FIND THE FACE 


By Tessa Harvey


    A few days later, Sandi strolled towards the Kinder room. She remembered her anxiety about meeting her child and smiled to herself. George was talking away, prattling about Mr. Bruce.
    Suddenly he stopped halfway through the classroom door. Children and adults tried to get past the little boy. Mr. Bruce had a young lady teacher next to him. Sandi gently tugged her child out of the way. All the chattering abruptly ceased.
    The adults were wearing masks, of course, but as Sandi looked at the unknown teacher, she felt an inexplicable frisson of fear. Their eyes met. Sandi felt trapped. She knew those mocking eyes, but not the person. Unaware, Mr. Bruce was introducing the new teacher, Mrs. Byrne, his voice upbeat and cheerful. As though taking note of the unusual silence, he stopped.
    "Well, good morning!" he exclaimed, "I will still be teaching you three days a week for a while." No-one looked at him. All eyes were drawn to the woman.
    Sandi felt a chill of evil, How ridiculous, she thought, chiding herself. Saying goodbye to her son, she left the room. Unbidden, the thought came to her for the first time - if evil is real, then it follows that God must be real also.
    Was God there? Did He know? Did He care?

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