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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmihLYfuXJ
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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 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZUfy6cVrL
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKUY7XLEri
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjJEpTOn5a
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkGDTEJqdo
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfc4Y3IQjo
minute!" I assured him.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGIxf71kvo
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IfbrLRuZs
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpehCZkYRA
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7sZE4Iy6G
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYQvVzz4Ul
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV0VkoPA4O
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPosZeicxh
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzA8YTJpzv
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6uNCcd4rx
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4bwu6SlBv
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"Welcome, sir."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUQZQ5M5fj
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUU4OyYibl
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I made a move to go.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwCy9WNsgt
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8XWhnY6Mn
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuq6jGYvGF
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j1tEEdGTz
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQAqzLBcde
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOmz8urmBS
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVhxSVOq7a
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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."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mpFHeo2j6
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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.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgVUhr7AgN
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhqkz5pakS
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtv8k9rJFZ
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzY01gBUXf
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tQl3lAzTE
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2L8NUpbYb
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKpVvIjeis
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDfvrrtsGC
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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."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ861QLhFJh6
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAB4GqTjVj
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd5FI7edsG
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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."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcDpXk1e8W
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0YSWHchjN
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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."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSt792uAkq
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7OsO9vANH
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ADwIZnHSF
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC39yYIOKi
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGLmtAwahF
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJitJmaQxKX
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvERKf4man
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppEnR9YtWt
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4C9NkzXUY
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2JoFKrMuc
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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.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaJZgoVGNh
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUdWOuZ7pj
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmRqPDQrXD
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxhist3gPo
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINkyTq2ZCv
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbhUM8HgIE
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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. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wfyCmWwR4
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
