Forbidden War by D. C. Gomez

Author:D. C. Gomez [Gomez, D. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: D. C Gomez
Published: 2019-01-29T22:00:00+00:00

Outside the Cave I started to freak out. I was Catholic. I couldn’t go to hell. They might keep me there. I took a lot of deep breaths as we rushed back to the car. My heart rate accelerated to the point I thought I might pass out. Katrina unlocked the car and we climbed in as fast as we could.

“Isis, what’s wrong?” Katrina asked me.

I couldn’t talk. In fact, it took every bit of focus I had just to breathe. My chest felt so heavy I didn’t know whether I had an elephant sitting on it or what. I needed a paper bag. Maybe some fresh air.

What I really needed was to not have to go to hell.

“Oh Lord, don’t you dare pass out on me. Put your hands over your head and breathe.”

I followed Katrina’s instructions, breathing in slowly and blowing it out. I did it again and again. Five minutes later, my heart beat slowed down and I didn’t feel like I was going to puke anymore, although my whole body trembled so hard my teeth chattered.

“Katrina, I can’t go to hell,” I finally told her, trying not to freak out again.

“Is that why you are freaking out?” Katrina asked me in a calm voice.

“Yes! I don’t know how you can be so calm.” The words rushed out of me. “You do know I’m a Christian. The only Christian that has been to hell and back is Jesus. Do I look like Jesus to you?” I was pretty sure I sounded irrational.

“I hope not,” Katrina answered me. “I’m pretty sure Jesus is a guy.” She chuckled.

I didn’t. Nothing about this amused me.

“Thanks, but not funny,” I told her. At least she got me to calm down. “Why are you not freaking out?” I really wanted to know her secret.

“Isis, what do you think the devil and his demons let loose in the jungles of Korea, in the deserts of Iraq, in every major war we have ever had?” Katrina asked.

“The devil? I thought those wars were man-made.” I had never thought about the conflicts from a supernatural scale.

“They are man-made and mostly orchestrated by War,” Katrina said, looking straight ahead. “But in the midst of chaos, everyone takes advantage of it. I have fought more demons with human faces than I care to count. So has Bob. You should ask him one day.” She looked at me daring me to question it. “This is just another mission. Yes, we are going to hell, but you are not helpless, so get a grip on yourself.” Katrina focused on the road again.

I took a deep breath before talking. “I don’t like it,” I finally told her.

“You said it yourself. You are a Christian,” Katrina told me. “Your Jesus didn’t want to get crucified. He asked his father to take the cup away from him.” I was surprised Katrina knew the story of the garden of Gethsemane. “Like Jesus, you don’t have to like it. You just have to get through it.

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