TAINTED YET LOVED

<div class="blogaway-section"> <br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmPQ0x_0bHhUAfcFaavnZbx-9OSq22zOewYihts8Y_YLOK06cRX_Fb2tbPq49sJIrCuGNzrV041OO7OSin0Q6PJioLt0zbGOenEVhChIwUY5yzAwtYK1kKx-ZxdsQ6OhYLbhM-sxaphQ/s1600/Tainted+yet+loved+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmPQ0x_0bHhUAfcFaavnZbx-9OSq22zOewYihts8Y_YLOK06cRX_Fb2tbPq49sJIrCuGNzrV041OO7OSin0Q6PJioLt0zbGOenEVhChIwUY5yzAwtYK1kKx-ZxdsQ6OhYLbhM-sxaphQ/s1600/Tainted+yet+loved+pic.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(……. Continued from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BETRAYED 2</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After Tina’s phone rang twice, unsure of what to do, with me in tears, she answered the call.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hello Sam<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m sorry we’ve not communicated in a while, I do miss you and would like to see you<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Please let’s talk later, need to sort some things out, ok<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But can’t it wait<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No, I’m sorry. Later ok<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">if you say so. Take care my dear.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanks. Bye Sammy.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(Sam felt Tina sounded a bit odd, but believed she’d get over the issues soon and be back to him </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">soon)</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">T-gal, I’m really sorry… please talk to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: (thinking) </span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I cannot believe my ears, how could my Best friend attempt to get me in a trap? … I’m dumbfounded. I’ve been praying for someone, who unknown to me, wanted me to go down with her. What do I do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">T-gal, please I know I’ve hurt you, but I don’t want to lose us…I’m sincerely sorry<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Please give me some minutes, I need to use the ladies, I’ll be back.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I went to the ladies, not to relief myself, my head was full, I had to cry my heart out.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: (crying)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">O Lord, I was at the point of leading her to you, but I’m hurting right now, I don’t know how to do this. I need your help Lord. Do I walk away?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After few minutes, I heard Him say to me: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes, I know it hurt so bad, but imagine, what it was like when I was denied by Peter, what I did is what you need to do. You need to forgive her and bring her in…. we’ve waited for her for a long time now, we are never giving up on her. Remember, My Grace is sufficient for you, and my strength is made perfect in weaknesses.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I washed my face and returned to Tina’s room, her head was buried in her hands when I walked in, she then looked up at me as I walked towards her.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: (hugging Tina) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I forgive you Tina, I love you, we can start all over again and better.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Thank you so much Tricia, I’m grateful. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I have no choice my dear, that’s what Jesus would do.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wow, I think I’m ready to join you, please tell me how to connect with Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Person of Jesus being in my life is the best thing to happen to me. It’s wonderful to know that connecting with him is not complex as we sometimes think, because his arms are open wide to receive as many as we believe in Him. Let me show you his word.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">John 3:16.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="text"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="text"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span class="text">For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.</span> <span class="text">As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame……</span> for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rom 10:9-11,13.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">How do I do that? The Confessing and believing?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pray, ask God to forgive your sins, acknowledge in your heart and believe Jesus died for you to be Saved. Take my hand, let’s do it together.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I led Tina to Christ, and also encouraged her further with this word, <span class="text"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white;">But to as many as did receive <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and</span> welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">that is</span>, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> John 1:12,13</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Few weeks Later, we were back to school, and Tina started going to fellowship with me. One </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">day, while she was in the room, she got a call from Sam.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hey girl…. I didn’t hear from you again, what’s going on?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hello Sam, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can continue with this relationship any more.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What? Why? I still love you.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My values have changed, I’m a Christian now…. I’m born again.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: (laughs) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">you? Born again? You can’t be serious.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And why is that? What’s funny?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Look you’re too impure for the church folks and trust me, none of them is going to look your way… remember you’re like a half woman currently… so take my advice. You belong with me, girl. We’ve got our youth to have fun not being bored with Church. Hello…. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina ends the call and begins to cry……. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">oh! She ended the call, I hope she gets over this Church syndrome.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I walked in to the room later and found Tina in tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina dear, why are you crying? What happened?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s Sam.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam? What about him?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: (sobbing) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He said I’m too impure for the church folks and no one is going to look my way… that I’m a half woman currently.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What?!!! When? Did he come here?<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No. He called me<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina, I’m sorry he made those statements to you, but you need know that he is lying. There is no one that comes to God, that he casts away. If possible, cut every form of communication with Sam for now. You need to heal completely and Trust God. You won’t be disappointed; I can assure you.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanks, T-gal<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now clean those tears and smile for your best friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I gave her a hug and went to prepare dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Few years later, we were oth in Final year. Steve called for me at the end of the service on a fateful Sunday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes, Steve<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I need to talk to you about your friend, Tina. Please take a seat.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ok, I’m listening.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m interested in her…. Like I’m considering being in a relationship with her that could lead to marriage. So, I needed you to tell me more about her, since she is your best friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well Steve, Tina is Basically a nice lady, growing in the faith, but I don’t think I need to be more elaborate than this. I believe you can approach her and get to know her for yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">ok, thanks.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I walked away to meet Tina for us to return to our room.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hey dear, so what was Steve telling you about, that was making you Smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">oh, he was just telling about some lady in our fellowship, you know a new member.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Are you guys planning a “follow up” session.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: (smiles) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nope<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ok o, please let just get going I’m hungry.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yea, me too.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Within six months, Tina had become friends with Steve like myself. We had just concluded our final exams. Steve felt it was time he opened up to Tina. Today, He met us leaving the School’s Law Club Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Tina! Tricia! wait up <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hi Steve, how are you doing?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m good. How are you Ladies?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia and Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">we’re fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ok, Tina please can I see you for few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina turns to look at me, I gave her smile. And they took few steps away from where I was.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ok<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I just wanted to know if it be ok for me to invite out for lunch later today?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">yea sure, but what about Tricia, don’t you think she should come too?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Today’s own is a bit different.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">interesting… well call me by 12 noon. I need to be sure my best friend is not going to be left alone, while I’m at some place with our friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ok, I will.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yea, bye Steve<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">yea, see you soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina smiles and walks back towards me.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So what’s behind the smile?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve is a very funny guy, he called me aside to ask if he could invite me for lunch, and I told him you needed to be there too, but he said this is different. So I told him to call by 12, while I ask you, so as to finally decide. I don’t want you to be alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina dear, I’ll be fine. I’m ok with you going without me. I’ll go play volley ball with the lodge girls then.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ok, if you say so. Now what do I wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I think this royal blue gown is ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ok, thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve called Tina at 12 noon, and she told him she was available, so he came to pick her from the room 30 minutes later.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You look unusually pretty today<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanks, you don’t look bad yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Good day Steve<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hey, Good day Tricia<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">T-gal, are you sure you don’t want to come with us?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No, go ahead, (Smiles)...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>you’re in safe hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I gave them both a hug and they left. They arrived at the Restaurant few minutes later and walked in:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ladies First, (Smiles) (getting the seat out for Tina)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -36pt;"> (Smiles) thank you.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">They made their orders and got talking<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So tell me Tina, what’s your plans after graduation?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">well, I have applied to the Law School, so that will help further my career in Family Law.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wow, that’s impressive.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m trusting God to help me… so, how’s your MBA going?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">it’s been going pretty well; I should conclude the programme in 3months time.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">wow, congrats in advance<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you. So I do have something I need to ask you Tina<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve really come to admire your person. You’re quite an exceptional lady and I’m hoping we could me more than friends. By your agreement, I’d love to be in a relationship with you, that could lead to marriage, God-willing. What do you say?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve, I’m sorry, I’m more than what you see. I can’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I don’t really understand, I can give you time to search your heart and pray.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve… I …. I… I’ve a lot of baggage that won’t make this work. I’m sorry (Starts to Cry)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">oh no…. Please don’t cry. Did I say something wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No… Please can I get home.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.55pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.55pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Steve brought her home that evening amidst tears, I was shocked, but calmed myself to be able to get a view of things. Tina ran inside the room, still in tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.55pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.55pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Why was Tina crying? Find out in</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> “</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tainted Yet Loved 2</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">”</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.55pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><i><span style="border: none 1.0pt; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; padding: 0cm;">Much Love<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><i><span style="border: none 1.0pt; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; padding: 0cm;">Joan A.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> </div> <br />

TAINTED YET LOVED

(……. Continued from BETRAYED 2 ) After Tina’s phone rang twice, unsure of what to do, with me in tears, she answered the call. ...

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BETRAYED 2

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlunJV6RJQnL6UeecCVrP8LvQ7LKi1vPXfEzcWiC3AqvuG_iXlnxCPOoW5RzlTmxgeLCnoDkZIYMz4BRQGUAY06d_kBJEXvuGiA0ytENDqYGcN824N5f3k83mlAGkceG_-cI3a3qgOA8/s1600/betrayed+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlunJV6RJQnL6UeecCVrP8LvQ7LKi1vPXfEzcWiC3AqvuG_iXlnxCPOoW5RzlTmxgeLCnoDkZIYMz4BRQGUAY06d_kBJEXvuGiA0ytENDqYGcN824N5f3k83mlAGkceG_-cI3a3qgOA8/s1600/betrayed+2.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I ran from Dave, I was able to get a hidden shed fast, which I ran into, and hid. After he searched, and could not find me, he walked back towards his car and drove off. I stayed the night in the Shed after I prayed, but woke up early to leave, hoping to meet up with fellowship. It was 6 AM Sunday morning, when I walked towards the roadside, after few minutes someone stopped by me, I stepped away as fast as I could, but he called my forum pet name... I stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Debby…<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: (</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">looked into the car, saw a familiar face) oh! Steve, good morning.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good morning Tricia, what brings you to this area this early? please come in.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: (enters the car) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m actually going back to my lodge, I came for a program yesterday, had some not so good encounters, so I was unable to get home that same yesterday</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh, sorry about that... I hope you’re not hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No… thanks to God.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ok, I’m on my way to Church, I’d drop you off at your lodge and go on.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">thanks a lot<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You’re welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I got to the lodge, Tina was not in, so I figured she would still be in Sam’s place. After I cleaned up, I was still dazed with the scene of last night, that I had to stay indoors that morning. I still could not imagine how a seeming nice and Calm guy like Dave would attempt what he did last night. I was thankful to God, for saving me from such. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Later in the day, After the evening Service, I met my pastor’s wife and told her what happened. She was happy I was safe and unhurt, but also counselled I need to get close to God, to hear from him, as His direction will help me to avoid being found at the wrong place or in the wrong company. She later prayed with me. Ever since then, that was the first and last time such happened to me. I still had not seen Tina weeks after, But I still prayed she would come off that path and accept the faith in Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So it’s two weeks to Exam and the time table was out. We were going to have it through 3 weeks. I happened to finish before Tina, as the last paper was an elective course that I did not select. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before she left for the exam hall, she was glad that she has just one paper to end this session. I smiled and wished her luck. She then left.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After an hour into the Exam, a loud thud was heard at the centre of the hall… Tina had passed-out and fallen off her seat. The school health officer was contacted immediately, and she was rush to the school clinic.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia! Tricia!! Tricia!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was startled out of my room, it was Emily running like she saw a scary being.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">yes! What’s it?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Emily: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -36pt;">Tina! It’s Tina!</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> what about her? Please calm down and tell me what happened?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Emily: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She has been taking to the hospital, she fainted in the exam hall.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What?!! Oh my God! Please Lord save her, whatever it may be.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I got dressed quickly and hurried to the school health centre, but on reaching there, I was told she has been taken to a hospital in town. I got the name of the hospital, returned to the lodge to get some money and left for town to see her. But I was not allowed to see her, she was in the OR (operating room). So I went back to the lodge, all attempts to see her at the hospital failed, only family members were allowed.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two weeks later, she was discharged and I was contacted by her, so I went to see her. Thankfully, she was recuperating fast<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hi girl, how are you doing? I was really scared for you, thank God you’re back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">T-gal, I’m ok but... (Starts crying)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">oh dear, please stop crying, I’m still here with you. You can tell me what happened.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After our conversation few months back on Sam, it took just a week for him to notice my advances and he asked me out and I accepted. We were always together, we got intimate really quick. I thought I was loved; felt I was having fun. Then on Valentine’s day, he said he didn’t want conventional party stuff and wanted us to see a movie. So we went to the Cinema that night, few minutes to the movie, his hands was already skimming all over me, and he suggested we go to his place. So we left, and you know…. Once we got home, we slept together…<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh no… you let him have it.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was just…I can’t explain it… I wanted to feel among the cool girls on campus… But he still stayed with me and we got much closer. Few weeks later, I noticed some changes in me, I had headaches and bouts of fever. So I bought some pills for the pain, but it didn’t go away. I actually felt worse. So I decided to go the hospital, only to be told that I was 1 month pregnant. It was then I recalled I hadn’t seen my cycle that month. I was devastated. I went to Sam’s place to tell him. He said he loved me, but we cannot continue with what was in me, as it will pose a barrier. So he suggested I abort the baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh my God!<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told him I was scared, but he assured me that he knew someone that would do that, and I don’t need to worry as he will pay for the bills. I agreed. It was done and everything was seemingly back to normal. Although I felt pains, once in a while, but I was on pills which reduced the pain. So on the exam day when I fainted, I had internal bleeding and so lost consciousness. Apparently, the D & C was improperly done. The doctor said I was lucky to have survived…. though they had to remove my Uterus. I’ve lost my Feminine treasure, T-gal.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">oh dear, so sorry you had to go through this stuff… that’s what I was trying to keep you from.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m so sorry Tricia, I should have listened to you. Look what I’ve put myself into.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">what about your parents?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were disappointed, especially as they made sure I lacked nothing. But they said I’m the only daughter, and won’t afford to lose me, so they still had me home, but basically everything is no more as it used to be. (Starts crying again)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>please my dear, stop crying, God can turn things around for you. You’re alive, that’s enough to begin afresh. And what of Sam?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve not heard from him since the incidence… I basically don’t know where he is.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">well, you’d be better off without him<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I hope so T-gal… I still miss him… and with me like this now, if he’s not back, which guy is going to accept me this way.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God will help you work things out. Hear this, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>“For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant”, Job. 14:7-9.</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But how do I find hope?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I guess I may need to consider this your church talks after all, but there is something I need to tell you…<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The outing… the whole book fair incident was actually planned by I and Sam. He felt angry that you never accepted his advances, and then made me believe that since, I had lost my “pearls”, you’d always feel better than me, so I needed to bring you to my level, so I told them you loved books, so the book fair was a best catch.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tricia: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh my God, Tina! Tina!!, why? What did I ever do wrong to you? How could you muster the thought to do this to me? I thought you’re my friend…Oh no…this is unbelievable… (I was in tears now)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> I’m sorry Tricia…  please forgive me.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina’s phone rings…. She stares at it for a while… I looked up at her (as her confession had kept my face bowed low)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina: </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s Sam<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>(to be continued….)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;">Remain Blessed<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;">(Please do share as you are blessed and also follow me on any of the Social Media platforms)</span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;"><br /></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;">Much Love from Joan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;">NB:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px;"> (This is a work of fiction. Names, Incidents, events, etc. are used in a <b>fictitious manner</b>. Any resemblance to <b>actual</b> persons, living or <b>dead</b>, or <b>actual events</b> is purely <b>coincidental.)</b></span></div>

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