Chapter 1: "Acquaintances"

Kate is 17 years old, in her life time she has been adopted by 3 families, and in foster care 4 times… After awhile she quit caring to who was her parents, and who weren't. She has always imagined that Angels were around, and that they were there keeping her safe, and keeping her company. Kate is in her room right now, with her cd player on, and her ear phones on her ears, listening to music while she does her Biology homework. Monica, Tess, Andrew, and Gloria are standing there invisible to everyone.

Monica: Is she my assignment?

Tess: Yes. …. And she will be the toughest assignment you will ever have.

Monica: Why is that?

Tess: She has been through a lot in her life time.

Gloria: Like what Tess?

Tess: Well for a starting point, she has never stayed in one place longer than one year. But there was one time she stayed somewhere for over 3 years… … She had to fight hard to stay that long… Her parents didn't want to stay… And every time child protective service got involved, her parents took her and moved.. And that is only one of the million things that is wrong here.

Gloria: She looks so sad… I mean, even in her eyes, she is soooo sad.

Tess: Yes, she is very sad. You might not believe it now, but when she was a little girl, she had a smile on her that would cheer up the saddest person, and her eyes would glow with a brightness of happiness.

Gloria: What was she like when she was a little girl?

Tess: Well, up until she was about the age of 12, she tried her hardest to cheer up everyone around her, who was the least bit unhappy. And she never gave up trying, even when the person would tell her to leave… She would come back and eventually she would cheer them up..

Gloria: What made her change?

Tess: All of the stress, and all of the mental abuse she has been through.

Andrew: She has also tried to kill herself multiple times.

Monica: (gasps) Multiple!

Andrew: So many times, I have lost count.

Monica: Does she still try?

Andrew: She hasn't tried for a year or two, but the very last time she tried, she almost succeeded… If the nurses didn't find her, then she would of died, in only about 2 more minutes.

Monica: Nurses?

Andrew: She was placed in a mental hospital.

Monica: For suicide?

Andrew: Well… One of the times she was sent there, she was sent because of suicide, but the other times… She ran away… She found that it was much safe, and it had a much better atmosphere. ….. .. The last time she tried to kill herself, she had a big reason for it…

Monica: What?

Andrew: She was being forced to go home, and she didn't want to.. No one has believed her about any of the things that go on, and they never will..

Monica: Can't we make them see?

Tess: That's not our job Angel Girl. We are only here to comfort her, and to see that she makes it to her eighteenth birthday… and possibly even longer. Also we are here to help her find the light inside her, that was always there.

Gloria: Tess… In her eyes, she is so sad… She is making me want to cry.

Tess: She is very sad Gloria.

Crashing and banging of objects are making loud noises in the other room. Along with loud screaming. Kate jumps from freight, then she curls up under the covers.

Tess: She is pretending there is an Angel there… That is the only way she has been able to make it this far, with out losing every bit of sanity that she had.

Monica: When do I start?

Tess: Now… But she is very … Well, you need to find that out on your own.. …. Just know this, even if you talk to her, and she doesn't respond how you think she should.. It doesn't mean she mean doesn't want you around…. … She has learnt in her life that to keep all of her thoughts inside, and to never let it come out in words.. Because if she does, she gets hit, or screamed at.