The Days I Knew
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I collected the lingerie, slid on the dresses, and examined my butt in front of dozens of mirrors. I held my glass high for the Champagne toasts, mailed the invitations, and practiced signing my new last name. It was an unforgettable era in my life. As my dad and I rounded the oak tree and made our way down the aisle, The Beatles' classic "Here Comes the Sun" served as our soundtrack.
When I locked eyes with my husband-to-be, I was hit with unimaginable euphoria. It was something from a dream. That was five years ago and, truly, they have been the most beautiful years of my life. I love him more than I loved him then. But, would you be disappointed if I confessed that, shortly after our fairy-tale wedding day, a thought flashed through my mind — one that may have led to our state of newlywed bliss crashing and burning into obscurity?
That I realized that I hadn't just signed up for a lifetime of window-fogging sex, stimulating conversation, and heart-stopping romance? I had also signed myself up for a bundle of other things — some of them fist-clenching unpleasantries. Two months into our marital bliss, I sobbed on our couch with my head in my hands.
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Our electricity had been abruptly turned off in our home and our bank account was overdrawn. To add further pain to my existing ulcer of monetary panic, I had just walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth, only to find his beard hair covering the sink like a Winter quilt. We were simply not "adulting" well together. I wasn't sure this was all it was cracked up to be — marriage, that is. We didn't agree on purchases. I felt he had an impulsive and lackadaisical attitude toward spending, and he complained about me being too cautious and slow in my decisions.
We didn't agree on how to clean the countertops, or organize receipts, or fold the towels. What was a spouse good for?
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I didn't need a man in my home — dreamy Adonis or not, well-intentioned or not, my best friend in the whole wide freaking world or not — if his habits were going to ride in like a bulldozer to my sense of cleanliness, financial peace, and credit history. I was a fragile little branch blowing in the winds of married life's realities, one incident away from snapping.
If we had not remained fervent in our sincere love for one another, and if we had not carved out plenty of breathable space for candid, patient, and respectful communication and compromise, our tale could have played out more like a tragic opera. Graduating from Angel School as top student, an angel named Gabriel White Tenma is sent down to the human world to live among the humans and guide people towards happiness. However, when she discovers the world of gaming, Gabriel immediately becomes addicted and devolves into a slacker. This had proven to be annoying to her neighbor, a demon named Vignette April Tsukinose.
Another demon named Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell tries to do demonic deeds but she discovers Gabriel's acts of indecency outweigh her own, much to her dismay. Vignette gets Gabriel to clean up her room, bringing to light that despite being a demon, she doesn't act very demonic herself until a cockroach appears. Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha, the second top student in Angel School, takes an interest in teasing Satania when she comes across a stray dog.
Her talents are rarely seen, even in Heaven, as the principal states while presenting her certificate. He then tells the graduating angels to continue their studies on Earth, attending human schools to learn about what kind of beings humans are. Tapris, a middle school student who adores Gabriel, congratulates her and tells her that she will miss her but Gabriel assures her that if she's ever lonely, she can come visit her anytime. Second in the class, Raphiel Ainsworth Siraha, tells Gabriel they will be going to the same school, relieving Gabriel.
Gabriel looks down on the human world considering it breathtaking and vowing she will become a great angel who leads people toward happiness as she flies down. Gabriel gets to her apartment and is shown to be cleaning up her flat, shopping for groceries, cooking and doing community service.
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One day, she is pulling weeds out of the ground of the park and when she is done, two boys run up to her asking her to play with them. They eventually chase each other with the boys' mothers laughing. One night, Gabriel finally finishes her homework and is ready for a rest but then here's a cry for help from her computer.
An MMO is shown to be on the computer screen with a player dying. Gabriel wonders if this is another way to learn about humans as games are a form of human entertainment so carries on.
She ends up creating a character and chooses to be a priest who heals others. As soon as she's in the game, she heals the wounded player who is grateful and calls her "a real angel" worrying Gabriel that he might know that she is. More players ask to be healed and Gabriel feels proud to make them happy. Gabriel debates whether to use the allowance Heaven provided her to spend but as more players begin to wound, she ends up purchasing it and the screen fades to the title card.
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The next morning, Gabriel's flat is filled with rubbish bags and the room is dark and messy. Gabriel herself needs healing in the game and is getting impatient for it. Later, a demon called Vignette April Tsukinose walks into Gabriel's apartment and cuts the cord linking her Internet modem to her computer with a demon trident, cutting the connection in the process. Gabriel begins to panic and Vigne opens the blinds to a bright sunny day outside. She tells Gabriel that it is 8am and she is not behaving like an angel should. Gabriel protests this by telling her that there is a crisis going on in Valhalla Kingdom, a fictional kingdom in the MMO she is playing, and that she is the angel who is to protect the innocent townspeople there.
Vigne tells her that angels shouldn't start their mornings playing video games. Gabriel corrects her, stating she started yesterday to which Vigne replies as being even worse. Vigne hints that Gabriel had skipped school during the time she was playing games and demands she go to school with her.
Vigne shows concern that Gabriel has changed since she first met her to which Gabriel replies "humanity can just go to Hell and die, for all I care", confusing Vigne. Gabriel later reveals she plans to not go back to Heaven but live in the human world forever playing MMOs. She claims that the overachiever she was in Heaven is fake and that she was repressing herself this whole time; the real her is a slob addicted to gaming.
She then coins herself as a "faillen angel", an obvious blend of "fail" and "fallen angel" with Vigne in shock that she said it with pride, but also says it sounds inspiring the way she put it. Vigne then leaves for school leaving Gabriel and telling her she should go to but not before warning her that if she falls too far, she may be sent back to Heaven. So if anyone tells you they are depressed, understand that they are. Just like any other health condition. But for this particular illness, you just got to be understanding and compassionate about. Stop judging and start understanding people.
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