My Fallen Angel

I wake up gasping for air. I look around to find I’m in my entryway, the night prior flooding back to my memories. I fought with Andy. And why? Alix is a manipulative bitch, she probably made him do it and that’s why he doesn’t remember.

Just then, my dream from last night comes back to my mind and I find myself asking so many questions to no one in particular.

Who was that man? Why was I there? Was he some kind of demon hunter? Why did he keep calling me a princess? Was that really my true form? Do demons even look any different from humans?

Questions like that just bombarded my mind and I couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t just a dream. I had no one to ask either. I could ask Nick, but he wouldn’t understand. Sometimes I really hate having no one to guide me

I walk over to where I had thrown my phone the night before and pick it up. I have no texts or anything, which has become an unusual occurrence in the past few months since I met Andy. Why do I feel a pain in my chest? I’m used to being alone. I’ve been alone for five years and before that fifteen, but I can’t help but feel like I need someone to hug me.

“Come on, Jess, you don’t need anyone” I say to myself and let out a shaky breath

“You’re used to being alone”

I growl and punch my door, creating a hole. “Guess I’m madder than I thought”

Then my mind goes to Annabelle, my only friend “You’d know exactly what to do... Too bad you left me to follow that worthless boyfriend of yours...”

I put my hands over my face and fall to the floor; calm down, calm down
Then I feel my head spin as I fall into a flashback

~ “Come on, Jess we’re gonna be late” Annabelle says in that annoying, yet heart melting, perky voice of hers

“I know, I know, just hang on” I say as I grab my purse so we can head out

“You won’t need that, my treat” She says

“You know why I need it.” I say “It’s that time of month” I whisper the last part and she giggles

“I always get you on the bad days”

“You sure your boyfriend won’t mind, I’d hate for him to, you know, because of me”

“It’s fine, he’s out with his parents, something about their anniversary”

“Well, then, let’s go” ~

I hold my head as it starts to pound. First time I’ve had a good flashback in a while... Oh, Belle, why would you leave like that? He was only going to hurt you....

I hate this, trapped in my own mind again, and it’s such a dark place.

-Hey, so I ran into someone who knows you, long time no see- A text reads from an unknown number

- Um who is this? - I send back

-silly me, I forgot, it’s Belle-

-Belle?! You’re kidding right- I knew there was a reason I was thinking about her

-No, whore, it’s the one and only-

- Already calling me names I see-

-You know it. Meet me in the park where we used to hang-

-Alright see you there- I send back and head into my room to change

I drive to the park, then follow an old path down to a pond and find Annabelle sitting on the old bench where we used to talk for hours

“Jessie!” She yells in excitement in that wonderfully annoying perky voice. Come on, Jessicka, you can’t fall for her, she’s ‘straight’

“You’ve changed so much” I say as we embrace

“And guess what? I’ve got nothing dangling down there anymore”

“Really? You got the change? I’m so proud of you!”

You see, Annabelle was Aaron. When we were friends she was basically just a cross-dresser, she hadn’t actually had the change yet, so gay men were still attracted to her

“Yea, Jason didn’t like that I wasn’t a guy anymore, though, so he dumped me, hence why I’m pack in Seattle”

“Oh, I’m so sorry; I know how much you loved him”

“Eh, you live and you learn and I learned he was a shallow dirt bag who only wanted me for my dick”

“So is he still doing that band thing?”

“Nope, I was the lead guitarist and like the hugest part of the band, so when I left
everything went kaboom in his face” She says and giggles

“Well at least you took his dream down with you” I say and she laughs

“Sooooo, do you have a bf?”

“I have no idea”

“Awh, why?”

“Well he cheated on me, but I don’t think he actually cheated on me because it was with that Alix bitch and yea”

“The other demon, right? Sorry, I’m a little rusty on names”

“Yea, her”

“And you don’t think he actually cheated because...?”

“Well, come to find out, she’s a demon who can influence other people to do her biddings without them knowing”

“But you’re still mad?”

“Yes! And I don’t know why. It’s just so... Ugh”

“I know how you feel, Hun”

“Really?”

“Yea, Jason cheated on me like five times”

“And you stayed with him?”

“Yea, well, I’m not too smart”

“Ain’t that the truth” I say and she hits my arm “Hey!” I squeal

“You asked for it!” She yells in return

“Come on; let’s go back to my place”

“Ooh, you have a place now?”

“Yup, an entire house”

“All to yourself?”

“Yup”

“Not even a cat?”

“Can’t afford the food”

“But you can afford an entire house”

“I got tired of living in an apartment”

We drive back to my place bickering about various things. Oh how I’ve missed this girl. And to think that she’s actually a girl now. She is gonna be so surprised when I tell her about Nick.

Annabelle knows about the whole demon thing and she thought, like me, that Alix and I were the only ones. Plus, she’s the only one who knows about my problem and she knows why I don’t trust people. I’m sure me having another friend and boyfriend is gonna completely confuse and she’s going to have so many questions, but that’s why we’re friends, we can get through anything together.

When we get back to my place I tell her about Nick and she bombards me with a thousand questions, just as I had anticipated, including, but not limited to “Does he know?” “Do you want him to know” “Is he really a demon or is he just saying that to get on your good side?” “Have you kissed him, like you know, before you got together with Andy?” The usual girl gossip.

I’ve missed having a girl friend to hang out with, and I’m glad Annabelle is back because I never would’ve been able to trust another girl.
We end up falling asleep around 3 am in the living room while watching old Teen Titans episodes on Netflix.

Notes

So, what do you guys think of Annabelle thus far?

Thank you so so much for reading and remember to always stay strong