Part Twelve

I started making my way down the mountain. I had to get back home and pray that I wasn’t too late. I had done the best I could with the time that I had on the mountain and I felt sure that the emotional chaos would never again threaten to put me back in that dark hole. I came down that mountain stronger, wiser, and more resilient. I was running so fast that I made it back to the Jeep as the sun started rising.

I had tried five times to start the Jeep with no success and I flagged down a car that came driving down the highway. The man and woman helped me to start the Jeep and I thanked them. I plugged my phone in to charge as I let the Jeep idle.

I waited for about fifteen minutes so that the engine could warm up and then I tried to turn my phone on but nothing happened. It must have been affected by the cold weather for the few days I was on the mountain. I wanted to call Malachi and warn him.

I turned the Jeep around and drove the way I had come. There was no time to stop and phone h