Lionel Washington sat at the breakfast table with Judd and Vicki, waiting for Kendall to meet with them. The four had decided to meet together in order to talk, because there were some important things that needed to be discussed. They all had questions for her and they were sure she had questions for them, but the matter of her spot in the Co-Op needed to be dealt with first. She had spoken with Vicki briefly about helping out with the cause, but not enough to get her going.

"Where do you think she is?" Judd asked them."She was supposed to meet us here twenty minutes ago."

"She's probably just running late. Being on the run will make a person pretty tired." Vicki answered him. "But I do have some questions for her. I want to know some more details about her pretending to be a bounty hunter. That's some stuff Chloe will want to know."

Lionel nodded, but wasn't really paying that much attention. He was a bit tired from working around the camp the night before and had woken up early this morning. His long-sleeved shirt hid the fact that he had a missing arm, but he wondered when Kendall would finally realize it. For the past two days, he had worn his prosthetic arm, but this morning he had not felt the need to wear it. Normally, he would not even wear the plastic arm at all since he was among friends.

Suddenly, Kendall ran around the corner, with a banana in her hand, and sat down next to Lionel. It was clear she had borrowed some clothes from the other girls, wearing an outfit much different from the bounty hunter clothes she had arrived in. The girls were very good about sharing what they had and had also given her a few pairs of extra clothes they had saved for new comers.

She was dressed in dark blue jeans and a striped green and white hoodie. Her long hair was pulled back is some type of braid that Lionel didn't know the name of. His sisters had never done all the different braids, so he wasn't fully aware of this braid terminology.

"Sorry I'm late," she said."I was just so tired and I don't remember the last time I slept eight hours. "She opened her banana and took bite, looking around the table for a response. Judd just nodded, taking another bite of his cereal.

"It's fine." Vicki said."So, Kendall, we're curious about your time as a bounty hunter. Chloe Williams would like to know the skill sets you have for the Co-Op.

"Well, what do you want to know?" She asked.

"Well, how did you make money? Did you turn in Christians?" Judd asked her.

"Well, they give you some money to start out with. It's not a lot, but when you're used to eating crackers and water on a regular basis, it works out. I've only ever turned in one person, but he knew I was a Christian. The guys name was Bryce and he was also a Christian. I was going to help him escape like I did with the other Christians I had come into contact with, but he said no. He felt God telling him that there was someone in prison who needed to hear the gospel and he told me he would find a way out. He practically dragged me to the GC station to turn him in because he had such a heart for the unsaved. It was amazing. I felt bad turning him in, but he said that it was what God had planned for him. "

"Wow. If that's not bravery, then I don't know what is." Lionel said in awe.

"So," Judd said. "You said you almost got yourself killed a few times. Tell us about that."

"It was mainly my mark getting smudged. A few times in the beginning my mark would smudge when I showed the other bounty hunters I came into contact with. I always had to come up with a quick excuse and sometimes they called my bluff.

If they asked too many questions or got to curious, a lot of times I would just take off running. They would either follow and I'd out run them or they would just give up, thinking I was just a young bounty hunter who was scared."

"Ok. Well, that makes sense. So, do you want me to set you up with Chloe for the Co-Op?" Vicki asked her. Kendall nodded in response.

"Well, that's settled. Should we pray?" Judd all agreed and grabbed each other hands. Kendall held Vicki's one hand and then went to hold Lionel's hand with her free hand, when she stopped. All she saw, for the first time, was an empty sleeve.

Lionel looked away from her. This was not how he envisioned her finding out. She put her hand on his shoulder, which surprised him. They proceeded with the prayer and afterword Judd and Vicki excused themselves.

Lionel sat there uncomfortably. He didn't know what to say until finally Kendall broke the silence, "How'd it happen?" She asked. She was silent for a moment and when he didn't respond right away she then said."You don't have to tell me if you're uncomfortable."

"No, it's fine." He said. "Judd and I were traveling across the country to get back here and we decided to take a shortcut. Long story short, a boulder ended up falling on top of my arm. Judd went to go get help, but I couldn't wait. So I amputated it myself."

She sat there is silence and it was evident that she didn't know what to say. "On some days I'm mad about it." He continued. "But other days I'm happy it happened because it was like a wrecking ball to my pride. The whole incident took me down a couple of notches and humbled me."

"Well, that's a good way to look at it."She said. She pursed her lips, thinking and then said. "Come with me, I want to play you something."

So they went back to the stage in the main cabin. He sat down on the stage and she grabbed the guitar. She sat by him and started to play:

If there's a road I should walk

Help me find it

If I need to be still

Give me peace for the moment

Whatever Your will

Whatever Your will

Can you help me find it

Can you help me find it

And in that moment, everything started to make sense to Lionel.


I don't own Help me find it by Sidewalk Prophets. I also don't own Left Behind: The Kids.

And a special thanks to Mathlover15 who has been my unofficial Beta Reader. It is highly appreciated.