The sun started to set on the small church beside the park as Kalee yawned. It had been a long week, so much had happened. Tess had finally returned and given her a long lecture about what an angel could and couldn't do; Andrew had also come back and had taught her about the people she would eventually run into and what she should do. Monica would come and go, but it began to fall into a normal schedule. Since there was no one else she could talk to she became very good friends with Father Denis, and would help him with small things around the church. Kalee stood up and walked toward the open door of the church. As she entered into the foyer Father Denis and Monica came around the corner looking very distraught. When they saw Kalee the seemed to relax. She guessed they had been looking for her and began to think of an explanation for where she had been. Monica ran over to her and hugged her, followed by Father Denis.
"We have been looking for you for two hours, where were you?" Monica blurted out.
"I was sitting on the grass enjoying the sun." Kalee replied.
"Tess is so worried." Father Denis commented before anything else was said.
"Father Denis and I have something you might be interested in?" Monica said.
"Really!" Kalee said getting excited she loved surprises. Kalee followed Monica and Father Denis into his office and they sat down in three puffy red chairs that had been placed around a large circular table. Kalee noticed out of the corner of her eye another chair. It was occupied by a woman about 24, with glasses and dark hair. Kalee smiled at her politely as she sat down and made herself comfortable. Once they had all taken their place at the table, Father Denis began to explain.
"I have decided to invite a group of teens from NET Canada to come and stay with our parish for a year." The room became quite as Father Denis paused and looked down at the piece of paper in front of him, then he continued.
"The only problem is that they are short people for a team, and they only need two more. So I thought that you two could try for it." Kalee stared blankly at the wall in front of her and breathed out loudly, not noticing that she had been holding air in. Monica looked at her worried, she had still not relaxed after last weeks events. Kalee burst out with a laugh and the whole room relaxed. Kalee coughed, a little embarrassed and looked down at the table, not looking anyone in the eye.
"Can we talk for a minute?" Monica said to father Denis.
"Sure." he said as he pushed back his chair and stood up. He walked out the door and shut it behind him. The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. Finally, Monica broke the silence,
"Kalee, this is Gloria." she said looking towards the woman in the other chair.
"How do you know her!" Kalee asked.
"She is also an angel, it is only her second year on search and rescue." Monica replied.
"What would we be doing on this team?" Gloria finally asked.
"You would be bringing youth closer to God." Monica replied, giving her normal none specific answer.
"Would this continue to something bigger?" Kalee asked, getting rather interested.
"It could." said a voice from behind Kalee that made her jump from her chair. She turned around and saw Tess and Andrew standing in the doorway. Kalee ran over to both of them and gave them both a hug as was her custom every time she saw them. Kalee turned to Monica and said,
"I'll do it!" and then turned and looked at Gloria seated in her chair having not moved a muscle.
"Gloria?" Kalee looked at her more intensely and then turned to Tess.
"Is she always like this?" Kalee said looking at Gloria over her shoulder.
"Not usually, I think she is just nervous to meet you." Tess replied.
"Why would she be nervous?" Kalee asked looking confused. Andrew pulled her aside and turned his back to the wall.
"We have all found out about your special gift that the Lord has given you and, well, you are a bit of a celebrity." Kalee walked over to Gloria and smiled at her and said,
"I'm just like you. Please just treat me normally." Gloria looked up at her and smiled.
"Buddies?" she questioned.
"Why not?" Kalee said joking. The whole room erupted with laughter, so loud that Father Denis came in to see what was wrong. That night Gloria, Monica and Kalee went to adoration in the small chapel of the church. Why she was praying Kalee noticed a glow around the head of both Monica and Gloria. Kalee began thinking about what she was doing wrong. Monica looked up and noticed Kalee thinking deeply, obviously side tracked. Monica stood up, walked over and knelt beside her.
"What's wrong Kalee?" Monica asked her.
"It's just that I noticed that glow around your head and wondered what I'm doing wrong." Kalee explained.
"Come with me." a voice said from behind her as a warm hand rested on her shoulder. By the touch she could tell it was Andrew. She stood up and followed Andrew to the front of the room where the alter stood. Andrew took her hand and placed it on the face of the monstrance. A burning sensation flowed through her whole body. Kalee looked at Andrew and saw him smile at her. Kalee focused on the energy flowing through herself and began to notice a glow around her own head. Her mind began to clear and she could think of nothing. There was a voice there, she could feel it, but she couldn't grasp it. She lifted her hand from the monstrance and collapsed on her knees to the floor.
