Mercy Among the Children
“Neile from Chatham, who had just suspended Cheryl Voteur. She had come to me for help. No one else would have done it. It was the only thing my conscience allowed. My punch grazed his face, and he half-dragged me to the door of the principal’s office. I saw blood on his mouth. I truly felt ashamed. But when the principal mentioned my father as the root of this problem, I told them I would never ever go back.That night my father tried to speak to me, but I would not listen.“At least I’m not gutl...ess — at least I fight back — but you — everyone still thinks you done it.” My eyes blurred with tears, as Percy watched me.“I think Trenton’s death was preordained,” my father said.“Christ almighty — for what?”“To set in motion my test and to in the end be blessed. I am far the better for it now — and I don’t want to be the better for it on the back of some poor child’s death. But there are multiple factors involved in someone’s life — and it had to be. I have been tempered by fire — just like I knew I would be that day on the church roof.MoreLess
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