The Pastor's Heart - By Desiree Future Page 0,12

whether they were stolen from me or just plain lost in my travels. I became very creative so I wouldn’t lose anything anymore.” Sinclair explained while leisurely walking with Kingston.

“What did you do?” Kingston asked.

“I made it my business to learn something new from every home I lived in. Whether it was painting, sewing or learning how to stretch a dollar, I learned whatever I could. I realized that having knowledge was something no one could ever steal away from me.” Sinclair explained while strolling in the park with Kingston.

“And that is absolutely true.” Kingston was simply amazed with Sinclair and he couldn’t believe the fantastic night he was having with her.

“So your store is a family business? How long have you had your store?” Sinclair was very interested in learning about Kingston.

“My grandfather started the store over fifty years ago and it has been passed down from generation to generation. It’s a family business so all my siblings work for the store. I actually started working in the store when I was about eight years old.” Kingston explained to a very attentive Sinclair

“That must have been cool to work in your family’s store as a kid.” Sinclair smiled at Kingston feeling so at ease being around him.

“It was pretty cool; I was the bag boy in charge of bagging the food for customers.” Kingston replied as he remembered days of the past. “I even got tips some times.”

“Oh that’s great; you get to work with your family all the time, that’s a good thing.” Sinclair wished she had a family herself. All the family she ever known was Miss Marjorie and Robyn her best friend.

“Yes it is. To show our appreciation to our employees, we give them a paid day off to attend our employee barbeque every year and we have been doing that for the past fifteen years now. Most of our employees have been with us between four and twenty-nine years and that’s not counting the students who always come back during the summer.” Kingston proudly boasted.

“That is fabulous! You must be doing something right. That’s great.” Sinclair spoke through eating her last bit of ice cream.

“Speaking of great, your garden looks great. You did a very good job.” He said as he threw his empty ice cream container in the trash.” Let me guess, you picked that up as a kid too.”

“I sure did. Experience is the best teacher.” Sinclair said as a matter of fact.

“I like that, I really like that,” Kingston was really enjoying every minute that he spent with Sinclair. She was beautiful, smart and funny he thought to himself.

“After my landlord Mr. Parker’s wife died, I offered to maintain the garden for him since he loved it so much. He then reduced my rent by two hundred dollars a month. I actually love doing it because to me it’s peaceful. I get a nice apartment, outdoor space and a seriously low rent. What more could I ask for? ” Sinclair explained while walking closely to Kingston because it was getting darker.

“So, Sinclair why is such a lovely young lady like yourself still single?” Kingston was enjoying his date with Sinclair and he wanted to know more about her. “I mean you are beautiful, smart and you have a lot going for you.”

“Well, thank you Kingston but to be honest, I haven’t found what I’m looking for.” Sinclair replied.

“Well what about you? I saw the women at the church giving you the eye. Why aren’t you taken off the market yet? I am more than sure you have a few ladies to choose from.” Sinclair asked with great curiosity after remembering the many women who were drooling over him at the church.

Kingston stopped so they could look out into the water. “I’m waiting for God to send me my queen. My parents have been married for forty years and I’m looking for the same thing. Now a day’s people are getting married just for the sake of getting married. But they are not willing to put the work in that is required to make it work.”

“I totally agree; no one is willing to put the work in. Instead of trying to make it work, it’s pointing fingers at each other about what they did wrong.” Sinclair said as she looked out into the open water.

“My ex-girlfriend sounded just like that literally. She had a job working as an office manager for a big company when we first met. We were together for about