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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVP84JzjS0
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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 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJprUwe7uCG
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAOMEfXPmd
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkJxXlOqwF
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvEE022qGx
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOWNJ8lbUU
minute!" I assured him.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTYSS6jUPF
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKvb9NmA6a
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGToR7AE52Q
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYEhIJRCwP
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS5EzGL5Mn
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRcIrAR3re
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LNkLPLKRN
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDPL0PjHjL
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAy7QyYI4c
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLanU7fh1b0
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"Welcome, sir."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2KzJcT4qA
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRyF7Ur0b2
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I made a move to go.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt8vc5DTtn
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCvbzYXnbj
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNl3zjEysaC
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07DWTQyAsU
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKWa28IhOF
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7c8iJjzDk
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKokCJuYbn
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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."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLXTubuiWt
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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.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzCFA37Owf
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85gPdog3HQ
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwYIXg5YX5
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEhRV4jy9Q
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCDF6tRcvH
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dr10xrzQ0
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl1qkSF0Mc
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mhzTcUjN4
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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."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUClijrQf6
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CEm2NZxho
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACuDjvGP8Q
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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."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCR9IxPZjI
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp04YZoMhHb
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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."521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCTNJq090A
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRw819119j
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaVeWbleba
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCTXRuwnSV
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV31qBk5udb
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUbkaqxrO4
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqIZDdT6l8
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tSPnhSnFM
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cUcs3zBba
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNguJW5CiO
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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.521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2g9p1273R
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOOHn1VQQQ
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YnzqUtLkZ
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33zHqeQ3Jr
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJjTrK1EQW
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQ3oE6LJIK
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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. 521Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLtJxEV4o9
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
