The Sweet One by Andi Anderson Page B

about his Angel. It was his secret and his secret alone.
    As Micah pulled out onto the interstate his thoughts were interrupted by a loud pop. He felt the steering wheel start to shake as his car pulled toward the left.
    "Are you kidding me?" he moaned, as he pulled over to the shoulder of the road. He flipped on his emergency blinkers and got out of the car.
    "This is just great," he mumbled as he walked over to his front tire and saw that the rim was practically on the ground.
    He carefully watched the oncoming cars as he walked over to the back of his car and popped the trunk. He lifted up the hatch and bent over to grab the tire iron, when he heard what sounded like tires squealing loudly behind him. He barely had time to spin around to see what was coming, when out of nowhere he saw his Angel in all of his glory appear before him.
    He felt his heart lodge in his throat as his life flashed before his eyes. This is it, he thought. This is the day I'm going to die .

Chapter 2

    He knew it was going to happen. Just like all of the souls before him, he had known from the second his Sweet One was conceived, when the day would be that his beloved soul would breathe his last breath. He really thought he was ready for it. After all, he had years to prepare himself for this moment. But as he watched the black SUV lose control and slide toward his Sweet One, he reacted on pure instinct.
    He pushed his Sweet One out of the SUV's path and to safety on the grass several yards from his car. There was a loud crash as he watched the vehicle smash into his Sweet One's car and shoot it forward several feet. The sound of metal crunching and glass shattering filled the atmosphere. Debris flew everywhere, but not where his Sweet One had landed.
    His Sweet One was safe and looking at him with a stunned expression.
    "It's you! You saved my life!" His Sweet One exclaimed as he stumbled clumsily to his feet, and stood there staring at him with a look of shocked recognition.
    He looked at his Sweet One and felt a smile come across his face. His Sweet One's face had lost all color from shock. His brown eyes were huge as they gazed upon him. His short brown hair stuck up in every direction, making him look even more confused than he probably was. He looked down and saw a rip at the knee of his Sweet One's khaki pants and the rest of his clothes in disarray, but he thought his Sweet One had never looked better than he did at that moment.
    He was alive and that was all that mattered.
    As his Sweet One took a hesitant step toward him, he saw the driver of the SUV run over to his Sweet One and start to talk excitedly to him.
    His Sweet One broke eye contact with him and looked at the tall man standing beside him with almost an irritated look on his face.
    It was then he realized what he had done and what punishment it would bring. An Angel was never to interfere with the passing of souls. Interference of any kind would bring dire consequences. He knew it was only a matter of time before he would be called to Him, and he would have to explain himself and his actions. He would have just a short time left. He hoped he would have enough time to communicate with his Sweet One once more before he was forced to leave.
    The thought of leaving his Sweet One forever caused a lump to form in his throat. He gazed once more at his beloved soul and disappeared from sight.

Chapter 3

    Micah was in a state of shock. He thanked the officer and stumbled out of the police car. The policeman had been nice enough to give him a ride home since his car was no longer drivable. The whole incident passed with Micah barely remembering what was said to him. He felt like he was sleep-walking through the policeman's report, almost as if he was watching the whole incident on television instead of experiencing it himself.
    Both he and the driver of the SUV were lucky to come out of the accident unharmed. The police officer had said it was a miracle that they both survived such a