"Jeonghan hyung... did you see that-"

"..."
"Yah, are you listening to me?"
"Oh... yeah."
"Then what was I saying?"
"I..."
"See? Aish, you're spacing out again! Hyung, this is the day we've been waiting for TEN long years! And look at you!"
"I never said anything about waiting for ten years."
"Are you really going to continue acting like that?"
"What do you-"

"Angels, rise for the oath taking." A loud voice startled us, cutting our argument. "Repeat after me."

"I am an angel,"
"I am an angel,"
"who works for God and his creations,"
"who works for God and his creations,"
"and here I swear to stand for my duty"
"and here I swear to stand for my duty"
"to protect his will and the people who believe in it."
"to protect his will and the people who believe in it."
"I will complete missions given to me with all my heart, my strength, and my knowledge."
"I will complete missions given to me with all my heart, my strength, and my knowledge."
"I dedicate my life to Him and all the good in the world."
"I dedicate my life to Him and all the good in the world."
"I promise to be forgiving and just."
"I promise to be forgiving and just."
"And I will be a steward of love for the rest of my life."
"And I will be a steward of love for the rest of my life."
"Very well, everyone may now sit down."

"Out of the 10,000 angels who took the test last month, 9500 passed the test." Emotional screams and sighs can be heard all throughout the Hall of Honor. "100 angels passed the test with flying colors and will be promoted as archangels of heaven." A loud applause can be heard from the crowd.

After the 9,500 of us were given our badges, Prince Michael started announcing the names of the hundred angels whose ranks will be promoted. I was internally praying my name will be called.

"Song Kiseop."

That's the 50th!

"I'm sweating hyung..." Jisoo crooned.
"Hahaha! So am I!" I hit his shoulder playfully, but it wasn't enough to shake off our anxiety. 

"Hong Jisoo."

"Hyung-nim!!! That's my name!!"
"Yes it is! Now go and receive your medal you fool!"
"Y-yes!"

Jisoo's name was the 80th name to be called and I was so happy for him. He's like a real brother to me and I'm really happy he got called, but at the same time I'm very anxious about mine not being called. It will be tough to see him get promoted alone. 

"And the last angel who will be promoted is..."
Oh my, it's the last!

"Yoon-"
"..." Is that me??
"Yoon Sungmo."
"Oh." I sighed. Guess I was getting worked up over nothing.

Sensing my disappointment, Jisoo quickly walked to me. I really feel disappointed in myself right now. Did I slack? I feel like I even worked harder than Jisoo did.

"Hyung... I'm sorry."
"It's fine." I forced a smile at him.
"You're not gonna fool me with a smile like that! We've been together for years!"
"Mmm." I gave him a nod. "What I mean is, I'm sorry we couldn't get promoted together."
"Hyung, don't say it like that! You can still try again next year, I'll wait for you!"
"I don't think I will. But you should work extra harder now, okay?" I messed his hair up.
"Hyung..." Jisoo attacked me with a big hug.
"Haha, it's fine really. And instead of sad, you should be happy for you!" I tried to sound as cheery as I could, fighting the tears back.
"But I know why you wanted this so bad. You were going to have the chance to see-"
"It's all over now, Jisoo." I cut him. "But life isn't. Life is beautiful. You think I'm gonna mope around just because of this? On the bright side, I'm not one of the 500 who failed!"
"Hyung..." He looked at me.
"Cheer up, okay? Look, your family is waiting for you."

I reassured Jisoo I'm alright before sending him off to his family. I ran to the back of the hall where a la