THE FORSAKEN ANGEL

Episode 7-The sad truth

“Helen, why don’t you go pick a seat, there’s a vacant seat right next to Damian” Principal Hertford gestured Helen to the empty seat beside Damian who grew a smile on his face as Helen took her place.

“Hi, I’m Damian” Damian nicely introduced before Helen took her seat next to him while she also return the smile warmly. Crystal gritted her teeth harshly knowing right there that she wasn’t going to be free from Helen no matter what. After the chemistry class, there was a free period and everyone started to leave to watch the basketball game that was taking place in the school but before Helen could leave Crystal grabbed her and pinned her to several lockers that stood at the back of the class after she ensured that class was empty.

“From the moment I see you take off that cloak I knew something was up with you and now you want to be in the same class that I’m in, what the actual f**k is wrong with you…how is it possible that they can even see you?” Crystal questioned eying Helen’s clothes of an orange top and casual jeans wryly.

“Haven’t you figured? You can touch me now…something you can’t do before” Helen mentioned with a smirk on her face as she wore a confident but sarcastic grin.

“Crystal what are you doing? Let her go” Damian rushed back into the class and pulled Crystal away from Helen.

“What do you think you’re doing? She’s a new student…I thought you weren’t a bully” Damian frowned at Crystal whose jaw dropped at Damian’s accusation but she decided to hold back her words by simply clenching her jaw while raising her two hands to her waist trying to calm as much as possible.

“No, Damien you got it all wrong…she was just whispering something into my ear, we’ve met before in fact we are friends” Helen smiled watching Crystal’s expression from under her lashes.

“Oh, really…I didn’t know you had any friends” Damian could hardly hide the guilt in his voice as he met Crystal's annoyed face.

“What are you even doing here?” Crystal frowned at him and Damian nervously bite down on his lips before responding.

“Principal Hertford request I take Helen around the school, give her a tour” Damian replied his eyes darting nervously from Crystal to Helen who still maintained a warm smile.

“Actually…” Helen started moving her gaze to Crystal.

“Crystal offered to show me around” Helen completed slowly turning her gaze back to Damian whose eyebrows creased up in confusion.

“She did?” Damian’s confused expression had Helen confused as well.

“Will you just leave? Leave us alone Damian” Crystal got mad and Damian nodded sadly band regrettably before turning around to leave but then Crystal felt bad for snapping at him at running her hands over her hair before deciding to call him back.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to ask you like that I just…I’ll take her myself; you don’t have to worry about it” Crystal apologised hoping Damien wouldn’t give her the bad eyes as she liked him but Damian didn’t seem to mind afterward.

“it’s alright…I’m sorry for also misunderstanding everything…I mean…not entirely everything but the most important details...I…really didn’t know she was your friend; not that it really matters” Damian stuttered before sucking his lips in to stop himself from talking too much seems it appears that was what he was doing an action Crystal found really cute and funny. She smiled at Damian who kept pointing his thumb to the door in an attempt to tell them he was leaving while walking backward but then he clumsily hit his back on the class doorframe and Crystal had to suppress her laughter not to make him feel bad about it.

“Little high-school crush huh?” Helen raised her brows at Crystal who sighed and ignore her while trying to walk out on her.

“You did actually promise to give me a tour, remember?” Helen reminded as Crystal wear a look that expresses that she would rather be anywhere than Helen’s proximity.

“Why do you even have to come here…what’s so important that you cannot tell me and just leave me alone?” Crystal said with a suppressed scream that had her veins bulged out in frustration.

“It’s way more complicated than that…listen Crystal…My angel name is Angela Nero Royale, I am a princess from Angel Bay and I came here looking for my sister” Crystal scoffed then dramatically displayed her hands.

“And what has that got to do with me?” Crystal questioned battling her lashes at Helen who sighed as she tried to figure out a less complicated way to explain the situation of things to her.

“Actually…my sister...is trapped inside of you” Helen slowly completed her reply which made Crystal quirk a brow at her probably waiting for a more specific explanation.

“I don’t know how to tell you more than that but you have to believe me when I tell you that right now my sister is inside of you, and we need to get him out-

“Well good luck with that, at long as you won’t be cutting me open” Crystal rolled her eyes walking out on her only to collapse with an extremely handsome guy at the door that made her instantly froze on the spot.

“Hey, what are you doing here?” Helen seems to know the guy and walked right to him to hold his hands.

“I was worried” The guy confessed staring dotingly at Helen. Except for Damian; Crystal was certain she hadn’t met any guy that instantly had her stopping dead in her tracks before.

“I told you I could do this on my own” Helen sounded like she was scolding the guy as she suddenly gave him a hard look different from the one she welcomed him with.

“I know, I know…we talked about this-

“Who is this?” Helen who had been watching the two for quite a while decided to cut into their conversation.

“Crystal, um…meet Alex; my mate…I mean boyfriend” Crystal’s entire senses immediately screamed ‘OMG’ I mean whose senses won’t when an incredibly gorgeous 6ft tall dude with a very rare eye colour, golden-brown hair, well tousled square face with the perfectly shaped jaw.

“You’re gawking” Helen notified after Crystal froze with her gaze locked with Alex who was also getting uncomfortable with the proximate gaze.

“Oh…sorry” Crystal apologised feeling slightly embarrassed by what just happened.

“Have you told her yet?” Alex asked and Helen nodded.

“Trust me, I can handle it now go…having more than one higher angel in a particular area can be very dangerous…your aura is too powerful, it’ll draw demons to us…you should go” Helen practically pleaded.

“Okay, it’s nice to meet you Crystal” Alex briefly turned to Crystal who hasn’t yet recovered from her embarrassment.

“So you really are a princess?” Crystal didn’t seem to believe it.

“Yes, a princess and a water angel is otherwise known as an Aqua angel-

“Are there other types of angels?” Crystal questioned as they both started walking down the hallway filled with few students together since most students have left to watch the game.

“Yes they are, Alex is a fire angel-

“Isn’t water and fire a terrible combination” Crystal scoffed but Helen only breathed out softly in response.

“I get that a lot but we were chosen to be together for a reason…I don’t know what that is but I love him-

“Okay we’re done here” Crystal announced hastening her steps as she started to approach the basketball court where the game was being played.

“What while?” Helen asked with laughter in her voice.

“Well…it kinda sickens me when girls talk that type of s**t with a strange dreamy expression that makes me sometimes guess if they were hypnotized instead-

“There isn’t much difference between hypnosis and love you know for example…” Helen paused grabbing Crystal by the chin and turning her to the direction where Damien was cheering for the school, that moment Crystal figured the game was between their school and another school called Beckoning high-school, their school players were in blue jerseys and pants while the opposing school players were in Green…weird colour combination that had Crystal shaking her head. The cheerleaders were at the front cheering their teams and it appears Hazelfield was losing. Crystal thinks their team sucks though.

“What’s that look on your face?” Crystal asked Helen whose expression seems to have shifted from dreamy to satisfaction and happiness.

“I’ve never actually attended any basketball game before…when I was in high school, I was bullied and I used to run from events like this to avoid meeting with my oppressors.

“But I thought you are a princess?” Crystal narrowed her face at Helen in an attempt to judge her but she quickly came up with something in her defence

“I found out that I was a princess when I was in my second year of college…was kinda hard for me; the changes felt so new and I just wanted to…” Helen stopped heaving a heavy sigh again.

“That’s why I understand you right now if you don’t believe me, it’s very difficult to believe but it’s the truth,” Helen said moving closer to Crystal.

“I know you believe me as well if not there are no better explanations for this, look around you Crystal” Helen urged and Crystal slowly turned to the courtside where all the spectators were watching the game…Crystal found a lot of people who were actually demons including the coach and few basketball players from different teams.

“Look at me Crystal” Helen held Crystal’s shoulders forcing her to turn back to him.

“There are so many things hidden from you Crystal, I just opened your eyes-

“But I never asked for it” Crystal retorted raising her brows to stare at Helen eyeball to eyeball.

“I was doing great without the knowledge of this things…I was okay, I didn’t ask for any of this” Crystal said stepping a step back from Helen.

“Neither did I…trust me if I had any other choice, I wouldn’t be here with you” Crystal doesn’t like the sound of what Helen just told her so she decided to press for more answers.

“How do you mean?” Crystal asked and Helen sighed.

“If I don’t try to get my sister back…all angel lives will be endangered and demons will take over this world…that is the sad truth, because…Angels only purpose…is saving humans”

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