A SMALL WORLD – SEASON ONE
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EPISODE TWO
Oh, Lord… This is so hard. I want to change, but everybody treats me the same. Well, everyone apart from Mary and Jimmy. Thank You for them. I don’t know if I can do this without them, to be honest. But I can’t continue to rely on Mary. It’s not fair to her. Maybe it’s time I find a new fellowship. I guess I could try Jimmy’s church…
Amaka finished with the dishes and wiped down the kitchen counter. She was home alone, as her flatmate, Zainab, was doing her late shift at the radio station. She was still not used to being alone, without a lover or a boyfriend. Since her separation from Jamie, almost six months ago, she’d faced the shocking realisation that she didn’t know how to be alone.
The divorce had also helped her to discover how many real friends she had. She had soon realised that she was short on those too. She didn’t fit in with her married friends, and her single friends were afraid of having her around their men or even having her around, period. She wasn’t invited anywhere, except on dates by men. She had no good male friends either because Jamie had done a good job of chasing all of them away while they were together. It was going to be a lonely Valentine’s weekend.
Amaka sighed and picked up the book she had begun reading yesterday. It was “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren. She’d found it at the local Christian bookstore some time ago, while looking for something to help her grow her faith.
She’d bought some gospel music albums too. Mary had told her that her favourite artist was Yolanda Adams, so she made sure she got two of her albums. She was glad she did. She found them so relatable and encouraging, and she loved to listen to them before bed.
Amaka finished Day 1 of the book and pondered on the message shared…
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