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I cleaned the kitchen shelf with vigor. I dug the cloth into the bowl of water; I wrung it twice and started cleaning. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbAJrXgQ5O
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All of a sudden, I started crying. This Thursday will make it two weeks since my baby girl left the house. I missed her so much. What made it worse was that I 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUfNufsVzK
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU84jtgeDV
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If she had been here, sitting down at the kitchen stool she would have stuck her nose in a book. Even if she didn't say a word to me, her presence was enough. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKQCnW5FyD
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50AB5Fc8Ne
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3it5M0g0W
minute!" I assured him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypdII2u4qa
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I rinsed my hands in the basin and quickly dabbed it on my apron as I hurried out of the kitchen. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzPKmaU55z
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XEyGKDzGn
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrx5NXttyy
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2kBKcaISk
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnMB1OGn3u
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Xg0hcaoYZ
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCqgBgVbwq
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsukhhB4n8F
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn25Bz7ND9g
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"Welcome, sir."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gt6ouDJqj
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeKi8win39
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I made a move to go.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOO6onisrw
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXx706HAYQ
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZtIHxTDBm
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9wmpJPycD
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXau9KASGb9
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruAiTAmx3y
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBq7raMMKU
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The man smiled and said, "work isn't everything. God gave you that work you have now taken as your first love."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuscOVJsHlU
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"I am sorry, pastor. Things have been hectic. We only manage to attend church services. But hopefully, we would start to attend service fully," he promised.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOitO0Xr6WI
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Pastor Ndubuisi just nodded. "I believe God is your strength. Start coming to church to feel the lasting impact of God. I haven't seen your daughter for two weeks now. Where is she?" He asked curiously. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH5mMWzt00
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicCnpUrETe
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"Why?" The pastor exclaimed.
"My husband thought it was for the best since she was getting a bit fuzzy around us," I said to him. Shortly after, I forced a smile. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TqkxnNApb
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMX0bGnUQJ3
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLeSjD82ew
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuOXhHQ5LD
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqcgEIMnh8
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"Before you say a word, listen.” He held up his hand... “Her peers would make a move to her through friendship in school. But more than friends, she needs her parents' love. Taking her to boarding school is a life sentence, because of her condition."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJFymCOsKS
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0PmkqCb0Z
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYC93Anl2a
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Pastor Ndubisi smiled softly. "Do you now see the reason to come closer to God's throne? In that school, she would be bullied and therefore her autism won't go but stay."
"You have a point. I and my husband would come to the right decision about this as soon as possible."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpm7vZeViL
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"Worldly people can't help her, but Godly people can. Always remember that. Read the epistles more for guidance," the pastor said, rising from his seat. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFY18td9Q20
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"Won't you take anything, sir?" I asked in dismay. He smiled at me, took his Bible up, and said, "not at all, thank you. Let's pray."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEUhdyi5Jo
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1VJDhfeGc
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"Dear Lord, I thank you for giving this family a second chance to know you more. Let them grow deeper through your word. Give them the wisdom to handle the affairs of their lives." He kept on praying for a while. Eventually, he closed. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj82JLBkqFr
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBIBy25wjf
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"We thank God for not leaving us empty in this world. Your little girl will be alright. But know that she needs all the love she can get," he admonished. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNz4NdzzWL
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eEM34DcoL
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When he had gone, my husband held me close to him. I rested my head on his chest. Times like these, it was really amazing that we had been married for 11 years and could still share such intimacy. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYgy2hACf8
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"It will be fine. I am sure God will make a way. It isn't over until it's over. What's today's date?" He queried. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsfRKfYL8L
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I almost laughed at the question. Here we were, talking about an important issue and he was asking me today's date. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNAicWhnur
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzULWoozFdE
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"Just last two weeks Saturday we planned to take Gaby to boarding school and now we are planning to bring her back as a day student," he told me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYuRBsdBvU
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekQZ2sNhZ4
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He laughed at my reaction. "I know that's what you've been looking for." He touched the tip of my nose fondly. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHP3rfkdsA
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpSgQPvhYp
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzMfFzqHJB
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS9sJs15fM
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"Uhm, on a serious note...he scratched his beard... You need to make out time for services. You don't need all that stress at work anyway. It's my responsibility to make the money. Hopefully, by next month, I wouldn't be working like a maniac, so I can be with you and our apple. I miss her so much," he gushed. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf90f8OeWOY
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
