Echoes of my youth

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what's wrong with me, please d

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hat you did, you will die wi

your rosa

ma'am, fo

snatched the rosary she

stress. she looked so angry and furious at me. I immediately reached out for my rosary to s

this nightmare with him and ask for an answer.

gn of the Cross I b

sinned. It has been a mont

hild, speak " th

e sins of my past. I had a dream yesterday and

stenin

ffend God. She sounded furious with me in the dream and said I would die soo

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rosary, he shook

ry has been taken away spiritual

o embark on

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er saying the

as accepted by people, they would trust me with their belongings without any fear of stealin

hool due to inability to pay his school fees. all attention were shifted to me to mak

pect to pass even one single subject, but I scaled throu

ur most valuable tre

remains my most cherished

e me their best wishes and told me to act in accordance

tes were all happy to see me, we would gist on what we did during the break and

g and drawing, he was the one who taught me how to express myself through writing, In no time I sta

t bullying I was receiving from

o one ever challenged. he would take people's food on their di

le people's property, he said he loved what I was doing and

d my offer.who do you t

his gang members pounced on me.Before people w

nior perfect, hoping he would

ime, because maybe because of any stolen item, since I was widely known as a pickpoc

ew fond of him, but I was still grateful f

functions wholeheartedly. During my spare period, I would visit the fathers lo

stake, Yes I was right. And also when I said that I felt som

instantly. I got so scared that I would reach out to my chaplain to help call my parents so that I could break the news to them. but I was brushed off. He would only tell me to pray that it's just temptation from the devil to stop me from not fulfilling My obligations to serve GOD

me and still the priest refus