She spoke with a smile. An absence of any acknowledgement of the bars between them, or of how he sat on the floor as she stood proud.
She spoke with a smile. An absence of any acknowledgement of the bars between them, or of how he sat on the floor as she stood proud.
She waited until his snores were heavy before slipping out of bed, the stone tiles cold in the moonlight glow underfoot. She slipped on a silk nightgown, and made her way to their house of incarceration.
To see her Yeshua.
She waited until his snores were heavy before slipping out of bed, the stone tiles cold in the moonlight glow underfoot. She slipped on a silk nightgown, and made her way to their house of incarceration.
To see her Yeshua.
That evening, she appeased her husband's desires. It was important she perform her role: dutiful wife. Resistant to the temptation of others.
But she had known that would tire the old man out, and he +
That evening, she appeased her husband's desires. It was important she perform her role: dutiful wife. Resistant to the temptation of others.
But she had known that would tire the old man out, and he +
She reminds herself that didn't have to be this way.
He could have chosen the nicer path.
This was what he'd chosen.
She reminds herself that didn't have to be this way.
He could have chosen the nicer path.
This was what he'd chosen.
She turned her head just enough to see those behind her.
“Farewell Yeshua,” she said with bright shining eyes. “Don’t forget to enjoy life. That’s important.”
She turned her head just enough to see those behind her.
“Farewell Yeshua,” she said with bright shining eyes. “Don’t forget to enjoy life. That’s important.”
“If that is your wish, how can I deny you?”
She studied him for a moment, and knew she was quite enraptured.
“How about you make a deal with me as well though? If I give to those I see in need, +
“If that is your wish, how can I deny you?”
She studied him for a moment, and knew she was quite enraptured.
“How about you make a deal with me as well though? If I give to those I see in need, +
“Giving to you doesn’t stop me *also* giving to those people in need as well…”
She cast her eye over the stall.
“Why don’t you offer me something else? For the value of the coins left unspent?”
“Giving to you doesn’t stop me *also* giving to those people in need as well…”
She cast her eye over the stall.
“Why don’t you offer me something else? For the value of the coins left unspent?”
“A fair and honest tradesman… You really are quite something, you know.”
She doesn’t take the coins back instantly. She lets them sit on the table between them.
“You could not use these for your benefit?”
“A fair and honest tradesman… You really are quite something, you know.”
She doesn’t take the coins back instantly. She lets them sit on the table between them.
“You could not use these for your benefit?”
Slowly, she ran her finger along the pendant, admiring it.
“I don’t know what’s smoother, Yeshua. The olivewood or… you.”
Slowly, she ran her finger along the pendant, admiring it.
“I don’t know what’s smoother, Yeshua. The olivewood or… you.”
'You made these?'
When he nodded to confirm, she murmured her approval.
'A pretty face *and* he makes pretty things... Impressive. I like it all. What do *you* think would suit me?'
'You made these?'
When he nodded to confirm, she murmured her approval.
'A pretty face *and* he makes pretty things... Impressive. I like it all. What do *you* think would suit me?'
She rests her eyes on his face.
'What brings you to the market today, Yeshua?'
She rests her eyes on his face.
'What brings you to the market today, Yeshua?'
She held out her hand for him to kiss.
She held out her hand for him to kiss.