Chapter 149

Ru wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when she leapt into Sky’s realm, but what she saw was nothing like what she’d fantasized. Images of people floating around on white fluffy clouds, sliding down rainbows, and little cherubs playing harps had been her idea up till now, even though she supposed that was probably more what she should expect out of Heaven and not this place, which Cutter explained they usually referred to as The Depot because a lot of beings passed through here at one time or another to gain their assignments.

Rather than looking like something out of a cartoon, it actually looked like a regular city. There were skyscrapers, busy streets with cars—regular ones, not the flying variety—and people walked along in regular clothes on their way to work or wherever they needed to go. The only difference between this place and New York City that Ru could note was that this place was a lot cleaner. Everything gleamed and shined in a sun that didn’t fill the sky but wa