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Few hours later, after I had made sure that no nightmares would invade Maria's dreams, I went straight to the Boss and asked Him to assign me to her.

Why? -you may ask.

I'll tell you why. Because that night, for the first time since I had become an angel I felt like my heart belonged to someone - like I was meant to be the guardian of that little girl whose heart was as gold as her hair.

I was sure the Boss would agree, I really was. After all my request was driven by love, and if there's one thing in the whole universe He can't say no to, it's love.

Turns out I was one unlucky angel that night, 'cause He said no.

Supposedly I was too young to be the guardian of any human, let alone such a vulnerable one, but truth to be told I think the Boss was still a little angry with me for that trick I had played on Archangel Gabriel. But, really, how was I supposed to know the old angel didn't have any sense of humor whatsoever? Those little horns I stuck to his halo had looked really funny, if you ask me. They really had..

So, okay, it was a bit mean, but I'd seen other Angels making bigger mistakes than me and still getting to be guardians.

So I cried and I begged and I promised to change and when it hadn't worked I cried again.

Finally, the Boss gave up and let me join Seth - one of the oldest angels in Heaven and Maria's original guardian, all in one person.

The only thing I had to promise to the Boss was that I wouldn't interfere in Seth's actions. In other words I wasn't allowed to do anything but watch and learn from "the master" as Seth liked to refer to himself. If I would in anyway break that promise not only wouldn't I be allowed to become the guardian for another 100 years but also my halo would be taken. And that wasn't something I wanted to risk losing.

The thing is - Seth was NOT a master

In fact, he was the worst guardian a girl like Maria could ever have.