One week in the church praying and fasting as she read the word of God. She only eating after six in the evening.
The Saturday after Good Friday Shawney took her bag and head out the village, meeting an old couple who was going to visit their Son.
Shawney ask them if she could ride along with them until they reach their Son, then she will continue from there.
Every evening wherever they rent a room, Shawney took a bath in the room they rent, then return to the car and sleep.
Before leaving in the morning she did the same before moving on to another town or village.
They didn't mind, one week we were on the road, and she had gotten a good rest.
Opening her eyes, realizing she wasn't in the car thinking, 'This is a room,' looking around, "Dear God, this is beautiful, but how did I get here?
I can't remember moving or anyone carrying me. Where am I? Is this a dream? Lord is this Your mansion you have prepared for those that believe and trust in your name?
Lord if this is a dream? I don't want to wake up." Enjoying the beautiful sight trying to soak in the beauty.
Sitting upright on the bed seeing Joseph, "Joseph what are you doing here? Are you dead or are we in the same dream?"
"I am not dead, and you are not dreaming, this is my home."
"You mean Pharaoh's palace?"
"Shawney, please you are not dreaming, the old couple you were traveling with is my grandparents."
"Are you saying I am back in San Francisco, Joseph?"
"Yes!"
"Oh boy, I am sure Aunty Paula already heard what I have done, and I won't hear the last of it."
"And what have you done Shawney?"
"Please, I just want to forget all about it."
"Well let me tell you what's going on? Your friend Torren hasn't attended clinic since you left? Every time I call they say he isn't home and he isn't returning my calls.
Shawney I am worried he might worsen if he stays away, you have to help him."
"Joseph, I am not his mother or his family? I had no intention of returning to San Francisco and Torren don't know where I am, and if you don't mind I will like it to remain that way."
"You don't mean that Shawney?"
"I mean every word of it, Joseph."
Giving her a good shake, "What has happened to you? Shawney, I know you care for him?"
"Oh, Joseph you don't understand? That Shawney has made a total mess of things, I put my family on the street and put their rooms for rent."
"What the hell you are talking about?"
"It is true Joseph, everything I have given to them, I took it back. I am so ashamed of myself, Joseph I put my little nephews and nieces on the street.
Aunty Joan had made me so angry I drive them all out from my property." Unable to believe his ear hearing the way she was crying. I could see the pain in her eyes and she was broken.
"You mean you were serious that night when you told them you are taking everything back?"
"Oh Joseph, they had driven me to do it." Hearing him laughing, "What is the joke, Joseph?"
"I can't believe you are that shrewd?"
"Oh, believe it," hearing her sniffles then she said, "That said night I went to the hospital for the Doctor to attend to my foot, because Aunty had kicked me on my foot."
"Are you saying that it was your Aunt that kicks your foot, that's how you fell down?"
"Yes, and I had all the desert on me, you see Joseph they all saw what she did. And not one of them said anything, neither did anything that's why I went and put them all out my house."
"Well, good for you."
"So, you are not angry with me for doing my family that injustice?"
"Hell no, if someone had done me that? I would have done worse."
"But Joseph, they are my family and they had no home to go to."
"Then my girl they might just understand exactly what you face every day, because of their constant taunting, you had to leave your home.
So let them taste a little of your medicine that you have been drinking for the last three years."
"You are right Joseph, in a few months I will return home and build them a house."
Shaking her on the shoulder, "Are you crazy, they don't deserve anything, much less you building them a house, and tell me where will you get money to build them a house?"
"I have a little stash away, it should be enough to build them a small one."
"So why do you live on the street, if you have money?"
"I don't live on the street, for a moment I thought before you came and almost shake the life out of me. Joseph, I thought I was in heaven in the mansion God promise me."
"God has a mansion for you?"
"Yes, Jesus says I go to prepare a place for you and if He goes, He will come again, He said in His Father's house has many mansions."
"So, you thought you were dead?"
Seeing how he was looking at her with this frown as though surprised.
Unable to control her chuckling but she turn her face saying, "No, but I thought I was dreaming and didn't want to wake up.
So I open my eyes to take in the beauty, but there you were upsetting my beautiful dream."
"Hello, you weren't dreaming, but you could make your dream into reality, all you have to do is just say yes?"
"And just tell me, what do I have to do? And why do I have to say yes?"
"Well that's easy just say yes to marrying me, and all this will be yours."