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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAUWmibe0bVL
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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 439Please respect copyright.PENANAHE2hL4WNY5
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAnrRefnhN5Z
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANA9gIhkquscw
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAgSi4yaN4MM
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 439Please respect copyright.PENANAMRf7ukNp5p
minute!" I assured him.439Please respect copyright.PENANAlXY64zpWIN
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANA8nTPXiFvVy
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAlOwB0AWHIz
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 439Please respect copyright.PENANA6xKFpzO7X3
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"439Please respect copyright.PENANAG09qlZx5hu
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.439Please respect copyright.PENANABf5lGj1MF2
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 439Please respect copyright.PENANAvVHbtHXJIH
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.439Please respect copyright.PENANA40gZ3dgpxo
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."439Please respect copyright.PENANA2GcDIkyniQ
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 439Please respect copyright.PENANA488ddaxZCQ
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"Welcome, sir."439Please respect copyright.PENANA7uNIV5R9Fk
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 439Please respect copyright.PENANARdhed9IIT7
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I made a move to go.439Please respect copyright.PENANA54A2dHkE2O
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."439Please respect copyright.PENANAKBAS6icvpJ
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."439Please respect copyright.PENANAcOTV30Tg6b
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAICzjUEF8vx
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 439Please respect copyright.PENANAQRPv5mHjHu
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAX44ifLCwwo
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAEWzIcLu1mi
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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."439Please respect copyright.PENANABCWJwOnYcS
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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.439Please respect copyright.PENANAwf3Xgxeffk
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAZXtOpwK1LC
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAt0W9uVH6HV
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ440dD1TS
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.439Please respect copyright.PENANAPnkRCRqDIE
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAdXzkSGVDNA
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAp15bDZgwd7
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAm3Yo42UOdr
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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."439Please respect copyright.PENANACXOjULIWwJ
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAl6NxLHDmJe
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.439Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0zED1zAG8
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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."439Please respect copyright.PENANAM3X3AxmPCm
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAnvIkcvwX8g
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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."439Please respect copyright.PENANAk4T1SRb2AZ
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAElKn93LWRR
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6YTrghgsf
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAjBECFUd7wW
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAVgRsaDySN9
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAk5PywAxCmX
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAzARC7LXBLD
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAqhaCrcKPLs
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAmqs2it2QPo
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 439Please respect copyright.PENANATu4119rveU
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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.439Please respect copyright.PENANAjkay08liss
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 439Please respect copyright.PENANA3jIkNuDHj9
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAzbj2G1g7Wt
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAq7wLJF1kmJ
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 439Please respect copyright.PENANADkhD1QEIHg
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAVG9EVeENXr
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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. 439Please respect copyright.PENANAWOcRxNa27X
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.