text: M.E. The Long Road Ahead Dedicated to those who keep their promises 
   
   
     
   
           A friend's last favor is something to pay closely attention to. I promised him, and I will keep that promise. We started back on our journey as soon as the sun perked over the horizon.  I took one look at him, and I knew he would leave shortly. I laid him in the sleigh.  
   
                    He kept preaching about his homeland, "I live in the very middle of my homeland, Tennessee. Hills and valleys are all that the eye can see..." 
   
                     I saw that the sun was lowering for night to come. It seemed like it was a bomb that was ready to burst. That bomb exploded when the moon was out and the sun was gone. His eyes were closed and a smile displayed on his ghastly face.  
   
                     I cried out to God for I knew my promise would be kept. 
   
   
   
   Text: M.E. Images: toptenz.com Editing: M.E. All rights reserved. Publication Date: February 22nd 2013 https://www.bookrix.com/-porcelainedoll