Dial - Season 2 - Episode 75

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Dial - Season 2 - Episode 75

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I followed more slowly, and walked along a short corridor that opened into a homey living-room. It was huge and had huge beautiful leather seats, framed photos and drawings depicting Biblical stories.

The rug was rich and of good quality. A huge curved HD television was tuned to a Christian station with the volume turned low.

A short flight of stairs to the side of the living-room led to the huge dining-room. A woman, probably in her late thirties, was setting the table for breakfast. She was wearing a sky-blue dress that stopped above her knees, her skin fair and lovely. A scarf was tied around her hair, and as she placed a ceramic pot filled with milk on the table she turned and looked at me.

She was indeed beautiful, and she smiled at me. I smiled back as I hesitated uneasily. The Holy Man had taken the seat at the head of the table, and Attah Panyin sat to one side of him.

“Come, Yao!” he said, beckoning. “Come and sit with me and take some breakfast.”
I shuffled forward slowly, and realized the woman was looking at me intently with eyes that were almost sad, but when I looked at her she dropped her eyes quickly and almost turned her back on me. I scowled, wondering what was up with her.

Slowly I lowered myself into the chair the Holy Man had indicated.

“We have oats, tea, milo. Weetabix and cornflakes, Yao,” he said as he poured a generous amount of milk into his oatmeal. “Choice is yours.”
“I love oats,” I said.

“That’s the bowl of oats,” he said gently. “Help yourself.”

I took a small empty bowl and ladled some oats into it. I added a cube of brown sugar, almond nuts and stirred. Finally I poured some milk on it, and reached for a toasted bread in a beautiful tray.

I put the toast into my mouth, about to bite, but the Holy Man looked sternly at me.
“I don’t know what you do in your home, Yao,” he said in a flat voice. “In my house, however, we pray before we eat.”
I nodded sheepishly and took the toast bread from my mouth.