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Thnx!To all! Who is reading this book!Praise God! I never thought that this book could reach 90reads and 17 votes !But then again, how do we know the plans of God? I plead once again for comments so that I could consider your opinions !
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Therefore you shall no longer envision futility nor practice divination; for I will deliver My people out of your hand , and you shall know that I am the Lord." '
Ezekiel 13:23

"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you , rebuke him; and if he repents , forgive him.
Luke 17: 3"
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Melinda's p.o.v
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Recap...
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My friends are in dazed condition. Check
My mother in a concussion. Check
My father being the delusional King and trynad wackiness (now that I look at him, he seems to be stupefied). Check
My dear friend Bible on the rainy ground. Check

These are the things not even a person with high ego can overcome! But then slowly, those last Words for some reason I say to myself.

The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet , And He will make me walk on my high hills.

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I quickly jump at the chance I get, to grab my dear precious Bible form the porch, skipping two steps at a time and hoping it won't get damaged. There is a traditional verandah at our house (more like mansion) and a porch filled with minuscule granite pebbles that seems to invite anyone walk bare footed on which I saw my thick leathered Bible.

I pick it up but when I inspect it, none of the pages seem to be drenched or even torn! Instead, my hand absorbs the warmth from them as if it never rained at all. When I look up into the skies, the clouds have already dissipated in oblivion being replaced by the smiley entrancing Sun, making me feel hazy. And then, these train of thoughts come from nowhere to begin with.

"Your parents are bribing your friends with cool powers. You can become a princess, mastering those amazing skills with lightning! Now, why don't you go to  father and sweet talk into apology and make him complete the ritual? " my mind chided. Sweat starts perspires me annoyingly almost making myself agree to those thoughts. But thankfully, a lark chirps with all its strength and as I see My Bible open.

Did anyone of them cared for like God's Words were? No !
Then why would my mind start thinking of joint with them?
Grateful that my mind stopped its nagging, I wonder how God saved me from those hood-winked rituals!My friends betraying seems somehow acceptable. But my parents bribing with powers and me being a princess desperately tempts me to forget God! I don't know why now,of all the time, I would want to accept them! I think, it's because, not everyday you get an opportunity to be a princess with cool powers?

I go back to my room, but presently as I go upstairs, I feel there's no one! I step into my room to see my friends only present. And they were all sitting on the bed with glum faces downward until I came.

Presently, they were not bound by any magic which is why I can see them not being robotic.

Fin first looks at me with a dejected smile mirroring others.
"We are not really worthy to be your friends anymore. After all, we betrayed you, didn't stand by you when you needed us to support you."

"When you must be actually looking for good friends, and friends whom you  could trust and not hide secrets like me and Fin" Penny quips, looking with unsure dove eyes.
While Clary remains zoned out.

I muster the best comforting smile I could as I remember that God of this Bible is with me. It practically says that all you need is to trust in Him! So, naturally, it doesn't matter whether they secrets or not but the important thing is :

They apologized!

"You know, after finding this Bible", I look lovingly at it, " I felt unexplainable peace.  And it is this peace that is helping me to forgive you." I look at all of them with a hopeful vigor. Their expression that something which I couldn't understand.

"You two!", I jab my finger at Fin and Penny, "should have told me before! Why ever would Fin want to pretend that he is my boyfriend when in reality, he is actually not!", I childishly sulk with both my hands folded in a fake bossy way, trying as much to humor them.

You have got to see both of their faces! So cute as they both them even more blush when they simultaneously turn their heads to themselves.

In sync, both of them stutter like a toddler learning to pronounce words. "W-we are r-really s-sorry ummmm....."

Rest of what they have to say was dissolved by Clary's and my laughter. Now it was indeed both mine and Clary's turn to suppress laughter but in the end it failed miserably.

Finally, it was Clary who answered it.
"It was your parents, who told them not to show it. They wanted you and Fin to have you know," she blithely says.

"Yeah, I get it. Thankfully, I only saw you as a friend!" I look at Fin reassuringly to quickly say to get rid of thinking about my parents. Fin is all set into an angry mode with hands pulled into fists as Penny comfortingly pats his back.

"But why then?" I ask, although I know that is a sensitive thing to talk about.

"We were forced to." Fin says not meeting my eyes.

"Because, all were in a state of making our ends meet. And then ka-boom!" Penny dramatically explodes. They make a deal. "

"Our families will become rich if we become your friends. So naturally our parents pushed to it." Fin concludes.

" The Good thing is, You are the friends I need too!" I exclaim with renewed faith in them.

"But the bad thing is we were never the actual friends you needed", Clary sorely states.

"So, what about the bribing thing about magic?" I further asks as something tell my instinct that this my last talk with them.

"Yeah, those they gave to us to help you grow to accept the powers you get when you are 18", Clary warily says.

Ahh! Now I understand, they persuaded me, read my mind and made a good atmosphere most of the time! So that's the reason!

I see a sad smirk reflecting in all their faces, I think, without reading my mind, they could see that light bulb of understand in my head.

But Fin and Penny were the ones most affected, against apologizing as they leave.

" Sorry, Mels- Are we even allowed to call that? We will never enter your life. We've already made it terrible." saying that both Fin and Penny leaves.

I look to to Clary who reveals in a high pitch voice, " We were neighbors, but I soon became third wheel. So..."

"Another reason, huh?" I meant it out funnily but this time  my techniques of Ms Funny doesn't work because the next I find Clary breaking into a sob.

Unsure of what to do in this situation, I do the only thing I know. I pull her into an embrace and kind of soothe her with the same words that comforted me.

At the beach party.

"So do not fear, for I am with you ;do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10"