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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40lacLSj0c
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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 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrF6urs7HCm
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnswwRjfCHj
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0GJxy7d34
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEiGUaBpUI
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00IyBDNFur
minute!" I assured him.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE6wIreOiF
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxapAaJWYvL
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC9L1MxZyj
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO5Zw0nkub
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnWybj9nh7
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2thY2SIFI3
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6YjjrZfDv
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImbtc36jPY
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zPJIFwLvP
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZU97GTppo
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"Welcome, sir."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoDeWbkopT
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhwNakGlNA
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I made a move to go.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuJ2W2R7nL
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCkCii5MEf
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lnFXCuzox
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZh2lCN1SB
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2xd2z9bCg
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Z2Uh6LLrp
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVBEMyQo0R
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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."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj658vryRRf
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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.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAEDfDxh0o
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg81GRR5IN
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqMI2vTxUW
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn4sVg9Zsr
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw0XvGnRe1
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyR6yqEp9o
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez6p0hIQo4
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjSMZTahDa
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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."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbolzzaujeY
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RyPqwcwDG
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBzVU88w4k
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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."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPdPsXBbyh
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YXd9ZDC8G
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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."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyawndHDiJ
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj0fhMZtvP
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfhlxReJxR
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JYqpOnYv2
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgrBKhVDts
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E8JqK4lNe
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbtmc1JRjL
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFerIwMXy2
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0gCNYWSGK
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaNVgVigIz
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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.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG983BGVoKx
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80DJDPGPKs
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2UBEcZa94
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5k9ZA29Xv
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBUV3Sqr7X
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcgv1lzsKA
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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. 520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI1qpLSZmv
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
