Vindicated
“ Numberless angels ascended from the fiery depths and swooped down from the blue skies above. And suddenly I was surrounded by blue and black-eyed alike. I pressed my back against the cylinder, trying to hide the fact that I myself did not have a pair of wings.A few eyes turned to me, but they did not linger before they moved onto their fellow comrades in exaltation or damnation. I may as well have been one of them. That, or they simply didn’t care that I was there. But I seriously doubted... that.The air came in and out of my lungs in gasping breaths as my eyes turned back to the woman on trial. Black spots formed on the edge of my vision. Everything inside of me hurt. It felt like my organs kept being burned away and then re-growing in my ribcage.The deeds of this woman's life started to be read and I felt real panic. I didn't have endless time to do this. I couldn't waste my time being terrified and hiding in the corner so to speak."Excuse me," I said hoarsely to the woman next to me. She didn't even turn her head in my direction. "Excuse me," I said again, raising my voice just slightly. She turned her brilliant blue eyes on me. I sighed a little breath of relief. "I am looking for someone. I wondered if you could help me?"She gave me a confused look for a moment, and I worried for a second that she might not answer me at all. "Are you alright, child?" she asked, her face concerned looking. "You don't look well.""I'm...MoreLess
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