new but Coco somehow felt she needed to pay attention to the old lady’s words.
“I hear you.”
“If there comes a time when you think your mother is dragging you down then you’ve got to decide at that time if it’s right to let go,” Miss Katie said and immediately Coco’s ear perked. The old lady continued, “If you don’t know when to let go, you’ll wind up drowning in her problems.” Miss Katie tried to assess Coco’s reaction before continuing. “And then what? Whose gonna be there to save you both? It may seem difficult to save you both but God can, Coco, and He will if you only believe.”
Miss Katie looked at Coco as if waiting for an answer. Coco leaned back in the chair and the words sank deep. She sipped the rest of the cocoa then said, “I know you’re right in a lot of ways but I’m saying, this is a different time. It’s cool to believe in God but from where I stand, you’ve got to believe in yourself just as much or even more.”
“First, you’ve got to believe that through Him all things are possible,” Miss Katie said with finality. Coco glanced around searching for the right thing to say. Nothing came. “You should come out to church with me. Maybe this Sunday?”
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