Through the Fury to the Dawn (Action of Purpose Book 1) by Jones Stu

Author:Jones, Stu [Jones, Stu]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

“Daddy,” the young woman called. “Daddy, are you there?”

Courtland strained his eyes through the dense fog. “Marissa?” he said.

“Daddy, I can hear you. Come this way,” the young woman said. “I need to show you.”

“Show me what?” Courtland said.

“Come,” she said.

“I still can’t see you.”

Courtland stepped through the dense fog. It wrapped and swirled and clung to him as he waded through it, unable to see even inches ahead.

“I’m here. Watch your step now,” she said.

Courtland took a series of small steps and stopped short of a giant precipice. He stood staring out into the thickness and then down at the ledge. He felt a smaller hand grab hold of his own, and he looked over to see the smiling face of his daughter Marissa. At sixteen years old, she was the best of his wife Teshauna, who passed away while giving birth to her, their only child. The loss of his wife had almost destroyed him, but he had gained a wonderful, smiling, intelligent, beautiful gem of a girl. And she loved the Lord. Because of his faith, Courtland knew everything happened for a reason.

“Daddy, can you see?”

“No, dear, I can’t,” he replied.

“Look again.”

Courtland turned his head and peered over the chasm again. As he looked, the fog began to clear and he was able to see into the chasm.

“What am I supposed to see?”

“Look closer,” she said.

Courtland squinted, and as he looked, a scene began to develop in front of him. He saw a large red SUV traveling down a dark road at night. It was his custom Cadillac Escalade, tailored to fit his enormous size. He and his daughter were driving home from a dinner date. Courtland watched and knew that even though he was experiencing a vision, he was also uncovering some of what he had forgotten.

They were laughing and talking as they drove.

“No way, Dad, I don’t believe you,” she said.

“It’s true, I promise. I couldn’t make that up,” he protested.

“Why did I never know that about how you and mom met?”

“I don’t know. I was sure you knew that.”

“And this was during your Crushball career?”

“Yeah.”

“And mom didn’t have a problem with you playing a violent sport like that?”

“No, your mother was always supportive of me and my many injuries. She knew I loved it and was good at it. Actually, it was the only thing I was ever good at.”

“That’s because you were ‘The Sledge,’ right?”

Courtland smiled. “That was just a nickname.”

“There’s something you’re better at, though,” she said.

“Really? Enlighten me.”

“You’re better at being my dad,” she said, smiling.

Courtland smiled, and his heart melted as he looked over at his daughter. “That’s because you’re so precious to me, Mar…”

“Dad!” she yelled

Courtland’s focus snapped forward, and he instinctively jerked the wheel to the left to avoid the large buck standing in the middle of the bridge. The guardrail provided no resistance as the Cadillac Escalade crashed through the rail and over the bridge, tumbling with screams of terror as it plummeted toward the water.

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