What If...

 My book The Past Hunter as actually gone through many rewrites even after being self published once or twice. An author told me in essence "This  book needs help" so I enlisted his help.

As I rewrite my manuscript, using some of his ideas and adding my own, I wondered: What if?

What if  Julie wanted to give Eric a chance?  Imagine a scene where Julie waited for Eric to come in the house and to his surprise, he sees Julie standing like a housewife wanting an explanation to her husband's unfaithfulness.

"What are you doing with that Carpet, Eric? "

Eric is a bit red faced. He feared if he would tell the truth, he would lose her. He had to come up with something believable. He smiled his charming smile and said, "We found a dead body, but it was ... in his backyard. He needed a place to hide it."

Julie shook her head. She heard them talking about burying a  body. Eric lied and her heart broke. "Please tell me the truth, Eric. In all our times we dated, you have never lied to me! Don't start now!" She pleaded, as tears fell.

Eric hated to see Julie this way, but he had a reputation to keep. "Please forget you saw what you saw."

Julie would still leave. She would not stay with him because he  refuses to be honest. He cared more about protecting his friend or reputation than her. For her it was over.

Fast Forward to six years later.  Julie wakes up with a strong warning in her spirit. This is the sixth time this happened. Instead of  running from danger, What if she confronts it since she fears nothing but God.

In spite of the feeling, she had, she proceeds to prepare for work. She figures maybe the feeling will go away in time. It could be nothing and she sees a vision of a man with a gun.
Julie has been confessing Psalms 91. God has protected her so far so why should she run?

Someone enters through her back door and  says as he comes near her, "I have been looking for you for the past six years."

The voice registered terror in her. She left this man six years ago and  he has found her in spite of her new look.  

"Relax, sweetheart. I would not dream of hurting you. I am sorry I hurt you so many years ago. Please come back with me to Montana?

(To be continued)