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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts3C5XDT4C
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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 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXx3fPJpxZ
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTEUUccTmd
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaBUkiCZYr
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6bad6vJwT
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQMCoqt44g
minute!" I assured him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcrGssKTWh
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpnqhl5uTM
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmDucmwslp
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAcVBI8dFE
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2BOFmMpgA
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uEL3j6Yxc
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjj92MGUUG
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AMpYVUFv5
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf9ghiBcnw
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o4VizAEpX
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"Welcome, sir."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHyuK6Adgk
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNcay8rTTh
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I made a move to go.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA9qfJ9ZSW
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjki53yOVwj
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JwJth8MkX
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi54BruNvOK
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxF4pi3cpj
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOlRLhTeda
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHoecsmqfn
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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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD91UXYpOd0
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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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCHfXuyeAU
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsVSEiKNmR
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYJI50dI70
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBVS80aHjk
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyElNlHGnc
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIWaOMfKs5
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSXeSMnncu
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq9mZT5F0W
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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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLVN83nNMz
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2QXzkqO3c
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfTZRULg6u
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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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86MzlAT1OZ
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mV5zj7IXU
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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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7sR2zFyuJ
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq3E4m4QZL
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJMDvNbJ7Y
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHGCrdiQpe
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE9aK9BTGr
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpFIAMlmWU
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdfUUEwI8P
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuTRVCvd9i
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hQXcVhXup
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRPwv4BUMh
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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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPxq32pwir
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLro5ax9zq
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5XopkvqJZ
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz3L1fiLME
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNswDJQrph3
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdFBxNZbGv
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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. 583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyJHJZLChy
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
