As It Was in the Beginning," p. 35, Question Number 2

                       


          Esther was desperate to go back to her father's tepee.She wanted to escape from the mission house.But her homesickness ended when her childhood mate Laurence expressed his love to her.And she thought she had found her true love.She decided not to go back to her own people.She accepted and loved him with all her heart and soul.She believed in every single word and every single promises that he made.She never thought he would ever betray her.She started dreaming of a new life with a new hope.But her happiness didn't last for long.It all faded away when Father Paul refused Laurence's proposal of marrying Esther.She accidentally overheard the argument between both of them.Laurence demanded an explanation from father Paul at first,why he should not marry Ester.Father Paul started convincing his nephew afterwards.He started questioning Esther's race,her ethnicity.He compared her with a caged animal.He said her blood is a very bad mixture and she can never be trusted. Ester couldn't hear any more.Never in her wildest dream she had thought the person she worshiped her entire life would say such cruel words about her.She was    broken,shattered.She saw her lover was in agreement with the old man.she felt disgusted,deceived.She realized all the love and kindness they have showed through the years was fake.