Greyson Chance: My Sister's Tour Mate

Chapter 8: The Sneak Out Part 2

"Are you sure we're safe out here?" I asked as we walked down the sidewalk.

"Yeah, my fans will be looking for me at the hotel, not on the street. I won't let anything happen to you." Greyson said.

"So, where are we going?" I asked.

"We're here." We walked into an American 50's retro diner. It had red striped booths and bar stools. And a juke box playing both new and old music. Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts song was playing when we came in.  The waitresses skated by with plates of food. We were the only ones in the diner except for a few couples.

"Pretty nice place huh?" Greyson asked.

"Nifty!" I said. Greyson laughed at my lame joke. Greyson and I sat on the bar stools. A waitress skated to the counter and asked us for our order.

"2 chocolate milkshakes and an order of fries." Greyson said. The waitress wrote it down and skated to the kitchen. A few minutes later our waitress came back with our food.

"This place has really good shakes." I said in between eating fries.

"So do you think this is a pretty good date?" Greyson asked.

"It's the best one I've ever had. And I can't believe they have an American diner here in China." I said.

"I'm glad. I've had a lot of fun with you tonight." Greyson said.

"Aw, I had fun too." I smiled. "If you don't mind me asking, what's your relationship with Jesus right now? It's just that I think a man who has a good relationship with God will be in a good relationship with girl."

"Um, well, I think it's going good. I guess because I've been so busy the past couple weeks getting ready for this tour I've been kinda distant from him. I just need to spend some time reading His word. Have you ever felt like you were distant from God?" Greyson said.

I sighed, "Yeah. I'm not gonna lie, that's what I feel now. But I've told you my problems enough for one day."

"No, it's okay. I want to hear it. You've helped me realize something tonight, maybe I can help you." Greyson put his hand on my arm.

"Well, Ever since summer camp I haven't been able to feel his presence or comfort when I'm upset or when I'm in church. And that was over a year ago. For a whole year I've felt Godless. It's frustrating because I know he's there. He spoke to me once, so I know He's there. But it's so hard to stay faithful when it feels like God's ignoring me. I don't know what to do, Greyson. It kind of feels like I'm stumbling in a dark room completely alone and God is just watching me from a one way mirror." I looked down to hide my teary eyes and I let my hair cover my face. I didn't like talking about this.

"God always has a reason for what he does. It may not make sense now, but it will. Everything He does is in your best interest. They don't call Him the Father for nothing." Greyson said stroking my arm sympathetically.

"I know, I just don't know what to do. In the Bible, it says to turn to Him when you feel like you're drowning in your troubles. And I have, I cry out to God asking Him to help me and it feels like He does nothing. I tried even harder last month to ask for comfort and strength but I still feel so alone." I held back tears.

"What happened last month?" He asked. I  didn't want to look up at Greyson, I kept my head down.

"Maddie, please look at me." He put his arms on my shoulders and faced me. I lifted my head up .and Greyson pushed my hair back behind my ears. "What happened last month?"

"My friend got in a car accident.... and was killed instantly. We were close for awhile, but then we drifted apart a little bit towards the end. Esther was a lot closer to him than I was. I try to stay strong for her, he was her best friend. I didn't even say hi to him the last time I saw him. I just waved and smiled. He was with his girlfriend and I didn't want to bother them." I struggled to hold back my tears.