Eve: In the Beginning by Heather B. Moore, H. B. Moore
Authors: Heather B. Moore, H. B. Moore
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the man’s whereabouts — a moving branch, a bird awakening with a start, a critter scurrying to get out of the way.
But there was nothing.
Had the man been watching he and Eve when they discovered the lair on the other side of the pond? Or would the stranger return there now, believing he was concealed from discovery?
Adam cast a look toward the alcove where Eve slept. He could just see the opening from his position. Had that been where the stranger was going until he saw Adam?
Heart pounding, Adam took a deep breath. He had to find the man — tonight.
Adam decided to check the perimeter of the pond, then return to the alcove. He didn’t want to be gone too long, but he had to find out more about the intruder. Until he heard further instruction from Elohim, Adam would do everything he could to get answers from the man.
Adam made his way toward the pond, keeping beneath the trees when possible, creating more shadow for himself. He hoped to come upon the strange man unexpectedly. At one point, he stooped and picked up a rock that was long and narrow. Normally, the rock was something he’d use as a tool to turn soil, but tonight it gave him a way to defend himself. Adam didn’t know what to expect from someone who had killed animals.
Creeping around the pond, Adam stopped every few paces to listen. The stream running into the pond masked a lot of sound that he might otherwise hear. He looked frequently toward the south, where Eve slept, as if he could hear her if she awakened.
He switched the rock he carried from one hand to the other. Its solid weight in his hand gave him some comfort.
Adam stopped on the north side of the pond. It was impossible to get to the newly discovered habitation without getting into the water. The stranger had picked a well-concealed place to keep his lair. Adam was about to step into the water when he thought he heard a voice — a whisper. It was incomprehensible, and he questioned whether he’d heard anything at all above the sound of the trickling stream running into the pond. Still, he waited.
Above the noise of the water, it was hard to tell where the sound came from. Should he go back to the alcove? Or should he continue through the pond? Adam slipped into the water, determined to see if the lair was empty. Then he’d return to the alcove. Just as he reached the other bank, his foot caught on something, and he splashed forward into the water. He pulled himself out of the water and onto the bank. He didn’t remember large rocks being at the bottom of the pond before.
He waited on the bank for a moment, listening to see if his disturbance had attracted the man in his direction. But he heard nothing out of the ordinary.
Soaking wet, he climbed to his feet and walked through the opening in the vines. As he had the day before, he followed a trail of sorts until he reached the tramped area. Everything looked untouched in the moonlight. There was no one there, and he hadn’t heard any sounds since he waded through the pond.
It was time to get back to Eve.
As Adam turned, something moved in front of him, but he didn’t have time to comprehend what or who it was before a hand shot out toward his face. Adam stumbled back, trying to avoid the thrust by raising the rock he carried in front of him, swinging it wide, but he hit nothing.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:20
When I awake, it’s still dark. I have not dreamed at all. Adam is no longer at his position, and I turn my head to the other side, expecting him to be asleep beside me. The space is empty.
Despite the sudden thudding in my heart, I get up to look outside. Perhaps he is sitting on the boulder, watching the landscape. It would give him a better view of our dwelling and the outer edge of the pond.
But there is no Adam silhouetted in the moonlight on the boulder.
A breeze
But there was nothing.
Had the man been watching he and Eve when they discovered the lair on the other side of the pond? Or would the stranger return there now, believing he was concealed from discovery?
Adam cast a look toward the alcove where Eve slept. He could just see the opening from his position. Had that been where the stranger was going until he saw Adam?
Heart pounding, Adam took a deep breath. He had to find the man — tonight.
Adam decided to check the perimeter of the pond, then return to the alcove. He didn’t want to be gone too long, but he had to find out more about the intruder. Until he heard further instruction from Elohim, Adam would do everything he could to get answers from the man.
Adam made his way toward the pond, keeping beneath the trees when possible, creating more shadow for himself. He hoped to come upon the strange man unexpectedly. At one point, he stooped and picked up a rock that was long and narrow. Normally, the rock was something he’d use as a tool to turn soil, but tonight it gave him a way to defend himself. Adam didn’t know what to expect from someone who had killed animals.
Creeping around the pond, Adam stopped every few paces to listen. The stream running into the pond masked a lot of sound that he might otherwise hear. He looked frequently toward the south, where Eve slept, as if he could hear her if she awakened.
He switched the rock he carried from one hand to the other. Its solid weight in his hand gave him some comfort.
Adam stopped on the north side of the pond. It was impossible to get to the newly discovered habitation without getting into the water. The stranger had picked a well-concealed place to keep his lair. Adam was about to step into the water when he thought he heard a voice — a whisper. It was incomprehensible, and he questioned whether he’d heard anything at all above the sound of the trickling stream running into the pond. Still, he waited.
Above the noise of the water, it was hard to tell where the sound came from. Should he go back to the alcove? Or should he continue through the pond? Adam slipped into the water, determined to see if the lair was empty. Then he’d return to the alcove. Just as he reached the other bank, his foot caught on something, and he splashed forward into the water. He pulled himself out of the water and onto the bank. He didn’t remember large rocks being at the bottom of the pond before.
He waited on the bank for a moment, listening to see if his disturbance had attracted the man in his direction. But he heard nothing out of the ordinary.
Soaking wet, he climbed to his feet and walked through the opening in the vines. As he had the day before, he followed a trail of sorts until he reached the tramped area. Everything looked untouched in the moonlight. There was no one there, and he hadn’t heard any sounds since he waded through the pond.
It was time to get back to Eve.
As Adam turned, something moved in front of him, but he didn’t have time to comprehend what or who it was before a hand shot out toward his face. Adam stumbled back, trying to avoid the thrust by raising the rock he carried in front of him, swinging it wide, but he hit nothing.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:20
When I awake, it’s still dark. I have not dreamed at all. Adam is no longer at his position, and I turn my head to the other side, expecting him to be asleep beside me. The space is empty.
Despite the sudden thudding in my heart, I get up to look outside. Perhaps he is sitting on the boulder, watching the landscape. It would give him a better view of our dwelling and the outer edge of the pond.
But there is no Adam silhouetted in the moonlight on the boulder.
A breeze
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