Send Me Down a Miracle by Han Nolan

Author:Han Nolan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

12

All week I had been good about not visiting that Jesus chair, but hearing that the chair actually glowed was too much for me. I just had to go see it. I had to be at that prayer meeting, 'cause I just knew there was going to be magic that night.

Problem was, how was I going to get there? Daddy had sent me to my room as soon as we got home, punishing me for sins I didn't even commit.

"It would serve him right if I just snuck out of the house," I told myself. I paced the floor of my room and listened to the rain and thunder overhead. Anyway, I would be doing it for a good cause. I would be helping Miss Becky and Miss Anna. I wouldn't go to hell for that, would I?

Adrienne's vision of the flames pulling someone down into the earth and the earth closing up over him flashed through my mind. I shuddered and started singing, "Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my soul," trying to block out the thought.

I went to my closet and searched through the pile of junk on the floor for an umbrella, singing all the while. I tossed aside a couple of broken birdcages, found another old drawing pad, and stuffed it into my backpack, just in case Adrienne was at the meeting and wanted to teach me something else about drawing. I dug a little deeper but couldn't find the umbrella.

I went to my bedroom door and opened it. Daddy was in his study yelling at someone on the phone. Maybe with the rain and thunder and all his noise I could tiptoe downstairs, grab an umbrella out of the closet, and sneak out the front door.

I crept out into the hallway, closing my door behind me. Grace opened her door and peeked out. Daddy had sent her to bed early. too. I put my finger to my mouth, signaling her to keep quiet, and she closed her door. "Lordy, what kind of example am I setting for her?" I said under my breath.

I made it to the hall closet and found myself an umbrella. Daddy was still shouting into the phone. I realized he was shouting at Mama. I couldn't help but stop and listen.

"I've got to put an end to this," Daddy said. "They are my congregation. The Lord is challenging me and I shall rise to the challenge. I shall not fail. I won't let my flock down. I won't let the Lord down."

He listened and then he said, "What? Of course it matters. They're out of control. They're all skating on the edge of reason, under the influence of that woman. She's brought nothing but sin to this town."

Daddy paused again and then said, "Why are you telling me this? What do you mean? How can you stay another day, knowing what's going on here? Don't you realize our own daughter's bedeviled by this woman?"

There was a long silence and then Daddy put the receiver down.

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