In Love with the preacher

Beep Beep Beep...

It was the sound of Vanessa's alarm clock. She jumped out of bed not wanting to be late for work, she headed towards the bathroom and then it suddenly dawned on her...

"That's right... I'm jobless again." She had been fired from her work. She had tried committing suicide but had failed, someone stopped her... 

A man whose face she could not clearly see, but his Grey eyes that sparkled in the dark of the night, and his deep alluring voice that sounded controlling and authoritative but at the same time sounded cool and calm was one to never forget.

She could not understand how her whole life had come down to this. To someone who attempted suicide...

***

Vanessa Jordan was a twenty-six year old violinist. A profession that she sometimes regrets venturing into. She often stated that she went for violins because she had the passion, and it made her happy. And she was stupid for that.

"instead of doing something that makes me happy, I should have gone for something that makes me money" she would say.

As a kid she would dream of playing her violin in shows, and be on the biggest shows of Broadway making a name for herself, but here she was, she couldn't even get a simple teaching job at any school.

"at least kids nowadays are smart. They know that playing violins on a big stage is only just a fantasy, and it will not get you anywhere in life" She would say anytime she got back from an interview.

"Don't worry Van, you will definitely get your big break soon. God is working on something special just for you" Jenny her best friend would always tell her.

"Yeah sure.., He's working on my death, because the only big break I will be getting is here in your Cafe" she would reply.

Jenny Johansson has been best friends with Vanessa since they were just kids. They went to the same elementary school, middle school and high school.

They chose different colleges, so they were separated for a while, but they still kept in touch and saw each other during the holidays.

When they finished college, they moved in together. Jenny studied business management in college, and since she also couldn't get a job for some time, and she previously had experience on running Cafes, she decided to open one and Vanessa worked there as a partimer. 

***

"Hey crazy., what's the occasion for huh? and why are you just smiling like you just won a jackpot?" Vanessa asks as she walked into the house to see Jenny smiling. A kind of smile that was highly contagious because she also began to giggle. 

Without a word, Jenny walks up to her grabs her hands, puts it round her waist and starts dancing round the house., in a way that resembled two left legged chickens trying to dance salsa.

Vanessa did not know what was wrong with Jenny. She wasn't the type that drank, if not she would have said she was definitely drunk. So what could have cracked up her mind that she is so happy.

"Hey crazy., would you care to tell me what is going on" Vanessa said amidst laughs.

"oh Van., Van., Van... I once told you that the Lord works in mysterious ways right?? Now guess what!!" She finally stops spinning and dancing.

" what? You know I'm not good at guessing," Vanessa said still laughing. "just guess huh, try!" Jenny says again.

"okay uhhh... You won the lotto?" Jenny nods a No in response. "Okay, then you hmm... You made high sales in the Cafe?" 

"okay just stop. You are really bad at this.. I'll just show you" Jenny throws her hands up in the air in defeat. She walks over to the table, picks up a piece of paper, waves it in the air while shaking her hips and every other part of her body in joy. Then she brings it to Vanessa.

"okay just give it to me. I have to see what is making you so hyper today." She takes the paper from Jenny and reads out loud...

"Sherlock high.... Letter of Appointment... This is to inform you in the person of Vanessa Maryanne Jordan," Vanessa's eyes opened wider as she read on. "that you have been hired and given the job of a violinist in our prestigious citadel of learning Sherlock High. We hope to see you on Monday the 30th of this month. Congratulations and see you soon..." Her eyes dilated, her faced reddened, her mouth fell wide open. 

"Jenny... Jenny... I can't breathe... I can't breathe"

"just calm down., calm down. Now in and out... In and out..." Jenny gestured a rising and falling sign with her hands. And Vanessa followed her pace. And then...

" Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Oh my Gosh, Oh my gosh. It says I got a job Jenny. I can't believe it, I got a job. Ahhhhhhhh." She screamed at the top of her voice and Jenny joins her in the screaming...

"But Sherlock High?, I don't remember ever applying for a job at Sherlock high. It's a big private school so I thought they would never accept me, so how did they get to know about me.., and how did I just get a job?" 

"First of all, Never think that people will not accept you. You are flawless, and you play the violin beautifully" Jenny says, which brought tears to Vanessa's eyes.

And secondly, I sent in your resumé. Jenny said proudly.

"what? how., why.., I mean when?" Vanessa asked in shock and joy.

"well..." Jenny drags her to the chair for they were still standing since.

"Two weeks ago, I saw a video of some high school kids in a music competition, they were to play different instruments... So I searched out the names of all the schools that took part in the competition and one by one I searched out each school that had vacancies until I found this one.. Sherlock High... They were in need of a pianist, a fine arts teacher and fortunately for us a violinist." Oh, Vanessa could kiss the lady. 

" So I searched about the school more, saw that most comments about the school was good, and they paid their teachers pretty well too" She uses her hands to gesture spending of money.

"Then all I had to do was send in your resumé and then they asked for a video of you playing the violin and thankfully I had one and I sent it. I have been hopefully waiting for their reply since. And this evening, I collected our mail and then, there it was... YOU GOT ACCEPTED!!!" She screamed happily.

Vanessa was short of words, she just sat down there looking at her friend like she was an angel... She was feeling a lot of emotions right now. Joy, happiness, a sense of victory at last, but most of all was love and gratitude that she felt for the person sitting beside her.

She had nothing to say so she just pulls Jenny into a tight hug, "thank you Jenny, thank you so much. I love you so much and I'm so lucky to have you as my friend. It's the best gift anyone can ask for"

"Awwwn. I love you too Van." 

"Oh I need to tell Mark the good news. He will be so happy. I can't believe I finally got a JOB!!" 

"So now you see huh? I told you God has a special plan for YOU. Do you believe me now?" 

Vanessa breaks the hug and holds onto Jenny's shoulder.

"Jenny darling this was all you. There was no God involved in this. This was all your effort and KINDNESS, ALL YOU... NO GOD."

Jenny just couldn't argue with her friend. She knew convincing her about God was a battle that only God himself could win.

" I swear I will give away everything I have to the person that can make you believe in God"

"I don't think that person exists" She replies and hugs her friend tightly once again.

***

{Somewhere in Sitka Alaska}

A little girl is in her room, about to go to bed, he says her night prayers...

"Dear God, I thank you for today, I thank you for my life, and I thank you for my daddy. Keep on giving him strength to take care of me." 

And dear God, daddy is always lonely. Even though he doesn't show it, I know he is. So Dear Jesus, I want you to find a way to cheer him up. And Lastly dear God, I ask of the one thing I always ask for. I want a mummy... I want a mummy who is nice, and pretty, and smart, and smiles a lot. But most importantly God, I want a mummy that would love me and daddy. In the name of Jesus your precious son I pray."

AMEN.