“Yes. She doesn’t lie to you on the phone but she can make it seem like she is answering your question and you like her answer until you have time to digest what she said after you have hung up from talking to her.”
“That’s sneaky. Is she here?”
“No. She went with my parents on vacation for two weeks. You’ll have to try her later. She might return your phone call though if you left her a message.”
“Might? I doubt it. I seem to have gotten on her bad side when it comes to conversing with me.”
“No, you didn’t. She isn’t comfortable with people.”
“I’d love to ask why but I won’t. It isn’t fair to her.”
“True. It would be better if she told you but just know this, it isn’t just you.”
“Thanks for telling me that. I’ll see you Sunday.” He said leaving the shop more confused than when he arrived. He went back to his office and wrote the reply to her question and then sent the email. His questions to her would have to wait.
Friday morning, Nathan was in his office at church when Amanda showed Jeremy and Leah in. “Hi. What’s up?”
“You tell us.” Jeremy answered “We were asked to come here and measure your office for more shelves. Why didn’t you mention it when we were at your house?”
Nathan thumped his head down on his desk “I haven’t told anyone I wanted more shelves in here.” He mumbled
“What?” Leah asked
Nathan lifted his head from the desk. “I have not mentioned to anyone that I wanted more shelves in here. It isn’t something I need right away and didn’t want the church to pay for. How did you know? Who called you?”
Leah took the envelope out of her pocket and handed it to Nathan. “That was in my mail for my business earlier this week.”
Nathan opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of paper. As he did, a cashier’s check fell out also. He looked from the check to Leah who shrugged then turned his attention to the note. It read Please see the pastor about more shelves in his office.
Nathan rubbed his hands over his face in exasperation. He folded up the note and the check and handed it back to Leah.
“If you didn’t mention this to anyone, who sent me this?” Leah asked holding up the note and the check.
Nathan shrugged and held out his hands in helpless surrender. “Honestly, I thought Faith was behind these “things” that keep happening. I didn’t know how she was doing it but now, I don’t guess I was right.”
“What things?” asked Jeremy
“People showing up to paint my house, you two calling to put shelves in my house, Mason showing up to fix my car, a crowd of people showing up to clean the church and now you two showing up to put shelves in my office.”
“Our sister wouldn’t know anything about doing those things. She can’t see remember.”
“I know that. And now she isn’t even in town, she couldn’t have sent you here today.”
“Oh yes she could. My sister can organize the whole city if she wanted too. I didn’t know about any of those things except the shelves or I might have put it together faster than this.”
“You mean I’m right?” Nathan exclaimed
“It’s possible.” answered Leah “I can’t prove it and I won’t try. But it