Tears welled up in Scarlet's eyes. I uncomfortably shifted positions and waited. After a few seconds, she continued.
"I remember the night clearly. I had a enormous gnash in my neck to my chest were the knife had struck. I was a mangled mess right there. I couldn't breath very well, I was in extreme pain, and then, more then ever, I wanted to end my life.
"I remember my sister suddenly taking my hand. And she looked tenderly at me. And... she began to talk about Jesus.
"'Scarlet,' she softly said, 'If you died last night, you would of been in hell today, because you aren't saved. If you don't have Jesus in your heart, you go to hell. But if you DO have Him, you go heaven.
"'John 3:16 says, 'For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever beliveth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.'
"'Romans 3:23 says, 'For all have sinnned and fall short of the glory of God.'
"'Scarlet,' she said,'God loved you so much that He sent Jesus to die on the cros and take the punishment for our sins, thus making us a way to go to heaven. Jesus was holy, He was the Son of God, the only one who could do such a thing.
"'After Jesus suffered and died for you, He rose again after 3 days. As He ascended back into heaven, He said, 'I go to prepare a place for you.'
"'Scarlet, there is a free gift of salvation waiting for you. Admit you're a sinner who needs God, belive He died and rose for you and that He's all you need to get to heaven, and accept Him and give Him your heart.'
"'And I did."