Episode 20
âDo you have a consistent prayer life?â She asked.
When I heard the question, it was as if I had been dreaming all the while.
What I thought the question would be was âdo you love me?â But come to think of it, how can a girl Iâm meeting
for the second time ask me such question?
My love for Aramide had probably affected my psychology.
Even if she was so cheap, she couldnât have asked that question so soon.
Even Sandra canât ask such question.
She discovered that I was thinking for too long, then she broke the silence. .
.
Aramide: Why are you quiet? You really donât have a prayer life. Do you?
Me: (I was quite bewildered) Actually, I do have a prayer life.
But it hasnât been really consistent since I came to school.
You know Awo is not really a place you can pray comfortably.
Aramide: Prayer isnât about being convenient. Its a sacrifice
you make in and out of convenience.
As a Christian, prayer
is very important.
This is because God is our father, and
without communication, we canât have a good relationship with him. And the only way to talk to God is through prayer.
Me: Thatâs very true. You told me you both want to ask me something and tell me something, youâve asked your
question, what did you want to tell me? (Hoping for some
âgood newsâ.)
Aramide: You know what? For the past 3 days, Iâve been going to the sports complex to pray. And if you donât mind
we can become prayer partners.
Me: (I didnât really like religious activities, but agreeing will
make me closer to the one I love) Why not? I would really love to.
Aramide: If thatâs the case, give me your number. So I can call you when Iâm going.
Me: Alright then. . .
We exchanged numbers, and later on, we got a bus. Her hostel was Alumni, she got off the bus when she got to her
hostel. âI will call youâ She said.
I got to my hostel and told Mayowa the whole story.
He made jest of me, and told me that he had warned me earlier about church girls.
No matter what he said, I was still going
to go anyway. If praying would make me closer to the one I love, I decided to become a prayer warrior.
The following day? Aramide called me as she promised and we went to pray together. We prayed for almost an hour.
That was around 8pm-9pm. That became our regular praying time after which we will go to read.
Aramide taught me a lot of things (not academics). I really gained a lot from
being her prayer partner.
We were always together from 8pm till 12am everyday. My academics and spiritual life took
a new turn.
That made me love her so much, I was literarily burning with
passion. âBut what if I tell her and she decides to stop being
my prayer and reading partner? How will I forgive myself? It
is better to keep mute and not lose her, than to to tell her my feelings for her and lose her. If she should tell me âNOâ,
our relationship and closeness can never be the same.â
I thought to myself.
So I decided to keep my feelings for Aramide to myself, and keep it strictly on friends basis. Though it was really painful,
but I had to learn to control myself.
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