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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGHG88uzHm
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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 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ319f23lycp
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgckkp9vGq8
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAnnVxdyqY
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjJwLk2vGM
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TIUA3wyv2
minute!" I assured him.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1r2y6SHW1O
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrLam8Bs6Y
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZWhrTp2rq
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KOOeXOR3Y
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW4tlj9I7p
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgJfu82JRr
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7klj5g5Iw
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdzyAEV5iW
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiaY3QvaHa
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDa5KMKZSa
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"Welcome, sir."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrNxWSZiE6
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb92mN7ulSQ
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I made a move to go.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q6phRiF7e
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEBNF6eNiJ
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7Pe8i9Cdb
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0YdjhknSn
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9GcyUukdX
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoysf6N6rK
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ShoXa7UHx
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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."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq2Y8ZxWlE
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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.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3nmliCgP3
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuG9cZBbDQz
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DbX4AfHnZ
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj59KwdvjD
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctJQ4wurSQ
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttLEC52a2a
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb7PaF1Gym
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vT3NwbTJB
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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."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3j5UXQ7ac
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmFMeW23Rb
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7wuCv0Wg8
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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."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUT835yter
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxr6YdHNby
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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."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKtzMpUNK4
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl7tGLWCR2
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY86kvWmdm
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaf4MZQnGK
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbX4gvU4lDP
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO14bAHaHQT
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh30r2u7Qe
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwhT1cEjhq
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRouU71VSVf
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA14IFjyHSR
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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.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0k0KisJdr
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDLysyt4nw
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE7ZeKuklT
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxihCIyl2KR
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNaCjvGFE4
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyMfsOrPQ1
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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. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XtVPc3y3N
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
