Fi was shaken by all that she had heard about Gabe in the past few days. She had tried to help. *The transplant failed* Fi thought to herself. She pulled her knees up closer to her, seeking the warmth as she sat on the fluffy chair in her den.
"Fi!" A voice yelled from across the house, it was her Mom. "I'm going over to the Bells, Carey and Clu said they were coming over here to ring in the New Year with you and Annie."
"Okay, but where's Annie?" Fi asked.
"She's upstairs talking to her parents on the phone." Molly replied as she entered the room.
"Okay, I hope you have a great time, Happy New Year." Fi spoke with a false sense of joy.
"Happy New Year baby." Molly was full of concern for both of her children. She knew that Fi felt guilty that she wasn't able to save Gabe with her bone marrow. Hopefully Clu and Carey would be able to brighten her up. For now, she knew Fi just wanted to be alone. "There are snack foods and drinks in the fridge. Don't be too wild."
Fi laughed and smiled almost truly. Molly left the house and Fi fell back into her state of fear and pain. Silent tears fell from her eyes and were absorbed by her shirt. She looked up, only to be taken aback by a bright light.
"Fiona, Fiona." A small voice called. Slowly it grew until it spoke in a loud tone, "Fiona!"
"What, What do you want?" Fi asked the voice emitted by the light.
"Come with me Fiona, I'll show you." It was Gabe's Angel. He emerged from the beam and offered his hand like he had years before. Fi arose from the chair and wiped her eyes. She took his hand and walked with him into the light.
They entered a bright white room where a woman cloaked in gold robes stood centered. Her smile warmed the room and Fi was left in front of her. *Gabe?* Fi thought to herself. The woman looked just like her dying friend.
"Yes, Fi. It's me." The woman spoke, it was like she could read Fi's mind.
"Are you........"
"No, not yet. But I'm close."
"Well then, why are you here?" Fi's voice shook with confusion and fear.
"The sickness has taken over my body and there is only so little of me left. As I leave that world I arrive here. I needed to speak to you before your guilt consumed your soul."
"So you had your angel find me."
"Yes, just like before when you saved my life."
"But what good did that do? Now you're going to die and there's nothing even I can do!" Fi was overcome with her own feelings.
"You gave me more time Fi, and for that I can never thank you enough. It isn't your fault that I am going to die, it's just the fate I was given." Gabe was hurt to watch yet another person torn apart by her mortality. "You have to go back now Fi. Take care of Jack for me."
"Good-bye Gabe. I'll do whatever I can"
"Good-bye Fi."
The light blinked off sharply and Fi was left standing in the den. She gazed around her as she adjusted to the lighting again. Did that really happen? Dizziness consumed her and she reached for the couch and sat down. She couldn't believe what she saw on the coffee table. Sitting on the hard wood surface was a beautiful angel statue with tiny painted tears cascading down his face.
"Fi!" A voice yelled from across the house, it was her Mom. "I'm going over to the Bells, Carey and Clu said they were coming over here to ring in the New Year with you and Annie."
"Okay, but where's Annie?" Fi asked.
"She's upstairs talking to her parents on the phone." Molly replied as she entered the room.
"Okay, I hope you have a great time, Happy New Year." Fi spoke with a false sense of joy.
"Happy New Year baby." Molly was full of concern for both of her children. She knew that Fi felt guilty that she wasn't able to save Gabe with her bone marrow. Hopefully Clu and Carey would be able to brighten her up. For now, she knew Fi just wanted to be alone. "There are snack foods and drinks in the fridge. Don't be too wild."
Fi laughed and smiled almost truly. Molly left the house and Fi fell back into her state of fear and pain. Silent tears fell from her eyes and were absorbed by her shirt. She looked up, only to be taken aback by a bright light.
"Fiona, Fiona." A small voice called. Slowly it grew until it spoke in a loud tone, "Fiona!"
"What, What do you want?" Fi asked the voice emitted by the light.
"Come with me Fiona, I'll show you." It was Gabe's Angel. He emerged from the beam and offered his hand like he had years before. Fi arose from the chair and wiped her eyes. She took his hand and walked with him into the light.
They entered a bright white room where a woman cloaked in gold robes stood centered. Her smile warmed the room and Fi was left in front of her. *Gabe?* Fi thought to herself. The woman looked just like her dying friend.
"Yes, Fi. It's me." The woman spoke, it was like she could read Fi's mind.
"Are you........"
"No, not yet. But I'm close."
"Well then, why are you here?" Fi's voice shook with confusion and fear.
"The sickness has taken over my body and there is only so little of me left. As I leave that world I arrive here. I needed to speak to you before your guilt consumed your soul."
"So you had your angel find me."
"Yes, just like before when you saved my life."
"But what good did that do? Now you're going to die and there's nothing even I can do!" Fi was overcome with her own feelings.
"You gave me more time Fi, and for that I can never thank you enough. It isn't your fault that I am going to die, it's just the fate I was given." Gabe was hurt to watch yet another person torn apart by her mortality. "You have to go back now Fi. Take care of Jack for me."
"Good-bye Gabe. I'll do whatever I can"
"Good-bye Fi."
The light blinked off sharply and Fi was left standing in the den. She gazed around her as she adjusted to the lighting again. Did that really happen? Dizziness consumed her and she reached for the couch and sat down. She couldn't believe what she saw on the coffee table. Sitting on the hard wood surface was a beautiful angel statue with tiny painted tears cascading down his face.