8:30 am

Running along the trails, we took a break in the cleaning with the pond. Taking my shoes off, I dipped my feet into the water to cool them down. “Are you going to get in too?” I looked over at Aziel, he was just in a pair of shorts and shoes. He looked like a Greek God who just stepped off Mount Olympus. Smiling at me, he kicked is shoes off and steps into the pond.

“Are you ready to help me with all the preparations?” He glances over at me with an intense look in his cold blue eyes. I wonder for a second what would happen if I said no and backed out of helping.

“Yes. It’ll be nice to see more of this little town and not just the shopping centers.” I put on a face remembering the pain from yesterday. Aziel chuckles next to me.

“Did he really traumatize you that much?”

“I was what I imagine being in purgatory would be like.” Suddenly, there was a wave of heat throughout my body starting at my toes. Grabbing onto Aziels arm, I steadied myself. As fast as it came it was gone a second lat