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Bright lightsstarless sky signaled the arrival of many unsavory characters on the streets This place, I decided, was most certainly not for me

I preferred the quiet county lane of the compound I preferred the moonlit sky of the compound, where the stars were visible everywhere in the sky, unaffected by the artificial lights this reen to concrete, and quiet to noise

Sighing in stress, we pulled to a stop at a red light, e white building came into view One look and it took my breath away

It was a structure of pristine white stone, a towering building that do its beauty to the city’s residents Arched colored s bea a rainbow on their white stone surroundings Lights on the high, tiled roof, illuminated every perfectly sculpted masterpiece A set of ooden doors featured front and center But most beautiful of all, a white marble statue of Jesus Christ stood out front, the Crucifix, an ie serenely poetic in its art

"Please, can you stop the vehicle," I requested, lass

"What?" Ky looked surprised as I turned to see hied "Pull over for aas I asked, Ky stopped at the side of the road Then all I could do was stare

"What is that place?" I asked in awe

Ky leaned forward, his arainst mine, and replied, "A church"

"A church?"

"Yeah, you knohere folk like you go to pray and sing and all that fuckin’ dull stuff"

Shock ran throughas a woh the wooden doors

"Yeah, Jesus worshippers, Bible freaks, folks like you," he answered, clearly beco at Ky’s handsome face, I said, "I do not understand This is a church for Christ? People come here to worship?"

Ky nodded slowly, like I was ill of , sweet cheeks? Church God No fuckin’ fun"