“Okay.”, he replied in a sad voice after thinking a bit. “Do you have the colors?”, he
added.
“Yes, they’re with me.”, she replied.
He took the colors from her and said. “Okay, now close your eyes.”.
He started painting on her eyelids when he noticed her eyes shaking. “Are you nervous?”,
asked Sam.
Elma was silent for a few seconds then replied, “No, I’m not.”.
“You can still back down. We can come up with another solution.”, said Sam.
“I won’t back down. Keep drawing.”, she replied.
He sighed as he replied saying, “Just a little more and I’m done.”.
A few seconds later, he finished drawing. He then put the paint brush aside and started
blowing on her eyes so that the paint would dry faster. He rubbed his finger on her eyes to make
sure that it was dry then said, “Are you ready?”.
“Yes, I am.”, she replied.
“May God protect you.”, said Sam.
**