Never Forsaken

By Jani R. Carter

Two twin-boys are born and immediately adopted by two different families. One boy drops out of school, and joins a gang. Another boy goes into erecting and pastoring a Church. In the end, they are reunited.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456879235

Jani R. Carter

Born and raised in South Africa. Came to this country, the USA, in 1990. Now married to an American guy. Has 4 children: 3 boys and 1 girl.

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NEVER FORSAKEN

JANI R. CARTER

Copyright © 2011 by Jani R. Carter.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011903469

ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4568-7922-8

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4568-7921-1

ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4568-7923-5

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

CHAPTER 1

Mary: I will go to the Clinic tomorrow, and get this cumbersome burden over with. I will just get rid of it. Why not, the guy who made me pregnant never came back, and never even called me, ever since I told him that I had missed my "."

(Six weeks earlier)

John: Missed your what? You must be kidding. Why do you not ask other nineteen-year olds what they do under those circumstances? You know I am married, with three children and two on the way! What were you thinking? I am not going to just up and leave my family, nor am I going to divorce my wife to marry you. You must think I’m crazy!

Mary (crying): But you told me that you are going to divorce your estranged wife and marry me. John, you lied to me. You told me that you love me. You never even mentioned that you have children.

John (with a smirk): Because you never asked.

Mary: You told me that you had not seen your wife in five years. You assured me that things are shaping up: your divorce proceedings are almost through. You said as soon as they are finalized, we will get married.

(to herself): I never could imagine that you could be so ruthless. How nice you seemed to be!

(Today)

Mary: I will go to the Clinic before I show. Nobody will ever know. I throw up so much, and at night I keep tossing and turning because of the heat. It is December, and