Mikala and her mother walked around the department store for the longest time. Mikala was tired of looking at dresses. She wished that her mother would just pick a dress and then they could go look around the mall. Michelle would not comply. She wanted her daughter to pick out a dress that she liked. Mikala had no plans to pick out a dress. If her mother wanted her to wear a dress, she was going to have to pick it out. Mikala was not going to help her mother with this endeavor. Michelle got frustrated with her daughter. She decided to leave the department and go to Udetta's. If Mikala did not want to get a dress, she was going to go get her a dress.
Mikala and her mother exited the department store and headed to the escalator so that they could go to the second floor of the mall. Mikala made a face. She knew that they were going to Udetta's. Mikala had no interest in the clothing in the store, but she like Mrs. Udetta, so the trip to the store wouldn't be that bad.
When the mother and daughter group made it to Udetta's, they discovered that the store was full of women. There were women of all ages in the store. There were even some girls close to Mikala's age. Mikala looked at the young ladies with amazement. They seemed to be enjoying looking at the clothes and picking them out.
Mikala felt trapped. With the young ladies her age in the store fussing over clothes was going to excite her mother. Mikala knew that her mother was going to try to get her to go over to where the young ladies were and try the clothes on. Mikala had no plans on doing that. She had to find Mrs. Udetta and get close to her quickly. Mrs. Udetta wouldn't let Michelle give her daughter a hard time about wearing dresses. Mrs. Udetta always told Michelle, "Let that child alone. When she gets ready to be girlie, she will do it. You cannot rush her. It will probably take a boy paying her some attention to get her to get interested in girlie things. That's what it took for me. I was a tomboy and I did not dress like a girl until Ray came along. Now, look at me. I sell dresses to other ladies. Leave her alone." Mikala loved Mrs. Udetta. The wise woman usually got her mother off of her back for awhile.
Michelle had never been in the store when it was this full. She was usually able to get Mrs. Udetta's full attention. There was no chance that Mrs. Udetta was going to be able to cater to Michelle. The store owner was busy at the register. There were other sales associates walking around the store helping the customers, but Michelle wanted Mrs. Udetta. She had a knack for always knowing what Michelle wanted. If Michelle wanted an outfit today, she was going to have to deal with one of the other sales associates.
Precious Deveraux gets all dressed up for Resurrection Sunday to go "meet" the newly appointed (single) pastor @ New Tabernacle of Praise Baptist Church, but she meets Jesus instead. It is a story about human nature, the truth, and God's love. A sexy woman goes to church to "meet" the new pastor, but meets Jesus instead. Come and join us for Resurrection Sunday.
