Chapter 2

Angel

She was devastated. How would she ever be able to get through this? Her dreams of sharing a lifetime with Ethan were over? He was gone and it was all her fault. She had pushed him away with her lies and he had landed back in the arms of Gwen. "No more dreaming, Teresa. It's over. It's time to grow up. No more talk of destiny and fate. They don't exist. At least for me they don't." She started crying.

How would this have happened? She had once though destiny brought them together, why now was it tearing them apart? She reached down for her purse. Whenn she found it, she dug down in it to find her keys. Pulling them out, she noticed the picture on her keychain. She grinned. Her little man was growing up so fast. She softly touched then photo, then pulled it close to her heart.

"I promise from this moment, Little Ethan, everything that I do will be for you. I will never put anyone or anything before you. You are the reason I live and without you I would have nothing." Wiping the tears from her face she placed her keys in the ignition and started her car. She went to readjust the rearview mirror, and in doing so saw the reflection of Ethan and Gwen posing for their wedding photos.

"I'll always love you, Ethan. You were my first and you'll be my last."

With that she pulled out of the church parking lot. As she drove a song that had just started on the radio caught her attention. This sounds nice, she thought to herself. She reached down to turn up the volume. This is what she heard...

I'll need time to get you off my mind. And I may sometimes bother you, try to be in touch with you from time to time. Now and then, Lord you know I'm gonna need a friend. Til I get used to loosing you, let me keep on using you. Til I can make it on my own.

I'll get by, but no matter how I try. There'll be times you know I'll call, chances are my tears will fall and I'll have no pride at all from time to time. But they say, oh there'll be a bright day. But til then I'll lean on you, that's all I mean to do. Til I can make it on my own.

Surely someday I'll wake up and see the morning sun without another lonely night behind me. Then I'll know I'm over you and all my cryings done. No more hurt or memories can find me.

But til then, Lord you know I'm gonna need a friend. Til I get use to loosing you, let me keep on using you. Til I can make it on my own. 'Til I can make it on my own.

She could no longer hold it in. Bursting into tears, she pulled her car onto the curb of the road. "I can't do this on my own, God." Sobbing, "Please...please...help me. I need you now more than ever. Please God, send me an angel!"

Song: (Til I Can Make It On My Own, Kenny Rogers. Don't laugh, it's a beautiful song!)