Monica stopped the red Cadillac about a mile away from the last standing World Trade Center building. Alan stared wide-eyed at the collapsed building. The sounds of sirens filled his ears. He looked at Monica and Gloria. Monica got out of the car, while Alan and Gloria stayed put. She looked at the many people running from the rubble. Alan stepped shakily out of the car and lowered his head. Monica gestured for Gloria to step out of the car. Gloria obeyed and stepped out of the car, closing the car door behind her. Monica looked at Alan and laid a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Come on," Monica said simply. She looked up to see questioning glances from Alan and Gloria.
"Where?" Alan asked confused.
"To get closed to the building," she responded. Alan and Gloria nodded and followed Monica to the building.
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Andrew stared wide-eyed at Chloe as he held her hand. She sat still, her breathing even as she fell into unconsciousness. He had been told to stay by her side the entire time and never leave her. Andrew said a silent prayer and kept his eyes fixed on Chloe. He put his hand on the side of her face.
"Chloe? Can you hear me? C'mon, wake up," he said softly. Chloe began to stir as she moaned. Her eyes fluttered open and fell upon Andrew. She let out a small whimper as her labor pains began to take over once more. She looked up at Andrew with pleading eyes.
"Andrew, what's going to happen to us?" she questioned softly.
"Chloe, please don't be afraid," Andrew soothed gently. A glow began to surround him as he smiled at Chloe. Her eyes widened as she stared up at him.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I'm an angel, sent by God. More specifically, an angel of death," he explained. He hated to say the last sentence to her, but she had to hear the truth.
"Am I...going to die?" she questioned, now afraid.
"Yes, you are. I was sent here to take you Home," he said. Tears made their down Chloe's cheeks. She turned her dark, questioning eyes up to Andrew.
"What...what about my baby?" she stuttered. Andrew shook his head sympathetically. Chloe nodded, now crying harder.
"I'm sorry, Chloe. But at least you'll both be in a place where there is no violence. You'll be completely surrounded by peace," Andrew explained, watching as a content smile spread across Chloe's lips at the mention of peace.
"Will it be soon?" Chloe questioned, no longer afraid. Andrew closed his eyes and listened to a voice only he could hear in his heart.
'Very soon, my angel.'
Andrew nodded and opened his eyes, looking at Chloe. He took a deep breath and nodded.
"Come on," Monica said simply. She looked up to see questioning glances from Alan and Gloria.
"Where?" Alan asked confused.
"To get closed to the building," she responded. Alan and Gloria nodded and followed Monica to the building.
~ ~ ~
Andrew stared wide-eyed at Chloe as he held her hand. She sat still, her breathing even as she fell into unconsciousness. He had been told to stay by her side the entire time and never leave her. Andrew said a silent prayer and kept his eyes fixed on Chloe. He put his hand on the side of her face.
"Chloe? Can you hear me? C'mon, wake up," he said softly. Chloe began to stir as she moaned. Her eyes fluttered open and fell upon Andrew. She let out a small whimper as her labor pains began to take over once more. She looked up at Andrew with pleading eyes.
"Andrew, what's going to happen to us?" she questioned softly.
"Chloe, please don't be afraid," Andrew soothed gently. A glow began to surround him as he smiled at Chloe. Her eyes widened as she stared up at him.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I'm an angel, sent by God. More specifically, an angel of death," he explained. He hated to say the last sentence to her, but she had to hear the truth.
"Am I...going to die?" she questioned, now afraid.
"Yes, you are. I was sent here to take you Home," he said. Tears made their down Chloe's cheeks. She turned her dark, questioning eyes up to Andrew.
"What...what about my baby?" she stuttered. Andrew shook his head sympathetically. Chloe nodded, now crying harder.
"I'm sorry, Chloe. But at least you'll both be in a place where there is no violence. You'll be completely surrounded by peace," Andrew explained, watching as a content smile spread across Chloe's lips at the mention of peace.
"Will it be soon?" Chloe questioned, no longer afraid. Andrew closed his eyes and listened to a voice only he could hear in his heart.
'Very soon, my angel.'
Andrew nodded and opened his eyes, looking at Chloe. He took a deep breath and nodded.