Beauty Passing - Hannah Sawyer (warren buffett book recommendations TXT) 📗

from her eye, “no matter how much pain they may have caused us, life is still precious.” Amelia walked over to her sister and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Slowly she turned away from the grave and walked over to me. Out of the folds of her coat she took out the katana, now cleaned and said to me
“You used it because you knew you had to; please never lose this it means too much to me.” with that I held out both hands and she gently placed the weapon in my hands, I bowed my head respectfully then stood and slid the sword into its sheath on my back.
“Thank you and I’m sorry but I cannot stay here. There’s someone I need to find.” She looked deep into my eyes and replied the way I hadn’t expected.
“I hope you find yourself whilst looking for your friend.” She smiled and hugged me tightly and whispered “remember all strength comes from within.”
“I will never forget” I vowed with my hand over my heart.
I left her stood with Amelia and David who I noticed were holding hands, smiling to myself I left.


I arrived at Joseph’s house hid my wings, pulled on a long trench coat to cover my weapons. Making sure it was done up properly I knocked his door. I was stood shivering, not sure whether it was from the cold or nerves. He opened the door and pulled me inside.
“What happened to you? I was worried sick! You didn’t think to phone me in three days?” he looked scared and angry. I withdrew my hand from his and held both my hands over my heart.
“I’m sorry. I had a lot of things to sort out.” I looked down at the floor. I felt his arms around me as he pulled me close.
“I’m sorry I shouldn’t have shouted. I was just so scared of losing you.” He whispered. I leant my head against his chest listening to his heart beating. I loved him holding me close, I didn’t know how to tell him I loved him. As if he had read my mind he whispered,
“I don’t know what I would do if I lost you, I love you and always have. I thought you were beautiful from the moment I saw you.” I smiled and looked up at him,
“I love you to; I just didn’t know how to tell you.” As he leant in to kiss me I closed my eyes and relaxed, this felt so right. Then the phone started to ring, I opened my eyes and Joseph shrugged
“Just leave it. “ He smiled, after pushing him away I laughed over my shoulder,
“There’s nothing more annoying than a ringing phone.” I picked up the receiver and spoke “hello Robertson’s residence.”
“Oh hello, is Joseph there it is Sergeant Rodgers here from the police, it’s very important.”
“Umm sure no problem.” I muttered as I turned to Joseph. I gave him the handset then walked over and let myself fall onto the sofa.

“Esther sit up!” my mother’s voice came from across the room.
“Mum?” I was so confused.
“You heard me sit up and let Jenny sit down please. Or you could go help Joseph with moving your stuff in.” I stood immediately.
“It’s so nice of Joseph to help Esther with her stuff.” With that jenny entered the room looking as radiant as ever.
“Oh it’s no trouble whatsoever. It means he can work on his muscles at the same time.” She laughed. “It is nice to know we shall have a nice neighbour, welcome Esther.”
“Thanks” I said as I left the room to go help Joseph.
There he was carrying in my television. He looked amazing as he spotted me and smiled.
“Can you grab a box from the van and give us a hand?” his voice was deep and he laughed.

“Esther?” Joseph’s voice brought me back to what was happening. I was in my garden on the floor. I looked at him questioningly.
“What on earth?”
“You walked out here in your sleep and I followed you to make sure you were ok.” He said looking worried.
“I’m fine.”I said even though as I stood I was shaking and feeling weak. The day I moved here was the day my mum died.
She was in an accident on her way back home; a man had gotten into his car even though he was drunk. He fell asleep going down the motor way and his car spun. My mother had no time to move out of his way. He hit her head on, she didn’t suffer she died instantly, pain free and worst of all without her family by her side.
I turned to face Joseph with tears in my eyes. Then he understood. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and led me back into his house.
We sat on the sofa with cups of tea warming our hands.
“What did the sergeant want?” I enquired.
“They know where my mum is but they say the situation is too difficult to go in there just yet.” He looked absently out of the window behind me.
“How is it too dangerous?”
“It’s the downtown mafia that have her. They hope to get a ransom for her.” I shot upright so quick I spilt my tea all over the floor.
“I’m sorry.” I muttered as I stood to go get a cloth to wipe it. Joseph grabbed my arm.
“I have to know if it was a dream the other night when you came round. Did you fly away?” he was looking straight into my eyes. I slowly undid the trench coat and let it fall to the floor. I turned away from him walked to the window pulled shut the curtains and then spread my wings wide. I heard him gasp.
“You’re an angel?” he said breathlessly
“They call me a fallen. I was attacked and left to die when this woman found me and gave me her gift.” I said hanging my head. I pulled in my wings and turned to face him.
“I have to go, Jenny needs me and I promise to do everything I can to make sure she gets home safe.” I looked at him directly hands at my sides, I walked past him to his garden. I stopped suddenly when I heard him say
“Make sure you come home safe as well Esther.” I spun on the spot and ran back to him and kissed him passionately, I loved him so much and I didn’t want to leave him. But I knew I had to, for now at least. I pulled away and walked back to the garden and flew high into the night sky. Not knowing whether or not I would ever return to the man I loved. I closed my eyes feeling the wind on my face I knew what I was doing was the right thing to do.


I gently landed just outside of the warehouse that was known as the downtown mafia’s house. I slowly withdrew one of my daggers and edged against the wall of the warehouse. I slowly peered round the edge of the warehouse and saw two guards outside of the door. I elegantly and silently flew up to the roof above them. I withdrew my second blade and jumped down and landed between them raising my blades to cut across both their throats, they were dead before they hit the floor. As they lay in pools of their own blood, I snatched the key card from around one of their necks.
I entered warily with my wings now hidden. Holding my daggers close I slowly edged against the wall. I suddenly heard voices approaching.
“So you think she will ever tell us her address or number?” I held my breath as I realised that they were talking about jenny.
“Probably not. Most people would have been broken by now. If she still doesn’t talk by the end of the day, get rid of her.” A man replied in a deep booming voice.
“Let her go boss? We won’t get any money though.”
“No you imbecile, kill her! If she won’t talk there is no point in keeping her. Make sure she is dead though and get rid of her properly.” The deeper voice commanded. I quickly ducked behind a desk as they came around the corner.
They stopped just before the door.
“Just let her know that if she doesn’t talk she will die.” He commanded.
“Yes sir” the smaller man replied before running back the way that he had just come. The larger man opened the door and saw the two men I had previously killed. He slowly backed into the warehouse and closed the door behind him. In a flash I was there with a dagger to his throat.
“Who are... are you? What do you want?” he blurted.
“I believe you have some I care about. A certain woman by the name of jenny.” I whispered harshly into his ear my blade staying at his throat.
“I don’t know what you are talking about!” He shouted. I pressed the blade closer to his throat causing a tiny trickle of blood.
“Really because I would hate to make a mess of your very nice suit sir!” I said mockingly. Then I felt the cold barrel of a gun on the back of my neck. I immediately released the man I was holding.
“Now drop the blade.” A woman’s voice spoke, I wasn’t sure if I dropped the dagger out of fear or shock. The man I had been holding went behind me and left the room as I heard the door slam. With a swift motion I grabbed my katana and spun, slashing across the woman’s chest. She dropped the gun and fell to the floor. Her wounds wouldn’t kill her but they caused her pain. Picking up the gun and my daggers I left the room. Ahead of me was a long corridor with doors all along each side. I slowly walked up the corridor and sheathed my katana and held the gun confidently. I kicked open the first door, a cleaning cupboard. All of the rooms had been empty until I reached the halfway mark. I kicked the door hard and inside was a room full of weapons of all different shapes and sizes. I picked up a pistol, a belt with a holster and pocket and two packets of ammunition. As I turned I saw the smaller man from earlier behind me I raised the gun so it was pointing at his face.
“Wait no don’t shoot!” he rushed dropping his gun to the floor. “I want to get out of here. Alive.”
“You need to help me then” I growled not moving my gun.
“Kristian is a daemon; he got possessed earlier this year.” He whimpered. I lowered the gun,
“What? Oh fantastic! What are his powers?” remembering what Faye had said about daemons.
“Well he can cause you pain without even touching you and make you see things that aren’t even there.” The guy looked like he had experienced this; the fear in his eyes told me everything. I thanked him and pushed him away from me and stormed down the corridor to the next room. I opened the room into a conference room, there was no one in here but there were lots of papers strewn around the room making it look like there had been a struggle. On the large whiteboard was written
“WE MUST FIND THE FALLEN ONE.” They were after me, or Faye. I was felt fear and anger take over. I turned and left