Chapter 7 - Page 91 - Jim's Promise

   Jim kissed Rhasha passionately and held her tight. When he released his hold on her, he closed his eyes to pray. Rhasha and Thasha didn’t know God but they closed their eyes as Jim thanked God every way he could think of, for healing Rhasha. “Amen,” Jim said, and opened his eyes. He picked up his guitar and began strumming. Jim and Rhasha’s voices joined together to sing hymns Jim had sung to her every night.

   Thasha thought about all the pain her family had been through. She’d long ago given up all hope of having a happy life, but as Jim and Rhasha sang, tears of happiness ran down Thasha’s cheek’s. She knew now that her family would at least survive.

   Jim and Rhasha smiled at each other as their voices filled the room.

   A half-hour later, Thamish returned with Jim and Rhasha’s clothes, and Jim took his clothes into the bathroom to change. When he opened the door to the bedroom, he found Rhasha standing in front of him, wearing her new clothes. The only clothes The Factory had in Rhasha’s size were five pairs of denim shorts and five button-up shirts.

   Jim’s eyes opened wide. “Rhasha!” he exclaimed, “you’re beautiful!”

   “If it pleases you, Jim,” she replied, “this is all I’ll ever wear.”

   “Rhasha,” Jim said with feeling, “it doesn’t matter what you wear-to me, you’re the prettiest girl in the world.”

   Rhasha blushed as she exposed a sheepish grin.

   Jim couldn’t help but notice Rhasha’s long, beautiful, black legs and her small, feminine feet. She was wearing sandals that looped around her heels. She’d run a scarf through the