is very serious!
«He pointed with his palm at the first row of benches:
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– Have a seat, what’s your emergency?»
Lina sat down
next to him, and Mara sat down in the second row next to them.
In her story, Lina decided to omit the first part
about demons, so as not to shock an adult
and not immediately create the impression of a madwoman. She
only talked about the angel and how she had found his sword, and
now she asked for advice on what to do. How do I return this
probably very important item to its owner? She even once-
she returned the bundle and showed the sword to the priest. He listened
in silence, nodding frequently, swaying his body back and forth,
and refused to pick it up. When Lina
finished speaking, he nodded again, stroking his beard, and answered:
– I’ll tell you what, my daughter, whatever happens» – he held up a
finger – " I think the angel
gave it to you for a reason.
He sighed and continued —
«We have an image here. Come on, I’ll show you.» —
He got up heavily and walked slowly along the benches
to the opposite wall.
At the end of the room, in a recess, stood
a human-sized wooden statue of an angel, painted with paint – the
work of a master, a true work of art.
«Here,» said the priest. – I think that you should
pray and tell God about all the issues that
concern you. And I am sure that sooner or later you will get
answers to them. I’ll leave you to it. If anything, come back again,
do not hesitate. I’m here almost always.
When the priest had gone, Mara touched the statue.
– You’ve seen this one?“ – What is it? „she asked.
– No, not really… In general, of course, it looks similar, but that
one was in pure white, and this one in blue… and the wings are different…
that one was much bigger and not as straight… I don’t know,
it probably doesn’t matter now, because we’re in church, won’t he
hear us if we pray? Let’s go together?
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«Come on,» Mara said.
And Lina, closing her eyes, began to say in her mind::
«I have your sword, it is safe and sound, I really want
to return it to you. I understand that this is a very important thing.
How do you get it back? Please take the sword, I’m Lina, I
found your sword… " she kept repeating, and she
believed with all her heart that someone up there would hear her.
Mara was standing next to him. She didn’t pray or try to