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.”

her eyes, twirling the

seek, I seek with

together sincerely. She hadn’t believed in Christianism before and had learned this during her

should be some trace of him. But he just vanished into thin

beside Claudia, her eyes

opened her eyes. “This is a tragedy. Seeking assistance from someone else is futile, and even beseeching the heavens

what should I do?” Josie responded quickly, turning to look at her. “Didn’t Liana find her way back after you came here?

this, I devoted myself to religion for

peculiar. Claudia seemed to have a strong faith, yet it appeared her belief

word by word. “Indeed, you suddenly found her after being

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

“Maybe so, but in this world, there are far too many orphans without

through the scriptures