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originally thought it was a shooting star streaking across the sky, glowing white in its brilliance. Jackson rose to his feet and stared at the star in wonder, having never seen such a large one moving across the sky before. Could it be a meteor or a comet? He never was much for science and didn’t know much about stars, but this one was massive, at least ten times the size of the other twinkling rocks in the sky.
    After a few seconds, it became clear to Jackson that this was no star. Whatever it was, it was getting bigger by the second and, if he wasn’t mistaken, coming straight toward his building. Never one to back down once curiosity had taken hold, Jackson pulled down the fire escape ladder and started the short climb up to the roof.
    The light from the approaching object was blinding as it grew near, and Jackson knew it would land only a few feet away from him. He detected a shining object at the center of the brilliant light, but before he could make out what it was, the object slowed its descent. As he ducked down behind an air-conditioning vent, he watched in shock as it slowly floated down to the roof.
    It was obviously not a star, he thought as he watched the white glow subside. An alien? He knew the thought was ridiculous; he had never believed in life on other planets. But as he deciphered the form of a person amidst the white glow, he knew it was definitely a life form of some kind. Whatever it was, it was not human.
    Jackson held his breath as the figure of a woman finally came into view. He felt his mouth fall open and his eyes widened as he gazed at the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, human or not. She was at least ten feet tall, with skin like diamonds. Her eyes glowed white as she turned to take in her surroundings. Shining silver curls rolled down her back, and a white garment of some kind draped over her body, all the way to the ground.
    Jackson could hardly believe his eyes. Is this what aliens looked like, he wondered? If so, this woman was nothing like what he had seen in the movies.
    He watched from his hiding place, transfixed as she talked with the thing she had referred to as ‘demon’. The creature resembled a human, but with a few modifications that Jackson could gladly do without. Fear and disgust curled low in his belly at the sight of the thing, and the sensation of something crawling across his skin was overwhelming.
    If this thing was a demon, did that make the glowing woman an angel? She had wings, he noticed, and was very powerful judging by the injury she’d dealt the demon when he had dared to touch her. He knew he should turn away; there was nothing happening here to concern him, and he couldn’t even fathom what the consequences would be if he were found. But as the glowing angel became smaller and morphed into what appeared to be a very average-looking person, his curiosity peaked. He could not turn away now.
    The two continued to talk, although Jackson could only hear about half what was being said. He remained in his hiding place until the ugly demon disappeared over the side of the roof. Within seconds the terrorizing feeling in his gut had subsided and Jackson breathed a sigh of relief. The angel/woman was still standing there, watching the demon disappear into the night.
    Jackson watched in silence as she turned away from the roof’s edge and headed back toward the fire escape. He released the breath he’d been holding as he realized that she was leaving. She stopped in her tracks as if she had heard him, and turned. Jackson’s heart began to race as she took a few steps toward where she was hiding. He could not see her face from where she stood in the darkness, but he could tell that she was scanning her surroundings; she was looking for him.
    Her eyes came to rest almost directly on him, and Jackson knew that he’d been found out. He didn’t know if he should be scared or curious . He’d seen what she did to that demon, and knew that she could probably do the