Saving Georgia (21 page)

“You think we should open it?” Jason asks, looking at the red wrapped box on the couch.

“I don’t know if it should even be in the house. You locked the door behind you right?” I panic.

“Yes. I texted Mr. Hyde as well.” Jason paces again.

My phone rings again. I send it to voicemail.

I open the box slowly. Nothing dangerous happened the other two times. If this person really wants me dead they would have done it by now I figure. Besides, the life I’ve been living recently I think heaven would be a more than welcomed sight.

My Bible! Someone stole my Bible and sent it back to me? Who does that? This is nuts. This is scary.

Now the house phone is ringing. I guess this must be important.

“Hello?” I ask, annoyed.

“Ms. Ashton? This is Officer Stamm. You need to leave the house now! It’s not safe!”

“What?” I scream.

“Get out the house now!” Officer Stamm yells back at me. I can hear the sirens from his car through the phone. I hang up and run to the door.

The door bashes open, knocking Jason unconscious. I look up into a pair of scary eyes. Eyes I’ve never wanted to see before.

“Cecil.” I spit out. And then there is darkness.

THE END.

Acknowledgements

First and foremost I like to thank the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the blessings he has bestowed upon me. 

To my husband- my rock, my world, my best friend – I love you.

My children – you make me want to be the woman who deserves to be blessed by you. You all inspire me each and every day.

Piggy – Oink. I love you BFFAA. Sloth love chunk.

Maegan Jo McNaughten – Thank you for your support and friendship! I LOVE YOU! Almost as much as I love Jax!

Theresa Atashkar – I cannot thank you enough for everything you did to help me get this book off the ground! You’re priceless to me!

Cheree Crump – Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help, love, long talks on the phone where your cheek likes to hang up on me. You’re wonderful!

Sarah Daniel – Without you pushing me to write again – none of this would have happened.

Rachel Mizer – You’re crazy talented. Thank you!

Christie Peer: Thank you for your kind words and love. You’re the best!

Jessica Porter: You rock!

Tam Lym: You’re amazing!

Nikki Fisher : Thank you!

My sisters: Holly, Kathleen, Shana, Jennifer, Sara – I love you all to the moon and back!

My brother Bill – I’m so proud of you!

To my parents: I love you, and without you I would not be who I am today.

To my family: Craig, Ashleigh, Marci, Rob, Danielle, Patty, Noreen, Karen, Claire, Mom & Bob, Nana & Grampy, Kristin, Christopher Carson, David, Tom, uncle Dan, Evelyn, Kevin, Uncle Timmy, Mary & Caiti, Sean, Lil Dan, and everyone else I am forgetting to mention I love you.

To my friends: Austin, Piggy, Shannon, “Mace”, Emily, Kimberly, Brandy, Thomas, Steven, April, Brian, Nick, Melissa, Teresa, Angel, the Stamm/Hager family, Danny, Consuela, Matt & Jono, Dee, Andrea, Katy, Delli, Jesse Samson, Cat, Ms. Pat, Renae, DJ AshB I love you all so much! Thank you for being such a special part of my life!

To my church family – I love you all!

To the bloggers: Without your love, this would be nowhere.

To the fans/readers: You’re the best part of this whole thing! I love you so much for reading it, and I hope that somehow this was worth it and inspires you, as I have felt inspired. You are the best!