Chet: A Short Story

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Chet often has to abscond from Emily’s bedroom window, for if he got caught he would get beaten to death. Roger, Emily’s father, accosted Chet when he found out Chet had been in his daughter’s bedroom. Mr. Schott claims he has a brilliant taste in music and often claims he is a connoisseur, but honestly some of his music belongs in the trash. Metatron lied to Castiel and convinced him that if he would kill the only nephilim, the offspring of a human and angel relationship, it would close the gates to heaven, but Metatron had cursed it so it would cause immolation to any angel he didn't like. I implored Chet to not spread rumors about me, as they were completely false and made me extremely uncomfortable. Chet assumed he could spread rumors

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