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    The Seed
    The Seed
    The Seed
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    The Seed

    By Jonnelle Hayden

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    Can Matt Sinclair forgive his daughter’s killer? What difference will it make if he does? Is there any hope for the soul of someone who has murdered a fourteen-year-old girl? Will the murderer end up on death row? This is a story of crime, prison and redemption set in South Carolina. This is a Christian novella with approximately 20,000 words. It is the intent of the authors that this story will illustrate the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to change lives no matter how broken.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonnelle Hayden
    Release dateMay 6, 2013
    ISBN9781301188901
    The Seed
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    Jonnelle Hayden

    I was born and raised in South Carolina. I trusted Christ as a freshman at Clemson University. In addition to writing, my interests include studying Mandarin Chinese.

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      The Seed - Jonnelle Hayden

      The Seed

      By

      Jonnelle Hayden and A. Christian

      Smashwords Edition

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      Copyright 2013 by Kathryn Jonnelle Hayden

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please return to smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, places, events and characters are either products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Prologue

      Part 1

      Part 2

      Preface

      Can Matt Sinclair forgive his daughter’s killer? What difference will it make if he does? Is there any hope for the soul of someone who has murdered a fourteen-year-old girl? Will the murderer end up on death row? This is a story of crime, prison and redemption set in South Carolina. This is a Christian novella with approximately 20,000 words.

      Prologue

      Robin Sinclair was excited. For the first time, she was going to help with the Going Home Rescue Ministry. As she entered the building after her mother dropped her off, Mrs. Patterson directed her to the kitchen. ‘I’m really glad you could help us here today. Preparing meals takes a lot of work but if we have enough people to help, Many hands make light work as they say.’

      Where do you want me to start? asked Robin.

      Do you know how to peel potatoes?

      Yes, I often help Mom in the kitchen.

      Okay, lets get started then.

      Robin spent several hours helping with various aspects of meal preparation. Afterwards, she helped to serve the meal. Each of the homeless people who came received a hot, home-style meal and then, before dessert was served, they listened to a 10 minute long Gospel presentation given by Brother Patterson. While the homeless people ate their desserts, Robin and the other volunteers handed out gospel tracts. Once the homeless were gone, Brother Patterson led the volunteers in a prayer for the salvation of those who had heard the Gospel.

      Part 1

      It was almost 70 degrees, warm for a day in February but not totally atypical for South Carolina. Red laid down his bicycle beside the dirt path that led into the woods from the corner of the parking lot and then crossed the parking lot to the only bank in Ridgeton. He passed a car that was parked beside the outside teller window and walked around to the front of the bank. He paused for a moment to check his reflection in the front door. The bandana covered most of his face and the hood made him even less recognizable. As he walked into the front door, he pulled out his gun and pointed it at the people in front of him. Suddenly, he saw movement at the end of the counter and then, with no time to really think, he was firing at the man who had pulled a gun on him. He fired two shots. The second shot hit the man in the leg, knocking him to the ground. Something stung his arm about the same time that the man fell to the ground but he hardly even noticed it. He ran back out the door and around the building toward his bicycle. He jerked the bike up, leaped on it and rode down the dirt path through the woods as fast as possible. It seemed to take forever to reach the other end of the path but finally he was there. His car was parked beside the road that dead-ended there and reaching it, he opened the trunk, threw the bike in, and then got in the car and drove away. He noticed that his left arm was bleeding so, when he came to a stop sign, he took a moment to tie his bandana around his arm just tight enough to stop the bleeding. In only a few minutes he was in a maze of country roads. His preplanned route soon took him to a major highway. He had failed to get any money but at least he hadn’t gotten caught.

      ******

      Robin Sinclair stood for a moment stunned. Blood blossomed on her chest. Her father was lying on the floor of the bank. She sat down beside him. Her father bent towards her but suddenly she slumped down onto the floor.

      Somebody call 911! My daughter’s been shot!

      Matt Sinclair’s voice rang out in the silence that followed the robbery attempt. One of the tellers came from around the counter to help them while others summoned help. The sound of a siren became audible through the glass doors. The bank was soon filled with police and medical personnel but it was too late, Robin Sinclair was gone.

      ******

      Red still couldn’t believe that he had killed a girl. He had watched the evening news the night of the robbery attempt to see if they were making any progress in identifying him. The pictures of the girl and the knowledge that she had only been 14 years old tore up his emotions. He hadn’t really worried about shooting the girl’s father in the leg but he had never intended to kill someone, especially not a young girl. He wished he could undo his actions but of course it was impossible. She was dead. It still didn’t seem real.

      He decided to go visit his sister Karen over the weekend. She lived in the Upstate, in Walhalla. It was Friday evening so he called her to be sure it would be all right to come. The next morning, he woke up at 5:30 a.m. and by 6:30 a.m. he was on the road. He arrived there late morning. His nephew Jake

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