The List (2011)
“PSALM 47:1, KJV Renny suddenly remembered his promise to meet Jo on the ridge. Hopping up, he left the house and walked quickly to the top. As he looked around, Renny felt as if he were seeing with a new set of eyes. Everything around him looked different. The trees more distinct, the touch of the breeze more refreshing, the sound of a chipmunk scurrying in the leaves more clear.
Jo wasn’t at the gazebo, but as he neared the crest of the hill, he saw her standing with her back to him, hands rai...sed to the sky. Just like Lois Berit. He slowed, not sure if he should disturb her, but she lowered her hands and beckoned him forward. He covered the distance between them in a few bounding steps and faced her.
“How was John?” she asked.
Renny stood close in front of her and looked into her eyes. Jo saw a light that had not been there when they sat on the sofa in Mrs. Stokes’s living room the night before. “You did it, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“I can see it in your face.”
“I’m glad.MoreLess
Jo wasn’t at the gazebo, but as he neared the crest of the hill, he saw her standing with her back to him, hands rai...sed to the sky. Just like Lois Berit. He slowed, not sure if he should disturb her, but she lowered her hands and beckoned him forward. He covered the distance between them in a few bounding steps and faced her.
“How was John?” she asked.
Renny stood close in front of her and looked into her eyes. Jo saw a light that had not been there when they sat on the sofa in Mrs. Stokes’s living room the night before. “You did it, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“I can see it in your face.”
“I’m glad.MoreLess
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