Life Chronicles: Chapter one - An Angel

It was a cold and shivery evening down at the Great Seas in Rome, whereby a fisherman named Desmond was laying still on his diminutive wooden boat, somewhat bored and too idle. Fishing has been his daily routine for the past 18 years, and there was surely bound to be a time when a fisherman finally finds it life-devouring. Everything seemed to be the same again...A lonely boatman in the dead middle of the vast oceans, and skies starting to unfold the face of night. Everyday, Desmond would be here accompanied by a creepy and forlorn emotion, wishing that something extaordinary would finally happen.

So, he decided that on this evening, he could try something new. He held his hands together, bowed his head, closed his eyes and muttered a little prayer. He waited & waited, not opening his eyes just yet, hoping & hoping. But still, there was nothing except for the cool breeze and the sound of sea water 'flapping'.

Then, suddenly, as he unshut his eyes, he began to witness something amazing. The clear but dim skies turned extremely dark and cloudy, as if a huge downpour was on its way. But right above him, a white light, so bright and truly the most splendid he's ever seen, pierced its way through the thick layers of murky clouds and shone upon an area just a few feet before him. The tide grew bigger.Simultaneously, a glowing beam of the rainbow's colors shot down towards the surface of the waters and unraveled itself as a stony and rocky stairway leading all the way to the skies, the light. Then, something slowly appeared out of the light and, step by step, walked down to what seemed like a never ending journey. But as the figure started to aproach the bottom, Desmond could at last tell what it was. A little girl in a shimmering white dress, with brown hair and skin as soft and fair as new born babies, with a bouquet of blood red roses in her left, and most of all, wings on her back, stood before him. Anyone would know exactly what she was by then, an angel.

As she set foot on the water, she appeared to be standing on it. She scattered petals of roses all around her while gradually making her way forward towards the wooden boat. As she locked her razor blue eyes on Desmond's, a warm and soothing sensation immdiately wrapped over him. In a matter of seconds, the angel was standing firmly on the waters right before Desmonds boat.

''Hello, dear desmond. My name is Thabela (one who brings joy), and I've come to deliver a message to the people.''

Desmond, who was still dumbstruck by the incidents unfolding right before him, remained speechless. But Thabela wasted no time and suddenly, the scene of the oceans spun out. Instead, Desmond was now standing still on cold, hard ground. Only little struffs of grass accompanied the stony grounds filled with long and large cracks. He was shivering due to the misty and freezing weather. The skies were dark and gloomy. No sort of human presence was apparent. No plants, buildings, animals, mountains, oceans, nothing. Only a vast piece of land of rocky grounds. There was absolutely no sign of life in where he was. His heart was pounding fast and simultaneously, panic ran through him. So he stuttered while asking ''Where am I''?

Thabela answered ''You are where you were just a few seconds ago. Its just that things have changed. This is a 100 years later, where humans have perished, and the world deprived of its life, you are the only human being left at the moment. this is how earth will look like a few moments before it all ends. So, picture this well.''

''But why is all of this happening?'', Desmond qustioned with an innocent look on him.

''Its obivious, isn't it? Everything that's happening to this wonderful world that God created with all his will and love, earth, shouldn't be. The sins of the world are overwhelming and although God's passionate heart is so vast for forgiveness, He would have to end it all for the sake of more souls to come, for love. Currently, Earth is being tortured in a way that's just undescribable, and so when Mother Nature eventually cracks, death and misery will occur. Listen Desmond, you must deliver this message to all humans, because our Lord is giving us one last chance, one final opportinity to save our future, to save earth. Will you?''

So, he agreed. And under the instructions of Thabela, he kneeled, bowed down and closed his eyes. Thabela placed her hand on his head and closed her eyes as well. Immediately, an incredible sensation boiled from the inside of him. He was now filled with knowledge never known to him and a new growing energy. He was now 'alive'.

But when he opened his eyes, he was back on the same boat, in the middle of the same ocean, with the same surroundings. The sight of Thabela, the glowing light and the stairway, was nowhere to be seen, He couldn't believe it. But the feelings was still present though. Desmond sighed in pleasure, then turned around and prepared to head for home. But something from the corner under his tools caught his eyes and froze him. It was the sight of the same bouquet of roses Thabela was holding just now. And then a soft and calming voice spoke from the heavens. ''Don't worry, dear Desmond, you will never be alone as you have me, your guardian angel all this time''. He smiled, and returned to pack.

So, to all readers readers, why was Desmond chosen to be the messenger? haha...