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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgnOMe3eZj
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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 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TRgovLKKw
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhR6KrB1QI
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QkQpSY9Ba
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQXLFDCuWp
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR5LzdLpKA
minute!" I assured him.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8sVCnPWkI
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfJscDTdZ0
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKdmI6VILH
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANcG7xDWMZ
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5h6OciPdI
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqOSn5Q19e
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6RzVwmYKI
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefbaJeGJwT
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN59YodNPYj
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0KBuAq2DC
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"Welcome, sir."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwvrpEyfFa
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrnBX2NGCl
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I made a move to go.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dCIxdt7SQ
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzCXQTKkVi
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIEradicPX
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAzjDEsIsz
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyCVvXCoBy
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUk1jB3U4r
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnQ4I5uEru
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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."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3tKf0HTHF
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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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirku3b1Xyx
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2HgP95bzW
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzfv4G6dSV
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFKfbjU1tA
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfVbLewCnJ
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVau9jgaMR
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBrEdz2B5s
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mp5WJzjlr
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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."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBPBrDfwjR
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAcFLcGXLQ
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzT1UyjBte
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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."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPiOoUNiOV
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLjENXFTKM
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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."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1quYWN2zs
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufUd3WZvk7
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMWVdz11DR
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnw5O0IDu8
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DQd4efyy7
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx9mD75ce0
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwBv5exdST
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3lO8jBj4H
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjlQ6PNZyJ
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKYfulvXde
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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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdDvYQ0IDq
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgPEnjNjS7
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTUqdKBpVV
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X8o5tL7PZ
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlPaBed2XY
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA5T1A8j4B
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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. 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA6Y15cPeh
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
