from her lap and kissed it, and then left the cabin.
Presley turned toward Paulette, “I can’t take in anymore tonight. I feel like my head is going to explode. Way too much information for one day. If it’s okay with you I think I might just go on to bed.”
“I know, we have had a long day,” Paulette showed Presley to her room, which was located next to the small living room.
“Oh, I thought this was your bedroom,” said Presley.
“No, I sleep upstairs in the loft. Holler if you need anything,” Paulette yawned as she climbed up the ladder to her room. Presley looked around, and then she curled up on the stiff bed. For a few moments she thought about Tyler. She wondered if he was searching for her. She hoped that he was worried and desperately trying to find her.
Finally, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
≈≈≈≈≈
Her dream began like all of the dreams that came before. Presley was chasing after Paulette again unable to catch her. The rain poured down on Presley’s head, lightning struck so close that her heart pounded in fear. Then, Presley was taken out of the storm, suddenly reliving this day and all of the previous days that she had ever had. Even the early years that she had with her father, all the way back to being an infant. With this dream came great peace and calmness. For the first time in her life, even as she slept, she felt a subtle knowing that something greater than herself was present. And had always been present.
Chapter Five
Morning came quickly with the sun peering brightly through the windows. Presley awoke to the sound of a crow, and for a brief moment, she forgot where she was. She instantly recalled her dream from the night before. As she tried to piece together the different parts of the dream, she heard a rumbling coming from the loft. She watched as Paulette’s bare feet climbed down the ladder.
“How did you sleep?” Paulette asked with a yawn.
“I don’t think I moved all night,” replied Presley.
“We’d better get dressed. Jesse will be here any minute. I’m sure he will want to show you around the town today.”
“Show me around? Why?”
“Don’t you see it? The way he looks at you?” Paulette went over to an old trunk and pulled out two dresses. One was a plain black dress and the other was a light tan color with tiny white flowers.
“Which one do you want?” asked Paulette. Presley looked at both dresses and shrugged her shoulders.
“Are those my only choices?” she giggled. “Where are my clothes?”
“Your clothes are being washed,” Paulette held the dresses up again. “Here, you take the brown dress.” Presley reluctantly took it and slipped it on.
“How do I look?” Presley frowned.
“Actually, you look pretty good,” Paulette encouraged as she threw Presley her boots.
“Yeah, I guess. It’s not that bad,” she said as she pulled up her boots. It was a simple dress made out of cotton material with thin fragile straps. “I must say, the boots make the dress!”
The girls walked outside to find Jesse waiting on them. He grabbed Presley’s hand. She felt butterflies in her stomach.
“There’s so much that I want you to see. What do you say? Do you want to see our little town?” he asked her excitedly.
“I thought we were going to find Manna today! You know, you said that you were gonna help us get home,” she reminded him.
His smile disappeared. “I know, and I will, but I need you to spend the day with me. And you need to have a better understanding, I think, of where you are and who we are. We’ve worked so hard trying to make this place as comfortable as possible to live.” He stopped abruptly and turned around to Presley.
“Please,” he begged, “I just want to show you around, just for a while. What do you have to get back home to in such a hurry anyway?” he smiled.
Presley thought for a moment. Tyler instantly came to her mind.
She thought, Maybe if I’m gone longer he’ll
Presley turned toward Paulette, “I can’t take in anymore tonight. I feel like my head is going to explode. Way too much information for one day. If it’s okay with you I think I might just go on to bed.”
“I know, we have had a long day,” Paulette showed Presley to her room, which was located next to the small living room.
“Oh, I thought this was your bedroom,” said Presley.
“No, I sleep upstairs in the loft. Holler if you need anything,” Paulette yawned as she climbed up the ladder to her room. Presley looked around, and then she curled up on the stiff bed. For a few moments she thought about Tyler. She wondered if he was searching for her. She hoped that he was worried and desperately trying to find her.
Finally, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
≈≈≈≈≈
Her dream began like all of the dreams that came before. Presley was chasing after Paulette again unable to catch her. The rain poured down on Presley’s head, lightning struck so close that her heart pounded in fear. Then, Presley was taken out of the storm, suddenly reliving this day and all of the previous days that she had ever had. Even the early years that she had with her father, all the way back to being an infant. With this dream came great peace and calmness. For the first time in her life, even as she slept, she felt a subtle knowing that something greater than herself was present. And had always been present.
Chapter Five
Morning came quickly with the sun peering brightly through the windows. Presley awoke to the sound of a crow, and for a brief moment, she forgot where she was. She instantly recalled her dream from the night before. As she tried to piece together the different parts of the dream, she heard a rumbling coming from the loft. She watched as Paulette’s bare feet climbed down the ladder.
“How did you sleep?” Paulette asked with a yawn.
“I don’t think I moved all night,” replied Presley.
“We’d better get dressed. Jesse will be here any minute. I’m sure he will want to show you around the town today.”
“Show me around? Why?”
“Don’t you see it? The way he looks at you?” Paulette went over to an old trunk and pulled out two dresses. One was a plain black dress and the other was a light tan color with tiny white flowers.
“Which one do you want?” asked Paulette. Presley looked at both dresses and shrugged her shoulders.
“Are those my only choices?” she giggled. “Where are my clothes?”
“Your clothes are being washed,” Paulette held the dresses up again. “Here, you take the brown dress.” Presley reluctantly took it and slipped it on.
“How do I look?” Presley frowned.
“Actually, you look pretty good,” Paulette encouraged as she threw Presley her boots.
“Yeah, I guess. It’s not that bad,” she said as she pulled up her boots. It was a simple dress made out of cotton material with thin fragile straps. “I must say, the boots make the dress!”
The girls walked outside to find Jesse waiting on them. He grabbed Presley’s hand. She felt butterflies in her stomach.
“There’s so much that I want you to see. What do you say? Do you want to see our little town?” he asked her excitedly.
“I thought we were going to find Manna today! You know, you said that you were gonna help us get home,” she reminded him.
His smile disappeared. “I know, and I will, but I need you to spend the day with me. And you need to have a better understanding, I think, of where you are and who we are. We’ve worked so hard trying to make this place as comfortable as possible to live.” He stopped abruptly and turned around to Presley.
“Please,” he begged, “I just want to show you around, just for a while. What do you have to get back home to in such a hurry anyway?” he smiled.
Presley thought for a moment. Tyler instantly came to her mind.
She thought, Maybe if I’m gone longer he’ll
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