32. SACRED

~ Violet ~ Violet didn’t know how long she sat inside the church. She was overwhelmed with so much guilt and shame, and she felt irreparably broken. Even though God wasn’t saying anything back to her, it felt nice just to be able to cry her heart out. So she stayed there for hours and hours into the night. Father God, I know I made a stupid decision. I thought I’d be strong enough for this, but with every night that passed, my soul keeps slowly slipping away. I’m scared that after I’m done here, there’s going to be nothing left of me. I’m scared that he’s going to break me apart until there’s nothing left but the shell of a person I used to be. Please, God, help me. Give me some strength. Give me something. And in the middle of her prayers, as if God was answering her, suddenly the door of the church flung open. Violet whipped her head back and saw a man standing at the doorway with light emanating from behind him. From where she was seeing him, he looked almost like an angel. But he w