This is the sequel to The Same Gift.
Summary: Tori is taken to the world of the higher powers, so she can help them. There is one problem: her friends and family aren't here.
"What did you just say?" I asked. I needed to hear if I just heard this right. Was I really in the kingdom of the higher powers? I looked around. It did look like it. Everything seemed so royal here.
"Welcome to the kingdom of the higher powers." The voice repeated. Where on earth was that voice coming from? I looked around to find the voice, but I could still only see luxurious items covered in silver, white, black, or gold.
"You will not find us. No one is allowed to see us." A voice said. I nodded. That made some sense in a way. Chris had said that no one had ever seen the higher powers.
"Why am I here?" I asked.
It was silent for a few moments. "You are here to help us. You have done an extraordinary job helping ghosts come to the light and stay out of the hands of the sinisters. We had talked about it and decided that we indeed needed a new angel. You are the new angel." The voice said. My eyes flew wide open. I was an angel. Did that mean that I was dead? Could I fly now? Too many questions were in my head right now.
"Am I dead?" I asked. I needed to know if the higher had killed me to make me an angel.
"No, you aren't dead." The voice said. I let out a sigh of relief.
"So that means that I can still see my family, right?" I asked them.
It took awhile for the voice to respond again. "You can still your family and friends, but they can no longer see you. To them, you are like a ghost. Ghosts can see you and people like Jade are able to see you." I wasn't able to see my family anymore. What was wrong with these people?
"No offense, but if my family or friends can't see me, then I don't want to be an angel for you. I'm perfectly fine on my own for your information." I stated and I started to search for the exit from this kingdom. How dare those higher powers take me away from my family!
"You can't leave. We already decided that you are an angel and you have no choice. For all eternity, you will be an angel." The voice said. I stopped searching. That higher power was lucky that he wasn't close to me or I would have punched him right now.
"I don't want to be one." I said.
"You have no choice." The voice said. I knew that fighting against the higher powers would be no use.
I sighed. "What am I supposed to do as an angel?" I asked them.
"You will help people, who are in a bad life, get a better life. Angels help lower suicide rates in the world. They are very useful to us. They also make people do good things. When one is in the presence of an angel, they will only want to do good things." The voice said. At least, I was going to make the world a better place.
"How will I know who to help?" I asked the voice.
"We will give you missions. Once a mission is solved, you will get a break of a week before the next mission starts." He told me.
"Will I get a helping angel?" I asked him. I was so freaked out at the moment. I really needed someone who was going to help me with all this. Chris had been a very good helping soul and it would be very nice if I could get someone like him.
The voice laughed. "Helping angels do not exist, but I guess that Chris can help you with your new angel life." A bright light appeared in the middle of the room. When the light dimmed, I could see Chris who looked awfully confused.
"Tori." He exclaimed. He ran towards me before giving me a hug. I hugged him back. "Where have you been? Your parents have been extremely worried about you and what is this place?" Chris asked as he looked around the room.
"The kingdom of the higher powers." I told Chris.
His eyes got big. "What are you doing here? And what am I doing here?" He asked.
"The higher powers apparently need me and then they turned me into an angel. You're here, because I asked for help and they said that you could help." I told Chris.
His eyes got even bigger. "Wow, angels are so incredible. The whole ghost world thinks that you're like superstars and you can fly now and..." He wanted to continue, but I interrupted.
"My family can no longer see me." I told him. His excitement stopped.
"I didn't even realize that. I'm sorry, Tori." He told me with a sympathetic look.
The voice started to talk again. "I know that this may seem as a punishment to you, but it is a really big honor. I realize that we have put you through a lot already, so I will give you a chance to say goodbye to your family before you start your life as an angel." I was surprised. The higher powers finally decided to do something nice for me.
"You will seriously let me say goodbye to my family?" I asked them just to make sure.
"Yes, I will send you to your house and you will get a chance to say goodbye to your family. Then you will immediately start your next mission. A boy really needs help and we don't have a lot of time before he does something stupid." The voice tells me.
"Okay, send me to my family." I told him. The bright light appeared again and suddenly I was back in my house again.
That was the first chapter for the new story. So Tori no longer helps ghosts, but living people. Hope you liked it.
Reviews are welcome.
