You Made A Sacrifice. And Heaven Rewarded

That Morning, She Had Found An Envelope Stuffed Into Her Locker. It Was From The Mercer Hotel, And Held A Plastic Door Key For Their Suite. "see You There Tonight," Oliver Had Written. "chomp! Chomp!

She Could Not Trust Herself To Hope—but Without Hope, She Realized, She Had No Reason To Go On.

Evil Was Seductive And Easy, And Virtue Was Difficult And Unappreciated.

This Is Not Some Silly Game...this Is Life And Death Angels And Demons.

You Have Punished Me Long Enough, You Have Punished Yourself Long Enough. Return To Me. I Beg.