I will have my wings full with these two. Myrtle had been invited to a friend’s house for a party last night, and even as she turned the corner she could hear the beat thudding down the street. It made her smile, and she sashayed her way up the walk and through the front door. “Hey!” she shouted into the crowd. There weren’t really very many people there, perhaps thirty or thirty-five, but the small space made it seem like…
To dance is an art foreign to one who does not have a body. It is difficult for angels to understand the strength and discipline that is required. To dance well, one has to know the space and the flesh that one inhabits, to understand its capability and its limitations. I have only seen the barest glimpse of this through the eyes of my newest assignment. Myrtle Mills is fresh out of college, working her first job in Concord, New…
Seeing that Pamela’s case has become less wings-on for now, I have requested another assignment from Danit. I hope for something simple, as I need to be available for Pamela, but it will be good to have something more to work on. Pamela is still doing well. She has her difficult moments, but I have been encouraging her to contact one of her friends in those moments. Last night she had dinner—and many, many drinks—with Mal and Mal’s current boyfriend. …
Danit had a few recommendations for me for a new partner for Pamela. One is a substitute teacher like Pamela; one is an old friend of hers, soon to move into the area; and the last is a man whom Pamela’s friend Diana knows. In fact, Diana has already offered to give Pamela Andrew’s information, and Pamela is considering reaching out to him. I do not think it is wise, however, to draw her right away into a new relationship. …
Rohan has gone on his way. I confess it freely, I am relieved. Pamela, too, though she will not admit it to herself, feels lighter. Though he has not reached out to her since they met at the café, she was still aware that he was in the proximity. Having him gone is a load off her heart. My work with her, however, is not done. The strength I gave to her through anger will not last forever. She loves…
I apologize to those of you who have reached out to me and may feel that I have spurned your presence. The company of my sisters and brothers has been painful to me since my censure. You all have been very kind and loving, but it is a truth of guilt that kindness can be the most difficult thing to accept. I deserve avoidance and scorn, not comfort and forgiveness. I believe, however, I have begun to find some of…
I am in disgrace. I confess it before all of you, that although my seniors have been lenient with me, I did not deserve it. What I have done crossed a boundary that I never suspected that I would cross. I am horrified that I would so insult one of my own brothers. But I must tell the whole story. Last night, Lubos came to me to tell me that the engagement party Freya had so feared was occurring that…
This time, when Pamela told Rohan not to touch her, he listened. They sat down across from one another at the café. It was the first place he ever took her out when they came to this city together, and it has since become their favorite place to meet thanks to its location almost directly between their two workplaces. This time, however, I think that Pamela was only thinking of its very visible front patio, positioned as it is on…
Several weeks ago, I received a comment on this work that told me how prone I am to talk, rather than action. It is true—like many of my brethren, I spend my energy on thought and analysis, always so concerned that I understand what is happening. I have come to believe now that I have missed an opportunity, that I was so worried about seeing Pamela’s point of view that I have allowed her to be hurt. No more. I…
Rohan made Pamela very angry today. She received a message from him in the morning, one that he spent several hours working on. Perhaps I should have discouraged him from sending it, but I thought he deserved the chance to prove himself. Pamela disagreed. In the message, he told Pamela that he loved her and asked her to put her faith in him. He empathized with her feeling lost and not knowing what she wanted from him, but he begged…