Blind Date Turned Proposal

The monk hesitated for a moment, but seeing Josie’s confident expression, he turned around and went in to deliver the message.

After a moment, he stepped out. “Please, follow me.”

Josie followed promptly. The monk guided her through a meandering corridor and into a tower. They climbed the stairs and pushed open a door. Inside, a slender woman knelt on a cushion, her back facing them. In front of her stood a sculpture of the Virgin Mary.

Josie gave a nod of acknowledgment to the monk, after which the latter promptly departed.

She stepped forward, kneeling beside Claudia. “I’m here in Rivodia on business today. I heard about the churches here, so I came to pray here. I hope you don’t mind, Aunt Claudia.”

Claudia kept her eyes closed, her hands perpetually clasped together.

“God created all living things. He’ll only disfavor those who are not sincere.”

Josie lit up three candles. “I heard that before Liana returned home, you had been here. So, you’ll come back every quarter to pray.”

twirling the rosary beads

seek with a

Christianism before and had learned

he was kidnapped or simply lost, there should be some trace of him. But he just vanished into thin air, and despite

Claudia, her eyes clear and

while, Claudia ceased twirling her prayer beads and opened her eyes. “This is a tragedy. Seeking assistance from someone else is futile, and even beseeching the heavens may

her. “Didn’t Liana find her way

devoted myself to religion for over a decade,

have a strong faith, yet it

“Indeed, you suddenly found her after being

with a calm expression. Then she stood up, found a bible scripture, and knelt down again. “I always believe

family, and let out a light chuckle. “Maybe so, but in this

of flipping through the