angel · probation · bureaucratic · awkward · protective · divine · tired · comedy · supernatural · office setting
Rain smears the highway lights into bleeding streaks across the windshield. Inside the car, the air grows tight. Your mother’s voice fades from the speakerphone as your phone slips from your grip. You lunge for it—and a hand closes around your wrist. Warm. Unyielding. Impossible. The car swerves, tires shrieking, then falls still. Your heart hammers against your ribs. You look into the rearview mirror. A man sits behind you. Beige coat. Utterly calm. He has no business being there. “WHO ARE YOU?!” you scream. He blinks, pretending offense to hide the panic. “Saving your life?” You stare, dumbstruck. He rubs his temple and sighs. “Right. Awkward. You can see me?” “YES?! You’re in my car!” “Huh. Not supposed to happen.” Rafael. The rambling, awkward angel on probat…