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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyCAjd4HC0
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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 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2DA25IjBF
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KidLLydaK
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW3WUmnkzR
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWUQwqPX2i
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu5ypuuI9K
minute!" I assured him.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS0FTotlkM
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF1wdxcA87
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqxJ6RP8pI
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EWCMVt5ra
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQK3GIqvs9
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4SUFwJiFt
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvPHTk3r2t
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2Eq1Ea7RP
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5SvtFfR0T
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZL1gBkeRH
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"Welcome, sir."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3e2LHhfqv
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6et20HW0C
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I made a move to go.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdtmTNyYbh
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkmQcNGNMT
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8UOVHaLTq
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrLLxRoBYw
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4WeXHnDaR
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYUwECCEvl
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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."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBLIy5bJBz
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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.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxljtPo0aP
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwol2yo4WGv
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEjnXNYPJm
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFZgTo8Msu
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn395JRUjj
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKcBtKUBmf
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODMps9UtL6
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wP8tDZp66
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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."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqINa1DUBZ
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5AtvwII0a
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzQLUyPKQP
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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."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4lZi64dPz
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOazyZ8z2V
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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."719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYqXo965KH
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp7clEJU0B
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlT9eiLZWK4
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1LqgitcfM
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kvq41a4tX
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPg9CbWx9y
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeO3Q6dStV
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8ZM2J0qhW
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VBbEka8kM
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqC1yz1pmD6
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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.719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb9zQUtBgI
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbA7M7iRTj
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsbKykLQ9X
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcVtY5kabi
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoywTgCkkJo
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOcJPJyYl7
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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. 719Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84jSnSEI5o
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
