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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyA9TtEv5B
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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 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuVxunu6KC
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhxno90VPt
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBSkc3z7SA
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmZjyqOBMM
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7COhSET8Q
minute!" I assured him.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpEQM7HPdO
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSXOEZOxDl
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffGErHorGn
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx3YmI2wbi
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJtuIUtuBP
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRlHzr8NzP
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtQGBwgToi
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtEXn7PIFv
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2kUnHyW4Z
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmktdVIoqS
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"Welcome, sir."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJoH921IrU
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO9rtzcGIj
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I made a move to go.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm2bnjkGvk
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWR29OK9nF
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPoCPsaY1b
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceH8SotHqf
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuTQTlAOAk
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xBk6ehoUv
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0rXersZfh
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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."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUnZk9pZmH
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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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qdUDtNqel
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPX9bWvRPW
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc56m6NBJdy
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1jEXVtc1a
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEw1RrLDdZ
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrkDYKmOKk
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HmJ25Lnru
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL66nIWnN6f
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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."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSU9U0ggTa
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BU7k1Vvfe
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdB1wfyChx
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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."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBtCRKvBMq
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Y1Zb5CPYC
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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."718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4MQBbm3To
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ir2dhj3TD
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDafPntutoR
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFA4qaXP1J
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59JVLQcsgh
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqietpsF2q
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6syvuyTMO
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dg7QrPenC
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPdlJIdke2
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRrgTUNiwK
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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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iVia89pzG
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzp2lbddyZ
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqF6hD7jhr
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2F4gfjeF6V
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPx34NVn6C
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK12xvI0k7M
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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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMibfddfrk6
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
