WriteRight4Life, LLC: Teaser for Raising Mother Nature by Everett R. Mane & Marjorie Wise Sedlacek

Beth arrived with her parents at Calhoun’s house early on a Saturday evening. Her parents socialized with Calhoun’s family. Bob and Chloe often visited a nearby bar several times a week. Gary and Cheryl also spent a few evenings at the same place after long workdays. When they left the two youngsters in the care of Gerry and Meredith, Calhoun’s older siblings, a game of hide-and-seek kept the four kids entertained. Calhoun and Beth, both eleven years old, instantly became close; she quickly developed a crush on him, and he felt the same way.

Wherever Calhoun went to hide, Beth followed him like a shadow, eager to get closer. While hiding in the closet in Calhoun’s mother’s, Chloe Le Coureur’s bedroom, the two children shared a kiss. It wasn’t a passionate make-out session as older couples shared in, but Calhoun experienced his first taste of love that night. An interesting thing about their relationship was how it endured time. Beth and Calhoun remained close for the rest of their lives. He would sometimes lie in her lap as a teenager, listening to her talk about the times they’d spend together in Heaven.

Calhoun had a mischievous side when it came to thoughts about Beth, but he kept those feelings secret his entire life. Their special bond was rooted in that one kiss and in decades of mutual respect. If Beth’s grandmother saw the teenagers embracing too closely, she asked them to respect themselves enough not to do something they might regret. Beth started dating in high school, and Calhoun stayed lost in the commitments that come with a sexual relationship. He had experienced inappropriate contact with a caregiver when he was younger, which confused him about sexuality.

The years of separation—after his behavior led him to expulsion from high school and homelessness, which forced him onto the streets—eventually led them to reconnect. Beth married and had children, while Calhoun feared those commitments and ended up alone. He reached out to her because he had made better choices and had become someone she barely recognized. After reading some of Calhoun’s writings online, she asked, “Why were you not this brilliant back in school?”

Calhoun explained the setbacks he faced in his development, and she felt stunned to learn he had never told her about these struggles. She had always received a grin when running into one another. Calhoun promised never to keep secrets from her again, and they often caught up on social media. When he invited her for coffee, you won’t believe what happened next. Some friendships are endless sources of our self-love and self-respect.

When someone special from the female persuasion leaves a lasting impression on you, the best way to repay her is to honor her virtuously. I felt that connection bond Beth and me as soulful friends from the moment we met. Our only kiss sealed the idea that Beth cared for me beyond just the touch of our tender lips.

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