Married to the God of Death

"Strangers are just friends you have yet to spend time with." “GUYS, I just have to say, I’m soooo excited for our first out-of-town trip!” Angelique squealed as she talked to her friends on video call. Her friends and she just graduated college with a degree in Education a few weeks ago. Uneasy with leaving student life behind at long last and nervous with finally entering the world of professionals, they decided to have their first of many trips before they get serious with giving out resumés and going to job interviews. Nina answered her, “You better not be late tomorrow or we will have the van leave you.” Jeffrey butted in, “Do you remember where we should meet?” “Of course! It’s at the mall entrance 9:00 am, am I right?” she answered. Revin sighed, “

“A stranger you meet more that once is not meant to stay as a stranger.” “ARE you sure we are not lost?” Angelique asked Revin who was at the far front, leading the group. “My cousin took me there last time we were here. We are on the right track, I think.” “What if we are bewitched by elves or dwarves? We would not notice it but we may be walking in circles!” Nina exlaimed, making the atmosphere eerie. “I am not really superstitious, I do not believe that kind of stuff.” Jeff answered. “But if you do, you just wear your shirt inside out. That should do it.” For a long while, it seemed like they were just going round and round. The trees and plants looked the same. Angelique was starting to get tired from all the walking. She wanted to rest for a little bit so she called out t

"One can be physically free but confined by the limitations of his own mind." A FEW MORE days passed by. Angelique went about her routine. Breakfast in the morning, walk around the mansion, spy a little bit on Hades, chat with some lampads, annoy Charon, then go to bed. She did this to observe the pattern of everyone in the estate. She noted that the food was a lot better the next day. She made sure to compliment Rheie. "You are the best Rheie. You knew just what I need and you did something about it." Rheie was only able to bow and accept her praise. She was forbidden to say who exactly ordered the change in the menu.  There were a lot of servants in the mansion in the mornings. But about half of them disappears in the afternoon. “We lend extra hands to the employees in the underworld, madam.” One of the lampads answered to her w

"People who are usually quiet have the noisiest thoughts." THE NEXT MORNING, Angelique sat alone in the dining room at breakfast. “Where is Hades?” “He had to go out early for a meeting, my lady.” Rheie answered.  “A meeting in the underworld this early? I thought work does not start until sunset?” “He attended a meeting with mortals.” “Meeting with mortals? What do you mean?” “Aside from the underworld, the master owns hospitals, funerary parlors, and private cemeteries. This makes it easier to fetch our clients.” “Ohh.. That is quite creepy but strategic.” Angelique was expecting to see him at breakfast and patch things up. “Do you know what time he would be going home?&rdq

“There are two ways to look at life: thinking that things you desire come to you because it was meant to be, and thinking that it comes to you because you have worked hard towards reaching them.”   After a few more days of playing Fran’s little assistant, Angelique had become familiar of his work routine. He would always go out of the mansion and head to a meeting in the underworld, in the mortal world regarding his businesses there, or in Olympus to report progress to the great twelve. When he does not have any meetings, he stay in his office to settle paper works that need his opinion or signature.   She stared at her reflection in the mirror of her dresser. Fran will be going back from a meeting he had with the three judges of the underworld. It was already late at night.   “Madam, looks like the meeting will not be ending soon.” Rheie informed her.