‘Do you believe in angels?’ said MiMi. The nurse was African. She belonged to an evangelical church. ‘Let me show you something,’ she said. She pulled back the curtains. MiMi could see the old church outside the window. ‘Look up high,’ said the nurse. The church had a clock tower. On top of the tower, one at each compass point, were four stone angels. ‘You see?’ said the nurse. ‘How they see it all? The cars going by, the men and women on the streets. All the hope and the heartbreak. Yes, that is what they see. And though the earth is lost, she will be found. ‘Whatever is lost will be found.’
Do you believe in Angels?
