Gone Before Goodbye (Love &mystery in The--6-Oh-3 book 1)
“The stream flowed down her throbbing throat and like magic soothed the aches in her sore body. She smacked her dry, cracked lips and pictured the sun breaking away from the clouds and ending the blackness that wrapped around and smothered her.
At the sound of a slam, she tensed. He was back. Her stomach growled. Last time, he’d given her half a sandwich and two sips from a plastic bottle. How long had she been here? She was starving. Tears burned her eyes.
Please, God, help me. I’m sorr...y for my sins. I promise. No way will I do them again. Just let me out of here. I’ll do good. Help others. Become another Mother Teresa. Yes, I’ve broken the rules. But I’ll change.
But would God save her? The times she lied, refused to do as her foster parents asked, or did the opposite to prove they couldn’t make her, piled up on her conscience. She’d said mean things to kids at school and laughed at them. Yes, they were cruel first, but Father Matt said it didn’t matter who started the problem.MoreLess
At the sound of a slam, she tensed. He was back. Her stomach growled. Last time, he’d given her half a sandwich and two sips from a plastic bottle. How long had she been here? She was starving. Tears burned her eyes.
Please, God, help me. I’m sorr...y for my sins. I promise. No way will I do them again. Just let me out of here. I’ll do good. Help others. Become another Mother Teresa. Yes, I’ve broken the rules. But I’ll change.
But would God save her? The times she lied, refused to do as her foster parents asked, or did the opposite to prove they couldn’t make her, piled up on her conscience. She’d said mean things to kids at school and laughed at them. Yes, they were cruel first, but Father Matt said it didn’t matter who started the problem.MoreLess
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