The more Claudia listened to God, she showed more interest on what God had plans for in her future.
"For the future. I have exciting plans for your life, Claudia."
Claudia couldn't figure out why He was talking to her like a real person. If He was, how come she couldn't see Him in person and not just a Voice?
"What do You mean by exciting plans for me? I don't even know You."
Her mother was sitting on the couch in the living room and thought she heard Claudia yelling, but she could be wrong. That's when she got off the couch and headed immediately to Claudia's room. She heard a knock on the door.
"Come in," Claudia said.
She watched the door open, and saw it was her mother.
"Are you all right, Claudia? I thought I heard yelling."
"I'm okay, Mom. Just talking to myself," she lied.
"All right. I was just checking in on you."
"Thanks, Mom. There's really nothing about talking to yourself," Claudia said.
"I will see you later."
Then she left.
"You met Me on your birthday. I am giving you a second chance to decide if you choose to take Me more seriously."
"What do You mean giving me a second chance? I don't understand."
"You will understand once we have a serious relationship. I know you were never interested in Me until now. Of course I love My children, even if they are like you who are finding out very recently. I will let you decide if you want Me in your life."
"In what way will I tell You about my decision?"
"You don't need to share with Me. I already know what you have chosen to be in a relationship with Me or not."
"How do You choose?"
"I know everything about My children, no matter what. I have started a relationship with a friend of yours. She seems to know me a bit better."
"Which friend is that?"
"Dawn."
That was it. No wonder Dawn said something earlier. She now decided to give Dawn a call.
"Hi, Claudia."
"How are you, Dawn?"
"Fine. Yourself?"
"Weird."
"Why do you feel weird?" Dawn asked.
"Because I was having a conversation with God from Heaven. He mentioned He is helping you with a relationship with Him."
"Is this why you called me?"
"Exactly. I don't know if I want a relationship with someone I haven't seen in person."
"I don't understand myself either, Claudia. I guess we can try something."
"Like what? I just finished talking with Mom and Dad about this."
"What were their reactions?"
"They didn't understand what gave me an interest in God. I told them they should take me more seriously."
"Why did you tell them that?"
"I don't know. I felt I had to say something."
"Of course they love you and Janine equally, like me and Jeff."
Jeff was her younger brother.
"I somehow think Mom and Dad love Janine more than me since she's such a genius and gets straight As all the time. That's why I said that to them."
"You need to give your family a second chance for them to do that."
"That's what He was just telling me."
"I'm sure lots of people have heard the same thing."
"Sometimes having second chances can be hard."
"True, Claudia. Sometimes second chances can be good."
That was a true fact.
"Mom and Dad were just telling me Mimi was a godly person. She kept a Bible and we were just talking about trying to search for it in the attic."
"I never knew that."
"Neither did I. I don't know why God wants a second chance, Dawn. We even know God's Word in the first place. I told Mom and Dad on why I'm not smiling because I want people like them to take me seriously."
"Claudia, we just can't rush people to give a second chance quickly. I thought you knew that by now."
"Of course I do. It makes me feel left out because I think they love Janine more like I said a minute ago."
"Claudia, she's been here longer than us. If you will give Janine a second chance on having your relationship further, maybe something will change before you both."
"Wait and see," Claudia told her.
"I have a feeling God is already on working out plans for you two to be together more. Maybe this could be a second chance to have that relationship that to see what direction God wants in that relationship."
"You could be right, Dawn. I'll just have to see for myself if Janine plans to take our relationship seriously. I hope it happens soon."
"I wish you luck, Claud. At least we can still talk about where this second chance is heading."
"Of course we will, Dawn. I'm just waiting for something to happen."
"Talk with you later."
Then the conversation ended.