Random Oneshots I write when I'm bored

How Long?

"Does this mean you will play Barbies with me!" She yells jumping around.

"Sure, whatever those are" I laugh, maybe this whole thing won't be too bad.

***

Watching her grow up and change made me love her more and more every day. She is my best friend, and I am hers. She grew up to be the sweetest girl, always putting others before herself and smiling at anyone she comes across. Rose has been through so much with her Dad, and bullies that came later on, but she always tries to make others smile. This year marks our ten years together and she has no idea about the rule. I hate the stupid rule more than anything in the universe, the IFP created a rule eons ago that stated after ten years together you are to be removed from the child's life and they must help themselves. Our whole job is to help them but apparently, only to a certain extent, it's their choice to help themselves after that and I think it is such a load of bullshit!  Her pink aura is finally coming back after all the depression she suffered from, I just can't bring myself to tell her that in less than 3 days, I'll be leaving and we will never see each other again. The goal of my job is to help her succeed but, if I'm not there how can I do that? I feel like I'm abandoning her just when she needs me the most. I look over at my best friend. She is absorbed in what the teacher is saying and seems to not have a care in the world. Well, at least she didn't until she caught me staring. Trying not to seem out of place she writes in her notebook, she knows that she can't just speak to me since only she can see me.

"Are you okay?" She writes

I give her a thumbs up and the best smile I could muster at the time. Rose always knows when something is wrong, it just proves why everyone should love her. After deeming me to be okay she goes back to watching the teacher.

***

    After a few more classes the school day is over, we walk back to her house and she falls onto her bed after seeing that we were home alone.

    "Holy smokes today was rough, I don't know how I would ever do it without you there to entertain me" She groans stretching out. I had to take a moment to gather myself before replying.

    "Whatever Sweetheart, you'd be just fine. Now I believe we are very behind on our favorite show" I sass.

She huffed before standing up and began looking around the room for the TV remote. I took this small amount of time to try to pull myself together. All I could repeat to myself was it will be okay, she will be okay, everything will be okay; it's become my new mantra. Her blonde hair whips around as she falls onto the bed. In her mind everything was perfect, in mind....everything was falling. She nestles herself next to me and puts all of her focus into the show, I look at her out of the corner of my eye. A small smile is showing between her round cheeks making her dimples pop, her pink aura is the strongest it has been in years. Staring down at my fingers I start to feel really weird, my whole hand is tingling, it reminds me of when my hand would fall asleep before I died. I stare at my hand wondering what could possibly be happening when suddenly it started to go transparent. My eyes widened in fear wondering if Rose could see this. I start to shake my hand back and forth trying to look as casual as possible.

    "What's wrong boo?" She asks looking at me funny.

    "Nothing at all my hand just feel asleep I think," I reply.

    "Okie Dokie,"

Just like that, she was back to the show, I can tell she knows something is wrong but, she didn't want to push. All I could pray is that I had time to tell her goodbye.

***

Today is the day, today I lose my best friend to a stupid rule made eons ago. I already tried to plead with the Almighty but I got put on a waiting list that is about two million years long, I'm not even being sarcastic it's literally 2 million years long. Rose seems on edge today she must feel my nervous energy. I was starting to zone out again when a voice sounded in my head.

"Gabriel you have ten minutes to say goodbye then please prepare for departure in Heaven" 

The voice reminded me of Siri but brought so much more pain.

"Rose you need to go to the bathroom right now this is an emergency" I hiss in fear.

Rose got up from her chair and practically ran to her teacher.

        "Mrs. Robin may I please go to the bathroom I need to go really really bad" She cried out doing well at hiding the fear in her voice.

As she made it into the hallway I grabbed her hand and rushed to the bathroom. I checked the stalls for people before taking a deep breath.

    "Rose I am so unbelievably sorry for what I am about to say and do but, you need to know how much I love you," I say starting to cry.

    "Wh-what's wrong Gabe why are you crying?" Rose says, her eyebrows scrunching in confusion.

    "Rosie, I need to leave, I never got to tell you about this but there is a rule in the IFP that I couldn't bring myself to tell you but," I paused trying to hold back tears "After ten years I am to be pulled from your life and um to-today is that day" I finally choked out tears beginning to fall.

"You are not funny Gabe is this one of your sick jokes because if it is you are going way too far" She cries her voice straining to get any sound out.

"Five minutes until departure" The angelic siri stated.

"Rose I am so sorry but you are so strong you can get through this I promise, but you need to promise me you won't do anything stupid. I don't want to see you up there until you are 180-years-old," I cry.

"How long?" she whispered.

"Less than five minutes" I reply placing a hand on the side of her face.

"I am pissed Gabe more than I will ever be in my life but, I want to thank you. Without you, in my life I would be dead or very alone. Thank you for everything you have done, thank you for being my best friend. I love you" she says bawling.

"I lov-"

Before I could finish I was ripped away and back in Heaven. Through a small window that showed Earth I watched as she fell to the floor in anguish. She cried and begged for me to come back, after a few minutes she fell into a silent shock and laid there until someone found her and took her home.

***

I sat in front of that window for years, watching as she continued to live on. She accomplished so many dreams, she did everything she could to be happy. She got married and had a son, she became a doctor like she's always wanted and I am so proud of her. Her aura is a pink that is so bright humans can't perceive it. Everything was great, well at least I thought it was. I was completely zoned out thinking about our time together when I heard my name. It was so soft I thought that I must have imagined it until I heard it again. Looking up at the window I saw Rose, for the first time since I left I could hear her voice.

"Gabe I miss you so much. Did you know I named my son after you? I pray that you are still watching over me. M-my Husband he wants a divorce. I never imagined it would happen, I wish you were here to tell me everything will be okay. Please...please just give me a sign telling me you are still here. Please." She started to cry, it broke my heart to see her like this.

"Almighty please let me do this one thing please" I whisper.

Suddenly I feel my feet hit the carpet. I look up to see Rose still on her bed face in her hands.

"Everything will be okay," I say with a smile spreading across my face, it felt so good to be able to say those words.

Her head sprung up before she catapulted across the bed and into my arms. She took a deep breath before looking into my eyes and whispering,

    "How Long?"