Willow (The Willow Series Book 1) by Cheri Lewis

Author:Cheri Lewis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-10T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

I pulled in the Good Steward Missionary Baptist Church parking lot and have to circle around a before finding a spot in the grass behind the church. I’m late or late compared to everybody else. The singing portion happens for at least an hour before the actual preaching begins. I can hear the worship music on my way to the sanctuary. I smile as I rest my hand on the doorknob to listen. I used to hate coming to church when I was a teenager. We’d spend several hours here before we could go to lunch or do nothing which is what Heath and I enjoyed doing. Yes, now I know it sounds immature and selfish, and little did I know that Maybelle making me go week after week even though I fought it, I still absorbed things that have helped me through the years, one being how to pray. I already know I don’t do it enough but I had no idea how to pray when I came to live with her, but she taught me how and if I’m honest the thought of actually not being all alone intrigues me.

“Why, if it isn’t Ms. Willow. Oh, Mrs. Maybelle is going to be so happy to see you. She loves it when her children come home.”

I give a small smile to a man whose name I don’t remember but I remember he used to always pass the offering buckets during the service. He’s wearing a tag that reads Deacon across the front. I smile bigger when I think back. I used to think that was his name and I couldn’t believe how many people were named Deacon in the church. He reaches around me and pulls on the door. “It’s better on the inside,” he says as he holds the door open for me. “Cooler, too.”

I smile again and step into the lobby then veer to the doorway on the left where Maybelle used to sit. She likes to be near the band. I scan the crowd and my eyes go directly to the only other white neck in the entire building. Heath is here, too. I walk down the aisle between the pews and find an empty spot right next to Maybelle. She’s singing and dancing in front of her seat. I reach out and tap her shoulder. Her smile couldn’t be anymore genuine. She’s truly happy to see me. I can’t hear what she says over the music but she hugs me tight rubbing her hand on my back when she lets go after several seconds I step into the pew beside her. I smile at Heath who has the rhythm of a broken metronome but it doesn’t stop him from clapping off beat and singing along with the choir. I’ve never been one to participate in the actual singing but I love to hear it.

The choir strikes a chord holding it. I look up the stands behind the pulpit. The all-women’s choir is wearing matching black skirts, red blouses and black pill box hats with a red flower on the side.

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