Time Search (The Time Counselor Chronicles Book 3) by Danele J. Rotharmel

Author:Danele J. Rotharmel [Rotharmel, Danele J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 9781943104840
Publisher: Prism Book Group
Published: 2017-01-11T05:00:00+00:00

21

Outside Student Union, Marc walked to the parking lot with Crystal by his side. Seeing the way her car was parked, he shuddered. It wasn’t just crooked. One wheel was actually up on the curb. He was grateful she hadn’t been in an accident.

He looked at her anxiously. “Cris, please, don’t drive when you’re upset. It’s too dangerous. Call a cab.”

She blinked at him. “Are you trying to tell me what to do?”

“Only where your safety’s concerned, and only because I care.”

A reluctant grin tugged at her mouth. “I guess I can accept that. I shouldn’t have driven this morning. I knew it at the time, but I was too stubborn to admit it. I was trying to pretend everything was OK.”

He winced. “It’s OK now, isn’t it?”

Smiling, she said gently, “It’s fine.”

After he’d helped her into his car and climbed in himself, he gave her an unsteady smile.

“You don’t look too perky,” she said. “Are you OK?”

He started the engine. “After the hurt I’ve caused, I don’t deserve to be asked that.”

Taking off her sunglasses, Crystal rolled her eyes. “Don’t go all dying martyr on me. If we’re going to be friends, we need to be honest with each other. I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t want to know. Are you OK?”

“I will be.” He passed a shaking hand over his face. “I just can’t believe how much damage I’ve caused. My moment of weakness hurt you and cost me the friendship of a man who’s been like a brother.”

“I’ve forgiven you. Zeke will, too.”

“I hope so,” he mumbled. “I just don’t know if I can forgive myself.”

“You don’t have a choice.”

Marc blinked. “I don’t know what you mean.”

“God didn’t create us with the capacity to hold grudges—not against others and not against ourselves. When we allow bitterness and unforgiveness to have a foothold in our spirits, it destroys us. I should know.” She lowered her eyes. “For a long time, I hated myself for being awkward. I hated my mother for ridiculing me. I hated the boys at school for hurting me. The list of people I had grudges against went a mile long. I had good reason for my grudges, but eventually, I realized that I wasn’t strong enough to carry them.”

“What did you do?”

Crystal leaned back against her seat. “I gave my hurts to God and asked Him to help me forgive myself and others. I have to do it repeatedly. My old hurts kept coming back to roost like persistent pigeons. When they did, I’d give them back to God and think deliberately of something else. I wasn’t in denial about what happened to me. I just knew there was more to life than moping. When something bad happens, you can allow yourself a decent period of mourning, but then you need to get up deliberately and move on.”

Looking down at his hands, Marc mumbled, “I don’t know if I can move on. I feel terrible about myself right now.”

“Feeling bad shows that you’re aware you did wrong,” Crystal said gently.

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