Guardian Angel Academy by C V Ricks Page A

Angel Addison was there waiting for us when we entered the building.
    “Please choose a partner and stand near one of the practice rooms,” she said.  “Today I am going to have one of you go inside the room and the other one will get a slip of paper with a scenario written on it.  This scenario will state what is happening to your partner in the practice room.  In this virtual reality, I will place your partner in danger.  You are to come up with a solution to the problem, and save your partner's life. Then you are to switch places. I will be recording each one as there is a camera in each room.  Do your best.”
    I looked at Journey nervously.  “Who wants to go in there first?”
    “Uh...” she said.
    “I will,” I stated.  “Please don't fail me,” I teased.
    “What happens if I do?” she asked.
    “I'm not sure, but I'm sure I can't die again,” I chuckled.
    “Oh, that's right.  We're already dead,” Journey uttered.
    I went inside the room and shut the soundproof door.  I couldn't see out the windows, so I just stood there waiting.  While I waited, Journey received her assignment from Professor Addison and began reading and pondering the scenario.  She could see me standing there patiently, but I couldn't see her.  Journey thoughtfully pulled her baton out of the pocket of her robe.
    Magically and wistfully the room turned into a beautiful forest.  A gallant horse pranced up to me, begging for me to get on and take a ride.  I did so, riding horses was, after all, second nature to me.  The horse was quick and agile as it galloped through the beautiful green woods.  Dodging trees, the horse seemed to know the way.  We came to a clearing where the horse paused, then trotted through the meadow toward the side of a mountain.  The mountain's trail led upward and we followed it, trotting along the edge.  The trail was rugged and jutted in and out.  I was afraid my horse would lose her footing along the narrow trail  I'd ridden on many trails before, but this one was, by far, the slimmest.
    My horse kept going faster and faster, even though I pulled the reigns and said Whoa there.  But the horse seemed to have a mind of her own.  She kept speeding up as if on a mission.  My worries were warranted when my horse slipped on a rock and we began to fall over the edge.  Great, I'm going to die or even worse, get hurt.  But I couldn't die and I couldn't even get hurt, so why was I thinking that? Silly me.
    In no time at all, our fall was cushioned by the branches and leaves of a tree.  We were able to safely slide to the lower trail and make our way back down.  I knew that Journey had intervened.  It was too hard to believe that things accidentally happened for our benefit. Good job Journey, I thought.  Now it's my turn to save your life.
    I came out of the practice room.  Journey smiled.  “I see you are still alive,” she chortled.
    “Yes,” I responded.  “You did a great job.  Now it's your turn to go inside and see how I do.”
    Journey went inside.  Angel Addison floated towards me with my assignment.  I began reading.  I glanced up at Journey standing inside the room waiting for something to happen.  Once again, the room magically changed.  Journey and another young lady were walking up the stairs of a large apartment building.  They were knocking on doors and talking to people as community or church volunteers.  I watched them as they walked down the hall knocking on each door.  I looked at my slip of paper again.  It said, “Apartment 88 has a dangerous man in it and will try to get the girls inside.”  I didn't know what to do to save her from a dangerous man.  I thought for a moment then decided I'd use mind instillation to get the girls to avoid going in there. I watched as the girls continued knocking on doors and talking to those who would listen.  I watched as the girls began to knock on apartment 88 as they casually smiled and talked with each other.