Chapter Four[The Ceremonial Issues of Visitation]

Chapter Four[The Ceremonial issue of Visitation]

Rudolf pays a visit to Rhoda's relatives and inquiries about her. "Rhoda vanishes throughout her early pregnancy, and no one knows where she is but God," Rudolf's cousin observed as he returned to the saving house after sundown.

Rudolf felt horrified, then outraged, as he blamed himself for the aches he was now feeling after learning how he had wounded Rhoda by ignoring her during her pregnancy while he and Josie mocked and loved being together in bed day and night. "It's possible that Rhoda was enraged with me from the beginning of her stay with me,"

Rudolf speculates. "And she disliked me too much, that's why she refuses to contact me even when we're alone," he exclaimed as he searched for her and the child.

He searches the whole house for their belongings, but they are nowhere to be found. He feels terrible pains in his chest as if his heart’s bleeding excessively, as he imagines Rhoda's misery at the time he and Josie were undoubtedly in front of her eyes.

When Sulema returned from work, she burst into tears and told him everything. The longer Rhoda and Baby Robert are out of Rudolf's sight, the more pain he feels.

Rhoda and her baby were driven to an unidentified place where she was given items to sell in a booth in order to earn and save money for her baby's needs while also assisting other street people.

"Where did your employer get them? I'm pretty sure I'm one of them at the moment! “Rudolf is afraid and guilty of his transgressions to his own family, as the gangster has informed them, and they continue to hide Rhoda and her baby from Rudolf, even on rainy days and in the summer, when he roves all over the place as long as there is land.

 ‘The Lord's unfailing love never runs out! We have been spared destruction thanks to his mercy. His faithfulness is amazing, and his mercies seem to come in new forms every day.’ “ Rhoda's decision to wait for Rudolf's responses and pay close attention to him remains unchanged after she read it from Lamentations 3:22-24 in the Old Testament Bible.

Rhoda is taken aback when she notices Rudolf's shadow in front of her while reading the bible. Both are overcome with anguish and tears as Rhoda's wounded heart heals from seeing him again and erasing all he has done in the past.

Rhoda recognizes Rudolf's past issues; she isn't looking for answers; all she wants is for their family to be together. "How come you've been so silent since then?" Rudolf inquires, seeking to hug her and her child. Rhoda refuses to talk and groans, and Rudolf, unable to bear his anguish, places himself near the infant.

"What do you expect from me?" Rhoda asks Rudolf while trying to control her outbursts. "But it's no use," Rhoda says, "because I think God has a reason for allowing this battle to pass between us, all I want now is to restore our family," Rhoda pauses and gasps for oxygen.