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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kSxFvaxCZ
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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 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYda54pCmIm
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMYLL8VRdq
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX5uX4coVx
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJllB7AZ44
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YlnSTdmuC
minute!" I assured him.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPuLnTgbTG
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVn3NIph3Le
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXyqyYkL4G
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2hXwsgUyL
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJfspxH7At
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrlQGiMpBc
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw8hcxKouf
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ET2xspt1d
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUBQ8sGkNG
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEptd2ufMEf
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"Welcome, sir."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuwKqV6JGw
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm8ZNnI718
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I made a move to go.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsnFpUgGut
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eUrLLLIse
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSAxlNDUFH
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJSBIrX101
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZqmewZ6XK
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH9nJmAT05
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SxvV8xOek
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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."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPTsCJp98s
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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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCdalrtDVd
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsU0mDm8en4
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BtxBSgamc
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfBBi2odSt
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR9zzSclgC
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNT3Y0NDcAS
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIis4FohAw4
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bLyMeiZTB
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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."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BzNOAV5Rm
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ5cdv5SQt
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpARdLLK6I
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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."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnS0LiVAZdU
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17YNhAZVlv
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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."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUj5SpBPcg
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU1CWt83e4
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1s22TWX9A
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXMLX4tdKc
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WyVzRvNV9
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN89lW4F2xG
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53aPzXrTOt
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7R24juNM0
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVuzdpujwk
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4LhLAyn9M
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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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08CmE5jsmq
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidaDa1fHRh
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhk2KReBj9
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxshmAnnsp0
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICQ9MTea8a
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHmcJudigH
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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. 637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzXQm8rACb
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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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