They tempt humans to do evil by communicating thoughts and images directly to their minds. Fallen angels roam the Earth looking for human bodies to harass and control. I skimmed down a few paragraphs, my heart beating erratically.įallen angels are the same evil spirits (or demons) described in the Bible as taking possession of human bodies. Together they tempted and convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, opening the gates guarding Eden.Īs punishment for this grave sin and for deserting their duties, god stripped the angels’ wings and banished them to Earth forever. They saw themselves as future rulers over the Earth’s population, lusting after power, money, and even human women. Soon, however, some angels set their sights on the world beyond the garden walls. I hit enter and mouseclicked on the first link before I could talk myself out of it.Īt the creation of the garden of Eden, heavenly angels were dispatched to Earth to watch over Adam and Eve.
HUSH HUSH CARS PATCH
I hovered with my finger above the enter key, afraid that if I went through with it, I’d have to admit I was actually considering the possibility that Patch was-well, not … Ten minutes later the computer secured a dialup connection to the Internet, and I typed “angel wing scars” into the Google search bar. In the other 70 percent, the top of my hair brushed the exposed beams of the rafters.
HUSH HUSH CARS FULL
I could stand up to my full height in about 30 percent of the room. One greasy window with faded orange curtains from the 1970s looked out at the side yard. The room was small, with a pitched roof, more of a gable than a room. “Who’d have guessed?”Īfter I got off the phone with Vee, I walked down the hall to my mom’s makeshift home office and booted up our vintage IBM. “Nothing happened on the date, and nothing happened after. You’re going to hang up before I get the details on the big shebang.” “Vee? I have to go.” My voice was strewn with cobwebs. “Was he an angel, or did he live up to his badboy image? Because, honestly? I’m not buying this whole hedidn’ttryanything version of the story.” Like the truth was staring me in the face, but I wasn’t brave enough to look back. Unfortunately, all the excuses felt like lies. Gang fight, prison scars, skid marks-just like Vee said. I told myself a lot of things could cause scars like Patch’s. I told myself there was a good chance it was merely a very creepy coincidence that the paintings on the Archangel depicted Patch’s scars perfectly. Both scars had healed to the color of black licorice, both ran from the shoulder blades to the kidneys, and both curved out as they traveled the length of the back. In my mind I switched back and forth between the painting of the angel’s scars and Patch’s scars. The two of you are out together … and he gets in a fight? What’s his problem? It’s like he’s more animal than human.” Next?” she repeated, enunciating each word. “Ssorry, what?” I asked Vee when I realized she’d carried the conversation further and was waiting for my response. I remembered the black upsidedown V where the angel’s wings used to be. I remembered the horned beasts ripping the wings off the angel. I recaptured the creepy and bizarre paintings on the side of the cars.
My memory went back to the night Patch dared me to ride the Archangel. One half of my brain was keeping track of my conversation with Vee, but the other, more subconscious half had strayed. I’m going to take a wild guess and say … gang fight? Prison scars? Skid marks from a hitandrun?” “He had a huge, upside down Vshaped scar on his back. “Uhhuh, I’ve heard that excuse before,” said Vee. “I did not see him naked! It was sort of an accident.” “You saw him naked? Where did it happen? His Jeep? His house? Your bedroom?” “What would cause someone to have a Vshaped scar on their back?” I asked her. This was exactly what I wanted to talk about.
Personally, I think you should treat him like a loaded gun. In one of my nightmares, he ripped off his mask, and guess who was hiding under it? Patch. “I still have nightmares about the guy in the ski mask. “I know I’ve said this before, but Patch doesn’t instill a deep sense of comfort in me,” Vee said.