Wrong Reaction

Laila walked into the house more briskly than usual. "I've had it with her," she said, pulling up a kitchen chair and plunking herself down."You've had it with who?" asked Mom. "Aurora--that's who." Restlessly, Laila pushed the chair back and fiddled with a strand of her hair. She bit her lower lip before starting to explain. "Do you remember what I gave her for her birthday?"Mom nodded. "You gave her a year's subscription to the same Christian magazine you get. As I recall, you wanted to give her the subscription because she liked yours and you hoped it would help her come to know Jesus.""That's right," Laila replied gruffly. "She read my magazine whenever she was here, so I spent my own hard-earned babysitting money to get it for her. Well, I overheard her telling some girls at school that I was pushing religion on her. She told them she hasn't read either of the two issues she's gotten so far!""I'm sorry," said Mom. "Let's be sure to pray for her.""But she's making me sound really b