ts weren't there yet. They were probably still at the reli

y. Her mother was the leader of the women's fellowship, which in Kate's opinion, was more or less a group of old wome

here," Kate told herself as she unlocked the front door with her

medical consultancy job at the age of 50, and went into full-time ministry. Her mother wasn't initially happy

n this tiny community. She couldn't bear t

lothes and wash her face. Once that was done, she sa

wasn't judgy or uptight like Kate's mom. She was a single mother of two teenage boys

aby. She could even go there without telling her parents she wa

o," Kate decided, feeling m

followed by the voices of her parents laugh

head but in reality, it was silly. What would she tell her parents she was going to A

n her bedroom doo

ed out and quickly arrang

im jacket and denim pants. Her short hair is styled in her signature chin-leng

here their similarity ended. She was as plump, and dark-skinned as her h

?" Laura asked Kate. "Did you forget about the volu

that. I totally forgot a

you go?" Laura

illow beside her. She was debating whet

Laura pe

ove around a b

uspiciously. "Are you O

uickly. "I'm just a lit

dad is cooking dinner tonight, and that means I c

ld leave the room soon. But she didn't. I

y at the camp," Laura said with a grin. "

where he found out about the program. An

people like that in our congregation, especially now that we're about to begin the ne

know the guy!" Kate snap

of surprise. "What I was trying to say is, I don't know t

why didn't Kevin s

thing," said Kate, repeat

d in disbelief. "Since when

Mom," Kate an

wanted to sleep and wake up tomorrow and find out that she wa

at young man is a very unreliable person. I don't understand how D

, "That's a big insult

t boy, and I know I've said that a billion times already," said

e blurted out before s

ura gasped.

d and said,

Kate's hand and squeezed th

moment to confess her secret. Her mother seemed to be in a sympathetic mood right now and she mig

er mouth to speak. Suddenly, a loud k