Heretics book 3 - The Apocryphile Press

368 :: JOHN R. MABRY
God on this here earth, and he is made up of all of us. And
as soon as we sprinkle this here water on ya, you’ll be a part
of him, too. Ah know that’s a complicated and deep kind of
thought, but is that okay with you?” She nodded. The
Estudillos looked at the icon with something approaching
horror, and then at Dylan like he was out of his mind.
“Are you...Catholics?” Jack Estudillo asked.
Dylan ignored him and motioned for the Estudillos to
come stand by him. He transferred Jamie to Jack’s arms, and
she went willingly enough, treating it all as if it were a game.
Dylan faced the parents. “Do you promise to see to it that
Jamie is raised a good person?”
Her parents nodded. Dylan leaned in and whispered, “Ya
gotta answer out loud. All of ya’s.”
“Yes,” both couples said, a little nervously.
“Do ya promise to cherish her as a gift from the heart of
God?”
“Yes.”
“Do ya promise to pray fer her and set a good example fer
her?”
“Yes,” her parents and godparents nodded earnestly.
“Do ya promise to take her to church now and then and
tell her how much God loves her?”
“Yes.”
“Do ya promise to take her to Baskin and Robbins at least
once a week for ice cream?”
Jamie’s father froze with his mouth open, about ready to
agree, when Jack Estudillo repeated, “Are these priests
Catholic?”
“Do you renounce Satan and Satanists and everything evil
and icky?” Dylan continued.
“Yeees,” the parents and godparents repeated, not at all
sure about this.