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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsddeFUcRiG
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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 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNez7kFM71
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO66FdxiySh
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzLuECIJI9
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb255M2tTEH
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXlw0R83v1
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDOIQSv2yg
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMTyIXDHwM
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV9w2ehnU1
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjbb1Pnbsi
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLE53V87dp
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhRjP5nwW6
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpMU6xtPDU
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXgJBq9stR
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgUBr7ONAb
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"Welcome, sir."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyGGliUZW5
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvZqyF2VCh
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I made a move to go.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMczoht2ntz
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXf1bMzV1U
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEisQX5zmUe
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp6fjTteSz
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmqCLAVzVa
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU8UF1Yagu
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF4DLDRS08
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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."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccY4x08wPO
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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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohUyAQSwK8
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrI2YAKmkw
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u9UMBK0xV
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpsiTq87YQ
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHQv8dqW8X
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2vIiN103J
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcDSlXGUjj
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2rUwHDf5c
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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."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNGJvzKOFT
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBsloqgnw7
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7YDtxFw5d
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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."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvG22HQlbo
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2dKkK6jCS
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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."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcaBdZhcQN
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z02xlGGwD
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeMq6YqjWv
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnbWldcc7O
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgJgg5YetL
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J4mJmzdT9
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbehhY2GRJ
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaJqyZT6yA
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs00D2gfKV
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJKrJzGg69
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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.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOlDRKt25O
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz2MFwkP7K
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqlxZnjGuy
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK92BsMPUd
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AsrczgyoL
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3uoYFyPAB
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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. 702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd8dgkPtrb
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
