TABLE OF CONTENTS It can be difficult to sit idly by and wait for the inevitable. The truth can be standing directly in front of you, staring you in the face, and still be invisible when your mind refuses to accept it. Every man is born with some degree of hope and faith, but there s always a limit; the line where the gap has grown too wide for even a leap of faith. Discovering where your own internal limits are can be frustrating and painful. Believing that someone you depend on and trust let you down completely is hard to accept. Our own internal emotional defenses refuse to allow the acceptance of those realities. But in time, the truth becomes impossible to ignore, and that s when the anger sets in. Jimmy was sitting aboard the cruise ship, in his room, having already made the transition from hope to anger.
How the hell can the man abandon something that was obviously so important to him? This thought ran through Jimmy s mind, over and over. Salah had disappeared several weeks ago, leaving no trace, no guidance, and no warning. Jimmy s repeated attempts at e-mailing the young man had been met with utter silence. Regardless, the project was currently at a standstill and something had to be done. The group needed leadership if the project was to continue. He had to get things back on track, and he needed to do it quickly. Salah was worthless, a coward, and Jimmy hated him.
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