When We Were Saints
“The hospital had drained him. His grandmother's room had seemed airless. She had slept most of the afternoon, and the rest of the time she'd tried to convince Archie to go and stay at Nattie Lynn's house, but Archie had refused. He turned on the television to try to distract her but the sounds of the voices coming from the box and the flashes of light as the scenes changed annoyed him. Television, he realized, was just one more obstruction between him and God, and right then he vowed never to w...atch it again. He turned it off and stared at his sleeping grandmother, He tried to pray, but he couldn't concentrate. He felt tired and restless at the same time. Later he watched her eat dinner and then said good-bye and rode home on his bike. It had felt good to get out in the fresh night air. The temperature had dropped, and the cold air blew down on him from the mountains. It kept Archie awake and alert, but once home he felt the fatigue and couldn't wait to climb into bed.
Lying on the bed Archie closed his eyes and prayed.MoreLess
Lying on the bed Archie closed his eyes and prayed.MoreLess
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