Fallen From Grace

Michael The Angel

Lily’s POV

A few days had passed, yet my mood hadn’t improved. When Mike had came to stay around for the night the day I first came here, I had locked myself in my room. He had knocked on the door and plead with me to talk to him but was met with silence. My heart hurt ignoring him like this but the betrayal was too much in my eyes. I couldn’t forgive him, even if he had orders and it wasn’t his choice. I trusted him and he had broke it. Now I was stuck in this glorified prison, wasting my days and kept hidden. I felt like I did at the orphanage growing up, like my existence was a burden. If I didn’t exist, the angels wouldn’t be worrying about having to hide me. These thoughts only made my worse mood as I pitied myself more.

Like clockwork, my phone vibrated with a morning message from Mike. He told me that Gabriel would be staying round tonight but would be coming later than usual. I still hadn’t met Gabriel, he stayed over the first night but I was too upset to leave my room and talk to him, so I ignored him as well. I left his message on read and threw my phone onto the bed. My anger for the angels had been growing a lot in the past days. My phone vibrated again and I picked it up in annoyance.

My mood vastly improved as I read the good news I had been waiting for. Mike texted me that Gabriel had dropped off my new car and the keys were downstairs but he left instructions to not drive it. I was told I could go see it for a bit though- how nice of him.

I scoffed at the thought that I had to be given permission to see my car. The audacity of these angels were getting to me. I went about my day and occupied myself with some reading until lunch. I made myself an omelette and ate it slowly while getting lost in thought. I was starting to get lonely. I missed my life, my work and my apartment. I missed seeing Caleb. I wanted it all back. Part of me wanted to text him but i had no idea what to say now I knew who he really was. I hadn’t spoke to him since that night.

After contemplating it for an hour, I decided to call Caleb after mustering up all my courage. The angels couldn’t tell me who I could or could not speak to. Caleb once used to be a part of Heaven, he wouldn’t give me away to the demons. I heard the phone stop ringing as his voice filled up my ears.

“Hello?”

“Hey Caleb. It’s Lily.” I felt a bit unsure whether he knew it was me or not. Did he not have my number saved? His voice was so serious.

“Oh Lily, hi. Sorry, I answered my phone in a hurry and didn’t stop to look who was calling. How are you?” His tone changed but I wasn’t sure if it was for the better. He seemed to be unsure like me, I just wasn’t certain why.

“I’m good thank you. How have you been?”

“Yeah I’ve been okay, just busy in work I guess.” He nervously chuckled. I knew he was lying from what Mike had told me. His work was his supernatural affairs, not a normal job.

“Oh that’s nice.” I awkwardly replied. The air was tense , neither of us knew what to say.

“Would you like to meet up tonight?” I asked to break the silence. He paused for a few seconds before he replied, I assumed he was thinking about it.

“Yes that would be nice.” Although his words seemed happy, his voice sounded nervous. I couldn’t understand what was going on.

“Okay, I’ll meet you at 5 then? I’ll text you the address.”

“See you then Lily.” His rough voice was gone as he ended the call.

I knew I shouldn’t be going out but I wanted to drive the car and get out of this house for a bit. No matter how big it was, I was starting to feel suffocated. Besides, no one came home until around 9 and Gabriel would be later. I had at least four hours outside and I would be safe. Caleb would be with me. It would at least give me a chance to figure out if he knew about me.

I sent him the address for a quiet park that had a lake running through it. It was only a half an hour drive from here so I knew we can’t have been too far away from my apartment. About 50 minutes altogether I was guessing. As it got to four, I had everything ready for bed tonight and started to get changed and ready. I went with a simple pair of jeans and jumper since it was late. I didn’t want to be too cold. I went to the driveway on the side of the house once I gathered my essentials and went to unlock the door of the car.

“Lily, what are you doing?” a voice called out. Oh no, I was gonna be in trouble. I turned to see Mike walking up the driveway from his car. I guessed it was easier to get around with one since they could be spotted by humans if they flew.

“I need some air.” I didn’t want to explain anything to him, inside I was still hurt and angry. This was the most I had spoken to him since our argument.

“You know you can’t.” He was getting closer and I had to leave. If he reached me, I knew he wouldn’t let me go.

“I’m going. You can’t tell me what to do Michael.” Pain flashed across his face at the distance I had created. He wasn’t Mike my best friend anymore, he was Michael, the angel sent to protect me.

While he stood there hurting, I got in the car and drove away. I tried my hardest to stop the tears from falling, but it was a failed attempt. Inside my heart broke more as I faced that I hurt him. Even though I was angry, I hated to see him in pain. I couldn’t stay any longer though, I refused to be a pawn in this war. I wanted answers and I was going to start with finding out what Caleb wanted from me. No longer was I going to feel sorry for myself and think of myself as a victim. I had angel blood from one of the strongest bloodlines, nothing will stop me from getting my life back. I didn’t care if it meant stopping the war myself.