Waking Up

Paul Jones

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Up in the morning before the break of day, working like a slave to find his way. Jake!
Follow the story of Jake in, Jake,
Waking Up. He is a man whose life can easily resemble anyone of of our lives-from his birth, dreams, reality, trials, and tribulations to his spirituality, the many people that he loved, and some that he lost. Meet the woman who had passion in her heart for him and the woman he desired, loved and married. Jake, Waking Up will be a true inspiration to the belivers as well as the nonbeliver, from those that are struggling to walk in faith to those whose faith has or will be tested.

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• Publié par: Trafford Publishing
• Date de parution: 14 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781698712536
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Waking Up
 
 
JAKE’S STORY PART 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAUL JONES
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6987-1254-3 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-6987-1253-6 (e)
 
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T he great William Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
We try to take matters into our own hands. The scientist and psychiatrists say that it’s all in our genes or our surroundings. They try to rule out that in this life we all have a purpose.
From the birth of Jake to his dreams, Jake’s journey was not any different from others—the struggle to find his purpose and life’s true meaning. Jake goes from being happy and in love to confused and frustrated, back to being happy and in love again. Follow Jake as he takes this journey and the many parts that he plays not only in his life but others as well.
Contents
The Birth of Jake
The Dream
Jake
Jake The Man
The Wedding
Fulfilling His Purpose
Meeting Faye
Tragedy Strikes
Keeping His Promise
Finding Help
Waking Up
 
About The Author

The Birth of Jake
( It was about 4:00 am when the old wooden floor made a loud squeaking s ound. )
JACOB. Maw is that you?
MAW. Yeah, it’s me. I gots up to fix you’s some breakfast and lunch.
JACOB. I gots to be leavin’ pretty soon. You knows that boss don’t take kindly of those who be gettin’ to work late. He says that if I works hard enough, I coulds buy this here house from him. I knows the flo’ squeaks, the roof leaks, and the wind blows through the walls, but this coulds be ours.
MAW. Jacob, I thoughts we be free, but you still works like a slave. And for what, this old shack! We’s gots only one bedroom, and it right smack in the middle of the house.
( Jacob folded his hands together and looked down at the floo r. Maw got quiet. She looked down as if she knew that she had just cut her man with a k nife. )
MAW. Jacob, I is sorry, but I gots somethin’ to tells you. I is late. Jacob. What you means late?
MAW. I is late! We is going to haves us a baby, and we is gonna need some mo’ room.
JACOB. A baby? How? What? When? Who?
MAW. Yeah, a baby, and I knows you knows how, and you probably knows when and I knows you better knows who!
JACOB. When the little scatter bug coming? Boy or girl?
MAW. Calms down, not for a while now. And only the good Lords knows for sho if it be a boy or girl. But I reckon it bes’ a boy. Jacob you’s better be going. You knows that that old saw mill ain’t gonna run right withouts you pulling that old horn.
( After Jacob calmed down, he thought about what Maw was sa ying. )
JACOB. Maw, is you gonna be okay? I hates to leave you, honey! I guess I coulds ask boss if he gots a bigger place, or if I coulds use some old lumber to adds on.
MAW. Jacob, if you’s don’t be gettin’ outta here, we ain’t gonna haves the money to take care of this here young’un.
( Jacob hurried and finished his breakfast, grabbed his lunch, and headed out the door. Jacob made it to work just in time to sound the horn. Whoa, whoop, whoa! The horn sounded, and all of the men started hard at it. That old saw mill was just huffing and puffing. It seemed as if they had just gotten started when Jacob sounded the lunch horn. Whoa, whoa! Jacob knew that this would be the perfect time to talk to his boss. )
JACOB. Boss, you’s got a minute, suh?
BOSS. What you wants, boy?
JACOB. Suh, me and the missus is gonna have us a little one, and I is wondering if you’s got a bigger house that we’s can use.
BOSS. Hell, boy, looks like you can’t keep that thang in your pants! How many do that make?
JACOB. That would be my only one, suh.
BOSS. Just one, huh? Boy, what is your name, Jacob, ain’t it? Well, lookit here, boy. I is gonna do you’s and that fine missus you got a favor. I is gonna take that old house off your hands.
JACOB. Boss, I didn’t means to complain.
BOSS. Boy, just shut up and waits till I is finished. I gots this new buck, and he ain’t gots nobody so I is gonna take your old house and gives it to him. I gots this other house off the plantation, and it needs some work, but a strong healthy bulk like you can fix it up in no time. You just come sees me after work, and we will works out the details. But for now, blow that horn, boy. Blow that horn!
( Jacob ran over to the pull cord and blew the horn like it had never been blown before. Whoa Whoop Whoa! It sounded all over that ole mill. That evening after work, Jacob met with the boss. )
BOSS. Jacob, my boy, I’s got a pretty good deal for you. You sees I’s got this ole house at the end of my farm. It’s got two bedrooms an old living room and a pretty nice kitchen for the missus.
( Jacob was so excited that he couldn’t wait to hear the rest from his boss. )
JACOB. I’s take it!
BOSS. Hold on, lets me finish. It needs a little fixin’ up—the roof, the front porch, and so’ more little thangs.
JACOB. I’s take it!
BOSS. Hold up. As long as you works for me, you and the missus and that new little one gots somewhere to live, I’s take five mo’ dollars a week out of your check and it’s be like you is buying it from me.
JACOB. I’s take it!
( Jacob shook the old boss’s hand and started to l eave. )
BOSS. Jacob, ain’t you gonna ask me when can you move in and where it’s at?
( The boss began to tell Jacob how to find it and told him that he could move in immediately. Jacob took off running as fast as he could. He stop by Mr. Eli’s to ask if he could come by and help them move tomorrow, because he knew that the news would make his wife very happy, and besides, they didn’t have much to get together. Jacob sprinted home from Mr. E li’s. )
JACOB. Maw, Maw, Maw! Where you at?
MAW. Jacob, what is you all fired up about?
JACOB. Maw, you’s never guess what’s happen to us today! We’s done gots us a new house. We’s done gots a new house!
MAW. Jacob, what in the tar nations is you talking ’bout?
JACOB. I was tellin’ boss how’s you done got yourself in a fix and that we’s needed mo’ room. He tells me that he gots this house and that we’s can move in right now!
MAW. Yeah, I done did this all by myself. He just up and gave it to you?
JACOB. He says some’um ’bout five mo’ dollars a week, but I’s figure that I’s can makes up that on the weekend doing odd jobs.
( Jacob, in all his excitement, didn’t hear the boss mention that as long as he worked for him he could stay there. Being that it was the weekend and Jacob being so excited about moving, he was ready to move the very next day. )
JACOB. Maw, we’s get all our stuff together tonight so we’s can leave this old place in da morning!
MAW. If you says so. We is taking my good cook stove? How is we gonna move?
JACOB. You knows you gots to cooks me that hot water cornbread. I done asked Mr. Eli to comes over with his truck in da morning to help us!
( That night, Jacob and Maw gathered their stuff. Jacob knew that Mr. Eli would be there early the next morning. Morning would seem to take forever. Jacob was so ready to get out of that too small house, but there was one thing—he didn’t exactly know how the other house looked, but he thought, It gots to be better than what we’s in. If only he knew. The next morning finally arr ived. )
JACOB. Maw, is you up?
MAW. I’s been up and is ready to go.
( At the crack of dawn, Jacob heard a vehicle pull up in front of his h ouse .)
JACOB. That must be Mr. Eli.
MR. ELI. Jacob, you’s and da missus ready to go?
JACOB. We’s ready, Mr. Eli.
MR. ELI. Wells, come on. I’s got a heap of others to help out today!
( They didn’t have much, but what they did have they were able to load onto the back of that old truck and trailer. After loading all their stuff on Mr. Eli’s truck and trailer, Maw and Jacob walked to the truck, looking back one last time. )
MR. ELI. Jacob, you’s means ta tell me that boss just lets you move out of this house into another one?
JACOB. Yeah, he tolds me that if I was to pays him five mo’ dollars a week, I would be able to live there.
MR. ELI. Yeah, he done told ole Slim the same thang, but he also says that Slim had to always work fors him. If not, he’s can put him out.
JACOB. Comes to thank ’bout it, I thank he did says somethang likes that.
( Maw, sitting in between the two, would say nothing, because she knew that it would be very rude to question her husband’s decision in front of another man. After driving about fifteen miles deep into the Delta, they made it to the old shotgun house. It was a shotgun house true enough, but it was much larger than the one they had just left. And Jacob knew that they were going to need the room for his newborn. Mr. Eli pulled in front of the shotgun house, and they all j