All Chapters of The Light's Shadow: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Past- 5th November 2032 "Faith. Faith is the complete devotion or trust in something or someone. As children of God, we must be able to give our faith to the Lord," I listened to the pastor's words in concentration. In the corner of my eye, I noticed that Calvin wasn't as focused.  "In Acts 4:12(NIV) it states 'Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.' We cannot be able to find redemption by any other means except through the Lord Jesus Christ. By giving our all to the Lord, we shall continue to experience his everlasting love. And all of the sins that we have committed shall be removed. Let us pray," I quickly bowed my head and closed my eyes as the pastor began to pray. "𝔒𝔥, 𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯.  𝔚𝔥𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔢𝔰 𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔪?

Past- December 12th, 2032 I am lying on the single-sized bed that Johnathan laid for me. It has been a month since I came into his house, asking for a place to stay. Thankfully, he and Abdullah said yes. Because, honestly, they were my only real option. And they are great. They are kind, sweet, and accepting. we have formed a good dynamic and it's very liberating.  But today was different. I broke down for the first time. And I started spewing out my insecurities about Stan and Jessica with tears streaming down my face. The secrecy was getting to me, and I NEEDED answers. I can blame today's incident on my hormones. But actually, it was frustration building up.  It's already ten o'clock and the tears have dried. And yet I can't sleep. If sleeping isn't an option, then I'll talk with the man downstairs.  I smile as I lay my right hand on my bump. My baby responded with a kick, telling me that he is still

Past- January 12th, 2033Johnathan, Jessica, and I are going shopping for our babies. I cannot believe that in just a few months, Jessica and my baby will be born. It was exciting but scary at the same time. Jessica, Johnathan, and I were first going to the Little Canadian. Then we are going to Walmart, before finally going to another Walmart.We all agree that we'll meet in front of Little Canadian at noon. It's now eleven forty-eight, and I'm already inside. This may sound typical, but this is a big deal. I am usually very late when it comes to meeting my friends outside of my house. But this time it's different.Vittorio has given me a budget of three thousand dollars to spend on baby things. I don't need that much money. But he insists that I take it anyways. So I'm going to buy Jessica's stuff for her. Her favorite color is yellow, and she's expecting a baby girl, so I'm quickly browsing around the store. I'm also making sure that

Past- February 11th, 2033Five days. It has been five days since my dad said that he and my mother were arriving. I had already told Vittorio, and he understood completely. However, the fact that my parents are coming to visit me so soon was irritating.Luckily they are only staying for two days, which should be more than enough to get rid of them. I love them. But Vittorio and I are in a perfect place in our relationship. It just seems like they're not going to understand.At all. This is why you don't trust your siblings. I told Calvin to not tell our parents because I wanted to, and he still tells them anyways. I am sitting in the living room, trying to read my old diary with Vittorio sitting on the couch. He kindly sent a cab to the airport so that it can pick them up. They are arriving at around four-thirty, and I am counting down the minutes. I know that I should see them in th

Past- April 20th, 2033 I am currently holding Nathanial in our house. After three days of staying at the hospital, I am finally discharged. Nathanial and I are in the nursery. Here, I am showing him around. "Welcome to our home, Nathanial. This is where we are staying. Your dad has gone to work so it's you and me," Nathanial gurgles in response, and my heart swells from cuteness. What isn't cute is the smell that is coming off of him.  Gross. This is going to be my very first time changing a diaper. I used the watch plenty of tutorials on the Internet; how hard could it be?  I carefully lay Nathanial down on the changing table. I unlatch his onesie and take off the flaps of the diaper. The smell of his poop hit me like a truck. My eyes begin to water as the stench fills up the room.  Woah. For such a small infant, he makes quite a hefty load. "You're quite a stinky one, aren't you?" I ask in a c