The Illuminant

Chapter 31

Yesterday, I got the shock of my life.
I had just returned from work and Stella came out to meet me in the garage.

She was jumping and yelling though not in panic; more like excitement.

I tried my best to calm her down and find out what the matter was but she refused to tell me, rather she kept insisting that I come quickly with her into the house and I did immediately.

At the door of the kitchen when we were yet entering, I caught a slight glimpse of mom a few feet away standing in the parlor and smiling at us from where we were standing.

At first, I didn't think anything was strange because I was too eager to find out what Stella was so excited about.

From the kitchen, we entered the parlor and only then did my eyes widen.
I realized I hadn't played attention when I saw mom from the kitchen a few seconds ago.

She was standing..... without the wheelchair......on her own two legs and smiling at us.
So that's what Stella was so excited, I thought.

I blinked several times wondering if what I was seeing was real until a large spring-like feeling slowly but surely began to bubble up inside as I stood there and then I began to laugh.

I couldn't stop; the laughter just kept flowing and I dropped my bag and walked over to her.
I hugged her tightly and even as I laughed, tears rolled down from my eyes; tears of joy and I hugged her tighter.

Just then, Stella began to tell me all that happened.

About a few minutes before I arrived, she was helping mom exercise her legs like they had been consistently doing since the last visit to the doctor.

Suddenly, she said that mom asked if she could hold the crutches and support herself.
She reluctantly agreed but after a few steps, mom dropped one of the crutches and immediately, she rushed to help but mom told her to stay put.
Mom then carefully dropped the other crutch and to Stella's surprise, began to walk unaided.

It was then she said, I arrived and so she ran out screaming to meet me.

Mom on the other hand, as Stella recounted the story was smiling all through.
Mom then explained further that she had felt a strong power rush through her legs earlier and because she didn't know how to explain it to Stella, she said she asked instead to support herself on the crutches.

In actual sense, she didn't need the crutches because she said she already knew she could walk.
It was just a way to escape explaining her feelings to Stella because she herself was in shock.
There was a voice in her spirit that said, 'it's time to walk' and so she did.

When I heard that, I began to pray in other tongues with joy and they both joined in.
It was truly a communion of the saints that night as we thanked God in tongues of angels.

When we were through, we all prepared dinner together and ate as a family.
It was another one of the best nights of my life, the night Brian first took me out being the first.

When I went up to my room that night, I called Tomi immediately and told her the news.
She was so overjoyed; you'd think she was the one who got healed.
It was just like when I told her that Brian and I had gotten back together.
We talked on the phone for over two hours and she kept reminding me of how faithful God had been ever since and it brought back memories.
Memories of how God had never left my side even when I was still my confused mess.

I smile and pick up my straightener breaking away from my thoughts and run it through my hair a few times, evaluating my look in the mirror.

Cecilia was so ecstatic when I told her I'd be coming over to visit today and find out how Sophie's been doing so far that she practically screamed in my ears.
I'd never known she could have such an enthusiastic side to her until we became this close.
That was when I found out that a book can be totally and I mean entirely different from it's cover.
The same thing happened when I told her I'd become born again.