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"I don’t want to see hiht of you being in the presence of a demon makes me sick But I’ll tell you what she told els are capable of the full range of emotion, even the fallen ones So if he could love your ht, couldn’t he love you, too?"

I thought of his face on the day of my birth as he watched my mother die and her spirit ascend Yes, he’d loved her And his eyes had shown no ill hen they looked upon le word

"How did the nun know all this?"

"She said she’s one of a kind on earth, like you, only different froh she didn’t explain how Sister Ruth was definitely special She had a peaceful presence, like you I’m sorry I don’t have more information, Anna It was a lot to take in that day"

"It’s okay, Patti"

Part of my brain, the realistic part, didn’t want to believe a word of what I was told, but the other half, the heartfelt spiritual part, kneithout a doubt it was the truth My heart usually led the way But I are enough to know that when it all sank in, I would be terrified

"Did she say anything else about, like, my nature?"

"You’re not evil, if that’s what you’re wondering" She grabbedit between both her own "Your ability to feel other people’s eels can see and feel human emotions From your father you’ll have a tendency toward a particular sin, but she didn’t knohich one"

Oh, I was pretty sure I knew Hello, drugs and alcohol

"But not evil," I stated, for the record

"No, honey, not evil An evil soul rejects the goodness and love naturally ee of our Creator You’ll have to fight harder than the average huainst teirl, but you feel everything stronger, both the good and the bad" She paused, looking down at iveyou sooner? I always thought it would s harder on you if you knew, but now I don’t knohether I did the right thing"