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âI got my money on that guy right there. Didnât the other guy say he got money from another claim and neglected to get the work done on the church?â a second technician chimed in.
âI asked him that very question if you all would shut your traps and listen.â
âYeah, this guy has got way more motive,â Danny agreed.
Alexis felt the floor of the van shift. She could feel the slant as if she were in a magic house where the floors shift and the mirrors create the illusion that a person is sideways or upside down. It was her story. Did it really favor one over the other? She had never really suspected either one of them of wrongdoing. She figured the matchman was some leisure-suit wearing or hat-wearing member that no one suspected was harboring a grudge about being denied a solo or leadership position.
âHow can you say that?â Alexis defended, hoping to silence further debate so she could finish watching her piece. âI barely had time in the segment to ask him a question. Now, shush.â
Alexis focused her attention back on the screen.
âBefore you left you had a group of members opposed to the vision and direction you had for the church. What was that rift all about, and what do you think it means to this case?â Alexis asked Willie as the program continued.
Willie sat back in his chair as if he expected this question was coming. âThe rift, unfortunately, sprung from a misunderstanding. I take responsibility as the leader of that church for letting it carry out the way it did. I had to learn that the vision that God had for me wasnât the vision He had for everyone. It was as simple as that. Your congregation is like your family, you fuss and fight. I love the entire Harvest Baptist Church family. Ultimately, I hated to part from them.â
âSee what Iâm saying. You donât apologize for nothing,â the technician said.
âIt wasnât exactly an apology,â Alexis lied. She remembered thinking that it was odd to use the interview segment as his opportunity for what seemed like a public apology.
That was it. Her time was up. A split frame of Willieâs head-shot and a still frame of Abe from the Sunday service filled the screen as she concluded her segment. Ironically, they looked like two mug shots for a line-up.
The van suddenly swerved to the right as the slow and steady creep forward gave them access to their exit. Bill, the van driver, took the free flow of traffic as permission to test the speed limit. His work day was over fifty minutes ago.
Alexis was far from through, she thought as she righted herself and held on to the bolted metal editing desk as an anchor. Over the next few days sheâd be checking the ratings and viewersâ responses to add to her pitch to continue her story when she met with the Inside 7 producers on Friday morning. She had to get in contact with the infamous deacon and those members who orchestrated the rift.
She couldnât help but wonder what Pastors Willie and Vanessa Green felt after viewing the program. Pastor Willie was her link to everybody involved in this story. From their talk, she could tell he really had a pulse for that community. She needed to peel back the layers of a case by possibly interviewing Pastor Willie again. But in her gut, she felt she had ruined her chances of him ever opening up to her again, especially if his wife had anything to say about it. When she should be reveling in the glow of her investigative debut, she couldnât help but figure that she had just lost her biggest lead in the Greens.
Chapter 6
Darkness Becomes Light
Abe had the most curious morning. Everywhere he went there was someone who recognized him from last nightâs airing of the Inside 7 segment. He received plenty God bless youâs on his stops along his route to work. A few wanted to know how they could help the church. Abe was at a loss as to what to tell them.
âI got my money on that guy right there. Didnât the other guy say he got money from another claim and neglected to get the work done on the church?â a second technician chimed in.
âI asked him that very question if you all would shut your traps and listen.â
âYeah, this guy has got way more motive,â Danny agreed.
Alexis felt the floor of the van shift. She could feel the slant as if she were in a magic house where the floors shift and the mirrors create the illusion that a person is sideways or upside down. It was her story. Did it really favor one over the other? She had never really suspected either one of them of wrongdoing. She figured the matchman was some leisure-suit wearing or hat-wearing member that no one suspected was harboring a grudge about being denied a solo or leadership position.
âHow can you say that?â Alexis defended, hoping to silence further debate so she could finish watching her piece. âI barely had time in the segment to ask him a question. Now, shush.â
Alexis focused her attention back on the screen.
âBefore you left you had a group of members opposed to the vision and direction you had for the church. What was that rift all about, and what do you think it means to this case?â Alexis asked Willie as the program continued.
Willie sat back in his chair as if he expected this question was coming. âThe rift, unfortunately, sprung from a misunderstanding. I take responsibility as the leader of that church for letting it carry out the way it did. I had to learn that the vision that God had for me wasnât the vision He had for everyone. It was as simple as that. Your congregation is like your family, you fuss and fight. I love the entire Harvest Baptist Church family. Ultimately, I hated to part from them.â
âSee what Iâm saying. You donât apologize for nothing,â the technician said.
âIt wasnât exactly an apology,â Alexis lied. She remembered thinking that it was odd to use the interview segment as his opportunity for what seemed like a public apology.
That was it. Her time was up. A split frame of Willieâs head-shot and a still frame of Abe from the Sunday service filled the screen as she concluded her segment. Ironically, they looked like two mug shots for a line-up.
The van suddenly swerved to the right as the slow and steady creep forward gave them access to their exit. Bill, the van driver, took the free flow of traffic as permission to test the speed limit. His work day was over fifty minutes ago.
Alexis was far from through, she thought as she righted herself and held on to the bolted metal editing desk as an anchor. Over the next few days sheâd be checking the ratings and viewersâ responses to add to her pitch to continue her story when she met with the Inside 7 producers on Friday morning. She had to get in contact with the infamous deacon and those members who orchestrated the rift.
She couldnât help but wonder what Pastors Willie and Vanessa Green felt after viewing the program. Pastor Willie was her link to everybody involved in this story. From their talk, she could tell he really had a pulse for that community. She needed to peel back the layers of a case by possibly interviewing Pastor Willie again. But in her gut, she felt she had ruined her chances of him ever opening up to her again, especially if his wife had anything to say about it. When she should be reveling in the glow of her investigative debut, she couldnât help but figure that she had just lost her biggest lead in the Greens.
Chapter 6
Darkness Becomes Light
Abe had the most curious morning. Everywhere he went there was someone who recognized him from last nightâs airing of the Inside 7 segment. He received plenty God bless youâs on his stops along his route to work. A few wanted to know how they could help the church. Abe was at a loss as to what to tell them.
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