Chapter 130: Church (1/2)

Two hundred kilometers from the City of Boston, near a small fishing village called Norman. The entire fishing village population is about three hundred people. A small fishing village this size can be seen everywhere in the surrounding Boston area.

East of the fishing village close to the sea, there’s a not small Catholic Church. The church has a history of more than twenty years. At the beginning when the church was very small, only thirty people can sit inside. Even so, it is the only church within the nearby two hundreds of kilometers. For this reason, those sincere religious believers living nearby more than ten years ago launched a large-scale donations activity. The church then suddenly expanded a lot, turning into today’s scale.

The church is very quiet most of the time on weekdays. Until Sunday, when most of the believers would drive or ride to the church to worship. Moreover, in important events, such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, it will be very lively here.

At eight o’clock in the evening, a young man wearing an earring in his left ear pushed open the back door of the church.

After going in, the youth directly went to the second floor, and then walked to the room where the priest rest.

After the youth knocked on the door a few times, there was a voice of Father Marshall, “Is it you, Robin?”

“Yes, Father.” The youth said and then opened the door.

“What can I do for you?” The fifty years old Father Marshall asked Robin.

“Father, have you forgotten? Didn’t you want me to help you to get some anti-inflammatory drugs with the gauze? These are the things that you want.” Robin put the package on the table.

“I almost forgot, thank you. How much do I owe you?”

“Forget it, in any case, these things did not take much money.” Robin declined the offer.

“No, now you have moved out, you need a lot of money.” Father Marshall handed him several paper money.

Robin didn’t insist, took the money, and then said: “Don’t think I’m wordy, but Father, you really do not need to be so good to that stowaway. I urge you to quickly turn him over to the local police.”

“I can’t do that, you should have seen that his whole body are wounded. If I handed him over to the police, they would immediately repatriate him. But the problem is, he doesn’t even know who he is.” Father Marshall said with a straight look.

“Father, do you really believe he is suffering from amnesia? For a stowaway like him, as long as they can stay in the United States, they will do anything. Father, you should listen to my advice and hand him over to the police.” Robin waved his hand and said.

“No, I believe him. From his eyes, I could see that he didn’t lie to me.”

“Alas, I really regret it that I carried him from the beach to here. If I knew, I should directly take him to the police station.” Robin a bit reluctantly said.

“You have always been a good kid. Even if this happen once again, I believe you will still save him.” Father Marshall said with a smile.

Robin was a bit speechless. In fact, he also didn’t want to notify the police. Near the place where he lived, there were also a few people smuggling themselves into the United States to work. Although they usually work very hard and earn much less money, almost all of them spent tens of thousands of dollars to sneak in. If the police catch and repatriate them, all of their previous efforts will come to naught. Based on this inexplicably sympathetic attitude, he didn’t send the man to the police station.

“By the way, how are sister Mary and sister Jill recently?” Robin asked a question.

Although he said it without showing any expression, when it came to the name sister Jill, Father Marshall could see a trace of concern showing on his face.

“They’re doing great. Sister Jill misses you, and sometimes asking about your situation to me. You should go and see her.” Father Marshall said.

“Where is she now?” Robin thought for a moment and asked.

“She is the person in the room taking care of him.”

“What? How could this be.” Robin cried aloud.

Father Marshall was young once, and naturally knew what he was worried about. He smiled and said: “Don’t worry, he’s not the kind of person that you imagined. If you’re not assured, you can go and see them.”

“Actually, I have nothing to worry about. But I haven’t talked to sister Jill for so long. I’m now going to see her.” With that, Robin stood up and ready to leave in a hurry.

“Robin, please help me take the medicine and the gauze to sister Jill.” Father Marshall called out to him and handed him the bag on the table.

“I know.” Robin was burning with impatient, after receiving the bag, immediately went out.

Watching Robin left in a hurry, Father Marshall can’t help but sigh.

Robin was an orphan. When he was very young, Father Marshall took him as adopted son. He has been at this church for a full fifteen years. In that many years, Father Marshall watched him slowly grew up into an adult, the fatherhood kind of joy was unspeakable. Although he had a mind of letting Robin inherited his career to become a priest. But Robin, like other young people, has more longing for the outside world, so, Father Marshall did not force him.

Although he did not want to become a priest, he was brought up in a clean and quiet life in a church. Therefore, he was not like the other young people addicted to tobacco and alcohol, drugs or having fun. This was the thing Father Marshall felt most gratified.

But three years ago, when sister Jill being assigned to work in the church, Robin began to change. He became decadent, often going out all night long, the body filled with the smell of irritating alcohol odor. Later on, Robin finally left the church and moved to live outside.

Father Marshall knew the reason he turned out this way was because he fell in love with sister Jill. But this was a dead-end relationship. He knew better than anyone that sister Jill is loyal to no one but the Lord.

Robin went to the room at the very end of the second floor. The man now lived in that room.