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Authors: Leif Hetland
that smile again, " I just want you to know that it's okay. I had to run away for a while to get my head on straight. I don't hold it against you for doing the same. "
Adam smiled and looked down the stairs, " I guess that leaves only one more thing to fix. "
" Go to Him, Adam. I'll see you after. "
Memory came flooding back as Adam descended the stairs, unbidden and unstoppable, but not as unwanted as it used to be. It was as if he was walking to go relive that terrible moment again, that moment when the connection between him and his Father broke.
Adam hadn't returned from the fields upon Jonathan's return. He had been so surprised, not only by his brother's sudden appearance, but also his Father's dramatic response to it. So much effort had been put toward shutting in the emotions that his brother's departure and debauchery had caused, that Adam didn't know what to do with them as they welled up one after the other. He was glad. There was no doubt about that. Of course he was glad his brother had come back. He could have died or been forever lost in some drug induced stupor. But Adam was also angry. Angry at his brother for leaving, angry at his Father for being so immediately forgiving, and angry at himself for being so angry. There was sadness too, but he couldn't figure out why.
It was near sunset when he finally started making his way back home from the fields. He could hear the sound of celebration long before he was near the door. He hesitated at the front door for a long moment, not sure whether to smile or frown as he entered. Finally he decided that he would go in around back.
The sun was setting when he stepped on the back porch, the spot, his favorite spot. He stood there, telling himself that he wanted to watch the sun go down before going inside, but knowing that there was another reason.
" There you are, Adam. " Howard's voice came from behind. " I hadn't seen you. Did you know that your brother… "
" Yes, I saw him, " Adam interrupted, trying to keep the mixed emotions out of his voice. " I'll be in soon, I just want to watch the sun. "
" Very well, " the old caretaker responded, not at all convinced.
The sounds of the party grew momentarily louder as Howard opened the door to enter. This only served to anger Adam further. A party! Really? Your son throws away his entire inheritance and the first thing You do is throw him a party.
" Hello son. " The sudden sound of his Father's voice made him jump.
He turned, " Hello Father. "
" Is there something wrong? "
That patient tone, and the polite questioning. It only made Adam's blood boil.
" Look! " Adam said, jabbing his finger at his Father, " All these years I've been slaving for You, and never once disobeyed You, and You've never given me anything close to a party like that. " This was not entirely true, and Adam knew it. But the anger was beginning to cloud his mind, " And now Your son squandered Your money on who knows what, and the first thing You do is throw him a party? "
His Father frowned, clearly hurt, " You are always with me, Adam. Everything I have is yours, everything. "
" So You just want me to take it and throw it all away! Well I'm not like that. I've tried to expand Your fields, make You richer. I've worked day in and day out to do great things for You. And now You celebrate when he comes home to get more of what he wasted? "
" We have to celebrate, Adam. Your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found! "
Still the cloud in Adam's mind darkened. Hardly thinking about what he was doing, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the key to his Father's house, the handmade key that his Father had forged with a little eagle figure at the top.
" Well, I'm glad, Father, I'm glad You got your son back. At least you'll have one. " Then he threw the key over the edge of the deck where it clattered against the cliff and fell into the ocean.
The memory returned again and again as he
Adam smiled and looked down the stairs, " I guess that leaves only one more thing to fix. "
" Go to Him, Adam. I'll see you after. "
Memory came flooding back as Adam descended the stairs, unbidden and unstoppable, but not as unwanted as it used to be. It was as if he was walking to go relive that terrible moment again, that moment when the connection between him and his Father broke.
Adam hadn't returned from the fields upon Jonathan's return. He had been so surprised, not only by his brother's sudden appearance, but also his Father's dramatic response to it. So much effort had been put toward shutting in the emotions that his brother's departure and debauchery had caused, that Adam didn't know what to do with them as they welled up one after the other. He was glad. There was no doubt about that. Of course he was glad his brother had come back. He could have died or been forever lost in some drug induced stupor. But Adam was also angry. Angry at his brother for leaving, angry at his Father for being so immediately forgiving, and angry at himself for being so angry. There was sadness too, but he couldn't figure out why.
It was near sunset when he finally started making his way back home from the fields. He could hear the sound of celebration long before he was near the door. He hesitated at the front door for a long moment, not sure whether to smile or frown as he entered. Finally he decided that he would go in around back.
The sun was setting when he stepped on the back porch, the spot, his favorite spot. He stood there, telling himself that he wanted to watch the sun go down before going inside, but knowing that there was another reason.
" There you are, Adam. " Howard's voice came from behind. " I hadn't seen you. Did you know that your brother… "
" Yes, I saw him, " Adam interrupted, trying to keep the mixed emotions out of his voice. " I'll be in soon, I just want to watch the sun. "
" Very well, " the old caretaker responded, not at all convinced.
The sounds of the party grew momentarily louder as Howard opened the door to enter. This only served to anger Adam further. A party! Really? Your son throws away his entire inheritance and the first thing You do is throw him a party.
" Hello son. " The sudden sound of his Father's voice made him jump.
He turned, " Hello Father. "
" Is there something wrong? "
That patient tone, and the polite questioning. It only made Adam's blood boil.
" Look! " Adam said, jabbing his finger at his Father, " All these years I've been slaving for You, and never once disobeyed You, and You've never given me anything close to a party like that. " This was not entirely true, and Adam knew it. But the anger was beginning to cloud his mind, " And now Your son squandered Your money on who knows what, and the first thing You do is throw him a party? "
His Father frowned, clearly hurt, " You are always with me, Adam. Everything I have is yours, everything. "
" So You just want me to take it and throw it all away! Well I'm not like that. I've tried to expand Your fields, make You richer. I've worked day in and day out to do great things for You. And now You celebrate when he comes home to get more of what he wasted? "
" We have to celebrate, Adam. Your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found! "
Still the cloud in Adam's mind darkened. Hardly thinking about what he was doing, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the key to his Father's house, the handmade key that his Father had forged with a little eagle figure at the top.
" Well, I'm glad, Father, I'm glad You got your son back. At least you'll have one. " Then he threw the key over the edge of the deck where it clattered against the cliff and fell into the ocean.
The memory returned again and again as he
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