But after marrying Lea, his mindset has been different. He always felt the need to have a peaceful life, not just for the security of his family, but for a peaceful mind. Somewhere in his life he realized the foolishness of hatred.
When Fred reflected on what he was thinking, his lips curved up. 'Oh God, am I nearing the mental state of a saint, I don't want that. I have not yet completed my family.'
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At Rose Villa,
When Fred reached home, his whole family was kneeling before the Jesus and were having their prayers. This is something that started after Lea entered his life.
She used to do this along with Hanna and in two days both Sheila and Joseph began joining this. They felt a mental peace and calmness prevailing there.
Both of them were not great believers but when they realized that they changed a lot after beginning to pray, they do not want to miss them. They were someone who had forgotten to pray when they fell in the midst of all sort of mishaps that occurred in their recent past. Going to church then became a mechanical thing for them, especially to Joseph.
He waited for the prayer to finish. Hanna had turned a room in the ground floor as a prayer room and kept bible and Jesus's photo there. She burns a rose fragrance incence stick which made the atmosphere more loving and frankly they all felt that home is the best place for all of them to come and gather. Usually this was not the case. All went their own ways. Lea is the one who was uniting all, may be she loved this family that much that she do not want to miss any single moment with the entire family. She was treating Sheila and Joseph like her own parents and she was willing to nurse them if need be.
They were really happy for Lea. They felt happy and content in their present life.
During dinner, Fred spoke to them about the call he received from Charlie. Though at first Joseph and Sheila felt that they should keep away from Charlie, Lea said, " Mom, Joan and Charlie also suffered a lot in all these incidents just like we were hurt. So we need to give him a chance and see what he is up to. Let Fred meet him at his office and discuss what his problem is. Later Fred need to discuss this with all of us in the family. Then we can decide what next. "
All agreed to this. Lea requested again not to meet him anywhere other than his office room. She requested him to assure his security. They cannot completely trust him.
Before going to bed, he messaged Charlie.
Fred
Charlie
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Charlie
Fred
Charlie
The meeting fixed.