No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

He went silent, but I could tell he was digging deeper.

"Why? Why won't you just tell me?" My patience was wearing thin, my hand thumping against the back of his seat.

Screech-

The car screeched to a stop, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tight his knuckles turned white. I spotted the stress on his face and my breath hitched.

"It's about money," he finally said, though his gaze was averted.

But he wasn't facing me, and I couldn't see his expression.

I thought about Susie Collins' illness, "Is it to pay for Susie's medical bills?"

Ernest rummaged through the glove compartment, pulling out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. It took him a few tries to get it lit, "Felicia Hudson, my father was responsible for your parents' death. It's a debt of life. A debt passed from father to son. I owe you." He didn't answer my question directly but dropped this bombshell instead.

I watched him smoke, "So, how do you plan to repay this life debt?"

His cigarette trembled between his fingers, but he didn't offer an answer. Instead, he asked, "What did Lord tell you?"

dodging the topic of our feelings, but I was too preoccupied to

I finished, Ernest asked,

abandoned factory where I had been kept for hours, "I

Shirley Travis bring me

head with

surface, it looks like he wants me dead, but then

the truth, redirect my anger towards

I continued to stare out the window, "Lord wants me to hate the Wagner family, making me aware that even if he was the one who bribed your father to go

what can you do about your hatred towards the Wagner family? You can't touch

me, or do you

and he pressed, "If it's true that the Wagner family orchestrated everything, what will you

tightened

Although had suspected my

I hadn't fully considered the possibility. What should do about

have them pay for

them, seeking a clear explanation, and sever ties with the Wagner