The Upside Down (For Eluuna)

She began looking for Sariel, weaving through the crowd.

 

Addie brushed his shoulder with her hand as she approached.

“Hey, buddy.”

 

“What are you doing?” she asked curiously.

 

She laughed warmly, looking at the people.

“Why? Haven’t they seen an angel before?”

 

“It’s the wings,” she sympathized, rubbing her fingers through the feathers. “They are quite obvious.”

 

“Come hang out with us. Do you know how to dance?”

 

“Can you teach me?”

 

"Yeah. Warner refuses."

 

"Great," she said enthusiastically. "What first?"

 

She obliged, setting one gently on his shoulder.

"Do angels have a different way to ballroom dance than humans?" she asked, brushing a lock of her white hair behind her ear with her free hand.