Angel in Training

As an older sibling you are protective of your younger counterpart and you also get to enjoy the privilege of being the dominant sibling. However there comes a time when the dynamic starts to shift. Robby's time came quickly. Being a woman who stands no more than five feet in height, my victories over Robby were soon due more to his chivalry than my physical strength and even less due to the fact that I was "in charge because I'm older."

The other shift I was able to enjoy a lot more; Robby had become very protective of me. It was really sweet and it was a perfect example of his love. I'm lucky enough to know that someone who loves me so much is the one in charge now. 

The Angel Before Robby

August 2013

I'm prone to making poor choices. One of my bigger mistakes was going out with girlfriends on a summer night. We went out for drinks and dancing. We had a really nice time. Afterwards I decided to walk the three blocks to my car alone. It was a nice warm night and the neighborhood was quiet. I didn't find out until later that two girls had been attacked in that same area only a week prior. 

I was walking alone when I crossed paths with a young man wearing no shirt and a backpack. He was walking in the opposite direction. I called Brian. The man gave me chills. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed that he had turned around and was walking nearly parallel to me. I could feel him watching me, but I shook off the feeling and told myself I was being paranoid.

This continued for a block until it became obvious that he was tailing me. I remembered reading an article that said to make yourself seem like more trouble than you're worth. I yelled at him to stop following me. He told me he wasn't and stepped into a driveway and said it was his destination. I turned onto a new block. My car was parked in a back alley a little over a block away. 

I broke into a run. Constantly looking over my shoulder. I saw a figure cross the street a block away making lateral movements with me. I knew it was him. Brian was already speeding to come and get me, I just needed to run out the clock. I made it to the middle of an alley when I turned around and saw him there at the end coming towards me. I barely had enough breath to scream, much less continue running in my dress. There wasn't a soul to be seen in this alley or on the nearby streets. It was late and everyone was out at the bar district anyways. I was frozen. 

As if out if nowhere two figures appeared. One ran towards the man and chased him away. The other came towards me. I knew not to be scared. He was a bearded man with brown curly hair. He had a slight figure and brown eyes, he hugged me and told me that his friend was chasing my attacker away. He walked me out to the street and less than a few seconds later Brian came speeding up and I was safe. 

We notified the police. It wasn't until the next day that Brian brought up the subject of angels. These two men had appeared out of nowhere in my moment of need and I believe that they were a pair of angels. 

That next morning I received this message from Robby: 

I saved it the moment I read it. It means so much to me on so many levels. At the time it was so comforting and thoughtful. To be told he loved me, to know that he had felt concerned. Now it serves as proof to me that he's always looking out for me. It's nice to know that I've met at least one angel. 

"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." 

Hebrews 13:2 NIV