Afterthoughts

     Sixteen is too young for a girl to get married.  Even so that didn't stop my stepsister Barbara and her boyfriend Tex.  For them to get married, they had to drive from Killeen, Texas to New Mexico. In Texas a teenager had to have a judge's approval to marry before the age of eighteen.  New Mexico only required parental approval. Mom and I made the trip with them.  On the way back, late at night, Barbara and Tex were asleep in the back seat.  As Mom drove the car on a deserted highway, out of nowhere, a car pulled up beside us.  The men inside just stared at us.  If she sped up, they sped up.  If she slowed down, they slowed down.  Knowing we had a problem she said, "Tex, you need to sit up and let these nuts know we're not alone."   When he sat up and stared back at the men, their car raced ahead out of sight.     Help In Trouble Two men harassed a woman driving down the street. No matter which way she turned, them she did meet. Lord, she prayed please tell m