Larry L Eddings

A Place Of Refuge Larry L Eddings

Where do you go to get away from the very ones with whom you once felt safe, but discover that is no longer the case? How do you find a safe place, far away from the ones who abuse you and take advantage of you? What do you do when you know you do not want to move yet again? Phyllis discovered that she and her two little boys could no longer take the abuse meted out by a once loving and caring, prize fighter husband. She needed to find a safe place to escape the constant verbal and physical barrage that left her without feeling or any sense of self-worth. Perhaps the new family that just moved to town can help her find such a place. Rollie wanted more than anything to finish his senior year in the local high school. He liked living here and he liked playing basketball with his best friend, Arnie. He liked Coach Richardson and his family who lived across the street. However, his mother has informed him that they were moving again, like so many other times before. He didn't like the men who were hanging out at his house, especially the Terrance guy who got his mother and sister hooked on drugs and also involved in other things. What can a high school kid do to get away from that lifestyle and find a better way of life? Maybe sleeping in his car is the answer, until something better can be found. The whole county, once a peaceful and quiet place to raise your children, seems to have been overrun by a group that is enticing the youth to get involved in a lifestyle that leads to destruction. And yet, sometimes there are those in that very group who experience a change of heart. Their once seared conscience is touched and awakened by some of the very kids they had been helping to destroy. Perhaps they can provide some answers that will help the county become a safe place to live once again. And too, they understand that when they tell what they know, it could mean placing in danger their own lives as well as the lives of the very ones they love. Still, it has to be done, regardless!