Along with the doors swinging open was a sudden bright light.
"Damn these angels and their flashy ass entrance!" Vale hissed.
He was temporarily blinded by the flash, but before that, for a spit second, Vale saw the dark silhouette of a man with wings so large that it swept the entirety of the entrance.
Vale blinked, the light was gone and so were the wings, but the man still stood on the doorway. Because his eyes were still a little shocked from the obnoxious light that angels seem to carry around wherever they went, Vale’s vision was still blurry. He rubbed his eyes and squinted at the figure who was now striding to where he was standing.
The man had light brown hair in waves that end on his shoulders, bright but gentle hazel eyes, a beard, and a smile so affectionate it's almost like he's telling you to “come to him”. To top it all off, he had the faint glow of what seemed like a halo behind him. He almost looks like…
Vale’s heart sank into his stomach, assuming he had a heart.
“Hello demon,” the man said.
“OH HELL NO.” The demon’s jaw hung open on the last syllable.
“Uhmm… heavens yes?” The man tilted his head, unsure if that was the right reply to the demon.
“OH MY GOD- WAIT- I MEAN- FUCK! WHATEVER! SHIT, THIS IS BAD! WHY WASN’T I INFORMED?!” Vale was frantically pacing around, trying his best not to make eye contact with the new visitor. He fished his smart phone out of his pocket.
“Hey! Exodus verse twenty paragraph seven! Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain!” exclaimed the man, clearly offended by Vale’s previous sentence. The demon wasn’t paying attention though, he was too busy trying to input three consecutive sixes on his phone with shaky fingers.
"Yes, Hell's emergency hot-line, how may we help you?" answered a lady with an obviously fake customer service voice.
" DAMN IT! WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME TODAY WAS THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST?!" Vale roared into the receiver.
“WHAT?! RIGHT NOW?!” yelled the man suddenly, catching Vale’s attention.
“HAH?!” Vale stared at the man in confusion.
"THE BOSS IS COMING?! IS IT A SURPRISE INSPECTION?! I WASN'T INFORMED EITHER!" The man started feverishly running around room as if searching for a place to hide.
“What the…” Vale watched the man scurry around, the phone still on his ear. The lady on the other end of the line finally started talking again.
“Hmmm. There must be an misunderstanding, sir. The Second Coming of Christ is not in this month’s list of events. Would you mind if I redirect you to-” replied the woman but Vale hung up before she could even finish.
“WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!” Vale stomped to where the man was standing while pointing an accusing finger at him. “You mean, you’re not…”
”I’m not what?” asked the man, pointing to himself. His face scrunched up in confusion for a few seconds, then he looked at Vale wide eyed as if he had just been enlightened. “Ohhhh…. You thought I was…”
“Of course I did! You have the hair and the beard and everything” Vale snapped back.
“Oh, this?” The man grabbed one end of the beard and pulled the whole thing off, revealing his smooth face. “Nat told me to wear it. He said it’s to make a good impression.”
“Nat? You don’t mean…” murmured Vale.
”Nathaniel, my supervisor,” replied the man.
At that moment, they heard a roaring laughter from behind the door.
“HAHAHAHAHAH! You guys should have seen your faces!”
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