A grandmother shelling peas into a chipped enamel bowl. She gives one to a stray cat under the table. She speaks to it in Ukrainian. The cat blinks slowly. Seventh angel: the one who remembers to be kind when no one is watching.
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A woman teaching a child to tie shoelaces. She loops, tugs, loops again. The child says, “I can do it.” She lets go. Twelfth angel: the one who teaches flight then opens her hands. A grandmother shelling peas into a chipped enamel bowl
Night. A candle on a windowsill. A woman writes in a notebook, then closes it. She touches the glass. Outside, a curfew-empty street. Fifth angel: the one who writes down names so no one disappears. The cat blinks slowly
Thirteenth angel: the one who looks back at the world and forgives it for needing so many gentle angels.
Same woman, different room. She is folding a child’s shirt. Her hands pause mid-fold. For two seconds, she stares at a crack in the wall. The second angel: the one who holds grief in her shoulders and still makes the bed.