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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTJqDUvBFM
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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 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tNoYqdrrk
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGr0OuE8mgj
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwyfS951iX
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVX0Qqw7Wk
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbAHfPzSu1
minute!" I assured him.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenwEDO5PF9
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv5A6KtAiN
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdNKAT7E2M
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXCajQ5Y47
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWJSUeGE5r
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2UZHZoodg
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZfuQo6umk
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9CFs6WOgw
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8VyKe1px4
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNYJ7WbwaI
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"Welcome, sir."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvZEOuFjAQ
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxkzTsOx8p
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I made a move to go.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP3vp7Vj18
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhuTXAEQeq
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjPu6i9mCk
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeUterxf4M
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7nTVYoF41
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTjWRVyuDv
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C9spDThAe
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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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrKuF7ajOH
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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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCfi93E7mz
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6ZrzJglcP
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM3PiiRl35
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDIvAPORbl
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeq7ro509tJ
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7Gwvi2M4n
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2BLLNHf59
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGr7GT0LA4
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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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWqZHetxOf
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgFzYBh1wY
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n57bYJWeo
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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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsap269f9N
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QDKCbmgIH
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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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaRr3yInog
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Gbcj5a1P4
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXIQ2b8xwV
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQweq2RQjH
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhYpSofWT0
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPpRmlIDBY
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlcLukeHNe
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVTkOQpGWE
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KgcndHKOz
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh4hTHpGe9
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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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmcEhco0p2
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOlv5onLC6
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDF0VpGjZb
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXyxgbBgtb
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBnFrgZKOv
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0OAmmdaNb
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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡik2AZhVb1y
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
