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Rebecca filled with joy and admiration. She knew she had to make it apparent.

This all occurred for a reason.

This conversation happened for a reason.

"You know what that's the thing. All of y'all were a part of a process, a journey to overcoming the obstacles of life. Ladies, we have each other. I know I am new to y'all, but y'all got me too. We are here to uplift and encourage each other. We are not here to keep each other bound. You guys overcame so many struggles that could have honestly took y'all out. However, just like the women in the Scriptures, you stood tall and pushed on. Think about it? God held and loved y'all every step of the way. Each and every one of y'all was blessed through your pain. You could easily not be here today, but you are. Just like Maya Angelou said, "Still I Rise". Y'all rise and continue to rise every day."

Rebecca walks around the room near hugging each woman as they all look at her.

"Y'all was prisoner,

Trapped in the shadows of the night,

Caged in the gloom of the world."

"But, thank God I don't have to live in condemnation." Eve speaks.

"Y'all sang songs of heart throbbing emotion,

And played melodies of continuous tragedies."

"But, thank God I devoted to taking care of a loved one." Ruth hugs herself.

"Y'all wrapped yourselves in life's desolation

And felt the pull of never-ending stress weighing y'all down."

"But, thank God I sought Him with all of my heart." Hannah pointing her one finger to the sky.

"But y'all stood under the relentless pressure,

And never wavered."

"Thank God I did the right thing." Rahab doing a little dance.

"She heard tunes of everlasting joy and peace,

And never strayed."

"Thank God I saved my people." Esther placing an imaginary crown on her head.

"She found her way through the darkness,

And never doubted."

"Thank God I found love through you alone." Leah smiling to herself.

"A girl once born in clouded adversity,

Now blossomed in ceaseless exultation."

"Break of Day" by LexiSully (revised in second person)

Rebecca finishes, while the girls think about their journey and what it took for them to overcome their struggles. God got them through.

You seek redemption, when you have done nothing. (Eve)

You seek forgiveness, when you have caused no one sorrow. (Eve)

You seek love, when you cannot even love yourself. (Leah)

You seek normality, when you know you never will be. (Rahab)

You seek to be understood, because no one seems to get you. (Rahab)

You seek to be happy, when in reality you are suffocating. (Ruth)

You seek friendship, even though you are afraid of being abandoned. (Esther)

You seek to be enough, when you know you never will be. (Leah)

You seek to be vulnerable, but your walls are too high, and you trust too little. (Esther)

You seek to fit in, to be liked, to please everyone, you try so hard, and you hate yourself for it. (Hannah)

You seek yourself, as I seek myself. (Hannah)

"Seek" by JL

"Are you still seeking?" Rebecca said.

Esther says, "Ladies, you know Jesus already sought you and found you. He knows who you truly are. Go to Him and you will see who you truly are and that is, His Queen and His precious Masterpiece for..."

"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised." All the girls bellow, as Shara and Taylor clap and fangirling. The girls bow and hug each other.

That is Esther's scripture.

"Whew, y'all I am tired!" Rebecca yawning and flopping on the ground. The girls agree, stretch and walk near their bags. Shara and Taylor nod in agreement to Rebecca statement. Taylor, however, is still being wary over Shara and eyeing her every move.

As the boys hear that, they start to panic. They know they have to face the girls.

But how?

It will be weird regardless, so how to not make it weird?

"So Namjoon...we got this far. What do we do?" Hobi whispers. The boys center their attention at him.

In panic, Namjoon taps on his head. "I don't know bro. I didn't think through this part yet."

"So you gonna bring us up here? Then, tell us we should spy on the girls and you didn't know how we would face them?" Jin give him the 'really' look.

"Look we all agreed to it. So y'all suppose to help me figure this out as well." Namjoon informs in a panic tone.

"But again this was your idea." Jungkook rebuttals in a serious tone as he furrow his brows.

"And aGAIN it became OUR idea when y'all agreed to it." Namjoon bucking at him.

Jungkook bucks back.

"So what? We gonna just pop up from the purple curtain and say surprise." Yoongi being sarcastic.

"No Yoongi, we suppose to run and hug them." Jimin correcting his sarcasm.

"Wooooow." Tae tracing his hair.

"Y'all can be dumb and get caught like that or y'all can help me formulate a smarter plan." Namjoon clenching his teeth.

The boys start to argue a bit.

"Or we could just go inside like we're talking and walk in." Yoongi proposes.

"Or we can go in the kitchen, get snacks, and act like we checking in on 'em." Hobi smiling and making a heart shape.

Namjoon widen his eyes, agreeing to Hobi's plan. "Actually if you think about it, that ain't a bad idea. Maybe if we can get up now. We might have a chance."

"What we waiting for?" Tae slowly getting up.

"Okay let's get the-"