Right Package, Wrong Baggage (Urban Christian) by Wanda B Campbell

Author:Wanda B Campbell [Campbell, Wanda B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00AVGQUL6
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2010-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Matthew vigorously shook Pamela for the third time. Being stuck in the house on a Saturday watching his mother sleep was not on his list of fun things to do. “Mommy, can I go outside? Please?”

Pamela turned over on the couch. “We’ll go to the movies later, but now Mommy’s tired. Physically, she was tired, having worked long hours at the title company all week. Mentally, she was drained. She and Micah hadn’t spoken since his last visit seven days ago, and she was miserable. Pamela couldn’t eat, and sound sleep hadn’t paid her a visit in days.

“Can I play inside the patio then?”

Pamela hated to keep Matthew cooped up inside on the weekend, but she was too fatigued to move. She missed Micah’s help now more than ever. “Sure, Matthew, just make sure you stay inside the gate,” she ordered, then pulled the blanket over her head.

“Thanks, Mommy.” Matthew trotted away, and Pamela dozed off.

Pamela finally awakened from the dream she was enjoying of her and Micah walking along the beach. They were holding hands and making plans for their future. “Lord, that was not funny,” she mumbled while looking upward at the ceiling.

After a good stretch, she sat up on the couch and called for Matthew to come inside. When he hadn’t responded by the time she’d finished folding her blanket, she called again. Still no answer. Pamela looked over at the clock on the stove and gasped. She’d been asleep for over two hours.

“Matthew!” she yelled as she stepped out into the small enclosed area outside the patio door. His toys were there, but Matthew wasn’t. Pamela fought back the panic that suddenly welled inside of her and ran upstairs. “Matthew!” She pushed his bedroom door open. He wasn’t there. She ran through every room in the house. She checked underneath the beds, inside the closets; even the shower stalls. Still no Matthew. With every empty room her heart sank deeper and fear overtook her. “Matthew! Matthew!” She ran downstairs and checked the garage; nothing. She checked the walkway out front; nothing. She ran through the complex without any shoes on calling for her son. “Matthew! Matthew!”

“Oh God, where’s my son?” she cried after she ran the length of the complex and didn’t find him. She didn’t find him or anyone else. The complex was unusually empty for a Saturday afternoon.

“Maybe he’s at Shondra’s playing with Tyson.” She spoke the thought out loud, although no one was around. That had to be it. Matthew and Tyson played together often. Tyson had even slept over a couple of times. “That’s it, she reasoned. She ran up the stairs to her neighbor’s unit. “Matthew got tired of playing alone and went to Tyson’s house for company.” Her theory proved wrong when no one answered unit number five. Pamela proceeded to knock on every door in the complex. No one had seen Matthew. Maybe he’s back at home by now, she thought as she ran back to her unit.

“Matthew!” she screamed upon entering.

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