The catch.

Cale

A small baby shivered in the cold air. He had been sleeping in a small box with a thin blanket covering his body. A woman walked by and paused at the small baby. Then she picked him up. “ Hey there. “ The woman said as she stood up .

”How can we move to Idaho if we don’t know how to deal with a baby?” The woman said to her husband at her home 2 months later. She had adopted the baby and named him Cale. Her husband stood up and smiled. “ Baby, we will figure it all out.” He said as he walked over to her and grabbed her. “ Okay then I’ll be in Cale’s room.” With that she got up and started to walk away.
“ Here comes the airplane.” She said as she held a spoonful of pureed pear up to Cale. “Ma ma yay!” Cale screamed as he reached for the spoon. Cale had a bad disease that was called carepeater, which could cause a heart attack, strokes, and even death early. His mom and dad both had to be there at all times. “Cale, here.” His mom said handing him the spoon.

The church stood tall and big as they stood in the middle booth. The crowd talked and laughed as a group of about 9 children gathered and played. Then the crowd was silent and the children began to go back to their parents. The choir began to sing, “My God Is Not Dead.” As the song washed over her the mom, Carri, began to sing. “ My God’s not dead; He’s surely alive !” The words rang out. Cale looked up at the ceiling and saw a couple of huge crosses.

“If God is not real then how can all of these people believe in a… a fake….. well a fake God?” The pastor said as he stood on the stage. “Well the other day I heard my son, Toby, talking about how much he loved his mom. You see his mom passed away in a car accident 2 years ago and he still loves her. So please go in peace. Have a wonderful week.” With that church was over.

Dead forever.

Molly stepped down from the board. Her office looked so much smaller after her speech. Toby walked in to it, and said that she had been great. As Molly hugged him and said happy birthday he grabbed a piece of paper and handed it over to her. On it were two small words, car and water.

Molly looked up at her 8 year old son and nodded. “ Ok buddy come on and let’s go to the water park.”
As they drove past a small crowd of angry people ,a guy in a white truck

started to tail them. Toby was sitting in the passenger seat of the car. All of the sudden the truck smashed into the side of the car. Toby heard a piercing scream and the car broke down.

“Sorry bout the damage, I just was … well you know-“ “ Being careless, and now you are going to jail!” The police man said pushing the guy into the car.

Molly felt blood trickling down her face and arm. Her eyes were red and throbbing, and her lips were covered in blood. “ W… what h… happ… happened?” Molly muttered as she winced at the pain in her throat. The ambulance arrived and carried her on a stretcher. Toby stood up and watched her be rushed to the emergency room. Tears streaming down his face.

“Toby come here please.” Molly said as she grasped the side of the hospital bed. Toby stood in front of her and said “ Mommy the whole world loves you so much.” Molly looked up at him and smiled. Then she tried to sit up.

“Toby is a good boy but I am afraid that he will never be the same after that accident.” The doctor said to Molly. Molly stood up and looked down at her stomach. “I just pray that he will appreciate his sister or brother.” “I am sure that he will.” The doctor turned around and looked at Toby. Then he left.

The first cry of the night was his new baby brother’s, the second was his mother who was sick with cancer. The hospital had seemed too be perfect, but now it was creepy. He stood up and looked at his face. He looked terrible. A few days had gone by but to Toby it felt like a year.

Toby sat down and cried. His 3 month old brother was taking up all of their dad’s attention. “ Toby can you please stop being a jerk and help me with Buddy!” His dad was a great big bully after his mom died. But it wasn’t enough for him to give in to his father. Toby stood up and yelled, “ I am not your servant anymore! Find someone else who cares about you cause I don’t! Stop calling me a jerk, Jerk!!” With that he sat down and bawled. “ Son you are not the boss of me anymore! I hate you and your brother, Buddy!” The man yelled at Toby. Then he grabbed Buddy and drove away to California.

A baby 🤱🏼

A car pulled up as Shannon combed her thick hazel

hair. Today was the day, the baby shower. “ Names…” She mumbled under her breath. She tapped her chin lightly. Two figures stepped onto the porch. “Honey, the guests are here. By the looks of it it’s Cameron and Suzy. Oh my goodness! Suzy is pregnant.“ Shannon walked over to the door. Tears started to fill up in her eyes as she hugged Suzy “Suzy, look at you. You look so much older, and way more mature.“