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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gYVSoaAlj
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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 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfAxdyY5Yp
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGD2g2M8mp
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgCmeSJYTx
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrCEKkYcHM
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qvMfvJ98U
minute!" I assured him.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHzXNa8iX6
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UzdaIftr6
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTtzhqmbDs
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xgmZUHSur
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2de3Jtaku
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lgahBGt96
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWdcnGpdjN
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOEvk9M70N
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMzjqfxHcw
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw238mRLBvg
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"Welcome, sir."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe78hyD0mCQ
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSWf2GW4Fd
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I made a move to go.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz0ep9ysz8
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7ZS432Sfd
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyrX7MpEQk
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l9KZk2ir0
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQZG7Jb4JK
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzds4wXU7uT
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpdPawkr33
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAMbJAGtls
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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.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjylCNn0E9
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofnBtDHOUQ
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7fTzx1MaF
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAe6dIl1Go
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgFgglohX5
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBJRqbflZO
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFbMJUy28V
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJRQ0OUBHc
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfqnuPiQkX
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3TNEEThqh
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxrx4AeNGF
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmY0dhjUkK
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9zkBGxgwo
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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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZvE38UMt0
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGroVvRhX0
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscTNBtzr6c
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6onjWxFZf
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBDvsnapXB
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LxcsA01Zw
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBDqzvhgcs
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTs74ScwYA0
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiZf5iQ5k4
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uzyr7l8hn
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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.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5fxhIJmWV
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbIu7nPUsi
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoQbznc0lC
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD10mLTckt
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmyHBGQby5
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXA5ipqGSVt
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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. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT7d16KRUz
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
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