episode 1 Elisha



My eyes flared open as the sun rays kissed my face.

I sat up, stretching my arms above my head. I can only hear the faintest sound of the morning. The very faint sound of birds singing from outside, and that's about it. I turn to my side, grab my bible, and place it on my lap.

This has been a routine I disciplined myself on doing every morning. To be honest, I can not complain. There's an actual difference when starting the day with God.

I bend my head and whisper a prayer

"Dear God, thank u for waking me up this morning and for your overwhelming love. Jesus, lead me throughout this day to be my guide, aman."

I turn to the Book of galatians and read the first three chapters, highlighting them.

By the time i got out of bed, my little sister had already finished her shower. She signs me good morning, her towel wrapped around her brown damp petite body, her braids in bonnet. A young black woman who looks younger for her age. She smiled at me with her brown still half asleep amber eyes.

She moved into my apartment when she was only 16, three years ago. I was a freshman in college at that time, bearly knew the world from outside the fortress my parents had trapped me into. However, I understand them, and they just wanted to protect me. My autism and mild loss hearing did not help much.

Growing up as a golden child was not always a good thing. I had to be home-schooled. I always felt like a porcelain doll, to delicate and fragile. However, I also felt like Chawezi had it tougher. Although she was the last born, my parents had always neglected her. Thinking I needed more love and attention, I always tried to make it up to her as much as possible. So, I understood her fear of being left behind on her own. Now she's under my roof and care.

After getting ready, I put in my earring aids on, then go to my study and pick up my folder. Today, I have to go to a site with my team. As an apprentice home designer and a real estate agent assistant, my boss had given me an important project to work on. While he went to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary in Greece with his lovely wife.

It has only been four days since we started. The site is old and damaged, but our job is to demolish, repair, and supervise the construction under a contract with a company. my team and I will do the designs and renovations needed. then sell it to at new price.

I take my folders and walk to the door.

"Elisha, wait," my sister says, following me behind.

"What up?" I say and sign with my free hand.

"Are u still going there?" she says while signing. Her eyes looked troubled.

"I told u there's nothing to worry about, I only do the design, remember," I say, waving the folder.

"Yes, but... what if something bad happens? "

"What could possibly go wrong?"

" i had that dream again, Eli, I'm worried," her voice almost too faint to hear

"I m not doing anything construction stuff. that's for the engineer, okay? " I kissed her forehead.

"I'm gonna be careful, promise," then hugged her goodbye and headed outside.

She had a bad dream about that place two nights ago, and now she's trying to convince me to give up this project. I love to be worried for but this is too important to throw away.

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