did you see that cross? oh,, i did.

she knew it was a bad idea from the start, that gut feeling you get when you know something doesnt seem right. she noticed they kept giving her drinks, getting her drunk way past her limit. she started getting really dizzy not knowing which way was which. not a familiar face in sight. "Come on.. your not even drunk" they would say. they werent even her age. she didnt even know them. they werent friends. why did she feel the need to impress them? she should have said no at the party, she should have gone home. she could be in bed right now, warm, cozy. she shouldnt have come here. every one was sweating, dancing to the music that was blaring. couples touching each other, and kissing. she felt out of place. this isnt who she was. she didnt do these kind of things. all of a sudden she felt weak, too weak to stand. she sat down at a nearby couch. a group of people already sitting there, whom she didnt know as well. she couldnt focus. and then it happened she couldnt control her body. had she been ruffeed? who did this to her? what happens next? what does she do? then she sees them, the ones she came with. they come up to her. they start talking in whispers and angry tones. She cries out, trying to scream, someone should help her. someone should come. but no one does, she only manages to produce a muffled cry. she feels them grab her, and move her past people in the crowd. she is being brought outside. she starts crying. where are they taking her? home she hopes. they move her along the sidewalk and down an alleyway. she hears them talking about not being responsible for this, for being charged for what they have done. she cries more, them holding her up. she has no way of running away and cant help herself. thats when she feels them hoist her up into a garbage bin, she looks into their eyes, tears blurring her vision. how could they do this? she waits for their decision. she waits, and cries. and thats when she thinks of it. prayer. 'Dear God, i need your help, God please help me' and thats when she heard the sirens. those who were holding her up let go, and ran. she felt herself falling, not knowing where she would land and what she would land in. a minute later she saw flashlight beams and tried to cry out and make noise. the police came running over and took hold of her arms, pulling her out of the smelly bin. they took her to their car and gave her a blanket to put over herself, but they realized once she didnt reach for the blanket what was wrong. they took her to the hospital and helped her recover.

She will remember that memory until she dies, but the one thing that she holds dear and close to her heart is the truth and the love and the miraculous mercy God showed her that night. God saved her life. and for that she will forever praise the king of kings.

amen.