“My dear, how are you holding up?” Pastor Baker came over just as she was about to leave.
“I am holding on pastor,” Faith said with a smile. She had always respected and like the elderly man who paid so much attention to matters of the soul.
“I hope you know that if there is anything you need, you can always come to me,” he told her sincerely, his brow creased with concern. “Your dear mother was such a blessing to us all and I miss her every day.”
For a minute Faith had to fight back the tears that threatened to come but with a brace of her narrow shoulders she smiled slightly. “I know Pastor, she will always be missed.”
“God bless you my dear,” he said kindly, patting her hand gently before moving away to greet some other congregates.
She hurried outside to find Maureen and Mark who were waiting beside her car. Mark’s car was parked alongside hers and Faith smiled as she saw that they were holding hands. “How adorable,” she teased, her eyes twinkling.
“Thanks,” Maureen said flippantly. “We are going to grab some food at ‘Eda’s’” she told her friend; referring to a local restaurant a few blocks away. “And we are not taking no for an answer.”
“Yes mother,” Faith said dryly. “How do you put up with her bossiness?” she asked Mark, as she opened her car door in readiness to get in.
“I love her too much to wonder about that,” Mark said with his slow smile creasing his attractive face.
“Good answer,” Maureen said fondly, pecking his cheek as they turned and went towards his car. “See you there,” she waved at Faith.
‘Eda’s eatery’ was a small local restaurant that catered and was famous for its fried chicken, wild rice and vegetable casserole and on Sundays there was hardly any available seats. “”I have a table for you,” plump and smiling Eda bustled over to them. She was a church member and always looked out for them. “How was church?”
“Very good,” Maureen answered, taking a seat as soon as Mark pulled out her chair for her. It had taken her awhile to get used to Mark doing things like that for her. “What happened to you?”
“My Sunday help bailed on me,” Eda shook her head. “I will have to get rid of that girl,” she said regretfully.
She took their orders and bustled away, coming back shortly with steaming plates of food.
“So what’s the plan?” Maureen asked, spooning some rice inside her mouth.
“Job hunting starting tomorrow,” Faith said with a shrug. She did not have much appetite but gamely sliced off a piece of chicken.
“I was thinking that maybe you should give yourself some space,” Maureen said softly. “Like get a week’s rest before you start to hunt.”
“I don’t need rest Maureen, I need to be earning a living,” Faith said a little sharply.
“All right honey, it was just a suggestion,” the other girl said soothingly.
Faith shook her head and did not respond. It was Mark who changed the subject, regaling them with stories about a sales rep at his office. Very soon the mood had lightened and Faith found herself cleaning her plate and actually laughing. She was not going to let the problem overwhelm her...
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