To prove that deliverance from evil was imminent, he kept flipping magazine pages to show me how the nuclear arms race was meant for militiamen like him to inherit the earth. “Prophets have foretold the end of days. I’m a soldier of Christ chosen to fulfill the prophecy. Federal marshals and the FBI are going to try and prevent the militia from defending America against the devil’s agents.” Anxious to drop him off as soon as possible, I was as eager that he leave the motel before exploding into a rage.
“ Not everybody is cut out for this here mission. You and Chuck are about the only ones I’d consider. Well, take a couple of days to think about joining me to free ourselves from evil.” Joining Elmer’s Christian neo-Nazi militia would have provided me with a way out of Michelle’s pregnancy.
