Chapter Two

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Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her! (Lu. 1:45).

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I wake up to my phone ringing loudly. I look at the clock; 8:12 AM.

I look at the caller ID; Jaannn

I answer the phone, "Hello." I answer tiredly.

"NOVIAAAAA!" Janice yells into the phone.

I quickly pull the phone away from my ear, cringing at the loud noise so early in the morning. I pull the phone back to my ear as she finishes yelling. "Yes, Janice?" I ask sitting up, rubbing my eyes.

"I'm on my way right now to pick you up." She tells me.

"For what?" I ask with a yawn. I get out of my bed and walk to my closet.

"We're going shopping!" She says excitedly.

My face lights up, "Yay!" I say with excitement.

"I'll be there in 30 minutes. Bye." She tries to hang up quickly.

"Uh uhn. Why weren't you at church yesterday?" I ask scolding her through the phone as I look through my closet for something to wear.

"Noviaaa." She whines.

"Don't 'Noviaaa' me. You know you need to be at church, with your unholy behind." I say.

"Okay. I'm sorry, I'll be there next Sunday. I promise." She says sighing.

"You better," I say.

"See you soon babe. Love you." She kisses through the phone.

"Love you too." I kiss back.

I lay my outfit on my bed as I go to the bathroom to get washed up.

Once I'm done I put my outfit on.
A simple red shirt and some black leggings.

I wear the same hairstyle as yesterday, except for the flowers

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I wear the same hairstyle as yesterday, except for the flowers.

I decide to read the Bible until Janice arrives.

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I hear a knock at my door.

I open it to see Janice.

"Noviaki!" Janice runs and hugs me tightly.

I hug her back and smile at the nickname she gave me when she first met me. A combination of my first and last name; Zinovia Akili.

"Hey, hun. Ready to go?" I ask her.

"Yes. Let's go." She answers.

We walk out to her car ready to start our day.

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"What about this one? It fits your body perfectly." Janice holds it up to my body.

"No! it's too provocative." I tell her and move the dress away from my body.

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