Cynus

Well, Brady is also emotionally compromised. Who knows? he might be making more out of this than he needs to.

He thought that the plan of getting Simms alone and revealing his agenda was going well. And I'm sure by now you've read on and reached the resolution of that conflict, so I will say no more.

Everyone was tired after spending the better part of the night at the police station. The sun was nearly up by the time it was over, and until Ian had run off to get them something from Wendy’s they hadn’t eaten since dinner the night before. Chelsea was practically falling asleep in Tara’s lap, and Tara was out cold leaning against the wall when the sheriff finally announced that they could all go home. As exhausted as Silas felt, he knew that there were two in their group who had it worse.

This has been stuck in my head for months now.

You look them in the eyes, you apologize for what's happened, and then you move forward, taking it one step at a time. You can't expect to overcome it over night. One does not climb a mountain in a single step, one does it by constantly pushing forward and up. Oh, and drink lots of water. lol.

Adelaide was growling louder than she ever had before, but she seemed to sense the danger that Silas was in and kept her distance from Pastor Simms. Silas tried to meet her eyes and communicate with her silently, to let her know that everything was all right, but she wasn’t looking at him at all. Pastor Simms was doing his best to ignore Adelaide, but Silas could feel the tension in the pastor’s arms and hands whenever Adelaide growled. “You’ve got to make a choice, boy,” Pastor Simms said t

Guilt is something I've lived with over my entire life, and I understand how damaging it can be to one's psyche. If you're someone like me, an eternal pessimist, it can be downright damning. The trick is to realize that the present is the only thing that you can control, and that whatever happened in the past can serve as nothing more than a lesson to be learned, as you can never change it. Coincidentally, I just shared a line from one of my favorite movies, "Hector and the Search for Happiness". The line is, "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". See, the main character of the movie is filled with thoughts of "what if I had done things differently?" and he ends up meeting with someone from his past who essentially tells him that his idea of the past is irrelevant, because the present isn't the past and it never will be. You can't change it, so it's better to hold onto those memories of past wrongs in a way that will help you avoid those mistakes in the future, but not in a way that keeps you rooted on where you went wrong. Life is going to move on, with or without you, and it's better to go along with it. Best of luck to you, and I hope you can overcome. Many of us go through moments like this, but they're definitely survivable.

Thank you, Cole. While I know this may be an idealistic approach, I hope that it will at least help some people. And I'll never apologize for being an idealist, lol.

Thanks for reading it. The resolution of the conflict will post tonight. Be ready.

Some things are just meant to be . . .

I did tinker with that idea. *evil grin*

Hopefully the timeline isn't too confusing, either. They're literally stuck at the accident the same time that Silas is hanging there, just in case anyone was wondering.

Well I'm glad that you managed to get into it and then left me a review. Answers are coming in chapter 25, which will post in roughly 7.5 hours.

I think you'll find that most if not all of that will be covered in the next few chapters. There's going to be some changes for those involved.

Thanks, Robert. Adelaide knows her boy, don't worry.

Thanks, Robert. Adelaide knows her boy, don't worry.

I may have been watching too much Criminal Minds when I wrote this. I figured that SImms has a serial killer mindset, and so he created the recording as part of his MO. The answer is coming in chapter 25.

And hopefully it hasn't been too long of one. Don't worry, the resolution is coming soon. We only have three chapters left, and this next one will give you the answer.

Thank you for the review as always, Lisa. We'll find out tonight just what happens with Silas and Simms.

Jack was driving, and for the first time in forever it was Brady who sat in the passenger seat instead of Stacey. Normally he moved for her when Jack took the wheel, but Brady hadn’t even noticed when Theo had moved to the back seat and Jack had started driving. There was too much going through his mind for him to even realize that they had pulled off to the side of the road. And the whole time Brady could think of nothing but the growing anxiety in his heart. He had tried calling Silas mult

Actually, he was put straight. There's a lot that can be done once you have a man in that position.

Finding love by finding friendship I recently had a young man come out to me. We had been friends for nearly two years, and I had mentored him in a number of ways. There were ten years of age between us, but we had a great deal of interests in common. He felt that he could trust me when he couldn’t trust anyone else with his sexuality, because he knew that I was a member of the LGBTQ community, and because of our friendship. After the initial conversation he began to ask me questions, many of

Non-fiction. My perspective on getting through life, and specifically adolescence. This is a resource that is open to be shared should anyone find it useful.

I think that's a very neat idea, though I admit that I am mostly ignorant about my LGBT history. I'd be willing to contribute when I find something, though.

Silas cringed as the step creaked under his foot as he began to put his weight on it, but he eased off and reconsidered his approach. The light above him flickered as if adding to the ominous task he saw in front of him, but he knew it had to be done; exposing Pastor Simms was the single most important thing for Silas to accomplish, and being hesitant wasn’t going to help matters at all. But then when the door opened and the gruff middle-aged man with clean cut black hair and dark brown eyes