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.”

continued to close her eyes, twirling the rosary

I seek with a sincere

believed in Christianism before and had learned this during her

trace of him. But he just vanished into thin

beside Claudia, her eyes

Claudia ceased twirling her prayer beads and opened her eyes. “This is a tragedy. Seeking assistance from

to look at her. “Didn’t Liana find her way back after you came here? I want to

this, I devoted myself to religion for over a decade, but

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

found her after being devoted to religion. Isn’t

found a bible scripture, and knelt down again. “I always believe that people have their

actions of the Olsen family, and let out a light chuckle. “Maybe so, but in this world, there are

through the scriptures halted. “Aren’t