TST, 2020
Leo snorted. “My mother needs help. Please help me.”
“My connections died four years ago.” Mr. Patrick said.
“Help me save her life.”
“After my salvation, I swore before the Altar that I’ll never dirty my hands again with those issues.”
“Salvation won’t let you save life?”
“Through salvation, our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and our future is secured.”
“No one can ever save himself. We are the instruments of one another's salvation, and only by the hope that we give to others do we lift ourselves out of the darkness into light.”
A silence followed.
Leo sighed. “Mr. Patrick…”
Mr. Patrick grunted. “I’ll take a look.”
“Please, someone’s life depends on it.”
“I can’t assure you. Better look somewhere else too.”
Leo perspired profusely.
“I’ll cal
