I Hope You Will Never Regret

The sun was scorching hot, but the woman was washing clothes outside using the concrete washing basin. Sweat was streaming down her face. Her neighbour, Becky Sparrow, approached her smiling and said, “Tess, did you hear that Abigail’s son bought her a nice house in the suburbs?”

Tess Bennet looked at her friend with jealousy written in her face and replied, “Becky, some people are lucky. I don’t like Abigail; she is full of herself because her son is a doctor. Don’t worry my friend; I heard that the municipality rates in the suburbs are very high. She will not have money to buy food and come back to the slums.”Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Becky was disappointed in her friend and replied, “Tess, we have to be happy for others. If the Lord opens the doors for them, maybe He will remember us and blessed us too. Our children are doing well in school. I believe one day they will become great men and buy us beautiful houses in the suburbs as well. I have faith that my life will not stay like this forever.” Unbeknownst to her, it would come to pass soon.

Tess looked at her friend and said, “I am sorry my friend. I was overwhelmed with bitterness. I know that the Lord has not forgotten about us. We have to trust the Lord that He will come through for us as well.” Becky nodded her head then she rinsed the clothes and hung them in the washing line.

When they were done, they walked to the kitchen. Tess took the freshly baked scones and lemonade from the fridge. Becky smiled brightly and said, “Tess, your scones are delicious. Why don’t you open a stall near the school and sell them?” Tess laughed out loud and replied, “Becky, I don’t want to embarrass my son, Jordan.”

Becky looked at her friend and shook her head. Tess was really gifted but she was full of pride. The Bennet family was living from hand to mouth. Tess’ husband, Josh, was working at the shoe factory and he wasn’t earning a lot of money.

Sometimes Becky wished that the Lord had blessed her with some talent. When she was young, she took Home Economics classes, but she failed to learn anything. Even Tess tried to teach her how to bake to no avail. She was hopeless. She smiled at her friend and said, “Tess, I have an idea. How would you feel if I opened a stall near the school to sell your scones? I will contribute towards the ingredients. Then we will split the money.”

Tess laughed out loud and said, “When you look at me, do you see an idiot? You want to benefit from my God given gift. It will never happen. So, it means you are jealous of me. I thought you were my friend, but you wanted to take advantage of me. Please leave my house.” Becky was so shocked she didn’t know what to say. She calmed herself down and tried to explain, but Tess chased her out of her house with a broom.

Becky went back home with tears in her eyes. She cried before the Lord and prayed for an open door. Her mother and her siblings were very talented. What happened to her? She wiped her tears, and then she thanked the Lord for answering her prayers in advance. She smiled brightly and hugged herself.

At that moment, Becky’s husband, Matt Sparrow, called her and told her that the hospital was looking for administrators and cleaners. He asked her to bring her CV immediately. Becky was over the moon. She knelt down and thanked the Lord for answering her prayers. Her husband was working at the public hospital as a porter.

Becky’s face had tears on her face and her eyes were red. She quickly washed her face, and then she changed her clothes. Since she didn’t have a CV at home, she wrote her personal information on an A4 paper, and then she wrote a covering letter. After she had done, she went to the Internet café. Fortunately, it was not busy. Then she rushed to the hospital Human Resources department to submit her CV.

Later, Tess told her husband, Josh Bennet, what happened between her and Becky. Josh looked at his wife and said, “I think Becky has the best interest in her heart and I understand where she is coming from. If you can bring some money into the house, it will make a difference. My work is not stable, and my hours have been reduced. Please think about it, my wife.”

The following morning Tess went to the Sparrow family house. She met Becky outside. She smiled brightly at her friend and said, “Becky, I want to apologize for my behaviour. I don’t know what happened to me. Please forgive me.” Becky looked at her friend with cold eyes and replied, “Apology accepted. If there is nothing else, please leave.” Tess was so embarrassed then she left.

Two days later, Becky was hired as a cleaner. She didn’t forget to thank the Lord for coming through for her. Her husband, Matt, took her and their son, Luca Sparrow, out for dinner to celebrate and to thank the Lord for opening the door for his family.

They went to the fancy restaurant, but they didn’t order an expensive meal. Afterwards, they walked along the beach hand in hand. Matt bought ice cream for his wife and his son. The Lord had put a smile on his family’s faces, and they were grateful. It was a turning of the Sparrow family.

When Tess heard the news, she was so angry, she looked at her son, Jordan Bennet, and said, “Son, I am tired of being poor. When you are older, please date someone for benefits, not for love. Please date someone who will take us out of poverty.”

Jordan looked at his mother and nodded his head. Jordan Bennet was eleven years old, and he was very handsome. He took after his mother. He promised that he would adhere to his mother’s advice.

His mother smiled brightly and said, “Look at me; I am stuck here because I married your father for love. Our house is so old; your grandparents bought this house fifty years ago.” Jordan kept his mother’s word deep in his heart and vowed that he would never let his mother down.