Minutes seemed to pass, but in purgatory minutes were actually hours. My hair blew and goosebumps filled my skin from the cool breeze coming off of an angel’s wings.
“Gabriel I can’t do this,” I sobbed with my head sitting on my knees, “I need to make my own decisions and I don’t want to fight Lucifer.”
“Anne, it is me, Raquel.” Raquel placed her petite hand on my shoulder.
“Is Gabriel okay?” I started to panic.
“Of course. We are in purgatory, nothing can happen here. Heck, no one can find us here.”
“Raquel, I want to be able to make my own decisions!”
Raquel sat down next to me. “You want to see what is going on down on Earth, don’t you?”
“Yes, but Gabriel won’t allow me to!”
“Anne, Gabriel is just extra protective over you. Did you know that Gabriel showed up at the site of the
