The Will Of God - S01 E14

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The Will Of God - S01 E14

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14

SISTER BLESSING (2)

“My God…. Sister Blessing!” I said with surprise.

“I told you I would come.” She said smiling.

She dropped her bag and wanted to wash the clothes I was washing.

“Please, don’t do that. Please…Ha….but I told you not to come” I said looking confused as to what to do.

She insisted on washing the clothes. I humbly refused, trying not to create any drama because my neighbors were all outside watching us.

One of my neighbors, an advanced woman came to where we were and said…

“Ah….Corper, your wife com from city. She con even wan wash your clothes. Make you allow am na. She be good wife ooo” she said in pidgin English, because she knew we can’t understand her dialect.

I was not happy at that statement, but I tried to be cool and mature.

“Our Corper wife, abeg make you nor mind Corper. He too dey form. Abeg, wash the clothes for am” she said and left us.

I have to allow Blessing to wash the clothes.

Sister Blessing was happy. She looked at me, but I wisely threw my eyes off her. I went inside the house to sit down.

She washed the clothes, hanged them on the rope and came to meet me inside.

“Why don’t you want me to wash your clothes?” She asked looking at me.

“Blessing, you know that is not right. Besides, look at the way that woman was referring to you as my wife. I wasn’t comfortable with that” I said

She didn’t say anything.

She brought out the content from the bag she brought. I saw 2 big loaves of bread, Sardin, 6 tins of peak milk, Milo refill, 6 packs of Indomie Belle Full, some fruits like oranges, apples, bananas, water melon.

In the other bag she carried, there was garri, rice, beans, and other foodstuffs.

She even brought a flask. When she opened it, I saw 6 wraps of Eba and the soup was Egusi vegetable soup with enough fish and meat well prepared and appropriately served in the flask.

I became confused.

“Why is this sister sacrificing so much just because of me?” I said to myself.

I remembered all those delicacies I have eaten unknowingly. I remembered the last one I threw away because of the letter.

“Oh God, please, help this sister. She’s sacrificing so much for what is another’s” I prayed silently.

Then I called her by her native name.

“Sister Ibukun…..” I said very calmly.

She was shocked, but pretended.

“Who is sister Ibukun?” She asked feigning ignorance.

“Blessing, I really want to appreciate you for everything. You have been the best thing that had ever happened to me” I said

“I know you are surprised I called that name. I don’t want you to hide anymore” I continued.

She was feeling quite uneasy now.

“GC….I….I….I am very sorry” she said looking down.

“I’m really sorry. Please, forgive me” she said again.

I guess she remembered the letter she said and its contents.

“I’m not angry, but I’m not happy about this disguise of yours. I see you as a dear sister. Your closeness to me has really helped me, both in school and here in this village” I said boldly.

“GC….I can explain” she said pleading.

“Ok….go ahead, I’m all ears” I said and sat down very well.

“Sincerely, I don’t know how to explain how I feel about you. Like I said in the letter, my feelings for you is a strong one. Let me say, I love you.

I actually have to relocate from the West to this State through my father’s influence because I wanted to be close to you. I’m really in love with you and I’m ready to go any length to prove that. My coming here, as you very well know, wasn’t easy. The bus I entered at first had an accident, I was unhurt. I took another bus, it broke down on the way. I took the third one, it stopped in the desert. It was the fourth one that brought me here.” She said and knelt down before me. I shifted backward.

“GC, can’t you see the risk I have to take just because of my love for you. I can’t pretend anymore. I have always dreamt of us been together. That Prayer session we have been doing, was just for us to learn to pray together. I really don’t know what to say again. Please, GC, I really do love you. Please, let me complete you” she said crying.

“Sister Blessing, please, sit down” I pleaded with her.

She wanted to remain on her knees while I speak, but I insisted, so, she sat down.

“Sincerely, I understand everything you have said. I have often wondered why you should gone this far in all your actions towards me.” I said

“If I must be sincere, I have also developed this strong feeling for you right from our school days. I have feelings too, you know. Even during those times we prayed together, I have often imagined you been my wife. Your checking on me, care, affection, love….hmmmmm….I don’t know what to say” I paused, then continued.

“But….the Lord did not permit my decision concerning you” I said.

She began to cry even more.

“Please, GC, please…I really love you. Please, just give me a chance, please…I promise you will never regret having me as your wife” She pleaded.

I was surprised.

“There’s something, we need to settle” I said in a gentle tone.

“Whatever it is, I am ready. Please, I am ready. Just tell me what you want me to settle. GC….I am ready to do anything you asked me to do” she said falling on her knees.

“Stand up, please, you’re creating a scene” I told her. This was because, my door was opened.

“Tell me your true story” I said.

“What do you mean, sir?” She asked trying to hide.

“Blessing, don’t hide anything from me. Just be truthful to me” I said.

“Okay….I will tell you everything” she said as she wiped the cloud of tears from her eyes.

“Before I was made a sister Welfare, I had an affair with the follow up coordinator, bro. Philip. It resulted into pregnancy. Bro. Philip advised me to abort it. I initially rejected the plan, but in order to avoid the shame, I agreed. This was before the ordination. I didn’t tell anyone. Philip later began to avoid me. This left me broken and shattered. I struggled with that for a long time. It affected my studies.

You remembered the time you called to your office to discuss about the sisters?” She asked me.

“Yes, I remembered. You were looking really dejected. I tried to know why you appeared that way. You said your result was poor for the first semester and that you were afraid of spilling” I said

“Yes sir. Actually, it was due to the challenge I was facing that resulted to that. I was encouraged by you and your closeness to me really helped me a lot. You were always calling to check on me, as well as to know about my studies. That was when I started to develop this strong feeling for you. I didn’t want you to know about it, so, I resorted to preparing those delicacies for you.” She said

“Hmmmmmmm…” I sighed deeply.

“When I and bro. James saw you lying down in the orchard with your suit on, we quickly rushed you to the hospital. After you were discharged, I cooked that food and wrote that letter in order to express my feelings for you.

GC, I truly do love you. I don’t know how best to express it than through all these things I have done” she said crying.

“Sister Blessing, did you tell pastor about your affair with Philip, your pregnancy and the abortion?” I asked her.

She nodded her head in the negative.

“So, you kept those sins and refused to confess them?” I said almost crying

She bowed her head in shame and was crying.

“I was afraid of the consequences. My parents will disown me if they had heard about it and my career would be ruined” she said still crying.

“Hmmmmm…. Blessing, you need to repent and give your life to Jesus Christ afresh” I said frankly.

She went down on her knees.

“I can’t hide anymore. I have suffered so much because of this guilt. I want to be free. Please, help me” she said pleading on her knees.

I became very compassionate. I led her to CHRIST Jesus that evening and told her to try and convey what had happened to her parents at home.

She was heart-broken when I told her the Lord has fixed me up with another sister right from campus. I didn’t tell her the proposal story.

She became very sober and quiet.

It was getting late, so, I have to arrange my bed for her that night while I slept in one of my neighbors house.

I know you are wondering what happened to the food she brought. Actually, I ate it very well, because, it’s was no longer a bait and I also accepted all that she bought.

The next day she woke up. I had prepared breakfast, boiled water for her because of the cold. In fact, she was surprised, but she didn’t say anything.

After everything, I followed her to where she took a bus to go to her PPA. She waved ‘goodbye’ with tears while the bus drove off.

We kept talking, but the prayers didn’t hold again.

During our Passing Out Parade, we were together. We snapped pictures together as well as with friends.

We entered the same bus home that day. I stopped at Enugu, while she continued her journey to Lagos, where her parents lives.

She got married a year after.

I went home to meet my mum. It was a joyful moment.

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2 YEARS LATER,

I had become a secondary school teacher. It was my passion to reach out to young souls that made me to become a teacher.

I had forgotten everything about Esther Michael, and decided to move on with my life.

Then one night, my mum came to my room and woke me up.

“David, wake up” she said.

“Oh mum…. it’s just 2:00am. It’s not morning devotion time yet. It’s still early. I want to sleep. Besides, I have to be in school before 8:00am today” I said as I yawned and fell back to sleep.

“David, who is Esther Michael” she said and Immediately I jumped out of the bed….