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Monday came around again....Just a few days until Thanksgiving....

Angel went to school all smiles again, saying 'hi' to Alex as she walked to her seat. He was looking pretty bad and he was pale. Angel went through class as usual, getting her work done before anyone else and having at least a half hour to relax. She put her head down, falling asleep until the bell rang. She walked to her locker and didn't feel surprised when Alex came towards her. She looked him in the eye when she talked to him, he didn't like that. She smiled as she got her things, Alex still staring at her.

"Intimidation doesn't work on me anymore Alex...You can stop staring at me."

He shook his head.

"It's not that, you're....different."

"I know. It's called Jesus. You should try Him one time, try being a nicer person."

She walked away and went to class, Alex was the least of her worries. In fact Alex seemed like a bad dream, just like Gabriel had told her. When lunch came along Alex was there, as if he had been waiting for her. Emerie walked ahead of Angel, sitting with other people. Angel sat down and said hi to everyone there, Alex asking her if she was going to go eat.

"Yea Alex...I have two to feed now. You can come with me if you want."

He followed her to the lunch line, quiet.

"Alex, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing..."

She looked at him while they waited for the line to get shorter.

"I have known you for ever, you're everywhere I go and now you're sitting with me at lunch. What do you want from me?"

He shook his head, they changed the language, talking in spanish.

"Es que pienso que te debo pedir el perdon y no se como decirlo..."
"I think I should say sorry but I just don't know how to say it..."

"Well, you just did....And I forgive you."

She made sure he was looking at her.

"Just like Jesus forgave me, I forgive you."

She turned around and got her lunch, walking to her seat. Alex walked back to his usual table, his friends bothring him when he sat down. Angel ate in peace, going to her last class of the day. She rushed out to the parking lot when school was over, Gabriel greeting her with a kiss and openeing the car door for her. As they walked inside their apartment, Gabriel handed her a letter.

"Ya pops came looking for you. He said he wanted you to read this."

Angel took the letter and put it in her pocket. She didn't really want to think about them. She sat down on the couch.

"Alex said sorry today...You should have seen him, he looks like he seen a ghost or something."

She sighed and wondered if he really meant it but she said her part...Lord you can deal with Alex.....She took the letter from her father out as Gabriel went to talk to Nelson. She opened it up and read:

Hey princess,
It's me, Miguel..I know you probably hate me now..I understand I should have protected you from your mother. She and I are getting divorced anyway..But I wanted to say sorry for everything and that I would very much like to see you this Thursday. Your mom won't be there, I moved out and live alone now. I love you Angelica...Don't forget that. God Bless you...Your father, Miguel

Angel threw the letter as far as she could, covering her face with her hands and crying. She didn't stop crying when Gabriel came back and asked her what was wrong. She just cried and went into the bathroom. She sat down on the edge of the tub, she didn't leave until she stopped crying. Gabriel was standing outside of the door, he hugged her when she went to him. He didn't say anything when she walked away and did her homework in wicked speed. She spent the afternoon in the bedroom, flipping through the Bible as if she knew what she was looking for but didn't know where to find it. She took a deep breathe...When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up...

She called Gabriel and he came rushing in. She made him sit and she pointed to Psalm 27:10.

"That's friggin' crazy!"

"Was that what you were looking for?"

"No, but it might as well should be! I don't know what I was looking for, but I guess this was it. I needed something..."

"Well there it is. Both your parents left you in one way or another, now you have The Father. Although it was easy to forgive Alex, Alex didn't bring you the pain and sorrows you parents did. Not because what he did wasn't bad, that was terrible. But your parents were your everything and they broke your heart in a way that you haven't been able to forgive."

Angel nodded and leaned against Gabriel's shoulder, she knew she had to forgive her parents.

"Do you think I should go see him?"

"I don't know, that's up to you. But if you want to, I'll take you. My family and I haven't seen eachother in years, I won't be spending it with them."

She hugged him tight...Lord this is going to be one hell of a week.....