To Find Grace

Episode 48

“My God I know you are here with me in all that I pass through, you have exalted me beyond what I ever imagined and now I need you to work your miracle again in my life. Please where ever my daughter is I ask that you protect her. Shame the enemy by bringing them down. It’s in your name JesusChrist that I pray, Amen” Jena concluded her prayer and wiped her face feeling a sense of peace over her heart. She stood up and walked to her childrens rooms checking each of them before setting down in the living room looking at the watch which was now indicating a few minutes to 05 am. She had not realized she spent the past night praying for Grace.

The ringing of her phone startled her, she quickly rushed to grab it from the small table she had left it and answered almost immediately she noticed it was her husband calling.

“My love, you still awake?” Ben asked from the other end.
“You know I have not slept an inch Ben, any news on Grace? Did you go to that place you told me about?” Jena asked impatiently.
“Take it easy love, i have good news this time. We found her” he paused
“Oh God thank you!” Jena looked up with so much happiness in her heart.
“My God, where is she now? Is she okey, what happened to her?” Jena asked one question after the other without giving her husband the chance to answer.

“Jena, I am coming home with Grace right now, we will be home soon and then you can see her and ask all the questions you need to” Ben smiled knowing that would excite her.
“What did you say? She agreed to come here? Oh Ben do you know how much I prayed for this miracle to happen?” she chuckled tears in her eyes.

Minutes later, Jena was standing by the gate still clad in her silk night gown folding her hands around herself. She could not wait to see Grace her heart was practically shaking with anxiety. She looked up as the sound of the vehicle touched her ears. She could not get herself to move as she watched them get closer to her.

“My love, tell someone to open the gate” Ben spoke from the window
“Um, yeah sure” Jena sighed getting inside and pushing open the gate herself. She had not yet moved away to have a clear look at the car getting in when she saw Grace rushing to her crying her face was wet.
“mother!” she shouted and Jena practically run to her hugging her close the two embraced each other and cried like small kids, Ben watched with a smile, he wiped a tear from his eyes at the love between mother and daughter, it was more than a dream and prayer come true for Jena and himself. Slowly he walked to them and hugged them both the three stayed like that for a couple of minutes.

“Am glad to see you again my daughter, you have no idea how much I missed you all these years, am sorry for…”

“It’s okey mom, am sorry for not trusting and believing in you both” Grace responded looking at them both.
“Welcome home Grace.” Ben smiled holding her by the shoulder they walked inside all smiling and happy.

Jena and Grace sat in one seat as she narrated what had happened to her.
“I cannot still believe mom is capable of doing this. “ Grace sighed at last.
“Don’t worry my baby, it’s all in the past now, come her let me show you the bathroom. You can freshen up and rest before we introduce you to the rest of the family. Mapalo and Isaac are going to be excited seeing you here” Jena led Grace out of the living room leaving Ben dozing.
Diana was expecting a call to confirm that Grace was dead from her right hand man, she sat sadly in a hotel room her heart heavy. She knew killing Grace would haunt her for life but she felt it was better for her to be dead than see her go to live or embrace Jena as her mother.

She looked at her phone noticing it was now morning but there was no call from the man she left to kill Grace. Trying to all him his line went unanswered and she got worried.
“What is going on there?” she asked herself
“Well, if he cannot do it then I will have to do it myself” Diana told herself and grabbed her hand bag heading out in a rush.
She reached at the small house in a shanty compound and looked around. It was so quiet she wondered where the guy was.