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THE WAIT

Have you ever had to wait?  Perhaps? Definitely? Waiting to get served at a restaurant Waiting to catch the train Waiting for the Uber to arrive No, I mean really wait Waiting to exhale  Waiting for that big break Waiting for that unreachable promotion Waiting…. The kind that leaves you hopeless, weary, searching, grappling for meaning The kind of waiting like you're wrestling with time No, not the fake wrestling on TV The real wrestling like Gladiators in a Colosseum  The type of waiting that left the foolish virgins feeling like the Bridegroom would never arrive The waiting that leaves you feeling like you are in a Kungfu fight with time Perpetually racing against time **** Iyke and Amara had been married for nine years. Their marriage had lost the spark that once existed. The first three years into their marriage had been amazing, filled with love and all the toppings like pistachio and strawberry ice cream in a waffle cone. Theirs had been a whirlwind courtship. Boy meets girl,