The telephone rang, and I fumbled in the dark until I found the switch of my bedside light. I picked up the phone and sleepily mumbled, "Hello?". The voice in my ear simply said four words...four words that I had heard often before...four words that I dreaded...four words that I could not live without. "Come to Me...now," was all He said, and then He hung up.
I jumped from the bed, knowing that I was being timed. No time to get dressed, I simply pulled a coat over my naked body, stopping to slip my feet into the heels He loved. "Fuck me pumps" was the phrase my friends used when they saw them in my closet. An almost 6-inch heel covered in black patent leather with an ankle strap...these were shoes that screamed sex. I didn't think of any of this as I left the house...my only thoughts were on those four words..."Come to Me...now."
I ran from my apartment, as best as I could in those shoes, and climbed into my old Dodge parked at the curb. "Please start...please"...I repeated this mantra several times...knowing that He would not accept any excuse for being late. The engine turned over and I gave a huge sigh of relief.
I drove through town, taking a route I knew was the most direct, and then found myself on country roads. The house was not far, but it was set off from the main road by a long unpaved drive of dirt and gravel. I was barely off the main road, when the engine sputtered and gave a dying sigh. I tried turning the key and pumping the gas pedal, but the car sat there lifeless. Tears of frustration threatened to fall as I pounded on the steering wheel. I had no choice, I had to walk.