A crazy thought

She had been uneasy for some time now. Was it intuition, or paranoia?

Her experience indicated she should pay attention, but the whole thing was really outrageous.

Starting when two cops in an unmarked car pulled up beside her at a stoplight and motioned for her to let them go ahead of her when the light changed. One looked back, nodded and smiled warmly as they pulled out and zipped away.

A few days later it continued in a local discount store. She walked, pushing a cart, waiting for her daughter to do her shopping when she happened to look up and the young man in the camera department several aisles over, looked into her eyes and smiled so warmly.  Fifteen minutes later a woman pushing another cart stopped in front of her and did the same thing.

It was as if they recognized her, as if she were someone they knew and loved very much.

Today a man in the back room of the shoe store looked out and saw her walk towards him. He smiled and called out, hello, using her first name. She wondered if she misheard him. He brought out shoes that fit perfectly and sold them to her for twenty dollars less than usual. When she tried to buy two pairs, he looked sad and said they only had the one.

Later her car had a flat tire and neither the dealership, nor the usual places had one that fit her car. Finally finding one that did, she waited for them to put her tires on and a very thin man came in and sat down in the waiting area with several other people. He was very quiet, just sat there with his hands in his lap until she went to leave. Then he jumped up and ran over to the door and asked about her car, what she thought of it, as if he had been waiting for just that moment. He was suddenly so animated and happy, almost loving.

At home, she felt the same dis-ease, almost like she was going to cry at any moment and that was when the thought came into her head.

It is almost your time and we are coming to get you. Don't be afraid. It isn't what you think at all. There really are angels. A crazy thought, but she was just so tired.