| Nov 1, 2005 |
| 11/1/05, 1:00PM, 1,144 Words |
Mac wished he had his Carl Thomas, “Emotional” CD. That CD always made him feel better. He didn’t, so he just laid his head back on the head rest of his aunt’s Mercedes. Her car always smelled cleaned, his uncle made sure that the car stayed cleaned. It was probably easy for his aunt and uncle to have a clean car and a clean house, since they had no children. Thinking about his aunt and uncle made him feel better; even if it was for a brief moment. MaClandon looked up and Sabrina was leaning up against a black Altima, kissing on that tall skinny guy. Mac was appalled. I mean, this was a religious based function, and there she was acting as if they were in Sodom and Gomorrah. Mac shook his head. How much more of this day would he have to take? Hadn’t he been tortured enough? He wanted to blow the horn, but he resisted for fear that Sabrina would act a bigger fool if she knew he was watching her and her new friend. Mac hoped that one of the women from By Example Ministries would walk by and see the two of them, which would surely be a wonderful scene, especially if Sis. Katie Niles would have seen them. Sis. Niles would have held an altar call out in the parking lot. He silently prayed that Sis. Niles would magically appear before his eyes and see this scene and reign down her terror on the two whoremongers, but she never did.
Mac made himself not look at the scene in front of him. He looked in his aunt’s backseat. Her Bible was lying on the seat. Mac picked it up. The bible fell open to Psalms chapter 3. Mac read the whole passage of scripture.
1: LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me.
2: Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
3: But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4: I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5: I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6: I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
7: Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8: Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
He almost began to cry. He knew that God would get him through this situation. Mac felt better.
Mac got out of the car and walked back to the picnic area after he locked the car. He walked right by Sabrina and her friend and cleared his throat so that she would know that someone from the picnic had seen her. She didn’t seem to care.
Mac reached the picnic area. Everyone was sitting down eating. He looked for his aunt; he figured that she would be somewhere talking to someone. He found her, and she was talking to someone. Mac looked for the woman in green. He couldn’t find her right away. He hoped that she hadn’t left yet. He needed something to make him feel better. He knew that seeing the vision of beauty would help him out. He walked around talking to people at the various tables. Everyone knew him, so it was not like anyone would be suspicious.
Mac walked the whole picnic area, without success, disheartened a bit, he walked over to where his aunt was. As he neared his aunt, he saw the woman that he was looking for. The woman in green was sitting with his aunt. His aunt had shielded her from his view. Mac smiled as he hugged his aunt, “Hey, aunnie. What are you doing? Trying to make sure everyone is having a good time?” Dr. Adkins-Garnett smacked Mac on his shoulder, “Why would you ask me a question and then answer the question yourself? That doesn’t make any sense. Where did you go earlier?” Mac let his arm hang on his aunt’s shoulder, “I went to check on the cars and make sure that no one had messed with them.” Dr. Adkins-Garnett smiled, “Uhh huh. Who is that guy that Sabrina walked off with?” Mac let his arm slide off his aunt’s shoulder. Mac thought, “Must she be so messy and in front of company.” His aunt tapped him on the shoulder, “Didn’t I ask you a question?” Mac leaned his head close to his aunt’s ear, “I will tell you later. I’m a go get something to eat.” He walked off.
Dr. Adkins-Garnett could tell that something was wrong. She felt bad because it was obvious that she had upset her nephew. Dr. Adkins-Garnett touched Dianne’s shoulder, “I will be back in a second. I gotta go take care of something.” Dianne smiled as Dr. Adkins-Garnett walked off. Dr. Adkins-Garnett walked up to Mac in the line. She grabbed his arm, “What is going on with you and Sabrina?” Mac huffed and walked off from his aunt. She followed his to the uninhabited area. Mac said, “Apparently, we no longer go together.” Dr. Adkins-Garnett looked puzzled, “Since when?” Mac shrugged his shoulders, “Your guess is as good as mine. I just found out today from her mother. Bree is a whore anyway; I don’t need her in my life.” Dr. Adkins-Garnett slapped Mac on his shoulder, “Don’t talk about women like that boy. You know better.” Mac rubbed the spot that his aunt had just hit, “What do you want me to do, lie? She is a whore! I am glad that she wasn’t getting a purity award because I would have objected right here in front of everyone. She is out there hugged up next to a car with that fool slobbering him down. She’s a whore!” Dr. Adkins-Garnett stared at her nephew. She had never heard him talk about a girl like that. She discerned that some of his words were out of anger, but they were true. She hugged him and apologized for mentioning Sabrina to him. Mac walked off from her.
Mac went back to the table where the food was. He started to finish fixing his plate, but he couldn’t. He didn’t have an appetite. He hated to waste the food on his plate, so he walked over to an empty table and sat down. He tried to eat the food on the plate, but he had no appetite. He just stared at the food hoping that it and the day would vanish as if it had never happened. |
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