Plain Proposal
““Saul was here earlier,” she said.
“I forgot to call him!” Miriam slapped herself on the forehead and sat down on the bed. “I better go try now, or at least leave a message for him.”
“Miriam. . .”
“Ya?”
Shelby bit her bottom lip for a moment. “Saul’s not planning to be baptized here, Miriam. He’s going to leave this place.” Shelby waved her arm around the room.
Miriam was sad and exhausted. This was the last thing she needed at the moment. She let out a heavy sigh. “Shelby, what would make you ...say that?”
“He told me.”
Miriam wrapped her arms around herself, more despair weighing on her. She didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry, Miriam.” Shelby leaned her head down into her hands for a moment, then looked back up. “I just thought you’d want to know.”
“I guess that’s why he avoided the question when I asked him about it.” She blinked a few times and told herself that she’d cried enough today.
“Because men are jerks. That’s why. That’s what they do.MoreLess
“I forgot to call him!” Miriam slapped herself on the forehead and sat down on the bed. “I better go try now, or at least leave a message for him.”
“Miriam. . .”
“Ya?”
Shelby bit her bottom lip for a moment. “Saul’s not planning to be baptized here, Miriam. He’s going to leave this place.” Shelby waved her arm around the room.
Miriam was sad and exhausted. This was the last thing she needed at the moment. She let out a heavy sigh. “Shelby, what would make you ...say that?”
“He told me.”
Miriam wrapped her arms around herself, more despair weighing on her. She didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry, Miriam.” Shelby leaned her head down into her hands for a moment, then looked back up. “I just thought you’d want to know.”
“I guess that’s why he avoided the question when I asked him about it.” She blinked a few times and told herself that she’d cried enough today.
“Because men are jerks. That’s why. That’s what they do.MoreLess
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