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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WJDPM7C6L
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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 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7zVI1Nway
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyand3iOEE
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJIXyTqu52
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgadl8g0x5F
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSq0lwyrPcB
minute!" I assured him.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLhOAkqsgr
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzJikzVPVq
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWSxctVp61
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD58VCb4fWw
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiObt55qqo
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMUtdxj5Eo
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcO5XxY4ni
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa81rwMipZ
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJwD6McJnI
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuvdwCKiEg
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"Welcome, sir."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlrfrSLw0E
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0HmktIqOV
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I made a move to go.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3V4leI8tO
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNmoCOLjih
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfreA2cvNM
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84KeBQbPa3
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26ES4j134R
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3wCNi49ZM
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXKS3umlHM
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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."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxV1eoD3jm
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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.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKkQqdCG66
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6jQVAMDq2
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLkgWAXwga
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WCkPCF9Bs
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlWeZ4KBbR
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTcNKXw30s
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6aHFx3NMb
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzEXPskx6j
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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."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzQ2IrwYtd
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRf01OenWaI
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuk9gKACl3
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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."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AruC8c1ww
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiiA6mr4Db
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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."623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxixTehwUny
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUZ6vG5vqB
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaQX8cbkL1
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ5T7PDhme
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ShU3GZ1Iu
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7IvWJhveX
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0lL9hPxCJ
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu3mJyL1s6
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ0xW28ARX
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHR2MwW40U
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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.623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrM9KzN2Kz
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNvwyH3yE4
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0bY9wfG0y
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTNUaQY8fC
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj99WvsFPe
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP3wwh7tQ0
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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. 623Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aIV7hxRxW
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
