“I can’t believe she did that, Lord. She could have killed us both! How stupid and immature.” The only response was a still small voice in his heart. In your anger do not sin.He twisted the keys from the ignition and stomped into the house, only to be met by Shelley carrying her leash. He softened his tone somewhat. “You want to go for a run?” Personally, he felt like punching a hole through the door, but that would be ridiculous. Instead, he stripped off his jeans and put on some old shorts. “Let’s go.”The Labrador threw herself into the back seat and drooled alternately over the windows and Joel’s neck. “We’ll go and look for possums in Bottle Lake Forest, shall we?” Shelley gave a sharp bark, approving of whatever her master ever said.The forest was almost deserted and Joel found himself calming down, as he’d hoped. The solitude and endless rows of pine trees were like a soothing balm. He prayed as he walked, Shelley snuffling under bushes and bounding after the odd rodent that scampered past.
