A gentle tale about the rebirth of mercy, second chances, the warmth of Christmas, and the meaning of being family.
If you’d like to walk this warm path from the very beginning and read the story from its first chapter, you can start [here] and follow the links within each part until you find your way back to this moment again.
To read the chapter that comes just before this one, kindly click [here].

Chapter: [23]
The Angel Flies to Heaven :
It was the evening of December 1st.
Inside the quiet corridors of Healhospi Hospital, in Novaris,
Mr. Zack stood beside Dr. George outside the intensive care room,
while Mom Lisa sat on a bench nearby,
her face buried in her trembling hands,
weeping in silence —
knowing, deep down,
that the end was now unbearably close.
Angela had been lying motionless in intensive care for days, barely waking for a few fleeting moments before drifting away again.
As Mr. Zack spoke with the doctor,
he suddenly froze—
his eyes widening as the five brothers rushed in, accompanied by Mr. Raphael and Mr. Gabriel.
He didn’t speak.
He just looked at Elizabeth,
who, the moment she saw her sons,
ran straight into their arms—
and burst into tears.
Mr. Zack’s voice trembled:
“You called them? Lisa! We promised Angela we wouldn’t tell them!”
Elizabeth turned to him, her eyes blazing through the tears.
“Damn that promise, Zack! Why are you so cruel?
Don’t you have a heart?
They’re her brothers!
Do they not deserve to say goodbye?!”
The brothers stood frozen, terrified, watching the exchange unfold.
Milo cried out:
“Will someone please tell us what’s going on here?!”
Sorin, his eyes wet, shouted with Mom Lisa:
“Where is Angela? Why is she here? What do you mean by ‘goodbye’ ?!”
Rein broke down completely,
his voice shaking as he said:
“What promise did you make to her?
What did Angela ask you to hide from us?”
Mr. Zack sank onto the nearest chair.
With a voice heavy with defeat,
he began to tell them everything.
He spoke of Angela’s rare illness, inherited from her mother.
Of the day she broke off her engagement after a long, passionate love story.
He told them how Angela feared the five brothers would abandon her too— or worse, give up their dreams to stay by her side.
So she had begged him not to tell them.
The hall fell silent.
Tears streamed down the brothers’ faces.
Milo whispered, desperate:
“No… there must be a cure somewhere!
We can’t just let her die!
We’ll take her to England ,Germany—anywhere!”
Dr. George, who had been treating Angela for years, spoke gently:
“There is no cure.
It’s a rare genetic heart condition caused by a defect in a unique protein called Myra-protein— a protein that maintains the elasticity of the heart muscle wall.
Most patients are diagnosed in their early twenties, and none have lived beyond forty.
But Angela… she survived two years longer than anyone expected.
She once told me:
‘On magical Christmas night, Heaven sent me a medicine no science could ever create.’
She was talking about her five brothers , her magical christmas gift ! as she always used to talk about you.”
The brothers stood there, speechless.
Then, without another word, they ran.
Down the hall.
Past the sign that read:
“Authorized medical staff only.”
They burst through the door.
Angela lay there—
still, fragile,
her laughter gone from the air that used to dance with it.
They gathered around her.
Tavin leaned close, tears streaming:
“Angela… Angela, we’re here!
Wake up, please! It’s us… your brothers!”
Cian, weeping:
“Do you really want to leave us now?
Do we mean so little to you?
We were the fools who left you once—don’t leave us again!”
Rein, through sobs:
“Won’t you cook for us another warm meal?
Won’t you take care of your little brothers again?”
Milo, breaking down:
“Why did you hide it from us, Angela?
Why were you so cruelly brave?
We’ll fly you anywhere—
there must be something, somewhere!
Just don’t leave us now!”
Sorin, his voice cracking:
“Angela… I’m sorry!
I saw you taking your medicine—
and in my stupidity, I forgot.
Forgive me, Angela!
We should’ve been here… we should’ve been here for you!”
They surrounded her bed,
pleading, crying, calling her name again and again— hoping, praying, she would answer.
And then…
something almost miraculous happened.
Angela’s eyelids fluttered.
Slowly… painfully…
she opened her eyes.
All five brothers gasped.
Mr. Zack, Elizabeth, Mr. Raphael, and Mr. Gabriel entered behind them.
Angela’s gaze moved weakly across the room, finding each face she loved.
Milo whispered:
“'Angela... Angela, we're here. We surround you. Please, Angela, get up. Stay here for us, Angela. We need you.”
Angela’s lips trembled into the faintest smile.
Her eyes shone softly— as if she were embracing them all with her gaze.
She wanted to speak.
She wanted to tell them:
" I have missed you all.
I love you all.
Thank you for filling my life with laughter, photos, songs , dancing , stories and warmth...
Thank you for adding two more years to my life simply by being here.’’
She wanted to tell them so much more.
But...
She was utterly weak.
She couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.
Her eyes closed again.
Her breathing slowed.
And then—
that piercing sound filled the room.
The long, unbroken tone of the heart monitor.
Her heart had stopped.
The brothers screamed,
their cries echoing through the sterile walls:
“No! No! Angela!!”
Nurses rushed in with Dr. George.
They tried to restart her heart—
once,
twice,
three times.
But the monitor kept screaming that same steady note— flat, final.
Dr. George lowered his hands,
his voice breaking as he said softly to the nurse beside him:
“Time of death: December 1st, 11:00 p.m.”
The brothers collapsed, weeping, their tears burning down their faces.
Mr. Zack held his wife, as the two of them relived the same unbearable pain they once felt when they lost their only son, Johnny.
Outside the room,
the medical staff stood silently, watching—
five grown men in their thirties,
crying like children of five.
Two old souls crushed once more by the weight of grief.
They watched…
as hearts shattered in front of them.
They watched…
as an angel, gentle and weary,
spread her wings—
and flew home.
Back to her place.
Back to Heaven.
............To be continued in “the last chapter ” tomorrow.
© 2025 , CorNer. All rights reserved. This work is protected under international copyright law.
'힐링 이야기 코너 🕊🌿🤍' 카테고리의 다른 글
| 〈Our Christmas Sister Angel〉 요약과 코멘트 (0) | 2025.12.24 |
|---|---|
| Our Christmas Sister Angel ·[Chapter: 24] (0) | 2025.12.24 |
| Our Christmas Sister Angel ·[Chapter: 22] (0) | 2025.12.24 |
| Our Christmas Sister Angel ·[Chapter: 21] (0) | 2025.12.17 |
| Our Christmas Sister Angel ·[Chapter: 20] (0) | 2025.12.17 |
