"No!!" My voice echoed Caleb's and a third and fourth echoed mine. I looked up to the sky to see Ai and a girl with dark hair flying down at high speed. Yes! She got my message! But...she's kind of late.
Caleb jumped down after Adri, slick black wings blooming behind him. But as these wings spread, they changed. Feather by feather, a wave washed through them, a wave of brilliant light which fought away the darkness, leaving Caleb's wings a bright white which shined gold as the sun.
I smiled.
Caleb is an angel once again.
And then my smile faded as I realized soon Adri would be as well. I failed to protect her. It was my single job in all of this, and I failed.
Adri hit the one-foot-deep pool with a splash and a smack. She was dead within seconds.
Caleb reached the ground right behind her and his wings folded down into his back. He picked up Adri's dead body and held it tight in his arms.
"I'm so sorry Adriana, I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you." Tears fell from his eyes and I felt them forming in mine as well.
Adriana is dead. My best friend is dead.
