The FBI swarmed in and took everybody older than 18.
The bus was filled with the sounds of wails and confused voices.
One girl stood out. She wasn't yelling,
she wasn't trying to get out. She didn't even seem angry.
She sat silently, with tears streaming down her face,
and she prayed. Her hands were folded in prayer,
and her lips moved a little with very little sound coming out.
The bus shook while driving, and people were starting to quiet down.
Silent cries were heard throughout the bus,
but many people were starting to fall asleep.
But before the girl fell asleep, she prayed to God.
There was no way to know what would happen,
but she trusted that whatever it was,
God would help her in her hard times.
I can see how prayer and faith could be a comfort in a time of such fear and uncertainty...
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful piece. I like the image that you get as you read. The flow of the story is really good too.
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