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OC you don't recognize.
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Remember, God loves you!
A/N: This is the first story in a series I want to start. Here it is. The second to last chapter of my first story in my Celine Rose series. I hope everyone enjoys it! Look for the next story in the series! It's called "When You Can't Move the Mountain."
"Love Can Move Mountains"
Chapter 4-Gloria's Revelation
Gloria glanced at Monica before going after Celine. She knew it was time to reveal herself and help put this family back together. Gloria knew that Monica would do her part with Cornelia, so the younger angel had nothing to worry about.
Before she left, Gloria turned to face Cornelia.
"Don't worry, Cornelia. I'll bring Celine back safely. I Promise." With that, Gloria left. She took Monica's car, praying that she would be able to find Celine before it was too late. She knew what sorts of dangers lurked in a city at night and she didn't want Celine getting hurt or worse.
It didn't take Gloria long to find the child. The moment she pulled up to the park, Gloria knew where Celine was. She followed her heart and God's pull and found Celine crying on a bench near the swing set.
"Mind if I join you?" Gloria asked, her voice soft and full of concern.
Celine glanced up and shook her head. She really wanted to be left alone, but she would settle for Gloria's company if she couldn't be totally alone.
"It's a free park." Celine commented, bitterness in her tone. She was still crying, which made Gloria's heart break.
"Celine, I know you're afraid and I know you're hurting. But you know what? You know who else knows it?"
Celine shook her head as she let out a sob.
"God." Gloria replied, before starting to glow with the light of God's love. "God knows you're hurting and He wants you to know He loves you."
Celine gasped when she saw the light surrounding Gloria. She wasn't' afraid, but just a little shocked.
"Don't be afraid, Celine. It's okay." Gloria assured her. She reached out a hand and touched Celine's hand gently. "I won't hurt you. I'm the same person you befriended a few days ago. I just work for someone higher. I love you and so does God. He wants to help you and so do I."
Celine shook her head sadly.
"God doesn't love me." Celine said, her voice tearful and full of doubt.
Gloria nodded as she came over and sat down next to Celine. She had stopped glowing by this point, but she still had work to do.
"Yes He does. God loves you so much, little one. He loves you more than you can ever know. He loves your Mommy too. He wants to help both of you." Gloria told the distraught little girl truthfully. "That's why He sent me and Monica to help you. He sent me to help you and He sent Monica to help your Mommy."
Celine let out a sob as she gazed up into Gloria's kind, brown eyes.
"Mommy won't let Monica help her! She doesn't want help! Mommy doesn't care about me either! She never listens to me!"
"Celine, listen to me, honey." Gloria said, her voice gentle and full of compassion. "Your Mommy loves you so much. But she's scared too. But I promise you, she'll let Monica help her."
Celine shook her head in disbelief. It wasn't that she didn't believe Gloria, it was just that her mother had never gotten help before, so what made this time any different?
"No she won't!" With that, Celine threw herself into Gloria's arms, crying and shaking. "I'm scared! I'm tired of feeling scared all the time! I want to feel safe again! I want Mommy and I to be happy again! I want to stop running all the time! I just want…" Celine's voice trailed off as she let out another sob before starting to cough.
"Shh, shh, it's okay, sweetheart. It's gonna be okay. I promise. Take a deep breath, sweetie. Can you do that for me, Celine? Try and calm down, honey. It's okay. Gloria's right here. I have you. You're safe, sweetheart. You're safer than safe. It's gonna be okay."
Celine tried her best to do as Gloria said, but it was hard.
"Aw, that's a girl. Good girl. There you go. You're okay. It's gonna be all right. But you know what?"
"What?" Celine asked, her voice still tearful.
"I'm gonna need your help to make things better. Will you help me?"
Celine looked doubtful, but she had calmed down considerably.
"I'm just a kid. What can I do? I told you, Gloria, my Mom won't listen to me. She never listens to me!"
Gloria winked at Celine as she gave her a loving hug.
"You can do a lot. And I have a good feeling your Mommy will listen to you. I promise. But you need to tell her the truth. You need to tell her how you feel and you also need to tell her what I told you."
"Why can't you tell her?" Celine asked. "Isn't that what an angel does?"
Gloria giggled, despite the situation.
"Yes, but in this case, I'm going to need some help. Besides, your Mommy is Monica's assignment and you're mine. But you're also my friend and I love you. I want you to be happy and in order for you to feel better, you need to help your Mommy feel better too. Will you help her, Celine?"
Celine thought about this for a few minutes before nodding her head.
"I'll try."
"Aw, that's a girl. All right, let's get you back home. Your Mom's probably worried sick about you by now."
Celine frowned at Gloria's last statement.
"I didn't mean to make her worry." She said, sincerely.
"I know you didn't." Gloria told Celine as she prepared to pick the young girl up. "God knows too."
Celine nodded, satisfied with Gloria's answer.
"Gloria, will I see you again?" Celine asked, her voice full of hope.
Gloria nodded.
"We'll see." Gloria told her, not wanting to give her false hope. "Aw, up you come." With that, Gloria picked Celine up and carried her back to where she had parked Monica's car.
