The Love Story

Chapter 13: Denial

     I saw it! I saw how they beat Jesus! I saw one of them beats his face while the others are spitting on his face. They are making fun of Jesus while they are dragging him on the temple, during the middle of the night.

     One of Jesus's eyes were almost closed, while his nose is already bleeding. I want to jump in and beat the temple guards, but....They...they are too many. I restrain my self and waited for the perfect time to come. Near the temple I saw Judas, that damn betrayer! What is he doing here!? Maybe he asked for a  additional money to the high priest. I want to go to him and beat him but, it's not the time. At this moment Jesus is my focus! So I followed the guards to the place where they took Jesus.

Since it's inside the temple, I can't see what's happening, shocks...So what now?

"Peter!" Someone said, "Peter!" I looked up then I saw John.

"John!" I cried.

"Rabbi's trial is at the house of the high priest Caiaphas!"

"What!?Ta...take me there!" Said I.

"Okay wait for me there!" Said John, "I'll talk to the guard."

      Few more minutes had passed, but still there is no signs of John. Where is he now!? And why is it so cold tonight? I went near on a torch to get some heat, but a lady suddenly went near me and said, "Hey why are you here?" She said, "You were with the prisoner weren't you!?"

"NO!" I cried, "I don't know who that prisoner is!" I stepped behind then I bumped a man, the man grabbed me by the hand then he said, "Hey! You are a disciple of Jesus right!"

"No I don't know him!" Then I ran. an hours later, another man asked me and said, "Hey! You are the psycho who hacked Malchus ear earlier right!? Look! his one of Jesus's disciples!"

"NO! NO! I DON'T KNOW HIM! I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW HIM!" Then I was bumped from behind, thus making me fall on the ground. The gate of the temple then opened and they threw Jesus, he also falls on the ground. Our eyes met, then I extended my hands to him, but some guard lifted him up and dragged him away. I got up then a rooster crows.

     I kneeled on the ground and then, "I will not leave you! Never will I turn my back againts you!" Those are the words that I said to Jesus earlier. "I will gladly give up my life for you Rabbi." No!..I...I...I really meant it Jesus! I do! "But tonight, this very night....You will also fall away. You will deny me three times, before the rooster crows." NO I DID IT!

     I ran away and cried like a child. Why!? Why did I deny Jesus?! I said that I loved him, and that I'll live and lay down my life for him, but now I denied him not once but three times! Oh GOD please forgive me! Jesus said, that my name means "Rock" but now, I'm just a crumbling rock.