When Memories Fade by Tyora Moody

Author:Tyora Moody
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2013-03-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-six

Last night at Bible study, Candace had continued the discussion on forgiveness. This time she’d focused on anger and bitterness. After her morning prayer, Angel read through the verses from the book of Ephesians again. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:31 New International Version).

She couldn’t help but go back in time. Her past clung to her like an ill-fitting outfit. Walking into that bedroom four years ago had spun her already topsy-turvy world into a new dimension. It had taken her a few seconds to absorb what she had seen. Kenneth and Denise. She remembered hurling the nearest object she could find across the room, which happened to be one of Kenneth’s coveted basketball trophies. Both Kenneth and Denise screamed and jumped from the bed. She was scared of her anger, and something drove her to leave the room. She peeled the rubber from her car’s tires as she sped from the parking space. It was by God’s grace that she didn’t run over someone or drive off the road in her rage.

Weeks, months, and then well over a year went by before she stopped being the angry chick. That was until she found out that Denise had had a baby boy. Then Angel found herself spiraling back into a sea of anger and self-pity. She must have gained twenty pounds on her petite frame. Grams had tried to talk to her, telling her to let it go, or the bitterness would eat away at her and cause her to make ugly choices.

After the meeting with her father, Angel thought more about her mother. Angel didn’t remember too many details, but she was aware of her mother’s moods. That seemed to be what she remembered most about her. Angel could recall that the last kiss on her forehead from her mother was hurried, as if she had someplace to be. In the past week, she had heard her father and Jacob both talk about her mother’s drive to get her singing career started. Could she have been so angry and bitter about being held back from her dreams that she stepped into a deal that led to her disappearance? There were so many questions. She hoped Wes would come through with some details about the record company.

Angel spent the rest of the morning cleaning the house. As she cleaned, she searched for any evidence that her father had been telling the truth. She still couldn’t believe her father had sent her a birthday card a few weeks ago. Angel felt like she was intruding in her grandparents’ bedroom as she opened drawers and shifted clothes. Many of Granddad’s items were in the dresser. If there was any correspondence from her father, Angel had a feeling Grams wouldn’t have thrown it away.

She jerked her hand from inside the drawer of her grams’s desk, startled by the piercing ring of the phone on top of the desk.

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