Charity joined Joan and Adam at lunch. Grace had gone off campus especially considering the "Tuesday Surprise" was being served.

Adam was in line and Charity and Joan behind him. "Um, why are you serving the 'Tuesday surprise' on Monday?" he asked.

The lunch lady scooped some onto his plate and handed it to him. "Surprise, you'll be eating it again tomorrow," she said, she handed it to him and he made a face.

"I'll pass," Charity replied.

"Ditto," Joan said.

"You girls are smarter than I am," he said.

Charity and Joan got some ice cream and sat down at their table. Some of the "Tuesday Surprise" slipped around on the plate and onto Adam's hand.

"Ah! It's eating my flesh!" he said.

Joan and Charity laughed. He tried to shake it off.

"Ugh, it's clinging to me," he replied.

Charity handed him a napkin and he wiped it off.

"That crap feels disgusting," he said. His whole body shook and he unfolded the napkin and laid it over the gunk.

Joan had grabbed two spoons and she handed one to Adam. "Share?" she asked.

He smiled and they ate the ice cream at the same time.

Charity ate hers and stared off into space. She had told Briana everything would be ok, but she wasn't really sure. She didn't want to give the little girl false hope.

Then she realized that she wasn't in the cafeteria any longer. She was standing next to Briana. "You came back, Charity!" Briana said. She jumped up and went to hug her but ran through her instead. She looked at Charity. "Are you a ghost?" Her brown eyes were suddenly full of fear.

"No," Charity said. "Remember, you said I was an angel." That was the only thing she was going to tell the girl that wasn't true.

Briana smiled. She walked over to the wall and sat down, Charity sat next to her. "You're pretty," Briana said.

"No I'm not," Charity replied.

"Yes you are. You're pretty like my mommy."

Charity smiled. "Thanks Briana."

Briana looked at her. "Are you going to save me?"

"I'll try."

"How do you get here?"

"I fall asleep."

Briana looked at her. "Angels sleep?"

For a minute, Charity forgot that she was an "angel" and she covered it up with a nod.

"Did God send you?" Briana asked.

Charity shrugged. "Yeah, I guess."

"Charity!" Joan's voice said in the distance.

Charity stood up. Briana grabbed at her hand. "Don't leave me," she said.

"Charity!"

Charity looked at her. "Briana, sweetie, everything is going to be ok," she replied, rubbing the little girl's face. She actually felt the body heat that she was giving off.

Briana nodded.

"I'll come back later."

"Charity!" Adam was calling her now.

Charity blinked for the first time in minutes. "What?" she asked.

"Sorry, you were starting to freak us out," Joan replied.

Charity rubbed her eyes, hoping that her contact lenses wouldn't pop out. "Wow, I fell asleep with my eyes open," she said.

"Could you give us a warning?" Adam asked. "You were starting to scare me a little."

"Just a little?" she asked.

"Just a little."

Adam took Joan's ice cream carton and went to the trashcan.

"Joan, I was there with Briana," Charity said.

"You were?" Joan asked.

Charity nodded. "I told her everything was going to be ok," Charity said. "But I'm not so sure."

"Was there anyone around?"

Charity shook her head.

"Around where?" Adam asked, walking over and sitting back down.

"Nowhere," Joan replied.

Charity finished her ice cream and then the bell rang and they stood up and left.