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for a towel to cover herself.<br />
“Who are you,” she stammers<br />
out. “Who I am does not<br />
matter,” says the man. “What<br />
does matter is that this very<br />
second your children are<br />
coming home from school. At<br />
any moment they will be<br />
turning the knob on the front<br />
door. Do you really want them<br />
to see you like this? They love<br />
you and would miss you so<br />
very much. Your husband too,<br />
Marabou. It is time to wake<br />
up. Get out of that bathtub and<br />
quit feeling like a failure. You<br />
have a purpose and it does not<br />
include dying today. These<br />
trials you are experiencing are<br />
necessary for His ultimate<br />
plan.” Oddly enough,<br />
Marabou accepts what the<br />
stranger is saying. A calm<br />
washes over her and she does<br />
not appear to be frightened of<br />
him any longer. The words<br />
that he speaks hit home with<br />
her. Marabou sighs deeply.