133 Still walking

The Little Red Haired Girl

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133 Still walking

They carried on walking home dragging Heart every inch as it didn’t want to go home and much as they all encouraged Heart, Body was still struggling with the weight Heart was creating. The early morning sunrise which had been such a joy to see after the darkness of the Pumphouse was now becoming full sun at full heat making Body even more tired and faint as well.

“We need to rest under a tree for a while. I am feeling faint with the heat as well as lack of food and water.”
“Sensible” Brain agreed “coz I think we still have a way to go don’t you agree Soul?”
“Yes I agree with the rest in the shade for a while but I have to admit although I think I know the way home, I am unsure of the path.”
“we are not lost” Brain stated “Even I can recognise some of the landmarks now. I am remembering the way from what Body is seeing.”

“You misunderstand Brain” sighed Soul “the path home is clear, but what then? What is our path to be then?
“Can I go and play for a while?” the Little Red Haired Girl asked.
“Yes child” answered Body who was taking a rest in the shade. “But do not go far. Stay within earshot even if I can’t see you in the sunshine or the trees Ok? Make sure you can hear us.”
The child nodded and went off towards the trees set back from the path.

“I hear your question Soul” called Spirit “and I wish I had an answer to help us all. We will find our direction.”
“But I feel exposed” Body cried “I cannot walk further in this heat from the full sun and being so weakened from the Pumphouse imprisonment.”
“We must” stated Brain “to get home, to get fed and bathed. You will feel better then.”

“I feel exposed too!” sighed Soul. “We have questioned everything about us, our lives, and the people around us. We have questioned our existence and purpose. We have even questioned Big voice, the higher realms, spirituality” sighed Soul. We have questioned everything to the limit of our knowledge. So what now? What path do we take?”

“I feel we had better acknowledge that we are all feeling ‘heavy’ at the thought of going home” cried Heart “not just me. We have things to face, decisions to make, maybe apologies to make, legal courses to pursue or not, all sorts of dark feelings and presences to cope with. Although the Pumphouse was a horrible place to be, it was at least safe from making more decisions right or wrong for a while at least. It was safe from others being around us, and if we are correct, we were being protected from further bad or evil spirits. Now we are on the way home, we all feel exposed, scared and unprotected. We got used to our single, circular prison wall and now we are free of it and it feels scary to me.”
“And me” agreed Body. “I am going to have to eat all day to get my energy levels back.”

“There will be loads of unanswered post and emails I will have to sort out” agreed Brain “not to mention to court paperwork.”

“I will have to face whatever presence is in that house and fight to protect us too” Spirit called, “and even meditation and prayer may not get rid of them. It’s scary I’ll admit.”

“You are right Heart, we are all ‘heavy’. Somehow I have to find us the right path after we get home and that too is also scary. I hope and pray that we have not lost our protection. That Big voice is still with us. That we have enough faith to carry us through and forwards and trust that the path will present itself. It’s all we can do. So when you are ready Body, we will all support each other and make our way home” Soul sighed deeply.

The Little Red Haired Girl found them and was delighted with a new find of hers. “A new present for you Soul. It will protect you on your path and also shade Body and eyes.”

“Where on earth did you find that?” cried Body as she held part of it between finger and thumb like a piece of broken wing.

“It was stuck on a fence. The wind must have blown it there. It’s broken but it will still give a little shade over your head” as she snatched it back off Body and placed the handle on her shoulder. “You just have to turn it the right way” as she swivelled the stick on the broken umbrella and got the three vanes above her head. “See it gives you shade” she announced “and stops the rain too.”

“Thank you child” sighed Soul “Body and I will need the protection, and together we will walk shoulder to shoulder under it and make our way home.”
“Will it help?” she asked.

“I am sure it will” Big voice stated “you will make it home”

“Good” the child answered. “What’s for tea?”
“I don’t know yet” answered Body “I can’t remember what was left in the freezer.”
“Maybe Ice cream, Maybe?” the ever hopeful child asked.

“We will see. There will be something to eat and we must be thankful for whatever is there.”

“In the meantime, shall we just get home” called Spirit “now we have some protection and shade from the sun.”

“Yes” God replied ” you will always have my protection you just have to find it. Come home and rest awhile. I will cover you all.”