After another few minutes, Emma finally gave up. She sat up and pushed herself back until she was leaning against the cold wall behind her. Raphael didn’t turn toward her even when she spoke.
“Do you ever wish you were human?” Emma asked him. It had been a question that had bounced around her head several times over the weeks that she’d gotten to know the angel. He watched everything around him with such intensity, and she couldn’t help but wonder if he ever got tired of being on the outside looking in. He didn’t seem surprised by her question, but then it seemed very little could surprise Raphael.
“I cannot miss what I have never had.” His voice held its usual coolness and there was no inflection.
“That doesn’t mean you aren’t affected by the things you see in this world. Families, co
