The Protector
“It was a sensation and a reaction she had unfortunately felt before. She rolled over and carefully put her weight on her elbows, lifting herself up enough so she could hang her head. It had been months since she had to deal with a morning like this. On the worst mornings she had been sick while in bed, in too much pain to risk moving.When she thought the nausea was at least checked, Cassie slid herself off the edge of the bed and made it to the bathroom. She had changed the fixtures on the sink... to long handles so she could turn on the water without having to grip and turn a knob.She pushed the cold water on full force and lowered her hand into the basin without bothering to remove the gauze. The agonizing pain sharpened and chilled, then eased.She drew in a shaky breath.She didn’t have the strength to pick up something with her right hand. Her left hand had swollen overnight to the point it was useless. She looked at the phone on the wall beside the light switch. It had been installed as her safety blanket.The certain knowledge that Jesus was with her wasn’t much comfort as she contemplated the odds that in a few minutes she would be sitting on the tile floor in her nightgown, shivering and whimpering and fighting the why-me pity party.Lord, I hate being alone.She didn’t want to have to call for help.MoreLess
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