(One year later, Howie’s View)
It is a blessing in disguise that we escaped. Bloodshed, injury, & pain were involved, but we had to do it or we would have never seen our children again. It was a more violent repeat of the last time we escaped. Daisy & Angel are dead. I killed them both to save our lives & the lives of our families, including our new children. I laid on the couch in the home Kevin & I share. My new daughter slept in my arms. I winced as her hand passed a wound on my chest. Kristen walked in with Kevin not too far behind. Kevin’s son was sleeping & our two other children were upstairs trying to get their twins to sleep. I thanked God for my two children & my new girlfriend who loved how responsible for taking care of my children. I told her that their mother was dead & I had supported them for the past couple of months. She believed it thankfully. I knew I would eventually have to tell her, but the lie would suffice for now. I saw Kevin & Kristen sneak upstairs to be alone. I was glad because I wanted to be alone. My daughter woke & started to cry. I got up, changed her diaper, fed her & laid her down in a playpen. She fell asleep right away. I laid back down & started to fall into a deep sleep. I again thanked God for what he had given me. I closed my eyes & dreamed of my future with my son, daughter, & daughter-in-law. |
