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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jR2p0Pil3
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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 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsovo729OIV
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVYKLpHddb
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wDlq7vvr1
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p4rlsjMZ0
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiCpeVIKg7
minute!" I assured him.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2x6MwQgA3
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj39THS6nx
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZIecO0B3c
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyWS4oxOkS
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPrmmKPN1k
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRO3YQ5i6j
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpT7qWsdoTj
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8xgOrcEbr
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7p40Ey3Io
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hLPn2Lbl4
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"Welcome, sir."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJaCXOPK5y
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7ZvJrKCYu
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I made a move to go.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mqcn76yRw
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswEaWEYt7k
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbEMJaqXgt
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK1PMEmzrr
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6OeyjvTAd
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgLSVs072T
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xMY9lIUBB
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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."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPny5Cy7V1N
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGBobTFgDQ
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxAqhb9ChF
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0z9avTtXf
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChssve6IUG
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYrL93xqun
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqItqRANO8
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHXbkZ4ITV
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXnsPu3P0k
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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."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vBOBPjNw4
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG4xs5KGdb
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGOyvN467u
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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."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQWf9SeGYw
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJQyFjdMxG
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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."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM44EgviKf5
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sXpfLpnkb
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjnh1rh4qt
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsmXQoW57G
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwu3oNjG4I
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOmBr4mECV
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAIXYswACY
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rpAZSoFTK
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHgWpttJGp
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJxpiqqcnz
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxkQGUswrZ
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3ddN8GjRy
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWagys0rUYC
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2F0yYuf0V
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DU0bNi84g
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS07WzQy52i
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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. 662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxQ2GHmy7C
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
