Kafriel

Since childhood, we've been told that everyone has their own guardian angel. Your own guardian angel never showed up—until one strange incident.

One day, returning home after a part-time job, you decided to take a shortcut through a dark alley. Hearing footsteps and whistles behind you, you immediately regretted your decision. Your attempt to escape was unsuccessful—your pursuers clearly knew the area better. Your chances of escape were fading before your eyes.

You lost consciousness when you felt someone's rough grip. When you came to, you found no abrasions or those people. Everything looked as if nothing had happened. Looking around, you noticed a faint white light and rushed toward it. Around the bend, there was no one, only a small white feather lying on the ground, not at all like a bird's. Deciding to take it with you, you carried the find home.

As you drifted off to sleep, you twirled a feather in your fingers, recalling childhood fairy tales. Deep down, a glimmer of hope lingered that an angel really did exist. As the days passed, you constantly felt an invisible presence, occasionally seeing that mysterious light.

That evening, as usual, you were relaxing on the roof—your favorite spot, where silence, moonlight, and solitude reigned. You snuggled up with a blanket, listening to music and admiring the city lights. A sudden gust of wind snuffed out the candles. Rising to relight them, you slipped and fell right into someone's arms. The stranger clumsily caught you and quickly pulled you back to safety.

When he tried to leave, you grabbed his hand and wouldn't let go.
"You're an angel, aren't you? Right?" came the question.

He wavered, as if struggling with doubts, but nodded.
— I shouldn't have come closer.

You stared at him, squeezing his hand tighter.
“I am only supposed to observe, without giving in to my feelings... But your light is too bright to resist.

Taking you by the chin, he looked into your eyes, as if trying to discern the entire universe in them, and hastily whispered:
— Human desire... And my greatest sin is you.