CHAPTER 3

Sue sat in the moonlit room, her face towards the beams of the moon while her hands rested nervously in her laps. Her mind was whizzing around like tornado and so were her insides. Levi lay in the corner eyeing his distressed mistress with a pained expression.

"What am I going to do?" she moaned to the thin air. "How can I do this to my friends to Jack? I don't know if I can go thru it with." She paused as shimmering tears graced her cheeks. Starring up at the stars on her ceiling from the moonlight, her heart reminded her of her previous promise.

Rising to her feet she started to pace the room. Back and forth she went as her mind sieved thru the details.

"I made a promise" she told herself, "No matter how hard it is going to be, I have to do it. God knows I can do it so I must trust Him. And it is not going to be forever. I will return and everything will go back to normal. This is only for a short time."

Levi slowly got to his feet and plodded behind his mistress. She suddenly stopped as a potential problem arose in her mind. Levi nose nudged her frozen hand at her side.

"They are never going to believe me. Jack is never going to buy it" absently she stroked Levi soft pelt. "I am just going to have to be convincing. Don't know how but I have to try. They will understand one day, I hope" she finished with a nervous chew of her fingernails on her right hand.

Collapsing heavily onto her bed she flopped onto her back and stared up. Clutching a cushion to her chest she sighed deeply.

"Father please be my strength and help me to do what I have to do. You are faithful to all your promises and I know you will be with me wherever and whatever happens."

Wiping a stray tear off her dampened cheek she cocked her head to the side and watched as time slowly ticked by and darkness slowly melted into day. Rays of golden light soon replaced the shallow light of night. Her courage started to collapse within her as she eventually moved herself to the bathroom to try and freshen herself up.

As she dressed her heart felt like it was granite slab in her chest. She automatically fixed her hair up and put on some make up ensuring she had waterproof mascara on. For a long time she sat staring at her own sad reflection in her dressing table mirror before she had to move.

With each heavy step Levi watched with a weary heart and a confused mind but nevertheless a faithful spirit.