Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 74450 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 372(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74450 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 372(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
“Mrs. Florence was more than a teacher. She was our friend. Our confidante. Our guardian,” Axel added.
“She was us and we were her, and that’s why she looked at three dirty country boys who did nothin’ but get in trouble, fight, and ’cause trouble, and saw past that… She heard our hearts. She saw our hearts. She spoke to our hearts…” Caspian fought tears as he went on.
“Ain’t nobody ever gonna be able to take her place. She may be gone but we’ve got her forever. In here.” Legend smacked his hand against his chest, tears streaking his cheeks, too.
They all huddled together, hugging one another tight, right there in front of Mrs. Florence’s headstone.
They cried, laughed, and loved on one another. It had been a hell of a journey…
Axel, A little boy who just wanted his father to hear and love him, and to live another day…
Legend, a child with freckles who was ruthless and mad at the world, and just wanted to be seen, protected and loved…
And then there was Caspian… a kid who withdrew inside of himself, turned off his emotions, and lost his voice, but was determined for his rage to be heard, one way or another.
These are the Brothers Disciples…
They never promised Mrs. Florence a rose garden. They promised her a garden of white feathers. And they delivered.
Mrs. Florence, we understood the assignment…
They heard the evil.
They saw the evil.
They spoke the evil.
And broke the curse.
Promises break curses.
A promise is a gift.
And sometimes, you get a gift from up above…
~THE END~
“Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be.”
– Rita Pierson, Educator
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.”
-Isaiah 54:17 New King James Version