Cindy Brown: A Short Story

On An early school morning, David space, gets ready to hop on his bus. At the same time a lady, Cindy Brown, so nice and kind hearted is also getting dressed, with the help of her mother for school. Cindy is physically handicapped, she has both knees and hips replaced, and she had a stroke the previous year. David and Cindy are both freshmen, they have never crossed paths not even in their small home town Walmart. David is considered handicapped but not to the severity like Cindy is, Cindy is bound to a wheelchair whenever she leaves the house. David rides a Handicapped bus, and on their way to school, he meets Cindy. With a welcoming hand, he starts up a conversation with her, being kind, respectful, and understanding of her limitations. When

David gets off the bus, and seen around him as they bring his new friend off the Wheelchair lift, that people are staring at her. Their faces were filled with disgust, He had a feeling from the heavens that Cindy would be getting bullied by someone on the campus. He could not be precise with his decision on who may be irresponsible enough to treat anyone with a disability in a cruel way. David went on with his day and during lunch he seen people treating Cindy inadequately. David was not going to do anything, he thought that she had people with her that would stand up for her. Then while he was asleep that same night, he had a dream of his mother. His mother had been dead for almost two months now. His mother, who was also named Cindy, took care of the elderly and children that had disabilities that effected the way they did things. In his dream she said, “God has noted the actions that are being done, he thinks that you can cure the problem. Don’t let anything stop you from carrying on what I, your mother, always hated. “After receiving the message he woke up, and was thinking on what he was going to do. There was just something within the message that made him feel that he needed to step into the situation that is going in the school. As David’s dad, Shawn, knocks on his door. David was already ready for school, he was thinking of calling the school bus depot and tell them he was not going to be riding, and have his dad take him to school. Even though he could it, he won’t because he can talk to Cindy, the girl in the wheelchair, more than if he was driven to school. As he waited for the bus to arrive at this front door, he stood looking to the sky for answers on “how does God think I can take end the bullying of handicapped students in general, not just end the bullying of Cindy?” He thinks and thinks, but with the basic mind set he has, the question don’t get answered. The buss finally arrives, it seemed to take hours and hours for it to pick him up, and he believes it will feel like forever till they pick up Cindy.
“Transportation to Bus 45” David hears over the bus’s radio.
“Go ahead transportation” says the bus driver. ¬¬¬¬
“You will not have Cindy this morning, transportation clear.”
David says to himself, “Why would Cindy’s family call and say that she is not ridding the bus today? And more questions…” There are so many things now running through his mind and now that he thinks of it, Cindy didn’t even ride the bus in the afternoon. “Now what am I going to do god, give me some answers.” David’s thought to himself. The thinks of the worst, but he knows that it is totally incorrect. He know that he is just conclusion jumping. The school day does on and no sign of Cindy anywhere on the campus, not even her escort is on the campus. The school day comes to an end, and David still don’t see Cindy.
David goes home and eats his dinner before he goes to youth at his church. When he arrived at church he sees Cindy, he offers to wheel her around. He talks to her, finds out that she didn’t come to school because her mother didn’t feel well. David learns a lot about Cindy’s background. David comes to find out that her father perished five years ago when she was only ten years old. Cindy has learned how to overcome some simple tasks like carrying things and moving around in the wheelchair, but she still has to have help with some of the more complicated things. As David talks to Cindy and learns more about her, he sees she is hiding something, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. He don’t want to push too hard and push her away (he wants to take things slow and not make Cindy feel uncomfortable talking to him). Cindy learns a lot about David by talking to him and learns that he is a religious teenager, he knows his bible verses very well. David teaches Cindy the following verse, Philippians 4:13 “I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me.” David gives Cindy the knowledge of this verse because in his mind it would be useful in the future. The times of struggle that Cindy and David, will face will be extraordinary. David has the feeling in his heart that Philippians 4:13 will help Cindy in the and will help her keep a relaxed mind set and help her know that “My God is bigger than any obstacle that I many come in contact with”
David asked one last question before leaving church, “Are you going to come to school tomorrow?”
“Are you going to be there?” Cindy asked.
And they both said “yes.”
David gets home and lays in bed, thinking of everything that he has learned from talking to Cindy.

David leans not on his own understanding, and lets Jesus guide him through the struggles of curing the bullying of handicapped Children and adults . Only god knows everything, and David is just helping him take care of a small problem. David slowly falls asleep, and all he hears is a faint rumbling deep voice. “David there is no way you can stop the bullying at Sebring high school, you will fail. Your Lord Jesus cannot help you, he does not have the power too. Your God is weak and unwilling to inform you of your potential demise.” David woke up, instantly. He knew everything the evil sounding voice said was false, he knew that the voice was Satin, trying to prevent him from succeeding. David dropped to his knees, raised up his hands and started praying to Jesus Christ. “Jesus put a hedge of protection around me like you did with Job, when Satin wanted to test his faith to you lord. Don’t let Satin Injure me in any way, guide me though the darkness.” David starts reciting Psalms 23, The Lord is my shepherd, and I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, and he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my

enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever. David concludes by saying “Amen.” David then drifts into a deep sleep where he hears Jesus Christ .
“My son, David Vincent Space, I Have contacted you because, you worried from the message Satin had given you.

I want you to know I Have the power to do anything, I have created the heavens and the earth , and I am omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. I see all, know all and understand all, I see why you are worried, but be no more for I have put a hedge of protection like I did with Job (a faithful person to Jesus that wouldn’t spit in his face). Satin can’t lay a hand on you, you are protected by my power, now go and prevent any bullying from

happening.”
David woke up and it was morning, faster than The Flash , he was dressed, ate breakfast and was off to school. Cindy was waiting with a huge smile on her face. The Time from Cindy’s house to the school was very prompt, they talked and talked, you would think their mouths would plunge in to a black hole. There was nothing that could stop them, not even Cindy’s escort. David asked to escort Cindy around just for the morning since they always are on the campus early. David and Cindy talk for hours, they don’t even hear the bell ringing for them to go to class. David looks at his phone and says “oh we are late to class!” David pilots Cindy’s wheelchair to her class then gets a pass to his class. At lunch he sits by Cindy, ready to fight the bullies off. David reminds Cindy of Philippians 4:13. He said that everything will be alright, Robin (a tall strong women, that caused a lot of drama and trouble).