
Susan narrating
Before I continue, I need you to first read Part 1 of this madness. Please. I am too shaken to summarize it for you. I still havenât processed the part where we saw a purple demon in a bathrobe holding a toilet plunger. Was he planning to use our bathroom all along? Also, who brings props?!
AnywayâOishi and I screamed like banshees and chased him across the house, but halfway through I got thirsty. Fear is dehydrating, okay? Oishi tooâhe chugged that weird apricot juice he kept begging me to buy at the grocery. (Donât ask.) I opened the fridge for water and just when I started calming downâŚ
CRASH.
In the backyard.
Bright lights.
My first thought? This is it. Jesus has arrived.
So Badoodle and I ran outside to meet Himâand tell on that little purple troublemaker.

Oishi narrating
Unlike Sus, Iâm not lazy. Hereâs your recap of Part 1:
Two angels were fighting in heaven. Boss sent them here to babysit us. The end.
Now back to this disaster.
Demonyitoâthis purple chaos goblinâseems determined to flood our lives with inconveniences. I will not allow that. Itâs already hard enough managing Susan when things are normal. Can you imagine her with extra stress? Iâd need dog therapy.
So I barked like my life depended on it. Then passed out. Then drank all the apricot juice. Susan chugged water like a basketball player in overtime.

And then we heard itâthe boom, the glow outside⌠and I knew. It had to be Him. The Lamb. The Lord. I was ready to report everything.
Susan narrating
We rushed to the backyardâand there they were.
TwoâŚboys? Floating. With wings.
I shouted, âHEY! Get down here and stop this cosplay sorcery! Is that purple bathrobe demon yours?! Youâre paying for our plumbing bill!â

Oishi started nibbling my pants. I think he realized it tooâthey were actually floating. No wires. No ropes. And the one on the left looked like a tired uncle. The other? Holding⌠a barbecue stick?
Then they introduced themselves.
âGreetings. Iâm Anghelito, Heavenâs Pilot.â (Tired Uncle confirmed.)
âHi! Iâm Angelusito. I got hungry so I bought barbecue on the way. I told Anghelito to grab milk tea but he said Boss said no detours. Anyway, wanna bite?â
I almost fainted. But before I hit the floor, Angelusito put something under my nose and said, âYou okay, Sus?â
Wait. How did they know my name?!
And Oishiâtraitor that he isâwas already letting Anghelito pet him like they were childhood friends.

Fast forward a few hoursâŚ
They told us the truth.
God really sent them. To look after us.
I asked if maybe someone higher-ranked was availableâŚ? But honestly, deep down, I felt something I hadnât felt in a whileârelief. Like maybe, Iâm not as alone as I thought.

After all these years, it felt weirdâbut goodâto know someoneâs watching out for us. Not just Badoodle and me versus the world anymore. Someone else is in our corner.
(And okay, of course thereâs God. But you know what I mean.)
Oishi narrating
At some point, I found myself playing Pictionary with Anghelito. I was drawing Demonyitoâs crimes with ketchup on a paper plate.

Susan interrupted, âSo⌠angels huh? That means youâre our new BFFs. Letâs go to the mall! Eat siopao! Karaoke night! And itâs December, you know what that means?â
âChristâs birth,â the angels said in perfect unison.
âAnd party!â Susan beamed.
The lights flickered. Then went out.
Susan narrating
Oishi barked like there was no tomorrow. Anghelito gave him a look and whispered, âQuiet, soldier.â Oishi obeyed.
We hid behind the curtains. The angels glowed, so I shoved them inside the cabinet.
Then we heard itâ
âSusaaaaan⌠Oishiiii⌠yuhhoooooâŚâ

It was Demonyito.
âCome out, I wonât bite. I brought siopao. I can help you clap back at that annoying coworker. I can get you a car loan for that hot pink car youâve been eyeing. And Oishiiii⌠I can give you chicken every day. Iâll even let you pee on all the garden gnomes.â
I was tempted.

But Anghelito appeared out of nowhere and declared,
âSusan doesnât need a clapback. The Lord said âTurn the other cheek.ââ
Angelusito added,
âShe doesnât need the hot pink car. She works from home 4 days a week. And given your financial situation, youâll be in debt until the next Jubilee year.â

They turned to Oishi.
âChicken every day is not healthy. And itâs unhygienic to pee on gnomes.â
We stood our ground. I told Demonyito, âWe donât need your offers. Leave our home. And donât come back.â
Oishi barked like a furry warrior.
Later that nightâŚ
I cooked dinner.
Boyo dropped by to fix the faucet. He asked if we were okay. I told him Oishi had a hyperactive episode and wrecked the house.
He didnât believe me.
I packed his dinner to-go anyway. Iâm not ready to explain angels and demons. Not yet.
At the table, the angels said, âWeâre proud of you, Sus. And Badoodleâyou didnât give in.â

I smiled and joked, âSo when you guys go back to heaven, can you tell Jesus to give me a raise so I wonât need that car loan?â
âSheâs not joking,â Oishi mumbled.
Anghelitoâs Epilogue
Susan and Oishi will still face lifeâs chaosâannoying things, tempting shortcuts, moments of loneliness.
But as long as they stay anchored in the Lord, theyâll be fine.

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