Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them - Job 1:6.
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It was amusing to see the respect the church members gave Jeremy the moment he stepped up the podium. A devil in their presence - only if they knew.
Well, it was expected.
Jeremy was the head of the church choir plus the background influence of his deacon and deaconess parents, it wasn't hard to draw the affection of everyone. But most of all, he was just so damn good at deception. Ben couldn't help but wonder if he had been a fox in his past life.
He had a depressing appearance like the rest of them and a slouched shoulder as if the weight of the world was resting on him. In one word, his demeanor could elicit pity even from the most stony-hearted man - and Ben guessed that was his motive tonight.
