The Heart Reader by Terri Blackstock

Author:Terri Blackstock [Blackstock, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Religious, ebook, book
ISBN: 9780849943706
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2000-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

7

Sam and Kate showed up at the stadium just after kick-off. Sam pushed through the crowd of people and up to the section where he and his friends always sat. The three guys were already there, sitting side by side and yelling at the activity on the field. Sam led Kate down the row to the two empty seats.

“Hey, guys, how’s it going?”

Bill looked up and slapped hands with him. “Kate, you decided to come out with Sam tonight?”

She gave him a contrite smile. “How will you guys ever forgive me?”

“Man, this is gonna give all of us a bad name,” Jeff cut in. “When Andrea finds out that you got to come, next thing you’ll know, we’ll all have to bring our wives.”

Sam glanced at Kate, hoping she wasn’t offended. “You know, that wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.”

“Look, I’ll just go home . . .”

“Kidding,” Jeff said. “I was kidding.”

But Sam knew he wasn’t. He squeezed Kate’s hand as they took their seats. He looked down at the field, trying to figure out what was going on. Smathers had the ball and State had just made a first down. A cheer rose up around them, and his friends sprang to their feet.

Then he heard the voices.

“I need a miracle.”

Sam looked around, trying to figure out where the voice had come from. It was someone to the left of him, but he couldn’t zero in on it.

“I’m gonna die, right here. I’m gonna die and shrivel up.”

This came from behind him, and he swung around. All the fans behind him were on their feet, yelling at the top of their lungs.

Next to him, he heard Bill’s voice, cracked and high-pitched as he yelled at the referee for making a bad call. But there was another voice coming from Bill. A quieter one that seemed to whisper in Sam’s ear. “I can’t be used. I’m worthless.”

He looked over at his friend, frowning. He couldn’t believe that such a dismal thought could come from his soul while he stood on his feet, cheering and yelling at the game before them. Before he could react, he heard another voice from the row in front of him.

“Nothing makes any sense. It’s all chance. Coincidence.”

Then came the voice of a woman. “I don’t know where to go from here. I’ve forgotten my way home.”

None of the faces that went with the voices seemed depressed or dismayed. The people seemed intent on the game, as if it was the one most important thing in their lives. He was amazed at the contrast with what he was hearing from deeper down.

Beginning to feel sick, he realized he was sweating. Kate looked over at him as he unbuttoned his collar.

“Honey, are you okay?” she asked.

He shook his head. “No, I’m not. The voices . . . they’re everywhere.”

She stared up at him, concern etched on her face. His hands were shaking again. It was like in the grocery store, only worse. The voices were surrounding him, pursuing him.

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