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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcXoulrLpx
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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 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hK8Buc4Vz
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAkhsHdg2o
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeQX3Hlf9a
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Er14HJevH
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ70cqEaA1z
minute!" I assured him.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTC7Tk35l5
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWToPquXsgI
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkchfuhCDq
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OVCyE8kjz
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeetwxuhEO
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzIhWgzLlD
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHRkYomk8k
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeso9K2Ip6
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJShCRlVt5
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwUfCuq9xd
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"Welcome, sir."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSrhrO8Qze
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGxd8Uh6EE
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I made a move to go.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks5ydoBIF0
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK8ILnkJfH
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO59Eo1yNcL
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE9HVAVzgJ
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XVXpACsWA
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSHLS9TU73
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBh0YhZXYL
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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."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5bddnJLdc
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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.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCmTpK7LG3
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6rmrhqMoK
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsoNcm2o49
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdWDALU1Vw
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDg8RgJGg4t
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkV5P4nb1CI
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk0A9QYSYB
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27pm6NtCeb
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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."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ9SOUcyFc
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16GTQrMBqV
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN5hIebM46
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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."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uTx6HvjEG
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctLvnfYnmh
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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."728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCF72rxqVwJ
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOluW6plDhL
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZJMLnytMy
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpQaGNXwVB
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99H2vC7tyX
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyveyd0EIC
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPpsG50XCv
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7GZDRLeMy
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvzgkFnoTK
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxYXzc1px5
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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.728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdKD3jqMCv
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGeJXf3Blw
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjsOCqEnHx
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbkJnAlL6O
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5idIUgzOGI
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKEZsyXY58
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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. 728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tHm6Uzd82
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
