secrets for some time, sneeking behind everyone's back for his own purposes. She knew things were tense between them and things hadn't been right for some time. She decided to let things take care of themselves, and maybe God would make their marriage right or perhaps the way it used to be, perfect!
He was a kind man, he gave to everybody and stayed right with God for the better part of their marriage. His children thought he was a king and so did she. Her love for him had never swayed until yesterday. When it all came upon her and her children. What became of him? What path was he choosing to follow? Why was he so easily deceived? Questions that had to be answered, yet who had the answers? Who would actually stand up and give the true answers to what he had become?
Many days had passed since the man woke to his nightmare of reality. He started making a list of those who got caught in his storm of deceitfullness. Hoping to find at least one person he could lean on and ask for help.He left his hotel room about about 8am to go to a coffee house down the street. His hope was not to be seen by anybody he knew. The embarrassment of the situation had been too much to bare. Yet he needed some breakfast and had no choice because the hotel didn't serve breakfast. As he entered the coffee shop he felt as if everyone knew of his sin. As he thought he felt the eyes of every patron were looking at him in judgement.
Nobody even knew him or even what caous he had caused to destroy and hurt so many people close to him. He looked around for an empty table and found there were none available. Only one seat open at the bar, with an awkward shaped older gentleman sitting there. He went to take his seat and place an order for plain black coffee. The older man looked over to him and asked if he wanted to read the paper, the man said no. little did he know his face and his embarrassment made front page news. "My name is Gerald" the older man said. The man stated, "That's nice!" Gerald turned away and drank his coffee and ignored the rudeness of the younger man. "Do you live around here?" The younger man said "Yes, I do!" "What's your name son?" said Gerald. "Sir, my name is Paul, and I would really like to keep to myself right now." Being shrewd was not a trait from his past, he had always been a man full of life and great kindness, but his burden weighed upon his shoulders now. Being rude was his best defense to keep others from seeing his shame. To be continued....
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