Walk to Hope
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Suddenly Wendy’s emotions boiled over.
“God, are you really out there? Do you even care about someone like me? Why would you? I’m nothing special. I don’t even understand why I am still alive today. Is it just so that you can torture me? Haven’t you done enough to me? I have no friends. I have no idea what I want to do with my life. What hope do I have? I’m not like my parents. How could I make a difference in this world for anyone when I can’t even make a friend? I hate school. I hate Juliette and her two friends, Norm and Rob the most. They are the biggest bullies. I don’t want to be here. I hate being here. I miss Rachel and the others so much. God, why didn’t you just kill me with Rachel?”
Taking a deep breath she continued “God if you’re real why won’t you help me? Why do you hate me so much? The Minister at the funeral suggested we would find our answers in you. Well, come on, give me some answers, and make me feel better.”
She continued to trudge homeward, still oblivious to the music playing in her earphones, lost in the depth of her dark thoughts. Suddenly a brightly coloured cloud of Rainbow Lorikeets exploded noisily from the bushes in the small park close beside the footpath. Startled, she turned her head to the side as she was drawn to the colour, the movement and sound of the birds in flight.
Looking back down at her feet again spoke aloud “Stupid birds. What use are they? God, if you cared for me you would help me, right now when I need someone, anyone to just hold me, love me. If the best you can do is scare a few stupid birds out of a bush then I am not impressed. You have no answers. I don’t feel any better, so you can’t be real.”
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About the Book
Tom Jacobs and his young friend Ryan will unwittingly be the principal witnesses as the afternoon’s events unfold. Tom is currently wrestling with the pressure created by the very high expectation of others for his life as a violinist capable of walking the world concert platforms. He is also smarting from a humiliating experience caused by his new classmate Wendy Fraser, even though they have never spoken.
Wendy Fraser’s world is a dark place—she is a victim of bullying, without love or hope in her life. She is yelling at a God she believes doesn’t love or care and probably even exist; caught up in her despair because she didn’t die in a suspicious car accident in Asia with her best friend, Rachel. Will the criminal gang thought to be behind the crash reach out against her family again, just because her father’s honesty and integrity cost the gang millions?
Juliette and her gang of schoolyard bullies are even now stalking Wendy for the perceived further slights they have imagined during the week, even though they have deliberately targeted Wendy all week.
These three are about to collide violently in a way that will change their lives forever.
How will their response to the unexpected consequences of this collision play out in their lives? What hope is there for their future?
About the Author
A lifetime of sales, training, and management roles combined with years of encouraging others to dare to dream for something more for their lives resulted in this book. It contains many simple lessons and ideas rolled into a story because storytelling is my passion.