It was sunday morning., and Jenny and Margaret were getting ready for church...
"I guess she still doesn't believe in God right?... Margaret said in a tone of regret.. She always felt like she had done a bad job in looking after Vanessa.. She was never able to make the girl believe in God.. She felt like she failed in carrying out her duties as a good Christian..
"it's still a work in progress.. But I have a feeling that she would be believing in God very soon.. Maybe even earlier than we expected.. Jenny said with hope and faith in her voice..
" I hope so Jenny.. I sure hope so...
The knock on the door was what woke Vanessa up... She had ended up making the spot close to the door her bed.. For after crying her eyes out last night, she fell asleep on the floor... The knock came again., seriously disturbing her peace... Then again., and again...
"Vanessa!! Vanessa!! Are you awake?? Jenny's voice came from behind the door., and that was when she finally, sluggishly carried herself up and opened the door...
" Good morning"...
"My goodness Vanessa!!, how long will it take you to open the door... You look like you still need some sleep.. Margaret said pointing at the girls dark circles., which where an obvious factor that she had close to little or no sleep last night...
" sorry Aunt Margaret, I didn't hear the knock... Vanessa lied., stretching her hands like a cat that was ready to take an early morning nap...
" well we just wanted to let you know that we're leaving for church... There's food in the freezer.. So help yourself to something.. I mean that is if you even wake up before we get back from church...
" Thanks aunt Margaret.. " Vanessa who obviously wanted to go back to her real bed said..
"okay then., I'll see you when I get back.. Bye for now... Margaret said and left the room...
Jenny still stood there looking at her like she had something else to say to Vanessa.." look Vanessa., you're my friend and I know when something is wrong with you... Margaret might think that it's just lack of sleep.., but I know you got those dark circles from crying... Look Vanessa I know it's not easy.. But you just have to try.. You can't keep on crying like this. It's not good for your health...
"Listen Jenny, I'm fine... I promise I wasn't crying I just stayed up all night watching movies... Vanessa said hoping that she sounded as convincing as possible..
" you can lie to everyone..but me... I just want you to know that if you continue like this you might end up falling sick...
" Alright boss., I've heard you... Now get going or you will be late for church..
"oh right., I'm running late Aunt Margaret will literally roast me alive.. Okay get some sleep and I'll see you when I get back bye... Jenny said as she ran out of the room.. Vanessa immediately closes the door., and crashed her weight on her relaxing bed..
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"don't forget daddy., we're going over to see Vanessa immediately the church closes... Em said as her father drove them to church..
" I did not forget, and will not forget... And I'm sure she will be in church today., so I'll even get to meet her there... He assures the girl...
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" oh dear., what are we to do? Margaret suddenly said...
"is something wrong aunt Margaret?? Jenny asked as she noticed her aunts sudden distress...
" I forget to come with the cookies for the kids... She said with eyes wide open.. Yep, some children were chosen to give a little presentation in church, and as a reward for there performance, she had promised them fresh baked cookies... Now the cookies were baked, and she already packed them.. So how in the world did she forget to come with them...
If the kids were not given there promised rewards, then it might discourage them from partaking in more activities... So she had to give them what was promised or face the consequences... And she definitely did not want to face the wrath of little five to six year old children...
"what will you do now?? Jenny asked concerned..
" is something wrong? The voice of Nathan suddenly rang behind them...
"oh pastor Nathan., remember I promised the kids cookies, well I forgot them at home. I don't want to disappoint them.., so I'll have to go home and get it... Margaret explained to him..
" why don't I go instead.. I'll just take permission from Pastor Roger, and I'll get going... I'm not the one preaching today, and I have a car so it'll be faster... Nathan said.. It was a brilliant idea..
" oh I'll really appreciate that thank you Nathan... Margaret let out a sigh of relief..
The choir were ministering at that time, so senior Pastor Roger was on his seat.. Nathan walked up to him and explained the situation to him, and was given permission to go... He told Margaret to watch over Emily., and then he drove of....
But what both Jenny and Margaret had forgotten about was that there was still someone in the house...
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After they had left the house., Vanessa had expected that she would probably be asleep till they got back from church., but she barely slept for an hour when the result of skipping dinner started to work its magic in her empty stomach... Her stomach was singing songs in different tunes..
she tried her possible best to shut her eyes close and just lazily lay on the bed till sleep came again. She was not ready to part with the bed just yet, but it was of no use.. The sleep was out of her system, and hunger had taken over ... So she stood up from the bed, walked out of her room., went straight to the freezer, took out the first thing she saw in it... Which was the apple pie Jeremy brought over last night...
She cut out a big slice., and into her mouth the whole thing went.. You would wonder how such a large piece could enter into such a small mouth...
"Ahhhhh... Yeah... This is so good... She said with a mouth full of pie., her singing stomach was now reaching the end of its performance... It had been calmed... After a few more slices(by this I mean she had eaten more than half of the pie)... She thought of what to do now that no one was in the house...
"First I'll take my bath... She said to herself and walked back to her room... She got out of her clothes and and went into the bathroom.. The bathroom had always been some kind of Solace for her.. Each time the warm water poured down on her body, it felt like it was soothing away all her problems.. At least for that moment... She turned on the shower, and the water came pouring down on her... Soothing., playing with her skin.. tickling her., she washed herself with soap., and that was when the miracle happened...
The water suddenly stopped running... Was this for real., did the water just stop when she was having her bath.. She turned it on and off over and over again., but nothing happened.. There was no water... She hit the shower head hoping that would help bring out some water, but that was useless... She wrapped herself in a towel and went to the other bathrooms in the house but nothing., no water...
"you have got to be kidding me... Why in the world would the water stop running now that I'm covered in lather... She said frustrated... What will I do now??...
She paced round the house wrapped in a towel and covered in lather that was already sticking to her skin... As she kept on pacing back and forth angrily, her eye caught something through the backdoor glass...
"oh right.., I almost forgot.. There's a well here!! She said to herself having found a solution to her problem... She ran back into the bathroom., grabbed a bucket and out the backdoor she went...
The Old well was still in good shape thankfully... It looked like it was being used frequently, the water was clean.. But the problem now was the fetcher... Vanessa looked round the well for it, but it was nowhere to be seen.. Then she looked into the well again, and there it was.. It had fallen into the well.
The rope was stuck to a side of the well., and since the well was not so deep, she could easily reach for it...
She stretched her hands as far as they could go, but the fetcher was just a little bit further, and her long hands could not reach...
"well if my hands can't reach you., my long legs can... Vanessa said, she had suddenly turned this into a serious challenge.. She had her most serious face on right now...
She turned her bucket upside down, climbed atop it so she was tall enough to sit on the edge of the well... First one leg went into the well., and then the other... Now she was sitting on the edge of the well, with both legs inside... She holds onto the well firmly, places one foot on a solid spot to support herself, and the other she now stretches and tries to pick the rope with her toes...
Okay maybe this was a stupid idea... Especially when all she's wearing is a towel...
She stretches further, trying her best to hold onto the well so she doesn't slip..
"YES!!!.. I got yah... She exclaimed as her big toe and index toe firmly caught the rope... Now all she had to do was try and drag it up a little and then use her hand and take it out... And this was where the real battle began..
Maybe she should have thought this through before entering a well... But there was no going back now..
"just a little bit more... A little higher... She said as she slowly brought it up to where her hands could reach...
But this was where stupidity stepped in... She had forgotten that she balanced herself on the well with her hands and only thought of getting the fetcher.. So she let go of the well and was going to take the rope with her hands... When suddenly...
"NO!!!...A familiar male voice cried out.., making her loose her balance in shock and then...
She slipped...
Again...