Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24248644-20170425065105

It all happened when I was 6, during winter. My older brother and I were playing on a thin ice of the pond in our backyard. The ice broke and we soon found ourselves struggling to stay afloat in the freezing water. As I continued to struggle, I saw a girl, around my age, standing on the edge of the pond. She had a striking resemblance to me, but she had a holy and timeless face. She was the prettiest being I've ever seen.

"Um, are you my guardian angel?" I asked her, feeling the numbness in my toe from the cold temperature. She looked and pointed towards a certain direction. the direction. I looked over to see more solid and stable plate of ice. I swam towards it and pulled myself out. I turned around to see my brother floating in the water, motionlessly. I believed the guardian angel tried to save both of us, but could only save me at the end.

My parents and other family members were mortified about my brother and took such a good care of me. At age of 8, I woke up in middle of the night smelling something bad. Underneath the door, I saw strange reddish-orange light coming out of the hallway. I opened the door to see a sea of fire engulfing everything. I was scared and began to cry of my mom and dad. Then I saw her again, the guardian angel from two years ago. She was hovering by the window on the other side of the hallway. I ran over there, burning bits of my pajama and some of my hair on the way. I looked out to see a ladder right below the window. Dad must've put it there during the way when he was painting the walls. I climbed down the ladder to see the firefighters arrive at the scene. I survived the fire that burned my house down along with my parents.

Thankfully, I was adopted by my best friend Gina's family. Our dad were brothers in arms who served in the army together so I guess he felt to take me in. I grew up as a good student, excelling in my studies and as a captain of the high school Volleyball Team. One night I went to a football game between us and the rivaling school. During the halftime, I got off the bleachers to the bathroom. When I came out, there she was again. This time, She was seating on top of the food vendor. My life wasn't in danger, so I was curious to see why she was there. I went to the vendor as I had sudden urge to get some chips. Suddenly, I heard a loud booming noise behind me. The entire spectator seating collapsed, killing everyone who was there. I lost so many friends that day, but thank god, not Gina. We mourned the losses of my friends and swore to make the best of our lives for their sakes as well.

We graduated the High School and attended the University. We made through our first quarter with good grades. To celebrate, we went out for a drink at the local night club. As we danced and were getting more drunk, some random guy came up to us and began to hit on us. Naturally, Gina was the one he was interested in as she was more attractive and flirty with men. She told me how she was going to spend some time with this guy. As we parted our ways, I watched as they walked down the street under dim light. I shook my head because I really didn't know what she saw in him. As they were getting closer to the car, I saw the guardian angel, this time standing on the roof of the closed pawn shop. I yelled across the street, but they did not hear me and the car drove away. I immediately contacted the Police, telling them how my friend was being kidnapped. Gina was missing for three days, until they found her on the outskirts of the city, huddled and crying in a fetal position. Her kidney was missing. After checking up on her at the hospital and comforting her family, they told me how they were going to move to the rural part of the state, keeping here away from the bad memories.

Every time something bad happened around me I would always be untouched, I saw my beautiful guardian angel when those events happened. People wondered why I would always come out alive, but my belief in my angel was solidified at that point. She was always there. Always protecting me. People's curiosity died soon anyways,

And now here I am, a 25-years old graduate with great job and guranteed future. There was nothing I could ask for more. I have keeping tabs on Gina's family, and they told me she had finally recovered from the trauma, and really wanted to see me again. In excitement, I told them I would visit them first in the morning. That night,  as I was driving back from my work,   my car swarved down the curve lane. I lost the control of my car and it went off-road. My car rolled several times and crashing at the bottom. I opened my eyse with terrbile pain in my side. I looked down to see thick tree brach has punched my sides. I saw my guardian angel seating in the passenger seat, crying her eyes out.

"Wh, why are you crying?" I asked in pain

"Because my dear, you will soon depart from this world, and I will never seen you again," said the angel in a depressing voice. It was at that moment I realized this was the first time I heard her speak, having known her for years.

"But, I have you with me. I know you will save me again" I told her.

With her assuring smile, she caressed me cheek. "Oh, my sweet thing...." And with her smile, she grabbed the tree branch shoved it deeper into my wound. As I wailed in pain, I saw her smile turned into sinister grin.

"Was I saving you, or was I torturing you with every chance?"  