Saved By A Soldier Man

Broken fathers stole from me the chance of love, hope, and true happiness. All I knew was being wild to fill the void, Partying when I wanted to, Cursing when I wanted to, and Living for myself and the world.

Until I met him,
A messenger from God to me,

"Are you religious?" I blurt out.

Alpha smiles shaking his head, earning a frown from me. Then why does he want to say Grace?

"I am a Christian, Emily, not religious." My frown deepens.

"Isn't that the same thing?" He shakes his head.

"Religious tend to depend on religion but I'm a Christian because I depend on Jesus Christ." I'm puzzled, lost like a fish on the ground.

"Who do you depend on Emily?"

"Myself, my mother, and my friends?" It sounds unsure even to me when I say it. But that is my life.

"You can lose those things you depend on, Emily. You can turn your back on yourself, your mother and friends can do too. Don't you ever think about those mysterious things in this world and who is in control of them?" I smile at Alpha.

"Don't you ever think that Jesus Christ could be a made-up story and all you rely on is just a poof story?"

"Never," the determination in his eyes spikes me up. What makes a man like this, powerful as he is be determined over another man like this?

Soon, I got to know,
But, don't you want to know?

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