CinderGirl by Christina Meredith

Author:Christina Meredith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2019-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Sacrificial Prayers

The first few weeks with Mother were absolute misery. She had moved me, Christian, Abbeygail, and the youngest, Brinly, into a two-bedroom Vilano Beach condo. The rest of my siblings were living with other families and it was hard to keep track of who was where.

It was a long haul from the condo to Nease High School, or so Mother made me believe, so when I first moved back, I missed days of school. Every morning, we’d battle about me going to school. She refused to take me. Clutching my backpack with one strap over my shoulder, I begged her to drive me to school.

“If school is so important to you, find your own way,” she insisted. “I need to get to work. You’re too stupid for school anyhow. You’ll never amount to anything. Give up already.” Her eyes were cold as she walked past me and out the front door.

One evening, Master Chief called her on my behalf. I was so thankful. She agreed that if I could find my own rides to and from school, I could keep going. My education, or my well-being, for that matter, was never a priority for Mother. She put me in charge of all the household duties and caring for my youngest sibling as soon as Mrs. Violet dropped us off. Whatever Master Chief said to her that changed her mind about taking me out of school again must have been a miracle.

Praise the Lord! Truly!

Was it a constant battle to get her permission to compete in cross-country meets and ROTC drill meets? Yes, it was a nightmare, but somehow between the phone calls from Master Chief and First Sergeant, I was able to keep going to school. And thankfully my friends were still willing to drive the long haul to take me in the morning and then bring me back home.

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