Chapter 4
Zanari's POV
Mom and dad glared at Kai and I, and I swallowed nervously. I then cleared my throat, and shuffled my feet, nervously responding,"Um, having a small pillow fight." Oh crap! I was about to pee my pants. Mom and dad then burst into laughter,"Zanari you should've seen the look on you're face!"Dad exclaimed. Mom then set down a humongous platter of chocolate chip cookies, and said,"Zan, I made some cookies for the guests, so enjoy!"Mom then did jazz hands, and they left. "Awesome! Who wants hot cocoa?"I asked, and everyone instantly shouted,"ME!" I laughed and signaled for one of ur private chefs to come over. "Hey Bain, could you please make us some hot coco? I would really appreciate it!"I asked. "Of course, Zanari,"he answered nicely, and then scurried off to the kitchens. I looked back at everyone, and noticed their mouths gaped open. I cocked an eyebrow, and put my hands on my hips, and then asked in mock anger,"What, is y'alls problem?" "It's just that you're being nice for once,"Kai stated matter of factly. Thud! Smack! "Ow! Zanari that hurt!" I smirked and laughed,"That brother dearest, is why you don't mess with me." "Ahem!"Ella coughed loudly, impatiently jiggling one foot. "Now, guys the fun's over, let's concentrate." Everyone's ears promptly listened keenly, eager to take in what the girls had to say. "God is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, Genesis and Revelations, Yahweh, The Great I am, Jehovah. You get the point, he has a myriad of names, proclaiming his palatial, awe-inspiring grace. God is three in one; a trinity. Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit." Bayleigh then cleared her throat, and added on to Ella's speech. "Although we know a reasonable amount of facts about God, and there is evidence." Bayleigh gesticulated her bible in the air dramatically. "There are indescribable, multitudinous things that we don't know about him. Like how many colors are in heaven. You see what I mean? God created the Heavens and the Earth, the sky, animals, people etc." Gabby then broke in. "God does things that we don't understand, like putting us through tests and trials. You may not understand these at first, but later on in life, when you are older and have more wisdom, you will understand that he puts us through these things not to be mean, but to help shape us into the people we are today. Good or bad, kind or rude, the righteous path or the wicked; you decide, it's your choice, your decision."
Brynn piped up, barely speaking, so soft we almost couldn't hear,"God has an enemy, the devil, and his name is Satan. Satan used to be one of God's angels, and his name is Lucifer. You see, he gets covetous of God's power, and seized by jealousy, he tries to overthrow God, and he fails miserably." Her voice steadily rises in defiance, and her eyes narrowed in anger. "Satan is the enemy, not God! He robs you of your health, your self confidence, financial debt, etc. He steals your joy and happiness, and beats you down physically and mentally. He whispers insidious, clever lies into your ear, like saying God will leave you, and you're not loved. You can't do this alone! You need God! They're waging war for you. Guilt and Grace, what will you choose! There is literally an angel and a devil sitting on your shoulder. God carries your burden, shame, and pain for you. He died on the cross for you, taking the pain, carrying the back breaking burden of all of our sins. His blood ran red for you! Satin, on the other hand, lies, schemes, and plans to literally demolish your life! I don't know about you, but I choose GRACE!!"Brynn had tears rolling down her cheeks, her golden eyes glinted with passion, rage at Satan, and defiance. I was shocked, moved, and tears sprang to my eyes. I was lost. Suddenly a brilliant bright light clouded my vision, and the world was spinning. I looked down and I was wearing a gauzy, white, ruffled dress, diamond earrings, necklace, and bracelets. I heard a sound, and my ears perked up and heard eerily inhuman voices singing beautifully, their notes hauntingly echoing inside my head. I slowly looked up, my eyes roaming around, and I spotted the creatures singing. They were gorgeous, they each either had blonde, red, brown, and jet black hair. They had either ice blue, sapphire blue, emerald green, light violet, dark violet, golden, silver, and other colors of eyes I didn't recognize. They all either had brilliant white, golden, silver, or gray wings, and they wore the finest of jewelry, multicolored robes, and wore sandals. I'm not on Earth. My heart thudded, increasing in intensity every second. Angels. One angel in particular looked almost exactly like Gabby, their resemblance almost identical. The angel was a male, and he had golden blonde hair, and sapphire blue eyes with brilliant white wings. But Gabby and the angel had the same small nose, high cheekbones, dimples, curly hair, sharply angled ears, and long oval-shaped faces. He also appeared to be the leader, and he wore a white robe, a small golden crown, and sandals. The angel sauntered up to me, and the crowd parted for him like the red sea. "Welcome Zanari Genesis Grace, you are wondering where you are, who I am, and I understand." "F-f-first of all w-who are y-you?"I squeaked out pathetically. "Gabriel, God's right hand man, you are also in heaven, but this is only a vision of it, understand?" I bobbed my head once indicating I had comprehended what he had said. When I managed to look at Gabriel's eyes, they looked like they were eons old, full of wisdom and kindness. "I came here to give you a gift, a very precious gift indeed." From behind his back he displayed a beautiful book. Only it wasn't any book, it was a bible! My heart caught in my throat. The bible was beyond breathtaking, it was alluring, elegant, and absolutely beautiful. Etched in silver letters was my name Zanari Genesis Grace. Authentic gems in every color dotted the cove, and intricate patterns swirled gracefully around the page, forming a lovely cross. "Thank you!"I cried my eyes glimmering with happy tears. "You are most welcome, Zanari Grace, I have a feeling we will meet very soon. It is now time to return to your world,"he snapped and the world went pitch black. My audience with Angels was over...
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