A Shining Light (2014)
“The boy needed somehow to make sense of what had just happened, but I wasn’t sure whether I could say anything that would help. There had been no opportunity to gain information from Andrea, but it was obvious Fred Wilson’s return had created fear rather than joy in this young boy.
Sister Andrea had told me only little of her marriage to Fred—enough to reveal the years had been endured rather than enjoyed. But Lukas’s unmistakable fear of his father indicated an even darker side.
We had...n’t gone far when he squeezed my hand and looked up at me. “Do you think my father will make us leave and go with him?” His voice trembled. “I don’t want to go. Can I live with you if he makes my mother move away?”
I needed to be careful with my answers. I didn’t want him to think I would ever reject him, but I could not control his future. Only his mother and father could make those decisions.
“Already you are worrying about things that may never happen.MoreLess
Sister Andrea had told me only little of her marriage to Fred—enough to reveal the years had been endured rather than enjoyed. But Lukas’s unmistakable fear of his father indicated an even darker side.
We had...n’t gone far when he squeezed my hand and looked up at me. “Do you think my father will make us leave and go with him?” His voice trembled. “I don’t want to go. Can I live with you if he makes my mother move away?”
I needed to be careful with my answers. I didn’t want him to think I would ever reject him, but I could not control his future. Only his mother and father could make those decisions.
“Already you are worrying about things that may never happen.MoreLess
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