The next night it was even colder than the night before. No one in
their right minds would ever go out that night if they didn't have to. Zoë
and Tessa sat in the window seat looking out the window, drawing on the
windows with their fingers. (You know, like kids do when it rains or
snows). They had had a busy day, Tessa had gone to see Jodie for a time,
and Zoë had gone to play with her friends. They were both very hungry
(which is saying a lot, due to the fact that angels don't often get
hungry), and very much looking forward to dinner. Little did they know that
dinner that night would be so incredibly eventful?
An hour later, they sat down to eat. Zoë and Tessa didn't even wait for the prayer and each of them quickly took and ate a piece of bread before anyone noticed them. Soon dinner was over. And to their surprise they were told to sit down and wait. An announcement was to be made. This was surprising, but nonetheless they were excited, they loved announcements.
"Alright," Monica began, "Andrew I and I just wanted to let you know how much we love you all. And that we are going to have a baby!"
There was mixed reaction throughout the room; but everyone was happy. For example, Tess began to cry, while Tessa and Zoë hugged their Mother. Adam also got up to shake Andrew's hand.
"This is wonderful!" Gloria said. She stayed in her chair.
"Thank you Gloria."
"Congratulations Mom." Tessa said.
"Congratulations Mommy. Can we go now?" Zoë commented.
"Thank you girls and yes you can go now, I'll see you later." Then the girls left, but not before hugging their Dad too. And Tess came over and hugged Monica.
"Tess, what's wrong?"
"Nothing Angel Girl, I'm just so happy!"
"I'm glad Tess, I really am."
"Are you surprised Tessa?" Zoë asked as she and Tessa headed back to the living room and sat down back by the window seat.
"I don't know, I knew that something different was going on, I just wasn't too sure of what it was. But now I know, and it makes sense."
"What do you suppose Mommy met by 'I'll see you later?'"
"I don't know, maybe she just wants to spend time with us later."
"Your probably right. Are you excited?"
"Of course I am! Are you?"
"Yes, very! I have just one more question."
"Anything."
"Do you remember when I was born?"
"Sure I do. You were cute."
"Thank you." Zoë smiled proudly.
"Your welcome." Tessa said as they both began to draw on the windows again.
"Tell me about it please."
"Well, I wasn't really there when you were born or anything like that."
"Of course you weren't, but tell me what you do know."
"Well, I remember that I loved you the moment that I saw you. Everyone was really happy, and you were really cute. That's pretty much it."
"I know my birthday, but then how many people can't remember their birthday by the age of eight anyway?'
"Probably more than you'd think."
"Where was I born anyway?"
"I was born in New York City, so were you."
"I was born here, really? That's really cool, I can't believe that. You think the new babies will be born here too?"
"Probably, because Aunt Gloria and Uncle Adam's baby is supposed to be born here, remember?"
"Yeah, that's why were here, isn't it?"
"It sure is."
"I'm going to do the dishes, would the two of you like to help me?" Gloria asked Tess and Monica.
"Sure, I'd love...."
"Oh, no, no Gloria sit down sweetie," Adam said as he took some dishes from his wife. "You too Monica." He added.
"Oh, and Tess," Said Andrew has he began to clear the table, "You work to hard too, just go relax. Take a break."
"Well, I can't say no to that."
"Neither can I." Gloria admitted as she headed to the kitchen to watch her husband and friend do the dishes.
"Tess, would you like to watch too?"
"Why not, it looks like fun."
"So, what did you find out about the whole thing with the play last night?" Adam asked.
"Apparently someone did cut the rope on purpose." Andrew said. "I'm glad that Zoë is out of school for Christmas break, because if she weren't, I can assure you that she would not be going back just yet. It makes me really mad, if she were human she could have, she..."
"You don't have to say it, I know what you mean." Adam tried to comfort his friend.
"That's just horrible, who would do something like that?" Exclaimed Gloria.
"Something like what?" Monica asked as she entered the kitchen.
"The thing with the play."
"Oh, that!" Tess said in a very angry tone as she sat down at the breakfast nook table next to Gloria. "You know, as a father, it is even more maddening, because believe me, once you have a kid, you'll do absolutely anything and everything for that child, just because you love it so much. You'll see what I mean Adam. It's terrible when anyone or anything hurts your child. You want to just fix it, and it's really, really painful and annoying when you can't always do that. Don't you feel the same Monica?" Monica was silent; she nodded as she stared off into space.
She had been fine moments before, but now one of those horrible feelings had come over her again. She was frightened and although she was in a room full of other angels she felt darkness near by and all around her. It was more intense this time, much more intense. Much more intense than any darkness she had felt in a very long time. She did not know why at the time, but suddenly she sprang from the room ran and into the living room where the girls were talking, laughing and drawing on the window. The rest of the family followed her. She was relieved to find them perfectly well and she sat in the window seat with them and pulled them close to her. Maybe it was just her pregnancy that was driving her nuts; maybe everything she had been feeling lately had just been an odd combination of hormones and Zoë's nightmares. The rest of the family stood in the doorway of the living room watching them. They smiled and Andrew went to join his wife and daughters on the window seat. Now Monica's anxiety was gone and everything seemed so peaceful. She smiled as she felt Andrew's arms wrap around her waist. But suddenly the happy family was alerted by a large, "bang!" And then another. Zoë cringed, Tessa jumped. And no sooner than the noise had come the house across the street erupted into a large fireball.
An hour later, they sat down to eat. Zoë and Tessa didn't even wait for the prayer and each of them quickly took and ate a piece of bread before anyone noticed them. Soon dinner was over. And to their surprise they were told to sit down and wait. An announcement was to be made. This was surprising, but nonetheless they were excited, they loved announcements.
"Alright," Monica began, "Andrew I and I just wanted to let you know how much we love you all. And that we are going to have a baby!"
There was mixed reaction throughout the room; but everyone was happy. For example, Tess began to cry, while Tessa and Zoë hugged their Mother. Adam also got up to shake Andrew's hand.
"This is wonderful!" Gloria said. She stayed in her chair.
"Thank you Gloria."
"Congratulations Mom." Tessa said.
"Congratulations Mommy. Can we go now?" Zoë commented.
"Thank you girls and yes you can go now, I'll see you later." Then the girls left, but not before hugging their Dad too. And Tess came over and hugged Monica.
"Tess, what's wrong?"
"Nothing Angel Girl, I'm just so happy!"
"I'm glad Tess, I really am."
"Are you surprised Tessa?" Zoë asked as she and Tessa headed back to the living room and sat down back by the window seat.
"I don't know, I knew that something different was going on, I just wasn't too sure of what it was. But now I know, and it makes sense."
"What do you suppose Mommy met by 'I'll see you later?'"
"I don't know, maybe she just wants to spend time with us later."
"Your probably right. Are you excited?"
"Of course I am! Are you?"
"Yes, very! I have just one more question."
"Anything."
"Do you remember when I was born?"
"Sure I do. You were cute."
"Thank you." Zoë smiled proudly.
"Your welcome." Tessa said as they both began to draw on the windows again.
"Tell me about it please."
"Well, I wasn't really there when you were born or anything like that."
"Of course you weren't, but tell me what you do know."
"Well, I remember that I loved you the moment that I saw you. Everyone was really happy, and you were really cute. That's pretty much it."
"I know my birthday, but then how many people can't remember their birthday by the age of eight anyway?'
"Probably more than you'd think."
"Where was I born anyway?"
"I was born in New York City, so were you."
"I was born here, really? That's really cool, I can't believe that. You think the new babies will be born here too?"
"Probably, because Aunt Gloria and Uncle Adam's baby is supposed to be born here, remember?"
"Yeah, that's why were here, isn't it?"
"It sure is."
"I'm going to do the dishes, would the two of you like to help me?" Gloria asked Tess and Monica.
"Sure, I'd love...."
"Oh, no, no Gloria sit down sweetie," Adam said as he took some dishes from his wife. "You too Monica." He added.
"Oh, and Tess," Said Andrew has he began to clear the table, "You work to hard too, just go relax. Take a break."
"Well, I can't say no to that."
"Neither can I." Gloria admitted as she headed to the kitchen to watch her husband and friend do the dishes.
"Tess, would you like to watch too?"
"Why not, it looks like fun."
"So, what did you find out about the whole thing with the play last night?" Adam asked.
"Apparently someone did cut the rope on purpose." Andrew said. "I'm glad that Zoë is out of school for Christmas break, because if she weren't, I can assure you that she would not be going back just yet. It makes me really mad, if she were human she could have, she..."
"You don't have to say it, I know what you mean." Adam tried to comfort his friend.
"That's just horrible, who would do something like that?" Exclaimed Gloria.
"Something like what?" Monica asked as she entered the kitchen.
"The thing with the play."
"Oh, that!" Tess said in a very angry tone as she sat down at the breakfast nook table next to Gloria. "You know, as a father, it is even more maddening, because believe me, once you have a kid, you'll do absolutely anything and everything for that child, just because you love it so much. You'll see what I mean Adam. It's terrible when anyone or anything hurts your child. You want to just fix it, and it's really, really painful and annoying when you can't always do that. Don't you feel the same Monica?" Monica was silent; she nodded as she stared off into space.
She had been fine moments before, but now one of those horrible feelings had come over her again. She was frightened and although she was in a room full of other angels she felt darkness near by and all around her. It was more intense this time, much more intense. Much more intense than any darkness she had felt in a very long time. She did not know why at the time, but suddenly she sprang from the room ran and into the living room where the girls were talking, laughing and drawing on the window. The rest of the family followed her. She was relieved to find them perfectly well and she sat in the window seat with them and pulled them close to her. Maybe it was just her pregnancy that was driving her nuts; maybe everything she had been feeling lately had just been an odd combination of hormones and Zoë's nightmares. The rest of the family stood in the doorway of the living room watching them. They smiled and Andrew went to join his wife and daughters on the window seat. Now Monica's anxiety was gone and everything seemed so peaceful. She smiled as she felt Andrew's arms wrap around her waist. But suddenly the happy family was alerted by a large, "bang!" And then another. Zoë cringed, Tessa jumped. And no sooner than the noise had come the house across the street erupted into a large fireball.