Chapter 4/Nightmares
Sleep was hard to come by as Selah tossed and turned not able to calm her thought enough to drift quietly, the past few days had been trying on her, and she was supposed to go to school tomorrow and pretend that everything was fine. She began to have nagging doubts about Daniel after what Thomas had told her…He could be right…what did he see in her anyway, she wondered…she had lost her nerve to text him thinking he really didn’t want her to…her self-esteem was running low…she tossed and turned in her bed, as she finally began to drift she let herself float and found herself sitting in a corner of a dark room… she didn’t remember ever being there before, she could hear shouting in another room…the door opened quickly and slammed against the wall… and a large obese brute of a man was shouting obscenities at her, he began to walk briskly towards her, Selah felt her blood run cold with fear as she crouched even deeper in the corner hoping he wouldn`t see her…she held her breath as he reached down to grab her...
Selah let out a high pitched scream… the man turned towards her seeing her for the first time, confusion clouded his vision…he quickly regained his composure and reached down and pulled a small body from the corner next to Selah…she hadn’t seen the boy trembling besides her…he threw him across the floor and began kicking him repeatedly, as he curse at him blaming him for something… Selah shouted for him to stop…he continued ignoring her pleas…
She got up and jumped on the man’s back trying to stop him from hurting the boy…startled the man took a step back then crushed Selah between him and the wall...knocking the breath out of her as she crumbled to the floor…she felt pain shoot in her head and something running down the back of her neck…as everything went black.
Daniel had been waiting for her for quite a while before he felt her presence inside the void, she felt very far away…he would have known her light anywhere though and pulled himself towards her… when all of a sudden he felt her flicker out…
He began to panic knowing she couldn’t of just fallen asleep… he slid into the place he had last felt her…she was nowhere to be found, he tried to remain as calm as possible…if she had found someone’s nightmare and believed she was in it, she would be trapped…and he wouldn’t be able to help her…
Selah opened her eyes and saw the man sitting on the bed, his energy spent from beating the boy senseless…as she sat up she turned to look at the boy…he was looking right at her…as she felt a razor sharp pain surging thru her head as she tried to keep her eyes open, she struggled as they closed repeatedly…
The man heard her shuffling to sit and rose… “And what do we have here boy, whose you’re little friend…?” he asked the now trembling boy. Selah knew she had to
stay awake…this just couldn’t be happening to her…it was a nightmare…it just couldn’t be real…it just wasn’t real…she kept repeating the words over and over…
Daniel felt her again…as she flickered for a fraction of a second… he focused on her and her alone… nothing else mattered…he had but one chance, he jumped
through… he instantly saw her laying on the floor of a dark room, blood beginning to pool around her head…he swept her in his arms and faded out…
He laid her gently on the soft bed, as he cupped her head into his hands and began to infuse her with his energy…he took her pain into him, removing all that remained of the nightmare…as her head healed, Daniel began to fade…he released himself into her, giving all his light… she had to be alright…
Selah opened her eyes, to find herself alone in a room totally encompassed by the huge bed she was lying in…everything was white, the sheets the walls, the pillow as she sat up and noticed the pillow her head had been on was soaked in blood…she tried to remember what had just happened…her head felt no pain… but the only thoughts running through her head were of Daniel…she felt as if he were inside of her…part of her…she couldn`t explain in words…she just felt him there.
She drifted back to her body, as she felt herself slid back into her still core she forced herself awake… she needed to text him…she had to see…she felt as if he needed her, desperately.
She reached for her light on the nightstand and found her phone “Hey are you awake, is everything alright?” her fingers fumbled over the keyboard. She couldn’t understand why she had asked him that question, but she just knew she should…minutes passed, Selah began wondering if her fears were legitimate…she texted him again this time just saying his name…
Daniel felt as if he were in a thick fog…he couldn’t find his sense of direction he had given her so much of his light…he could hear his phone vibrate and make the weird sound it did when he received a text, he tried so hard to see through the fog…
Selah was really worried now, fifteen minutes had passed , he hadn’t answered her text, she looked through her contacts and found his phone number and called him… letting the phone ring continuously…
Daniel could hear the phone ringing now…he remembered he had put an old fashioned ring for phone calls…he fought the weight that held him down… knowing if he didn’t he might not make it through…
Selah heard the voice of the automated answering machine saying “This customer is unavailable…” she knew that meant that his phone was on…she pressed redial and tried again…praying he would pick up this time…
All of a sudden the phone stopped ringing…Selah heard someone breathing on the other end, “Daniel, is that you?” she asked fear laced her voice, there was no answer… “Daniel, are you there?” again she questioned…the breathing on the other end was quite laboured as if it was difficult to get each breath out…
“Selah” he whispered barely legible.
“Daniel, talk to me, can you hear me?”
As he listened to her he felt some of his strength returning slowly, she was giving him some back…
Selah whispered to him “I’m here for you, if you can hear me… hold on everything is going to be alright…”
The more she talked to him the better he felt… “Selah I’m alright; I think I was… his voice cracked his throat extremely dry “I could hear the phone but couldn’t answer it at first… how did you know?”
Selah thought about her feeling, she didn’t know how to explain it without coming across as crazy, “Have you ever heard of sixth sense?” she asked him.
“Yeah, I guess so, kinda like a gut instinct, right?” Daniel felt stronger and stronger the more they talked.
“When I woke up I had the strangest feeling that you needed me…” as Selah said the words she wanted to take them back, afraid he would take them the wrong way.
Daniel closed his eyes, he had saved her from the night mare, but she had saved him…he could of just slipped away he knew, it had happened to others before … he thanked god that Selah had acted without fear and followed her instincts. “I’m so glad you called, I have a feeling I’d be lost without you…” he felt the tears fall from his eyes, he wished he could tell her how very true those words actually were…hopefully, someday he would.
They talked for a few minutes more, Selah glanced at the clock and saw it was passed three in the morning, she whispered “good night” and turned to shut off the light, she noticed something red from the corner of her eye… She twisted her whole body around and saw her pillow was covered in now almost dry blood…
What had really happened tonight…her mind was totally blank…she tried to focus…to remember… still nothing…and why had she felt like that about Daniel…she felt as if there were holes in her memory, as if some had been removed…she removed the stained pillowcase, had she had a bad nosebleed…? She used to have them when she was little, she looked in the mirror and saw no evidence of one…but what else could have happened, Selah wondered, as she lay down and fell in a restless slumber.
Daniel couldn’t sleep; his thoughts of what had happened plagued him, he had to find a way to make sure that never happened again…If she could only learn the rules of how the void worked,
she wouldn’t place herself in such peril again. He made the decision quickly he just couldn’t take the chance of ever losing her…
Daniel quieted his mind, he had to enter the void…he felt the room ripple… and found himself in a place he thought only to enter again with Selah by his side…It was a large foyer made of stone…the ceiling was 50 feet tall, he saw statues surrounding him, of angels and demons battling. He began to walk slowly towards the large bronze doors that loomed before him, they were easily as tall as the ceilings, and ornately carved with more scenes depicting the struggles of the winged creatures…this place was only here in the void, everywhere else was a parallel, an exact duplicate of the real world.
The bile rose in his stomach, as fear overpowered him…he had to protect her they would understand they would let him help her…without her they would lose everything…she was the foundation.
As he approached the doors… two beastly sentries appeared to descend from them, suddenly alive, they were half the size of the doors, they looked to be made of the same bronze, one holding a spear the size of a large tree… the other a sword…Daniel felt
like an ant being examined by two rabid guard dogs…they turned and looked at him, their eyes shone like a pure flame, enveloping him… he stood his ground…swallowing
his fear. They smelled him, sizing him up in an instant… and let him pass, the doors opening with the groaning sound of a seized, rusted wheel finally coming loose after a long time…
The room he entered didn’t appear to have a ceiling it was endless, there were 6 pillars, they reached up to the sky their end too high to be seen…Daniel had been here many times before; this place was very familiar to him. He was attached to a human body now, so the emotions he felt were very different, intense, he walked to the alter before him he saw a man sitting on a throne, the creator of all worlds, he was all in white and as Daniel approached he fell onto his knees the power before him being so great…his head became so very heavy forcing him to bend and so he let it fall forward, resting on his forehead. He could not speak, and was paralyzed…he had witnessed many others enter and had not understood the magnitude of force that made them submit… until now.
He felt a touch upon his shoulder and a voice that sang to his very soul said “RISE MY SON…”
Daniel felt all the weight disappear before him and he slowly got to his feet…
“IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU DANIEL. BUT YOU ARE ALONE?” Daniel felt the implications of his decision settle on him, he had to ask… he lifted his head and stared into the man’s eyes which blazed like a thousand furnaces…Daniel knew that he already understood the reason for the unexpected visit…he had read his soul, and knew of his need.
“My lord,” Daniel said lowering his head showing as much respect as was allotted… “I have grave concerns, Selah is proving difficult, and she rushes headlong into trouble without concern for herself.
The man before him uttered a boisterous roar of laughter… “AND YOU EXPECT ANY DIFFERENT, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY, IT IS ONE OF HER MANY STRENGHTS…” he lifted his hand to his chin as if pondering “ I SUPPOSE IT COULD ALSO BE A WEAKNESS, UNTIL SHE IS READY… SHE DID COME TO YOUR AID, WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION, DID SHE NOT?”
Daniel thought of the gut instinct she had followed “Yes, my lord, she did, but she does not understand any of the dangers here in the void…I almost lost her…” Daniels voice choked his fear so intense. “I’m here to request permission to guide her, teach her the rules here…” he hesitated this was the difficult part “I know I swore my vows, to not reveal myself but if she is lost…than all has failed…”
The man closed his eyes thinking of the implications of his words, “YES, ALL THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR WOULD BE FOR NAUGHT… IT IS STILL HER CHOICE TO MAKE,DANIEL…IF YOU REVEAL YOURSELF HER CHOICE WILL BE TAINTED,THAT MUST NOT COME TO PAST…BUT YOU ARE CORRECT SHE IS MUCH TOO IMPORTANT TO RISK…”
Daniel’s heart skipped a beat, his fears apparently unfounded suddenly very glad he had come, they would let him help her…
“BUT OF WHAT MEANING IS A VOW DANIEL, IF IT IS SO EASILY BROKEN… IT IS OF GRAVER CONSEQUENSE TO HAVE TAKEN A VOW AND
DISREGARD IT, THAN TO HAVE NEVER TAKEN ONE AT ALL”, he paused searching Daniel’s eyes, “WOULD YOU NOT SAY?”
Daniel realized he had jumped the gun too soon; things would not be so easy. “I will pay the consequences of my actions, whatever the price…”he whispered the fear returning.
“YOU’RE LOVE FOR HER IS STRONG I SEE, TO BE WILLING TO SACRIFICE SO MUCH…YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL AND TRUE DANIEL…he walked around Daniel examining him more closely…WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY… IS IT NOT WHAT THE HUMAN’S SAY…PERHAPS THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ALL… WITHOUT ANY VOWS BEING BROKEN…YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING DANIEL?”
Daniel didn’t hesitate, as he answered immediately “Anything!” he lifted his head as he saw the creator, motion to someone hidden on the side of the alter. Confused Daniel stepped back. A young, very muscular man of the same as him, slowly approached them both.
“YOU REMEMBER CALEB, DON’T YOU DANIEL? HIS CHARGE IS NOT YET ROAMING THE VOID, SHE IS STILL TOO YOUNG…I PROPOSE HE GUIDES SELAH WHEN SHE RETURNS HERE…IN SO DOING YOU WILL HOLD TRUE TO YOUR VOWS, AND SHE WILL BE OUT OF DANGER.”
Daniel was speechless, this couldn’t be happening, Caleb? Why didn’t he pick a female guard…? “But my lord”, Daniel protested, “ she will feel a connection with Caleb, just as she felt with me…she will be drawn to him, I haven’t had enough time to establish our relationship…”
“YOU QUESTION MY DECISION…? YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING DANIEL, DO YOU RENEGE ON YOU WORDS?”
“No,” Daniel said defeated “Will I still be able to have contact with her in the void?”
“ONLY IF SHE INSTICATES IT… I’M SORRY DANIEL; THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT HER.... YOU WERE NEVER GUARANTEED A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER BEYOND THE BONDS OF PROTECTION…IF ONE DEVELOPS, IT IS BY HER OWN CHOOSING…YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT IS NOT OF OUR CONCERN?” he again examined Daniel this time clearly showing sympathy for him.
Daniel looked at Caleb and felt self-conscious and concerned… she would like him instantly on looks alone. He would have to make sure he was there for her in the real world, hopefully he could do enough to win her to him…he knew it wouldn’t be easy…
He had accomplished what he had come here for… she would be protected just not by him…he hoped she would realize just how much she meant to him…he had been willing to give up his life…
Caleb walked over to him grinning smugly, like a cat just licking the last of the cream in the bowl and whispered to Daniel, “Don’t worry brother, I will protect her as if she were mine…too bad I can’t go to earth yet…I could of done all your job for you…and she is the strongest of them all, so definitely a prize worth attaining…this is going to be my pleasure.”
Daniel looked at him, he was so young, cocky, if he acted like that with her he would never stand a chance, good-looking or not, she would see right thru him…he felt a twinge of hope returning, all was not lost, yet…
Daniel turned and knelt before the creator once again, “Thank you my lord, for granting my request, I will hopefully have her with me upon my next return, may I have permission to take my leave.”
The creator looked at the determination of the man before him and didn’t doubt that no stone would be left unturned in his quest to obtain Selah for his very own…he had loved her since the beginning of time… as they had all stood here and accepted their fates. The challenge of putting Caleb in the picture would strengthen him even more. Out of all the guards Daniel had always been the most resourceful, and cunning by a long shot, that’s why he had been paired with Selah. She was the strongest by far, and if she chose wisely… would lead them all in the end…
“WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT AND ALL HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED… BRING HER HOME TO ME SAFETLY DANIEL; I DO MISS HER SO…”
Daniel felt himself return to his bed, uns
ure if his rashness in asking for help had become a blessing or a curse…he knew he would have to place himself more substantially in her life, he had to become someone she could not imagine her life without, he laid there not tired and wondered how he would do that.
Selah woke the next morning feeling unrested and grouchy, she hadn’t slept well after she had hung up with Daniel, she slowly showered and dressed in her darkest clothes, hoping to go unnoticed at school. She got downstairs and saw Jacob had let Gunner in, and he was eating, he ran happily towards her when he saw her, tail wagging frantically.
If only she could be a dog everything would be so much simpler, all she would be concerned about was food, love and chasing squirrels…she rubbed behind his ears and reached down and gave him a huge hug, he smelt of clothes hung out on the line, fresh.
She noticed the note saying her aunt Eve had gotten up early and went to the hospital… Jacob looked as if he hadn’t slept much either, “Hey Brad texted me, wondering what you were doing on the Zamboni yesterday? So what’s up, Sel, you working at the rink now?” he looked at her questioningly.
Selah had forgotten that was only yesterday…time seemed to be flying by, so much was happening… “That was nothing, Jake, just helping out a friend…”
“Since when, are you friends with Daniel Evans? Jacob questioned her.
“Why?” she hoped to distract him so she wouldn’t need to answer.
“He’s totally dope at hockey, do you think, I could meet him?
“I don’t know Jake, he’s pretty busy.”
“Aw come on Sel, please! He’s assistant coach with the junior c. Did you know he could have made it to the NHL if he hadn’t gotten hurt, some people say he was better than Sidney Crosby?”
Selah smiled at the enthusiasm Jacob was showing toward Daniel, he was pretty freaking awesome she knew… “I’ll invite him over sometime. Ok.”
Jacob raised his eyebrows in disbelief, “Really, maybe he’ll give me some pointers for hockey, which would be so cool, so, how do you know him?”
Selah didn’t want to get into the details of her love life with her little brother, so she just messed up his hair knowing it would distract him.
Jacob jumped up, “Hey don’t touch my do Selah, it took forever to get my cow-lick to go down this morning, and oh by the way do you have any hair gel?”
She knew he had already forgotten the question about Daniel, glad she had escaped it, she opened the back door and put Gunner outside checking if he had water in his bowl.
They got in the car as Selah realized today was the badminton tryouts, “You’re gonna have to take the bus afterschool, I have badminton today.”
“No prob,” he said “Mom and dad are heading to the city for those test right?”
Selah turned to him and said “Yeah, they were leaving by ambulance around 9, Dad said he would call me as soon as he found out anything, I figure Aunt Eve is gonna go with them, they’ll be gone all day.
“Let me know if you find out anything dad probably will only call one of us…do you think Tracy can come over after school?”
Surprised that he was automatically looking to her for authority, “You two are pretty close don’t you think…?”
“She really helps me keep my mind off of mom…and what’s happening.” Jacob admitted.
Selah knew she couldn’t interfere with that…her thoughts went to Daniel thinking he could do that for her, she smiled inwardly and told Jacob “Yeah sure, do you think between the both of you, you could cook? It would be great if I came home to supper already done.”
Peter looked at Diana all wrapped up on the stretcher, they would be leaving any minute to go to the city by ambulance. Eve had decided to drive her car behind them, Peter had told her, he didn’t want to leave Diana alone for the ride, surprisingly Eve had agreed, she had been extremely quiet all this time, he pictured her talking incessantly, if he had gone with her.
His place was with his wife, not her sister. He couldn’t seem to let go of any of his emotions, upon finding her after the stroke. He was trying to think of how things were going to be when it was time for her to come home, he would have to arrange for home care…she wouldn’t be able to take care of herself for a long time… he realized that, he wished he could stay home and just be with her… but they wouldn’t be able to do that for long, their savings wouldn’t take them too far…he was grateful they had plenty of insurance so he wouldn’t be bogged down with medical bills…
He had to go back to work next week hopefully the stroke hadn’t done too much damage and she would be able to come back to him…he had heard rehab would do wonders for her…the road ahead would be long he knew…as long as they were together…he hadn’t thought about the kids at all…Diana was his world.
They way up to the city was quiet, Diana had slept most of the way…she needed her rest. He thought of his life with her…he had been blessed to find her, she had straightened him out… he wouldn’t of come close to being who he was without her…drugs and drinking had been prominent in his life…until that day he had walked into the bar she was working in… he could still picture her short skirt and legs that went forever…he smiled to himself remembering.
She had told him straight out she didn’t date drunks…she saw enough of them at work…it had taken a lot of convincing, he had been sober a week when she finally agreed to go out for coffee; he knew he could never go back to his old ways, she was
incredible… If she didn’t pull through…well he prayed she had to, his mouth had been watering for a drink since the night he had found her. He wasn’t strong...god only knew what would happen to the kids if things got worse…he would crumble, he felt it.
Selah he managed to go through the day without drawing too much attention; Thomas had helped, keeping her distracted with monotonous conversations. When the final bell rang she went to the locker room and began getting ready for the try outs, she looked around the room at the girls trying out, seeing that there were some new faces. She was glad she had come, she needed to rid herself of some pent up energy. She got out her racket that her mom had spent a small fortune on last year, she felt tears well up in her eyes, and quickly blinked them away…
She opened the door of the locker room and started looking for someone to start playing against…Selah saw a tall guy, he looked vaguely familiar to her, he was turned and his back was to her. He was towards the far end of the gymnasium, and was putting the net up, she walked over towards him. As she got closer he turned, Selah stopped she couldn’t believe her eyes, it was Daniel, she was sure of it…but what was he doing here?
“Daniel, is that you?” Selah was close behind him now, “What are you doing here?”
Daniel turned and saw her, he smiled so glad she had come; he remembered yesterday her saying how she had tryouts today. He had been on the phone all morning; the coach finally agreed he wouldn’t mind having some help this year…, “You’re looking at the new assistant coach, for senior’s badminton.”
Selah couldn’t believe it he had never mentioned he played, “You never said anything about this yesterday when I told you I was trying out today.”
“I wanted to surprise you, did it work?” he teased he hoped coaching badminton would be similar to hockey; he hadn’t played in a long time. “So are you ready to get your butt whooped?”
Selah looked at him with a bring it on look. As they began their first game, settling in nicely, Selah realizing she was being gentle with him, started making him work, besides she had to make the team, this was her outlet for her frustrations, she slammed it towards the back of the court watching as Daniel backed up and got it in the nick of time.
As the birdie came sailing back towards her she tipped it gently… forcing him to run towards the net. He missed and Selah grinned sweetly at him and said one to zero.
Daniel had to say he was enjoying immensely watching her play…even if she was making him sweat, he decided to up the ante… “Loser gets to buy the other s
upper?”
Selah smiled at him “You’re on! You best put your big pants on then, Danny boy, I’m gonna have to scrape you off the floor, when I’m done with you.” She served a long one toward the back of the court.
Daniel laughed at her comments, knowing she most likely would do just that…but he would have the chance to take her out for supper, it was a win-win for him.
True to her words the game was brutal for Daniel; she had shown him no mercy.
They played the best two out of three, by the third game he was improving and making her work harder, he could see she was having fun. When the third game was over they played partners against another male, female combo. They put safety glasses on as Selah agreed to take the front half of the court while Daniel being taller than her, had the back.
As the birdie whizzed past Selah she ducked to give Daniel the chance to volley it back, they made an awesome team barely letting the other team get two points from all 3
games. Selah felt the sweat drip down her back, not caring if Daniel could see her shirt was soaked…
Daniel loved being in the back with her in front of him, he could watch the muscled in her legs flex as she bent to get the birdie as it just barely made it over the net… and not to mention what her tight little shorts made her butt look like, he could play all day.
Too soon they had to play with others, Selah decided she would take the back court this time saying she needed the work in back of the court…it was her chance to examine Daniel a little closer, she saw the scar on his ankle where he had his surgeries… his legs were long but not too skinny, you could tell he played sports…she was so engrossed in watching him she didn’t see the birdie coming toward her as it hit her in the head. Embarrassed at being caught she barely stole a glance at him the rest of the game.
They seemed to know the others decisions before they made them complementing each other perfectly…as if they were made for one another.
The try out was done in no time Selah looked at Daniel “I’m, going to go in the showers, thanks for not being too easy on me. I really needed to get out some stress.” She wanted to ask him about the phone call the night before but decided to wait until they were alone…
Daniel walked over to coach Richards, he had remembered Daniel from a few years back and had liked him, luckily, otherwise he wouldn’t have let him coach. “Thanks for letting me help out, sir.” Daniel met his gaze.
Coach Richards chuckled, “Are you gonna help the team out or just, Selah Jones?”
Daniel looked at him sheepishly knowing he had seen right thru him “I’m going to try to help all the team.”
He patted Daniel on the shoulder grinning at him “Can’t say that I blame you, she’s a pretty little thing, and when I was your age…well I wouldn’t have let too much stop me when it came to the ladies, if you get my drift…just make sure she gets better, you got that son? I’ll turn a blind eye as long as everything works out. She’s a good girl… don’t you go making me regret it.” He tilted his head and raised his brows at Daniel warning him.
Daniel felt relieved that he hadn’t kicked him out of the gym…he didn’t know how he would have explained that to Selah, instead he said, “I promise I won’t, and Thank you sir for being so understanding, and remembering what it’s like to be young.” Daniel winked at him then went and grabbed a quick shower hoping to be done before Selah left.
Selah strolled out of the locker room feeling and smelling much better, she saw a group of girls fawning over Daniel, she felt a stab of jealousy he seemed engrossed in a conversation… she decided she would talk to him later and turned to head out of the gym…
Daniel saw her come out of the corner of his eye, the three girls around him were talking gibberish about something… he hadn’t been listening too closely, he excused himself and ran to catch up to Selah. The girls seemed surprised he had ditched them so easily.
“Hey, you forgot I owe you a meal…” Daniel got out as he caught up to her.
Selah was surprised to see him, thinking he would be busy for a while with his conversation, “I figured you were busy” the sarcasm clearly in her voice. She could smell the soap he used and wished she hadn’t been so quick to bit his head off…what was wrong with her.
Daniel sensed her jealously and brushed it off, glad he could get a reaction from her…she had washed her hair and put in up in a knot of sorts…as they got outside the wind was blowing, she was the first one out the door and was pushed back by a strong gale.. Daniel caught her as she stumbled back; he held her close breathing in her scent…
Selah felt his arms around her, liking the feel of his chest on her back, her hair had been put up quickly and the wind undid her twist, her wet hair flew and covered Daniel face, “I’m sorry Daniel”
He grabbed her wrist and told her “You did nothing wrong Selah, you don’t have to be sorry for anything…” he didn’t want to let her go, she wouldn’t see him tonight in the void unless she wanted to. “So, supper tonight is it a plan?”
Selah remembered asking Jacob to make supper, “I’d really like to, but my little brother is making me supper, I think. But if you don’t mind he really wants to meet you, you can come over…he plays hockey, and he idolizes you…and I sort of promised him that I would introduce you to him.”
“Sure that sounds even better, can he cook?” Daniel liked that he would meet Jacob, and him playing hockey was just a bonus…maybe he had be worried for nothing… “I’ll follow you to your place, ok, do you want me to stop and pick something up?”
“No that’s ok, I hope you like grilled cheese sandwiches, cause that’s probably what he cooked,” glad that he had accepted the invitation, as she walked to her car.