Lekki Sisi - S01 E53

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Lekki Sisi - S01 E53

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 53

I reached for her trembling hands and I could tell that she was crying. Her head fell on my shoulders. She wept uncontrollably. I wept with her too. We were two women doused in pain by choices they had made.

I imagined how for many years, she had held back the pain and told no one about her feelings, but here she was, letting it all out. My dress was soaked with her tears.

After a long time when I saw she was calm, I wrapped my hands around her shoulders.

‘I am Tinuke.’ I said.

She sniffed ‘Adunni.’

‘How do you feel now?’

She chuckled. ‘I feel better. Thank you.’

‘Adunni, there is only one person you can trust at this point in your life. I’m not promising that by having faith in this person, you’ll escape the consequences of your action but I can assure you that he’ll never leave you nor forsake you. For everyone who believes in him, where we are right now is just a transit to a better life. A life where there’ll be no pain or sorrow.’

‘Please Tinuke, lead me to him. I want that same peace I saw on your face yesterday. If he’ll accept me, I’ll gladly follow him.’

I got a new convert that day. We talked about a lot of things and I shared a few scriptures I could remember off the top of my head.

‘I feel so peaceful.’

I laughed. ‘I know the feeling.’ I played with her fingers, all the while wishing I could see her face. ‘Adunni, the devil will come at you. He’ll bring guilt and make you feel like Jesus is not with you. Don’t listen to his lies. Resist him and he will flee from you. You have a father you can talk to. He’ll always listen.’

‘Tinuke, thank you.’ she said, calmly. We lay on the floor holding each other’s hand and slept off.

It was the voice of a police officer that woke me up the next morning. I opened my eyes and turned to see Adunni lying beside me. Her eyes were opened. She smiled at me.

‘I talked to God this morning. He said he’ll never leave me. Thank you for leading me to Christ.’

I couldn’t stop staring at Adunni. She had a very sweet face and it was just impossible to believe that someone like her could think anything murderous.