OUTTAKE: Finding the Words
“I charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus
and the elect angels, to keep these instructions
without partiality, and do nothing out of favoritism.”
1 TIMOTHY 5:21 NIV
Finding the Words
At Loafing Around, Valentine���s Day meant chocolate. Mr. Pomeroy was improvising this year, using his home kitchen to give his part-timer a lesson in tempering. Despite all the lame jokes about bad tempers and the mood-enhancing qualities of chocolate, Ransom was intent on learning a new skill. He was even taking notes.
Prissie mostly tried to tune them out while she and Koji sat at the kitchen table, stringing together a conversation using the candy hearts she���d bought. The young angel kept rearranging the order, turning disjointed ideas and phrases into a kind of poetry.
���Here���s a new one,��� she murmured, pushing over an orange heart that said, MY PAL.
With a small smile, Koji slid a yellow candy her way. IT���S TRUE.
After a little searching, Prissie was pleased to find ME & YOU.
EVER AFTER, responded her friend.
The purple heart felt like a promise. It was fun, giving these little love messages a heavenly spin. Opening another box, Prissie flipped and sorted, then stopped short. With a curious glance, she slipped Koji a heart that said, HOMESICK.
Dark eyes took on a shine. Shaking his head, Koji responded with UR KIND.
She pushed over a yellow heart that read, MY TREAT.
MY GIRL, he responded, clearly pleased with his find.
Prissie blushed, then beamed when she was able to respond with ANGEL. Wasn���t he hers? She loved having an angel for a friend. She shyly offered one of her reasons. SURE LOVE, declared a lime-flavored sweet.
BE TRUE was Koji���s next choice.
Prissie hummed and singled out a white heart that read, SOUL MATE. Tapping his arm, she asked, ���Is there such a thing?���
The young angel shrugged, then showed her CUTIE PIE. ���Is there a recipe for such a pie?���
Prissie had no idea how long Ransom had been eavesdropping on their silent conversation, but he interrupted then. Leaning over from behind, he pulled forward a pink heart that said HOT STUFF. ���There���s mine.���
Prissie snorted and dropped a green heart next to his. WHATEVER.
���C���mon, Miss Priss. Don���t be so stingy!���
Koji caught her eye and slipped her a heart that urged, SMILE.
Her sigh ended with a weak one. Really, it was impossible to disappoint Koji. He was only asking her to do what was right. It didn���t take her long to find the right words in their pile. WHY NOT?
Ransom grinned and grabbed a chair.
��� Do you remember what Prissie thought a conversation heart from God would say?
��� What would be printed on the heart you‘d choose for Prissie, Koji, Ransom … or any of the Threshold Series cast?
