The night soon chased away the day and I was home before long. The ride home, it wasn't so bad today.
Opening the garage door, I wheeled my bike inside and chained it up. I took a moment to station myself in the empty space. I inhaled the air, soaking up the room.
"Naomi? Is that you?"
I whipped around, pacing my way towards the front door to meet Henry's distressed gaze. "Yeah, sorry if I scared you."
"No, not at all. I just didn't get a chance to see you leave this morning so I got worried. And I tried calling your phone, but there was no answer."
Reaching into my pocket, I grab my phone and confirm what I had suspected. "Oh, sorry. It was on airplane mode."
Henry sighed heavily, caressing his temples with his light fingertips. "Please take it off and leave it off." I nodded with obligation. "Where did you run off to this morning anyway?"
Immediately, I threw my gaze to the ground. My feet had started to move around nervously and I couldn't stand still. "I was by the church...with Carter."
The rise of the eyebrows, a flew blinks of the eyelids, and slight tilt of the head was enough for me to see that he was stupefied. Was it the fact that I was by the church or that I was with Carter that caused him to react in such a way? Should I have lied to him? I didn't think it was an issue that needed to be regarded with caution and dishonesty.
"So you like spending time with him, I assume." I nodded, refusing to say another word. Maybe I should have concealed this.
"As long as you trust his judgement, I won't question yours."
"I do." My voice starts off shy, but I clear away the discomfort and face Henry head-strong. "He helps me understand things I never did before, not even when Mom was alive."
His crystal blue eyes expand with astonishment. I had mentioned it so casually, he probably expected me to fall into my usual routine of losing my mind and losing control. Strangely enough, I didn't feel like that at all. The impulse to do so diminished.
"Is that so..." He nodded once before granting me with a smile. "Okay then. But please, still remember to be careful. And leave your phone on. Tell me where you're going in advance next time." It was a playful scold, but I owed it to him to listen.
He embraced me in a hug and I allowed it with no protest. We waddled to the front door and shut the garage door behind us.
After eating some dinner and bathing away the grime of today, I settled in my bed for the night.
A small buzz from my phone stunned me. I reached for it and my heart skipped a beat when Carter's name had flashed across the screen. We never communicated by phone before; no call, no text, nothing of the sort. Taking in a sharp breath, I prepared myself.
I thought it was crazy how this was the Word of the day:
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
I thought of you...
My hands clutched onto my phone.
Before I had time to rethink anything or reevaluate my thought processes, I was hitting the call button.
What was I doing? My impulses were growing more and more unforeseeable by the days.
I started overthinking, but just as I was about to hit the end button, the line connected.
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Indignant Heart
Novela Juvenil"Born again, are you all dreaming? Wake up! Nicodemus was right! There's no way you can be born again! We're all already here, we were born! Now, we're gonna die! It's as simple as that." My face was hot and my hands were shaking. We're all gonna d...
