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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46ukWWh3z7
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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 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVBCwSB92r
couldn't even know how she was doing. I was in the dark about her well being. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOeWGWqx7d
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EUCMDCfi1
"Honey, we have a visitor!" My husband shouted. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR7aRtZKok
I sighed. Who was it this time? "I will be there in a 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ShAo0VDFu
minute!" I assured him.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbP86yOdFQ
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3bzRitRrT
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The visitor had his back turned to me, but I knew it was our District Pastor. What a pleasant surprise. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO27MaEx6c
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"Good day, sir," I curtsied as I greeted. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIKJsRkLEh
He looked up with a smile lighting his features. "Ah, Sister in the lord. How are you?"544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8lKUub1pX
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"I am doing well, sir," I said with a smile.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA1FIPUJd5
"What of your family? It's been long I saw your wife." 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkGyXfnTfg
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"She has been extremely busy with church meetings and keeping the home," he explained.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhNMmdhRo8
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I sighed. "I can't imagine but thank God for His grace to lead a good life."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXGwL9epfo
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"Yes, yes. That's the most important...," he nodded continually. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoYRp0gof9
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"Welcome, sir."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IHU0VSXjt
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"Thank you," he greeted cheerfully. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pv5b5xBEB
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I made a move to go.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NtLZtv9UG
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"Don't go, Madam. I want to talk with you and your husband."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC9EnhPTHN
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"Is there something wrong?" I queried.
"Not at all. Please sit down."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWZzaglzri
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I sat down beside my husband on the couch. I exchanged looks with him. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlXHTyU4we
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"It's about your commitment to church activities, he began. I have noticed that you both have been backsliding." 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBuWOGGwj5
I inwardly groaned as I pretended to smoothen up my apron. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETc8boxx5a
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"We have been so busy with work," my husband said shortly. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURBAljkCpf
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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."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCElIdNxqw
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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.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5Qy7WDE1x
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmUIOK3qjP
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"Boarding school," my husband answered nervously. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiAY0lzAp0
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaYD6B7wUg
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"Yes, she needed to be among her peers so that she can open up," I added.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS4x58ZM47
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I watched as Pastor Ndubuisi shook his head in disapproval. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1kWPb2xA5
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"I must say you've got it all wrong," he told us emphatically. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAY7RwRIsy
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I watched as my husband squeezed his face in irritation. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR5tS69xZr
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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."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAcM9ndX8O
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The room grew silent, with my husband and I deep in thought. At last, my husband sighed noisily. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaZwmva5Al
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"What if we are making matters worse by pulling her close to us?" he asked.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQWhYx0tcU
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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."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36DZZpPcNy
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRSIqKN6sw
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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."544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMnwvk0NiS
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I quickly used the shawl on my neck to cover my hair as we all bowed in prayer. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lSGUWNHjk
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtb33JtJ8G
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"Thank you so much, pastor, for coming," my husband said as they both shook hands. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wJ81uuAx9
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNzwKUP39M
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"Greet mama for me." I was referring to his wife. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3sDd110Wn
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH4ubyjsni
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBQglqpdwf
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBTwKZ0mLw
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"Saturday," I said softly, holding him close to me. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnAAd1V71e
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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.544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriHWxiffM8
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"You mean, she is coming back here?" I almost shrieked. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgUB8yAZ9m
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaM98FBwpj
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"Leave me joor," I said childishly. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wNIVWYF65
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I knew he wouldn't mind because he enjoyed it so much. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShjFY71cXh
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"I am never going to leave you alone," he vowed. We both had a good laugh over that. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGktsyNY11T
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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. 544Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4B2hqUH32
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"I would gladly do that and take her along. I miss her too." With that, I held him tighter.
