CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 30
Selena jerked up from the bed, breathing
heavily. “IK” she muttered into the empty
room. Sweat covered her forehead, slipping
down her face as she blinked continuously.
She never dreamt during the day, this would
be the first. She almost never dreamt to start
with. “No, IK” she muttered as tears
sprung to her eyes. No. She wasn’t going to
cry because her brother was surely not
dying.
Selena climbed down from the bed, her
small feet making contact with the cold
floor. She shivered, feeling intense fear in
her heart for the first time. Selena had heard This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
several times in church that God hears the
prayers of children. And though she was the
daughter of a pastor, she never really prayed
a serious prayer on her own. It was time to
test that theory.
She bent her knees and knelt by her bed,
bracing her hands on the soft mattress and
for the first time, Selena really prayed.