with other
people.
Teresa was not saved. Saundra talked to her
many times about accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior, and
many times, Teresa shot her down.
“ Don’t worry about that,”
she would always say. “Me and God are on the good foot.” Or she’d
say, “I don’t want to do that and still sin because I know I will.
I have to get myself together first.”
Saundra always hated it more than anything
because she knew it was a lie the devil was whispering in her ear.
However, the bible says all will not be saved. It was super sad.
Without receiving Jesus’ salvation, Teresa was doomed to live
without God for all of eternity. Just pondering on it made Saundra
cry harder. She lost her focus and fell to the ground. Her knees
scraped against the rocks and blood seeped through them into the
gravel. A stream of tears flooded her face as she cried in
agony.
“ Oh God, please have
mercy!” she screamed.
Even though she knew it was every person’s
own decision to make, she couldn’t help but scream out for her
friend’s soul to be at peace. Saundra lay out on her back. Now she
could feel the pain in her feet and legs. With her arms stretched
out wide, she talked to God.
“ Heavenly Father, I want
to give thanks to You for this day. It has been the worst I have
experienced, but I am still thankful. If it is Your will, Lord,
please send backup to come and help me out. Your humble servant,
Saundra. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Saundra wiped her face and got back to her
feet. She headed towards the BP, but now she was limping. Thinking
she never should’ve stopped, Saundra increased her speed, making
the pain increase as she tried desperately not to feel sorry for
herself.
Feeling all over the place, she ran with the
wind lashing at her tear-stained face. Headlights shone in the
distance. Saundra gasped and looked back. They were getting closer.
Fear fell over her. She did just ask for help, but she had to make
sure first. She dropped to the ground again, this time trying to
hide behind the tall grass. The car slowed and the lights
brightened. Saundra didn’t make a sound. The car passed her, almost
coming to a stop. It crept along and Saundra looked up to see if it
was Jasmine. Sure enough, her worst fears were certain. Jasmine
kept going down the road. Saundra thought about turning around. She
was literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one hand,
if she turned around, the only thing she could do was run to the
same gas station she had just fled from. Surely there was someone
inside since they managed to occupy Jasmine’s attention while she
made her escape. However, she was just about halfway to the BP.
Saundra watched the car continue down the
road. When she felt at a safe distance, she sprinted in the
direction she had just come from. Never had her legs move so fast.
Her heart beat rapidly and Saundra saw more headlights coming her
way. She waved her arms in the air frantically. With her legs
moving at turbo speed, she ran out of the gravel onto the paved
road, making sure the car didn’t miss her. As the truck got closer,
the driver took notice of her and slowed down. Saundra was
ecstatic.
“ Yes, yes, yes! Thank You,
Jesus!” she shouted.
The trucked pulled up beside her and Saundra
got a good look at the driver.
“ Maurice!” she
yelled.
Saundra couldn’t be happier. Not only was
this someone she knew, but someone she could trust. God always came
through. No doubt about it. Maurice rolled down his window.
“ What are you doing?” he
asked.
Without hesitation, Saundra ran around to
the passenger side door and got in. Maurice took a good look at
her. She looked a mess.
****
Down the road, Jasmine took a look around.
From what she saw, Saundra was nowhere in sight.
“ Where is she?” Jasmine
muttered.
Irritation was an understatement. Jasmine
couldn’t believe she’d let this girl get away.