Angels

Who said angels were only spirit beings, I do believe they are but they also change forms I’ve seen angels who appeared, stayed for a while and disappeared in my life but continued to live on in other people’s worlds, some angels too are always present-warning us, encouraging us and guiding us.So, what are angels? Angels are believed to be spiritual beings that are messengers or servants of God. But what if I told you they don’t only visit as spirit beings, but they also visit us as physical beings-human as we are? THE ANGEL THAT VISITS She used to come all day the shop was open…Who would have thought the baby-faced girl, who looked like a spoilt brat, would be so tough? She was entirely capable of standing the pressure from the cashier at her workplace, the customers and even, sometimes the boss.Of course, the saying one must not judge a book by its cover is not just a saying. It’s real.“Hey little girl, I need a hand over here.” a customer would call out to her “I’m coming ma’am. I’m helping Uncle Den calculate the things the customers bought, Jane, could you please help the customers over there with the prices?” She would ask her coworker who was arranging some goods nearby to assist them.“Hey Elsie, all this place is empty, you know you are supposed to go to the warehouse for the goods to arrange and fill the space.” Her boss would alert while she’s on a short break from standing for too long. “Yes boss.” she would hurriedly rush out to the warehouse for goods to arrange. “Elsie, everyone is on break so come pick up the things let’s calculate it” the cashier, Uncle Den would call out to her as she’s on her way to collect some goods to arrange them.“Hey Elsie, could you stand in for me? I want to take in something before I continue” her coworkers would as plead with her to grab a bite before she does. “Hey Elsie aren’t you going to grab something to eat?” Her concerned manager would ask her as he checks the time to see it’s getting late. “Everyone is on break so I have stand in for them” she would reply with weary eyes. “Hey Elsie, I’m done” one of her coworkers would come to replace her. “Elsie, here’s the money to grab your lunch” her boss who’s her aunt would give the money to her, “Thanks Aunty” she would reply and ask the cashier, Uncle Den for permission to go on break. “Mehn! I’m so tired” she would exhale and grab a box to sit behind the last row of shelves in the shop for her late afternoon lunch. Whiles relaxing and enjoying her lunch, customers would barge in on her and ask her of prices of goods on the shelves. “Er, hey little girl sorry to cut in to your lunch but I just want to know the prices of these” Elsie would tell them not to worry and help them out with the prices and continue to eat.“Elsie, time to go.” Her uncle who’s also the boss would call to her and she happily pick her bag and get ready to leave. “Elsie, it’s not time where are you going?” her manager would call out to her jokingly asking her whiles following her uncle. “We are going I don’t want her to get tired too much” her uncle would reply, “Nooo that’s not how it’s going to work” the manager would reply laughing. “Don’t worry manager on Saturdays I’m going to close with you guys” Elsie would reply smiling and waving at her coworkers.Elsie and her uncle will go sit in the car and drive off to pick her little cousins. “So how is it going are you getting conversant with the things?” her uncle would ask her about her experience at the shop. “Yeah, I am” she would reply tired. “You see none of them is easy school isn’t, business isn’t” her uncle would reply laughingAfter picking the little cousins her uncle would go drop her at the house Elsie would wave her cousins goodbye and enters her house.“Haaa, it’s been a long day” she exhales as she drops her bag on her bed and lies on her bed to check updates on her phone without realizing she slips into a deep sleep. She later wakes to the voices of her uncle and mom talking outside. “Where’s Elsie” he asks his sister, “The moment she came she entered her room and slept” his sister replies. “It’s not easy” her uncle chuckles commenting on the job at the shop.She continues to work at the shop for days, weeks, two months… “T.A please call Elsie for me” Her boss aunt tells one of the workers. “Yes aunty, I’m here.” She hurriedly walks to her aunt who is conversing with two of her customers about some items they realized it wasn’t part of their but they bought them after reaching destination very far from the shop. “Are you the one who packed these people’s things, they said they bought some aluminum pans but realized it wasn’t part of her goods” her aunt asks “I did add it to their things and asked one of the porters to seal it” she replies nervously thinking “Oh! No, I’m screwed”. “The old man’s place is very far from here and you made him come back apologies to him for the mistake” her aunt tells her she apologies with a little teary eye gets back to work.Then she disappears before the year ends.A new year begins… “Hey Elsie, could you get some stuff for me at uncle’s shop?” Elsie’s mom tells her as she gives her a list of goods to buy to fill her own shop. “Okay, mom” she replies excited to visit her uncle’s shop again.She takes a shower, dresses and leaves for the shop. “Elsie what do you want here?” the manager of the shop asks jokingly. “My mama sent me to come buy some goods for her shop” she replies laughing as she enters the shop it is Saturday around two o’clock in the afternoon and the shop is not as busy as it would have been on a normal weekday.“Uncle Den, good afternoon” she greets the cashier as she’s about to pass and go greet her uncle in his office. “Elsie it’s so good to see you again, come give me a handshake” he says as he gives Elsie a handshake. “Hello uncle” she greets her uncle and places her bag in one of the occupied office chairs. “Elsie, what’s up?” her uncle asks. “Mama said I should come get some goods for her to fill up the shop” she replies as she leaves the office. “Arh Elsie are you coming to work, if you were coming to work you should have come earlier” Grace, one of the cashiers asks surprised to see her. “Oh naa, I’m just coming to buy a few things for my mom” she replies laughing and go to the cashier to make him calculate for the amount of goods she buys. “Elsie, guess you’ll be closing with us today” the manager asks expecting a positive answer. “Yes, I will” she answers and starts helping with the things at the shop.“Hey little girl, it’s been a while since I saw you. Why did you go to school?” several customers ask after seeing Elsie again. The day ends and Elsie receives a tip for the help she offered, she and some of her coworkers pack the goods her mom had sent her to buy into her uncle’s car and sits in the car so they go home.From that time, she visited once a week, sometimes twice and sometimes never in the week…But the impression she left there is eternal So, what do you think? After reading you can say that some people are truly born with a spark of the divine. They enter our chaotic worlds not to stay forever, but show us how much lighter the load can be carried with love. Elsie was our angel for a season, and though seasons change, the warmth she left behind never will.

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