The Abomination

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 12

It was 8pm and we began to make preparation for the 9pm meeting. My father

in-law had insisted he

will not go with us this time. I’m already feeling my BP had gone up and I

wouldn’t want it to go higher

than what it is if you don’t want to carry my corpse back to Ajase, he

said. We got set and we drove in

Toyin’s car to the church.

Three of the prayer team members were already

seated waiting for us and

baba. Few minutes later, baba and some other prayer team members joined us.

This time, it wasn’t a

long prayer before the stage was set for the continuation of Kassim’s

confession.

I know I am not worthy to live again but at this junction I need to tell

this gathering everything I have

done so that the world will learn from my story. My dear, I am sorry for

what I have subjected you to for

a whole decade. I will beg you for something before I continue my

confession. What is it? I asked. I will

like you to write the story of my life to be titled “THE ABOMINATION” and

make it go viral so that others

who are in my shoe can learn. I am not sure I can make it, I see death

close to my bosom and ready to

take me. Is that all? I asked. Yes, he replied.

You will not die but live to declare the goodness of God, baba interrupted

him. If you can confess all

your sins and forsake them, God will give you another chance you don’t

deserve. We have two members of this church who had done worse than what

you did and God had shown them mercy. One is a pastor

today and the other is a member of the choir. God can forgive you brother

Kassim.

Just confess all. Baba

picked his old Dake and opened to Proverbs 28:13 that read thus “He that

covereth his sins shall not

prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” He also

instructed one of the

team members to open James 5:16 “confess your faults one to another, and

pray one for another, that

ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth

much.”

Kassim continued his confession. I killed grandma when she came for

treatment for her tuberculosis.

Everyone had gone out that day and only me and grandma was in the house and

I began to have urge

for sex. I went round the neighborhood if I could bounce on any woman or

girl around to satisfy my urge

but none was available. By the time I returned home, my urge had doubled

and on entering the house, I

noticed grandma was taking her bath. I tiptoed until I forced my way into

the bathroom, who is that?,

grandma asked. I didn’t answer because I didn’t want her to know I was the

one. She quickly robbed off

the soap on her face, Kassim what are you doing here? Go out, she shouted.

But before she could

scream again I overpowered her and released my tension on her. While I was

struggling to penetrate her,

grandma begged me not to do it because it is an abominable act. You will

incur generational curse on

yourself and your unborn children, she advised. When she noticed I was bent

on doing what I intended

she stopped to struggle with me. The shock was what killed grandma that

many didn’t know till today.

The whole place was in tears, even baba could not hold back his tears.

My brother in-law fainted

momentarily. We have to start another process of prayer to bring him back

to consciousness. It was

really shocking. I am sorry, Kassim begged everyone. I know this is not

easy to take but I did it and I am

regretting my action. He seemed to still have more confession but no one

was bold enough to ask him to

continue, not even baba. There was a long silence in the hall like we were

in the graveside.

My heart was

tearing in pieces and I could hear the sound of the crack in my heart. I

wished the earth could open up

and swallow me but it never happened.

But will God forgive these terrible

acts of heartlessness and evil?

Will God not avenge grandma’s blood? These and many questions ran through

my mind in a jiffy.