her make-up when she was being held prisoner.
Laura went back into the bedroom and sat on the bed. She put her head into her hands and began to cry again.
“Help me Lord. I have no idea what to do here. I need you desperately. Please send help, send the police. Do something Lord. Lead me out of this place and get me home. I don’t want to meet the mother; I just want to go home. Father, I ask You to give me Your strength because there is no way I can do this on my own. Give me Your wisdom so I will know what to say to this insane man. Help me to reason with him Lord.
Help me to ….” Laura was overcome with tears and could find no more words to say.
She knew that words were not necessary and God would hear her heart. She trusted Him.
No matter what her situation, she trusted Him.
Laura curled up on the bed and cried until she fell asleep. It seemed like just five minutes, but was actually two hours later that a very excited Gerhard woke her up.
“Wake up Christine; mom is coming down in a minute with some cookies and milk for you. She’s very excited to see you. I told her to give you a few minutes to freshen up. So you should get moving.” Gerhard went to the closet and pulled out a dress that looked like it would fit.
Laura opened her eyes hoping it was all a bad dream but at the sound of Gerhard’s voice she knew it was not.
“William, do we have to do this? Please think about what you are doing. It’s not too late. If you let me go home I won’t even call the police. I’ll just go home and we can pretend that this never even happened.” begged Laura.
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my name isn’t William, its Gerhard. Now come on, get up and wash your face or something. Mom will be coming down the stairs any second.
She made your favorite cookies too, chocolate chip with raisins! Do you still like chocolate milk? We don’t have any right now, but if you want, we can get some later. I know you probably have lots of new favorite foods. Just write down what you want on that pad of paper and I’ll be sure to get them for you.” Gerhard pulled out a pair of scissors and came towards Laura. She gasped with fright wondering what he was going to do.
“It’s ok, don’t be scared. I just have to cut your sleeve so you can change into this dress.” He then proceeded to cut her sleeve from the wrist to the neck hole. Laura grabbed hold of the front of her shirt to keep it up. He then snipped her bra strap so she could change out of it as well, explaining there was some specially altered undergarments in the dresser. Gerhard gently pushed Laura into the bathroom, passed her the dress, and closed the door as far as the chain would allow. Laura leaned over the sink and moaned.
Obviously, she was about to meet the mother. She splashed some cold water on her face and then ran a brush through her hair. She didn’t really care how she looked for this woman so she barely looked at herself in the mirror. All of a sudden, she had a very scary thought. What if this woman was crazier than Gerhard was? What if she was mean and cruel? Help me Jesus! If I wasn’t scared before, I sure am now!! Christine gripped the edge of the sink and tried not to start crying again and trying to calm her nervous stomach. Gathering her courage she changed out of her clothes and put on the dress Gerhard had picked out for her. It was a bit loose but not too bad a fit. She turned and opened the door and walked out.
Gerhard was standing outside the bathroom door with a very stern and serious look on his face. Laura felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up as she took a step backwards. She tried to retreat back into the bathroom and close the door but Gerhard grabbed hold of the door knob.
“I just wanted to warn you about one thing.” growled Gerhard, “Mom thinks you are Christine, so for her, you ARE Christine. At no time are you to tell her that you are not Christine. For years she has lived in hope that she would see her
Laura went back into the bedroom and sat on the bed. She put her head into her hands and began to cry again.
“Help me Lord. I have no idea what to do here. I need you desperately. Please send help, send the police. Do something Lord. Lead me out of this place and get me home. I don’t want to meet the mother; I just want to go home. Father, I ask You to give me Your strength because there is no way I can do this on my own. Give me Your wisdom so I will know what to say to this insane man. Help me to reason with him Lord.
Help me to ….” Laura was overcome with tears and could find no more words to say.
She knew that words were not necessary and God would hear her heart. She trusted Him.
No matter what her situation, she trusted Him.
Laura curled up on the bed and cried until she fell asleep. It seemed like just five minutes, but was actually two hours later that a very excited Gerhard woke her up.
“Wake up Christine; mom is coming down in a minute with some cookies and milk for you. She’s very excited to see you. I told her to give you a few minutes to freshen up. So you should get moving.” Gerhard went to the closet and pulled out a dress that looked like it would fit.
Laura opened her eyes hoping it was all a bad dream but at the sound of Gerhard’s voice she knew it was not.
“William, do we have to do this? Please think about what you are doing. It’s not too late. If you let me go home I won’t even call the police. I’ll just go home and we can pretend that this never even happened.” begged Laura.
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my name isn’t William, its Gerhard. Now come on, get up and wash your face or something. Mom will be coming down the stairs any second.
She made your favorite cookies too, chocolate chip with raisins! Do you still like chocolate milk? We don’t have any right now, but if you want, we can get some later. I know you probably have lots of new favorite foods. Just write down what you want on that pad of paper and I’ll be sure to get them for you.” Gerhard pulled out a pair of scissors and came towards Laura. She gasped with fright wondering what he was going to do.
“It’s ok, don’t be scared. I just have to cut your sleeve so you can change into this dress.” He then proceeded to cut her sleeve from the wrist to the neck hole. Laura grabbed hold of the front of her shirt to keep it up. He then snipped her bra strap so she could change out of it as well, explaining there was some specially altered undergarments in the dresser. Gerhard gently pushed Laura into the bathroom, passed her the dress, and closed the door as far as the chain would allow. Laura leaned over the sink and moaned.
Obviously, she was about to meet the mother. She splashed some cold water on her face and then ran a brush through her hair. She didn’t really care how she looked for this woman so she barely looked at herself in the mirror. All of a sudden, she had a very scary thought. What if this woman was crazier than Gerhard was? What if she was mean and cruel? Help me Jesus! If I wasn’t scared before, I sure am now!! Christine gripped the edge of the sink and tried not to start crying again and trying to calm her nervous stomach. Gathering her courage she changed out of her clothes and put on the dress Gerhard had picked out for her. It was a bit loose but not too bad a fit. She turned and opened the door and walked out.
Gerhard was standing outside the bathroom door with a very stern and serious look on his face. Laura felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up as she took a step backwards. She tried to retreat back into the bathroom and close the door but Gerhard grabbed hold of the door knob.
“I just wanted to warn you about one thing.” growled Gerhard, “Mom thinks you are Christine, so for her, you ARE Christine. At no time are you to tell her that you are not Christine. For years she has lived in hope that she would see her
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