It was first day of September, a fine little cloudy day. The dark clouds had covered the sunrays like we were all under the blanket. I went to my routine check-up last week only, the baby was fine but I needed more energy and more nutritious food I couldn't afford. I thought of taking maternal leave from the office now as my baby bump was growing more and more making it way more difficult for me to walk the lanes to the subway and then walk back to the office. My back stayed sore all the time, my feet got swollen most nights. I don't have anyone to massage my back or my feet. I came out of the office nearly at 5'O clock.
I looked up at the sky and all I could see was darkness, and somehow I was able to relate the sky with mine and my kid's life.....darkness.

I kept walking on the side lane, accusing myself for ruining mine life and now welcoming an innocent kid as well without having prepared for it. How am I going to parent it, when it's growing innocently inside me hoping for a better world and beautiful family life outside. I was gaining more and more negetive perception walking that lane. The half covered sky was giving it's best in making me more miserable. I couldn't shoo away the thought of aborting the baby again, although it kills me too. I was counting all the cash and choosing a low-key perverted hospital who would do it with a little extra bribe money, and then I thought of crossing the road.

I stepped out of the lane, to my right side, and walked forward to cross the main road. I looked at my left, a car was coming closer. It was very speedy and I immediately stepped back, when it suddenly crossed my mind that what's the point? I was already thinking of doing it anyway, and suddenly without me knowing more, I stepped my foot forward just when the car was three steps away from me and BASSHHHHHH....!

I got hit and flew in the air upside down and within seconds I landed on the  windscreen, the mirror broke and pierced my eyebrow, the people inside got injured too and then before I could see, I was on the ground again with same pressure and my leg broke too....I guess. I laid on the road with eyes open wide, looking at the car inches away from me, stopped. The blood was spreading out of my head near to my left eye on the road. My stomach was hurting more than I could explain, my baby was dieing...and I could see was why I always felt that the innocent baby inside me, didn't ever deserve a stupid mother like me. I killed it, not to forget, along with myself.

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Back to present!

The hurting inside the head stopped when I opened my eyes in horror. So it was true, I did commit the suicide. Does that...does that make me dead now? I looked at Angela with shocked face, tears were already making their way down to my throat. I clutched my baby bump again and looked down at it. It seemed fine to me, I knocked it a little, in case the baby answers me. I was horrified that I actually killed both of us just because it was cloudy day and I hadn't had enough of money.

"Who.....who are you...?" I asked to her because by now I was sure she wasn't some normal girl on Earth.

She smiled at me and looked behind when, Lucifer, I presume, entered. A long lean man, wearing all black, leather pants and jacket. Neck long Jed black hair stepped cut maintained messily with curls all through the sidelines. He had these small sharp eyes that if he would focus on you...you will feel jitters in your gut. That made him sexy indeed. He came and stood behind Angela, nearly a foot or two apart. His hands were inside his pocket, no part of his skin, except the face was visible. She smiled at him which he dodged. His face was pale, he was giving me creeps inside. Actually they both were. Looking at each other, as if they were sharing this mutual secret about me. Lucifer, especially, seemed devoid of emotions.

"What's....what's going on....where am i... Answer me...!" I said, hoping they wouldn't say things I'm presuming.

"I'm Angela...and he...he is Lucifer, we are.....(took a breath) we are kind of workers of god"

"Brff...are you kidding me???"

"No no...Iris...look at the place, look at us...do we see normal to you?..."

"Shut up no....I know it's some stupid prank going on....why I'm not in hospital..and my bruises...where are my bruises, I remember perfectly where I was bruised...and my baby. It seems fine but I was hurt badly and so was it....I need to ....." I panicked with all these questions but she ceased me by putting a hand on my thighs.

"Iris...relax....listen to me very carefully. And believe me. Whatever I'm saying is absurd, bizarre, impossible and horseshit, but true....you need to put your faith on me, do you understand?" She was talking so calmly and I...well I couldn't help but feel relaxed by her although the man behind...was still rolling his eyes and looking like wasting his time here which gave me all the negetive vibes too.

"Alright...alright...but ask your husband...or brother...whoever he is to stop looking at me like that, he is giving me spooky creeps" to which he snorted and went outside.

"Husband" she said while looking at him go.

Minutes later, he came with a white chair and sat on it in one corner of the room.

"So Iris...you died in that accident, and so did your baby. They took you to the hospital and they tried everything they could, the people in the car, they got several injuries too...and you know it's all your fault right. You did kill yourself. And, it would have been okay if it would have been you only but here....you have a seven months grown baby inside you who you killed too...and not by abortion or something but by suicide. It's a sin...heinous cruel sin"

I couldn't believe my ears. Is this all happening in my head? Am I punishing myself for thinking of suicide...I was going crazy.

"No it's not happening inside your head...IT IS AS REAL AS THE PAIN YOU SUFFERED WHILE THE ACCIDENT" that black brooding guy, he yelled at me which shuddered every bone in my body and I started crying like a stupid kid.

"Luci stop....you are scaring her..." Angela confronted him.

"Come one Ang..she needs to be scared, she is thinking like if she is punishing herself for thinking of suicide...she needs to know she is already D-E-A-D."

"For heaven's sake if you please will let me talk..." This time she spoke angrily to which brooding rude guy snorted and ran fingers in his hair while probably cussing me under his breath.

"Angela..I don't( sobbed..)...I don't understand....what's....what's.. happening..?" I couldn't help but cry. It was all so confusing and frieghtening, two strange looking people talking to me, telling me  I'm dead and calling themselves worker of Gods and the rude sexy guy yelling and reading my mind also. I was too scared to not cry.

"Relax Iris...listen. I saved you. I saved you from Lucifer taking your's and your baby's life away and submitting it to the god. I saved you because I want you to have second chance and live happily. I don't want you to kill this baby and yourself. So we are here to help you."

"Which is a sin itself....going against the god. She did what she felt like...stepped in front of the car CONSCIOUSLY. You can't send her back"  he yelled again.

"Lucifer. Please.....she is pregnant for God's sake. She took the decision in depression and you know that. I told you before as well, that she is almost in depression because of the responsibilities and loneliness and the baby too. She was tensed and it just happened in the moment. Please Lucifer....let me at least save one kid....IF NOT MINE."

Well....if I say shocked..that would be primitive because here things I'm gaining knowledge about is giving me shocks beyond shocks.

Lucifer kept staring at her and she hid her face sideways, I probably think, she was crying. I couldn't help but put my hand on her shoulder and she held them. Lucifer rose from the chair and strode towards her but stopped a foot or two away from her. She looked at him and hung her head low. He avoided eye contacts and taking deep breathes, went to the chair again.

After a silent minute, Angela looked at me again probably because she knew I still wasn't done with my questions.

"Yeah sorry...you can ask"

"She thinks we are mad pathetic divorced couple" he said in his hoarse voice again. To be honest, I did think that but he stated it more abusively.

"Stop reading her mind, she will freak out" she said in her stern voice. Still not out of the pain I guess.

I opened my mouth to say something but then closed again, it was not so wise to yell at him. He could kill me maybe...not that I could die again ..can I? Broody chuckled a little which embarrassed me. This is so not fair.

"Ignore him for a while...and ask whatever you are thinking"

"What...what do you mean by second chance...and who...who exactly are you two..?" She looked back at him and he rolled his eyes. Typical Lucy.

"I'm Angela Christ, Angel of Life. I work for god, my job is making sure of life in the earth. He is Lucifer Christ,("DEATH GOD" he said from behind to which she rolled her eyes) worker of God too...he takes lives from dead people and submit it to the god."

My eyes forgot to blink. Like real..!

"So....so in right words...he kills people..?"

"Hah yes baby...now you got me.." he said with making a swagger pose with his hand and smirked. Pretending to be cool...whatever. Lucyyyyyy.

"That's not cool Lucy shut up." She said sensing my disgust.

"Stop calling me that, this is me warning last time"

"Fine....bugger off.."

"So how....how exactly I'm going to...going to get a second chance or something....?" I couldn't stop thinking about it. The moment she said second chance, I could think of all the possibilities of doing what I didn't with my life and making it better and more better for my baby. But...how it was going to work.

"Well that...that is yet to be discovered"

"Which is why I'm wasting my head here...with both you girls. Ang I'm still saying..."

" But I'm not listening...Lucifer Vicario Christ....I'm your wife and I'm asking for it  now." She said raising her hand in the air and looking at him firmly. This lady was amazing. I fell in love with her already.

"It's gonna be hard-ass difficult...I'm telling you, both of you little sensitive pathetic women. Attach yourself to things now." He said in his cold voice, which is his natural voice but I could feel the more intensity this time.
Angela looked at him for a second and then looked at me with a pushed smile. Something between these two was so wrong.

"And you don't have to worry about our marriage...COUNSELLOR" he snapped at me barbarically.

Fine..no more talking about them. I hung my head low and away from them, it was torturous to know that you don't have your privacy, even in your mind.

"He won't stop behaving like that... anyways, I'm gonna go bring you some food, I'm sure you must be hungry and then we will sort this whole thing out ohkay...take care Iris, your baby is alive at this moment." She said while getting up from the bed we were sitting. Broody was kinda like waiting for her at the door like husba.....alright...no talking about them.

"See..you are learning..." He beamed at me which pissed me off entirely. I hate him. Baby hates him.

"Uh Ang.." I said suddenly.

"You don't get to call her that.." he snapped at me again, I gritted my teeth. What is wrong with this man.
Angela gave him a cold look to which he muttered "what...? It's my name....my authority.." she still gave him the look but then nodded in a no and turned to me blushing a little. No talking about them......!!!!!!!

"Yeah Iris..." She asked.

"Uh....so...is it me....and...(chuckled nervously) I don't know how to put it in words...." Stopped in between as I opened my mouth to anyhow say it but couldn't.

"No it's your soul we are talking to....your body is down there". Lucifer said which made me gasp. I'm ghost...???

"I helped her this time...she didn't know how to say it..." He explained before he could receive another death glare from Angela...she rolled her eyes. They irritate each other alot. I think he fears Angela...that makes me happy though.

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