There she laid on her bed on a Friday morning with dreams and hope alive.She turned from one end of the bed to another.
As at 5:00a.m., she stood up from her bed as she smiled and said,''Uh-oh,it's another weekend again!Thank God it's Friday!She got on her knees to thank her Creator for the dawn of a new day and to commit the new day to His hands because God is the only reason she is alive. She got up from her knees and went back to the bed,picked up her journal and began to write her to-do list for the weekend that included,cleaning up her room, going for a little shopping,studying a motivational book,to mention but a few.
She got up from her bed and headed towards the bathroom as her phone beeped.She hurried to pick her phone and the voice she will hear is her mum's voice. ''What could be happening at home that required mom's call this early'', she thought. ''Darling,how are you?'', her mum said in a melancholic tone''. ''I need you to be home as soon as possible, your dad has just been rushed to the hospital'', her mum continued. With her heart beating and tears rolling down her cheeks,she replied, ''oh no! Not today mum!''. ''Is it the family hospital?'', she asked, ''yes dear'', her mum replied.
She hung up the call and went to the bathroom silently praying in her heart for the quick recovery of her dad.
Teni finally arrived at the hospital which was about 2-hour drive from her place. She went straight to the room where she thought her father would be and saw her father lying almost lifelessly on the sick bay.Her mother was sitting on a chair close to the bed fixing her gaze on her husband. Teni couldn't help the tears that flowed from her eyes,crying from her heart to her Creator, ''Lord,how long will this last? Teni went straight to her father,held his hands and prayed for him. She spoke some comforting words to her mother.
Back in the city where Teni worked, her colleagues wondered what she was not at work as at 11:00a.m.. Her boss decided to call her line. Teni was taken aback when she saw that it was her boss who called, so many thoughts ran through her mind, ''is this going to be another query again?'', she thought. She finally picked the call expecting to hear a furious voice speak to her, the calm and masculine voice of her boss said, ''Miss Teni Smith,how are you doing today? Called to ask why you are not in office at this time of the day, hope all is well with you?''. Teni replied with a ray of hope filling her heart, ''I'm so sorry sir for not informing you ahead, I was in a fix early this morning which took me out of town. I will however check in before the close of the day.Thanks sir''.
The boss replied,'' No problem''.
Teni got up from the bed where her father laid. She assured her mum that dad was going to be alright and that she had to return to her place of work as soon as possible. She planted a kiss on her father's forehead before leaving the hospital room. Teni went straight to the place where she parked, entered the car and drove to the city where she worked. She got to her office at exactly 2:00p.m.
Teni went straight to her boss' office, greeted him and apologized for not calling to inform him of her lateness. She finally left the office that day at about 4:30p.m. and drove to her place of abode. Teni was about pulling off her shoes when her mum called to inform her that her dad survived the asthma attack and that they were finally back home. Teni could not but shout for joy. The conversation ended on a good note. She pulled her shoes, changed her dress and went to the fridge to take a chilled drink. After taking a sip, Teni thought aloud, ''the devil thought he would have me but he has failed, thank you father''. ''I'm starting this weekend with a testimony!''. Teni exclaimed.
Story ends.
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Lovelies, this is a story to inspire us as we begin the weekend. Let's stay strong with her heads up and her shoulders high, with hope filling our hearts for the good tidings that will come our way this weekend. We stay delightful all our lives. God bless! Enjoy the weekend and make a best use of it. Cheers!
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