The next day, Monica noticed Chrissy seemed different. She seemed shyer around Monica than she usually was. Monica reasoned she felt embarrassed by what she had been caught doing the previous night. Monica was worried. She hoped this wouldn't be a setback. She wanted so much to be Chrissy's friend and help her through everything.
That morning, Chrissy went off to school, without so much as looking at Monica. Jessica had slept into the morning, and hadn't even noticed Chrissy left. Monica was glad about that. She hated to see Chrissy get yelled at as much as she did. She had prayed Jessica would stay asleep.
Now, Monica sat in her bedroom, alone, and deep in thought. Father, what am I to do? I thought once Chrissy knew I was aware of the cutting, we'd be closer and I'd be one step closer to helping her overcome it. Instead, she won't talk to me. Oh Father, what can I do? She prayed silently, and as she finished, she felt a presence in the room with her. She looked up and saw her old friend Tess.
"Hey angel girl. Penny for your thoughts?" She asked. Monica grinned.
"Hello Tess. Oh it's Chrissy. I walked in on her last night while she was cutting herself. I thought it would bring us closer. I thought she would open up, but instead, she seems scared to even look at me." She explained. Tess nodded.
"Humans are like that baby. Chrissy's little problem brings a lot of shame, and nobody knew about it until last night. Even though you said all the right things and did all the right things, she's still scared. She feels alone in this world, baby and can't fathom the thought that you accept her as she is. She feels like she's stupid for cutting herself and she feels like she deserves to cut herself. There's a lot more to cutting than the cutting itself. It's a deeper emotion. Remember baby, something caused her to begin cutting. Once she figures that out, she can figure out how to reverse it. Just be patient angel baby. She'll come around. Just be prepared though. God has told me there isn't much time left." Tess explained. Monica puckered her brow.
"What do you mean Tess?" She asked. Tess shrugged.
"I don't know Monica. I just know something's about to happen. But what it is, I don't know." She explained. With that, Tess disappeared, leaving Monica frightened and afraid. What's going to happen? Monica's imagination went wild as she imagined all the possibilities. She thought of Chrissy, and she thought of Jessica. She didn't know what was going to happen, but she had a huge feeling in the pit of her stomach. A feeling that she knew had come from God.
Whatever was going to happen, was going to happen today.