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TITLE: Faithfulness Is What I Long For | Previous Challenge Entry
By Jennifer Liang
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With those last words Brad and Jessica rose from their seats and headed outside, their chairs scraping the wood floor of the gymnasium. A single file line had formed at the exit and they waited patiently till they were on the other side before any words were exchanged. “I know that your list will somehow include Melody,” Brad teased Jessica giving her a kiss. “After all, everyone who knows her has heard her story and she can’t keep her mouth shut about how God used her to bring us together in HIS faithfulness.”
Her eyes sparkling with the newfound love she regained from the weekend Jessica said, “Does it help her case that she has been happily married for almost twice as long as we have? But seriously I think it was Jack who had more of a hand in it than Melody.”
“What?” Brad’s hand slapped his forehead. “My best friend Jack? How can that be?”
Opening their hotel room door Jessica playfully tried to squeeze it shut leaving him outside but he pushed his way in and when they were alone kissed her so deeply that it sent shivers down Jessica’s spine. “Now will you tell me?” Brad pleaded.
“You will just have to wait like everyone else till the thoughts are written,” Jessica responded as she spun around and shut the bathroom door.
A few minutes later Jessica was washing her hair when inspiration hit her. She would share about when she and Melody first met Brad while teaching English abroad. Her first impression was that although he was handsome enough he had been just a little stand-offish and not very impressive. At the time she thought he had looked just a little too comfortable with the pretty brunette sitting next to him, her high ponytail showing off her perfectly shaped ears. It turned out she was his colleague of three years and their relationship was strictly platonic. How lucky for her Melody’s husband Jack knew Brad (and his single status) from the men’s Bible study and had convinced Jessica to give him a second chance.
The next weekend had been a holiday craft fair and Jessica had been paired with Brad at a table collecting money for school supplies for the left behind children whose parents were away working in the city. With the money they had raised they had also been appointed the glorious task of shopping for what they deemed most appropriate. Too bad they couldn’t agree at first and ended up with only the most basic of supplies. When they came out under budget a few extras were thrown in at Jessica’s request. It had been their first of many compromises.
With her towel still wrapped around her long hair Jessica rummaged around the hotel desk for paper and a pen. Finding what she needed she began to write her testimony. She only stopped when her hand started cramping up and the story she wanted to tell had been revealed for all to know tomorrow. Brad had been quietly watching the news but when Jessica let out a long contented sigh he stretched out on the bed and grabbed the paper and eagerly began to read.
Jessica tilted her head and smiled, silently giving thanks to her Father above for HIS faithfulness in finding her a great husband. For Brad now knew her secret. She had fallen in love with him while gathering pencils, paper, pens and crayons. For it was that afternoon that she knew he would always keep her excitement (and tendency to overspend) grounded with his practicality. And although she didn’t always like it, so far she had not been disappointed. Jack must have known that Brad was her perfect match in every way.
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Nicely written. Easy to follow. Hard to put down. The mystery finally came out.
A true love story that slowly unfolded. Remember that each speaker's dialogue is a separate paragraph.