The Angel of Death

Right before her eyes, a dark angel has risen from the underworld. He is ready to take her with him. In fact, he'll be happy to do the honors.

She's lying on her bed as she is looking at the white ceiling of her untidy room. A week ago, she was already planning on taking her own life. From hanging to shooting herself and other bloody ways, none of these satisfied her. It was not long after when a peaceful alternative of killing herself came into her irrational mind, overdosing herself with expired medicine tablets and refusing to take in food and water.

She already stopped looking for the light. No matter how much she tried, she couldn't find it. Her hope died. Her dreams were shattered. She gave up. It was too easy for her to do that. It was very simple because she has no reason to continue living. The triumphant smile of the angel of death is already visible.

Too bad that she isn't like the others who make suicide letters. She was too weak to even hold a pen and to lazy to publish it in her blog.

Who would imagine that she actually has the courage to do something as tragic as this? A 21 year-old girl can't possibly commit an act that is against the word of God.

Suddenly, she felt something, or rather someone, has touched her. It is her mom. Aside from herself, her mom is always the first one to rescue her. And she still is, even until now. It will take more than persuasion for her mom to convince her to stop this ridiculous I-can't-take-this-any-longer-that-I-wanna-die moment. She turned to look at her mom. Tears fall from her eyes. Her face looks so red compared to a tomato. She's trying to figure out what is her only daughter's going through right now. She never saw her like this before. In fact, whenever she's having a rough time, she just keeps it all to herself. She won't divulge anything. She doesn't open up to her family or to anybody. They will just know that she's not feeling well whenever they hear her crying inside her room. They were oblivious of her debacle. She has no idea why she grew up to be a loner.

If only the girl will finish it now. As the clock continues ticking, it becomes less possible. The dark angel is starting to look wary.

Then, the girl's father has arrived to comfort her. And for the first time, he shed real tears. Those were more than enough. His voice was pitchy when he spoke to her. He fearlessly pointed out that he would rather be the first one to die than his daughter.

He never displayed vulnerability by crying. But today, there's an exception. She was moved so much by his gesture and words. She never thought his father would be as loving as he is right now. Her mom keeps on telling her that she will now allow her daughter to be left alone when God will finally take them away with Him during the day of judgment.

All the touching words of her parents and her mother's religious lecture make the angel of death worried as hell.

A light, as bright as the stars at night, begins to show up to her.

Next thing she knows, her older brother and her Tita were also in the room. Finally, they sealed it up.

She could already see clearly...the sun.. It is still shining brightly in spite of the fact that it is about to set. She is feeling better.

A she let her heart to listen, her mom is silently praying for her. She feels like she is currently living a new life. She was reborn with a new spirit.

The evil grin of the dark angel totally faded away. He was devastated that in the battle of good and evil, his side lost again. And this happened just when they were about to win.

There is no denying, the good is powerful enough to prevail.

And no matter how strong the influence of evil had on her, with the fire in her heart and the light of her spirit, she managed to survived through the worst time of her life.