nah’s voice shook a little

hat matters. There are more important things to know.” Nick crossed the r

room and then shoved his hand

two rolled up posters. He set the speaker on the jo

isten to?” Nick looked truly intrigued a

r. I haven’t heard a lot that wasn’t just songs about Jesus.” The hot flush of embar

t to 18 and didn’t suffocate to death with them on you like that.” N

n taught: all the Sunday school lessons, memorizing Bible verses and

h tells it, then He’s got to be kind of a cruel Go

ick’s face loo

p going to church?

hole, I ran away from him when I was 13 and have been on my own ever since.

his head. He stood up and grabbed the cross and Bible off the night

learn is how to think for ourselves.” Nick walked towards the d

ground with each step. Nick pushed open the doors that led back onto the court yard outside their dorm and threw all the things he had taken from Jonah

questioned, more out of st

de. Jonah instinctively shrunk into himself and looked to see if any

him off campus. Jonah brushed his shaggy brown hair

ah asked but Nick just smiled

ou are. That’s hard to do when you don’t even really know who you are. I meant it when I said

ah questioned. Seeing that Jonah was following willi

you really are. People don’t ‘discover

rting their lazy fade into twilight. Nick turned the corner o

ontents on the street. Jonah’s eyes widened. “Here you can try all sorts of new thin

an restaurant highlighting their margarita special, a tattoo parlor decorated in beautiful artwork that looked as if it was all based on horror movies. Jonah turned back to Nick when he heard the ch

rch,” Nick stated profoundly, narrowing h