The morning of the first day of WYD seemed like any other moring, except for the large buzz of energy where ever you went. Kalee picked out a long flowered skirt and a yellow short sleeved blouse, and put her hair in a braid. Gloria was wearing a pair of green capries and a LIFETEEN t-shirt. Rafael had on a pair of Kaki shorts and a muscle shirt, with a Hawiian t-shirt over top. They left the room and headed down to the resturant in the lobby for an early morning buffet. Kalee looked at her watch as she waited for the elevator doors to close. it was almost 6:30 am, to early by her standards, but they all had to make sacrifices. Kalee had a breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit, while the other to chose a mushroom omlete with ham and homefries. When they had finished their meal and tiped the waitress, they went back to the room to brush their teeth and then met in the lobby. The three of them then caught a shuttle to the building where Kalee was to check in. When they arrived, Kalee got off and waved good bye to her friends, she would see them later. Kalee walked through the main doors of the building and caught a cool blast of air from the air conditioner mounted in the wall. Kalee proceeded through the second set of doors and found herself confronted with a large group of people she would have to find her way through. Out of the corner of her eye, Kalee saw a woman wearing a bright yellow t-shirt with the word "STAFF" on the back. Kalee ran over to the lady,

"Excuse me." Kalee said to her. The woman turned around, Kalee was shocked when she saw it was Monica.

"Hello, what do you need?" she said, seeming not to recognize her.

"Monica, it's Kalee." Kalee said confused.

"Kalee?" Monica said, stairing at her.

"I didn't recognize you." she said, hugging her. Kalee smiled.

"We missed you while you were gone, but I'm glad they treated you well." she said, looking Kalee up and down.

"You grow fast." she added. Kalee laughed and then asked,

"Where do I sign in ?"

"Over there." Monica informed her, pointing at a table at the far end of the building.

"Why does it have to be that one!" Kalee sighed, as she slowly walked towards the table. When she got to the table, Kalee gave her name and was pointed towards a set of stairs. When she got to the top of the stairs, she found herself confronted by a wall to wall window and a number of couches. Kalee picked a couch infront of the window and sat down. Outside the window she saw the large crowd of people waiting to see the Pope. Kalee's stomach started to feel wooze and so she prayed to God to help her not be so nervous. She was jerked back to reality when someone poked her on the shoulder. Kalee turned around, the lady who had poked her said,

"It's time to go." Kalee got up and straightened her skirt. She followed the group of people out the door, that led to a set of stairs outside. As she passed through the door, a man asked for her name and then passed her a colourfully wrapped package with a Canadian flag attached to the bow. As she continued down the stairs, they hopped into a van, which would take them to the stage. When they got to the stage area, they were directed by a staff member to where they were going to sit. As she took her seat on the stage, she looked out into the crowd. She guessed that there were over one million people there and probably more watching on t.v. around the world. Next, the Cardinals and Bishops took their seats. Kalee saw Andrew sitting in his seat and nodded to him, he nodded back with a quick smile. Kalee heard a loud cheer rising from behind her and she turned around. In the distance she saw a small white dot slowly moving in her direction, her heart began to beat faster, she was overflowing with emotion. She turned back around to find another person leading them back off the stage. Kalee looked at Andrew confused, he laughed at her. She shook her head and smiled, Andrew could find anything funny. Kalee joined up with the girl she had meet at the convent and they chatted to pass the time. The line began to move and Kalee's hands started shaking. She closed her eyes and centered herself, she let out a big breath of air and felt much better. As she climbed the stairs, she heard music playing and people cheering. She stopped a way off to allow her friend to have some time with the Pope. When she had finished, Kalee walked forward, handed her gift to one of the Cardinals and knelt before the Pope.

"Hello my child." he said, placing his hand on her face and kissing her cheek. Kalee smiled and noticed the glow appearing around her head. She looked around and saw that no one noticed. She turned back to John Paul II and said,

"totus tuus, Papa." he smiled at her, and his eyes opened wider then before.

"My God, you have sent me a miracle." he whispered.

"I am not a miracle Papa, I am only an angel." she told him as she kissed his cheek and stood up.

"What is your name?" he asked her.

"Kalee." she replied, as she went back to her place on the stage. The rest of the day flew past and it seemed only a couple of hours before she collapsed on her bed in the hotel room. Gloria and Rafael laughed at her and passed her a can of pop from the fridge. There was a knock at the door, which made the three of them stop and look at each other. Rafael got up and went to the door and returned with a small white envelope. He passed the envelope to Kalee, who opened it. She unfolded the piece of paper, it read:

His Holiness John Paul II,

Has invited you to a lunch at his retreat, tommorow at 11 a.m.

Please call:748 - 0116 if you are available.

Cardinal Ratzinger