old enough to know whatever it is!"
For Melenie Sloan this was one of those days. She was a tall girl of fair complexion with dark brown shoulder length hair who was easily ticked off. And today she was extremely ticked. Her day at school was surprisingly more horrible than it usually was. None of the students liked her and the teachers wished she could change classes. It wasn't something she could help; they just thought her too cocky and arrogant. But it wasn't that at all. True, Melenie could be a little arrogant but it was only because she was undoubtedly smarter than those in her classes. And cocky was just her nature; inbred you could say.
But after being yelled at by five of her six teachers she wasn't in the mood to do her homework. She figured if the teachers couldn't teach her enough in class then she shouldn't have to waste her downtime doing more work. And that is where the trouble came in. Her mother, Bethany Sloan, walked into Melenie's room to make sure she was doing her homework, only to find Mel laying on her bed with her headphones on reading a book. Her textbooks lay forgotten on the floor. Now Bethany was a fair mother with much love for her child, a true blessing from God, well almost God anyway, but sometimes Mel exasperated her to the limit. And considering her intelligence wasn't showing up in her failing grades, the 'no homework' strike was getting under Beth's skin.
So after letting Melenie know she wasn't happy and wasn't going to tolerate anymore laziness she commented on the fact that had she been a male instead Melenie would know who's boss. As soon as she said it, she regretted it. Recently anytime the words 'male' or 'father' were said Melenie would immediately jump at the chance to pick the topic apart.
Melenie had no father and whether her mother was a widower, a divorcee, or she herself was an illegitimate child she had no idea. So, knowing she had a right to the truth, she asked her mum again who he was. And when Bethany didn't tell her yet again she couldn't help losing her temper.
Bethany sighed and sat down on Melenie's bed pausing to think how to tell her. But before she could, Melenie spoke in a calmer tone.
"Look mum, if you wont tell me about him at least ell me why you wont. Are you ashamed of what happened?"
Bethany shook her head 'no' and smiled with the memory. "Alright, alright. I'll tell you. You've got to know sooner or later."
Melenie smugly smiled. At last.
"One night...no I must go further back." Melenie gave her a look that said 'just get on with it.' "You don't know this but I was once married to a jerk who left me because I couldn't have children." Melenie stared at her with a bewildered look. Then how...? "So I was angry. Angry at him and angry at God for not helping me. I wanted children so badly and it crushed me when I couldn't." Melenie could see the pain in her mother's eyes. "So I started an abortion clinic. If I couldn't have children then I'd be..." She trailed off and shook her head.
"Go on," Melenie urged.
"I'm not proud of it." But she knew she had to continue whether she wanted to or not. "I thought I'd be happy know that if I couldn't have children, others wouldn't be having children either. Then one night I got into bed..." She trailed off again. This is going to sound so crazy, she thought. Melenie patiently waited for her to continue." This is why I've never told you. You wouldn't believe my story. Even I thought it was all a dream once. Well, I was visited by an angel." Melenie gave Bethany her famous 'one eyebrow raised' look but surprisingly stayed silent. "He was The Metatron and told me that God wanted me to 'play mother to the world by protecting it; saving it.'" She quoted. "Apparently there were two angels who went against God and were sent to spend eternity in Wisconsin. Someone let them in on a loophole that would get them back into Heaven but would also destroy the world in the process. And I had to stop them with the help of some others. It certainly was an adventure." She stopped, remembering the events.
"So...what's that got to do with my father?" Melenie prompted, her patience slowly ebbing away.
"Once it was all over and it was time for God, The Metatron, Rufus, and The Muse to leave he said goodbye and gave me a gift. You." She smiled so warmly at the memory, almost drifting away in her thoughts until Mel shook her back to Earth.
"Who??!!?" She screamed in frustration. "Who is he?" She asked again more quietly.
"Oh, your father is The Metatron. In a manner of speaking."
Melenie just sat in silence taking it all in. "So my father's an angel?"
"Yes. He's the Voice of God."
"No way mum! You're saying you met God and His-"
"Her," Bethany corrected.
"Her? God is a she?"
"Mmhm. See this is why I never told you."
"Okay. So why did they pick you?"
"Because I was the last Scion."
"The last?"
"Until you came along."
"So what does that mean? Me being the last Scion?"
"I don't know. Metatron said you'd have a lot of work to do. But I have no idea what or when."
"Riiigghhtt. Okay mum. Uh, I have homework to do now." Mel gave her mum a highly skeptical look.
Bethany saw this coming and decided to leave Mel to her thoughts. However much Melenie thought she was crazy, she'd have to admit to the 'tale' sooner or later just like Bethany had to admit to fifteen years ago.
Melenie watched her mum leave and decided to actually get some homework done. At least it would get her mind off what she just heard. And what she just heard was very strange and unreal.
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"I'm fifteen years old for God's sake, mother! Why must you always hide who he is from me? I'm old enough to know whatever it is!"
For Melenie Sloan this was one of those days. She was a tall girl of fair complexion with dark brown shoulder length hair who was easily ticked off. And today she was extremely ticked. Her day at school was surprisingly more horrible than it usually was. None of the students liked her and the teachers wished she could change classes. It wasn't something she could help; they just thought her too cocky and arrogant. But it wasn't that at all. True, Melenie could be a little arrogant but it was only because she was undoubtedly smarter than those in her classes. And cocky was just her nature; inbred you could say.
But after being yelled at by five of her six teachers she wasn't in the mood to do her homework. She figured if the teachers couldn't teach her enough in class then she shouldn't have to waste her downtime doing more work. And that is where the trouble came in. Her mother, Bethany Sloan, walked into Melenie's room to make sure she was doing her homework, only to find Mel laying on her bed with her headphones on reading a book. Her textbooks lay forgotten on the floor. Now Bethany was a fair mother with much love for her child, a true blessing from God, well almost God anyway, but sometimes Mel exasperated her to the limit. And considering her intelligence wasn't showing up in her failing grades, the 'no homework' strike was getting under Beth's skin.
So after letting Melenie know she wasn't happy and wasn't going to tolerate anymore laziness she commented on the fact that had she been a male instead Melenie would know who's boss. As soon as she said it, she regretted it. Recently anytime the words 'male' or 'father' were said Melenie would immediately jump at the chance to pick the topic apart.
Melenie had no father and whether her mother was a widower, a divorcee, or she herself was an illegitimate child she had no idea. So, knowing she had a right to the truth, she asked her mum again who he was. And when Bethany didn't tell her yet again she couldn't help losing her temper.
Bethany sighed and sat down on Melenie's bed pausing to think how to tell her. But before she could, Melenie spoke in a calmer tone.
"Look mum, if you wont tell me about him at least ell me why you wont. Are you ashamed of what happened?"
Bethany shook her head 'no' and smiled with the memory. "Alright, alright. I'll tell you. You've got to know sooner or later."
Melenie smugly smiled. At last.
"One night...no I must go further back." Melenie gave her a look that said 'just get on with it.' "You don't know this but I was once married to a jerk who left me because I couldn't have children." Melenie stared at her with a bewildered look. Then how...? "So I was angry. Angry at him and angry at God for not helping me. I wanted children so badly and it crushed me when I couldn't." Melenie could see the pain in her mother's eyes. "So I started an abortion clinic. If I couldn't have children then I'd be..." She trailed off and shook her head.
"Go on," Melenie urged.
"I'm not proud of it." But she knew she had to continue whether she wanted to or not. "I thought I'd be happy know that if I couldn't have children, others wouldn't be having children either. Then one night I got into bed..." She trailed off again. This is going to sound so crazy, she thought. Melenie patiently waited for her to continue." This is why I've never told you. You wouldn't believe my story. Even I thought it was all a dream once. Well, I was visited by an angel." Melenie gave Bethany her famous 'one eyebrow raised' look but surprisingly stayed silent. "He was The Metatron and told me that God wanted me to 'play mother to the world by protecting it; saving it.'" She quoted. "Apparently there were two angels who went against God and were sent to spend eternity in Wisconsin. Someone let them in on a loophole that would get them back into Heaven but would also destroy the world in the process. And I had to stop them with the help of some others. It certainly was an adventure." She stopped, remembering the events.
"So...what's that got to do with my father?" Melenie prompted, her patience slowly ebbing away.
"Once it was all over and it was time for God, The Metatron, Rufus, and The Muse to leave he said goodbye and gave me a gift. You." She smiled so warmly at the memory, almost drifting away in her thoughts until Mel shook her back to Earth.
"Who??!!?" She screamed in frustration. "Who is he?" She asked again more quietly.
"Oh, your father is The Metatron. In a manner of speaking."
Melenie just sat in silence taking it all in. "So my father's an angel?"
"Yes. He's the Voice of God."
"No way mum! You're saying you met God and His-"
"Her," Bethany corrected.
"Her? God is a she?"
"Mmhm. See this is why I never told you."
"Okay. So why did they pick you?"
"Because I was the last Scion."
"The last?"
"Until you came along."
"So what does that mean? Me being the last Scion?"
"I don't know. Metatron said you'd have a lot of work to do. But I have no idea what or when."
"Riiigghhtt. Okay mum. Uh, I have homework to do now." Mel gave her mum a highly skeptical look.
Bethany saw this coming and decided to leave Mel to her thoughts. However much Melenie thought she was crazy, she'd have to admit to the 'tale' sooner or later just like Bethany had to admit to fifteen years ago.
Melenie watched her mum leave and decided to actually get some homework done. At least it would get her mind off what she just heard. And what she just heard was very strange and unreal.
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