Drabble: Aunt Abby’s Side of the Story by Mark Tulin

Not just an old religious windbag.

Aunt Abby’s Side of the Story, by Mark Tulin

Aunt Abby's Side of the Story, by Mark Tulin

 
I know my nephew thinks I am an old religious windbag. And my choice of clothes isn’t modern enough.

“My spirit is not in this world,” I tell him. “My heart is with the one who saved us from damnation.”

It’s not that I want to annoy my family with bible verses or my provincial ways. I can see the dread in their faces when they hear me. It’s that I love them so much, I make myself a fool. I don’t want them to be left behind. That’s why I pray for their salvation. If I don’t, who will?