“Oh, yeah? Well, I left my wallet in the kitchen. I’ll, uh, go get it.” As he was about to turn away, he heard the girl call out.“If you don�...�t mind, I’ll join you and set these down while you get it.” She smiled and continued, “It’s hot out here.”Mike smiled and answered, “Kitchen is this way.” He let Lara follow him so she wouldn’t notice the reaction forming in his basketball shorts. His mind couldn’t focus on anything else. He was thinking about finding a way to get Lara to come back another. Together we got it into the water and then he asked me to get in. I had never been in a canoe before so when I jumped in I didn’t take any extra precautions to balance. Being an incredibly clumsy person already it might be obvious what happened. In a second there was a huge tilt and as I stumbled the water came rushing up to meet me. I was underwater, and completely disoriented. I relaxed and felt myself start to float towards the surface. I spun and swam that way and came bursting out. .” Wesley faltered. It was harder to say than he expected. But the truth was there, nonetheless. “I’m afraid.”Wednesday, 1 June 1955, Indianapolis, IndianaWesley stared at the ceiling in the early morning light. He tried to pray, but thoughts of the events of the preceding day filled his mind. He was so stupid, gullible. What a coward! Downstairs, chairs were propped against doors, wooden sticks were jammed into window frames. He should be trusting in God to keep him safe. Instead, he was. After clearing his throat, he said, “Everyone in the neighborhood could hear that sermon given by the Imam. We know that it wasn’t the first sermon calling for the overthrow of the government. Not one person there warned the legitimate government that a group of people was planning on taking over the government through force. They aren’t innocent bystanders. They are accessories to terrorism. They were directly supporting the terrorists by their cheers or their silence. We don’t know how many.
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