Part 10: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

After seven years, Hope and Jedidiah married. By that time she was an adolescent medicine specialist  and he was a lawyer. And even Damon had overcome his problems with alcohol. Aime and Amon who were the twins they were blessed with after a year of marriage were also showered with all the love in the world. The interesting thing is that Jedidiah had learned the power of patience and faith after waiting for Hope to get done with university and then begin a family. 

Part 9: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

While eating their doughnuts and tea, Jedidiah cleared up his throat and gave Hope a present. It was an adolescent encyclopedia and it was the latest edition. "Thanks Jedidiah, you're so caring and special and may God bless you!" He paused for what seemed like a million seconds and then said, "You too Hope and I hope that it equips you in your work helping troubled teenagers meet Christ. You know what Hope. I love you and I want us to be together. She stared at him as if she was lost in an endless ocean. "Oh Jedidiah that's such a big decision to think about now...we have only known each for three months". He was prepared for her answer and simply said, "That's fine, all in all  my prayer is that God's will is done whenever you are done seriously thinking this through".

Part 8: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

They soon met on the way to the cafe. "Oh how coincidental !", exclaimed Hope. "Just as how we both happened to have spent our childhoods in Africa but now we're living our adult lives abroad" Jedidiah said. She smiled to herself as he spoke as she thought about him and how he never got tired of connecting and relating thoughts, things, and basically everything. Of course, this made sense because he was studying law. When they got in, the waitress took their orders and it seemed like forever to Jedidiah as he was thinking of how to express his deepest feelings to the object of his heart who seemed clueless.  It was if him and Hope had unconsciously agreed to get to know each other and never rush things that could easily brew between the opposite sex.

Part 7: Jedidiah's and Hope's Decision

Hope expected to get the position in some secret and passionate part of her soul, so when she was informed after a week that she had gotten the job, she gave thanks to God believing it was His will. She also shared the good news with Jedidiah later that day. He was very happy and invited her to have dinner  with him at Kingston cafe. She was excited and spent some time finding something stunning but simple that would accentuate her natural and beautiful curves. 

Part 6: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

Some months later Hope headed to the offices of Derby magazine. She was feeling refreshed and confident although she had a job interview in a matter of minutes.  She had always dreamed of this job. Working on an advice column for teenagers was all she had always wanted to do. She had always been fascinated by teenagers and their problems and she wanted to help them lead godly lifestyles. The interview went well and they were all impressed  by her vast knowledge of knowledge of adolescents  physically, mentally, psychologically, and spiritually. In the end, out of the a thousand women who applied, Hope got the job.

Part 5: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

Jedidiah was a tall, medium built man of Indian ancestry was a candle in Hope's dark world. The day they met for the first time,  Hope was in the public library unsuccessfully trying to read. She was just about to leave her eyes caught a sympathetic smile on a familiar face.She was sure she had seen him somewhere although most of her childhood was spent in a Tanzanian village. Jedidiah moved closer, "Hello miss!". "Hello", she replied and went on to say "Excuse me, but have we met before?" "I'm not sure but what's your name?". "Uh-h Hope", she said. "It's a pleasure to meet you and I'm Jedidiah", he said. From then on, Jedidiah and Hope shared a common understanding bond.

Part 4: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

"I gotta be real smart for today", Hope told herself. "Good morning Ms. Willis", cheerfully said her neighbor. "Oh good morning to you too. What a beautiful day this is!".  "It sure it gets better everyday, considering that God mixes up blessings and curses in life", commented Mrs. Lobulu. "That's true", thought Hope, because she had remembering how on one very sad day, when she was feeling so lonely and depressed, she met Jedidiah. He came at just the right time in her life.

Part 3: Jedidiah's and Hope's decision

Hope tried to remember when days were better and she and her family spent blessed times together. She remembered playing games with her brothers but for now they were all so far away from her. Her eldest brother Tyrell was in Taiwan  and Alonzo the youngest was in Sweden. She then began to wonder how her mom and dad were getting on without them, but concluded that they must be fine even without them because  it was just the two of them before they all came along. She then went to bed.

Part 2: Jedidiah's and Hope's Decision

"Oh...finally he's gone", Hope told herself. It wasn't that Hope was unable to let her cousin in, but she was just so tired and confused. Tired because no matter how hard she tried to convince Damon to stop drinking, the stubborn he became and the worse he got. Apart from that, the more the days went by the tougher Hope's life got as far as she could recall at her tender age of twenty two years.

Part 1: Jedidiah's and Hope's Decision

It was kind of late at night around 12:30am. "Hey, Hope! open up your door", Damon said. Hope heard but she pretended but she pretended not to hear because she was so upset, that all her plans were destroyed. She wanted to go down to the living room to get some time reminisce on the day's event. "Hope, I know you're awake Hope!!!". Damon knocked on the door of Hope's upstairs apartment, he shared with her. He then gave up.

Endings and beginnings

Don't we all sometimes dread endings? Why are we sometimes so pessimistic? Why don't we just see them as new beginnings? For sure starting a new chapter is not always easy nor is ending one either. Nevertheless, make every second that changes an opportunity to do something different in a better way. Great day!