The Preacher Son

Episode 16

Praise the lord”
“Haleluya”
“The lord provided my uncle money to buy me a football from USA” i didn’t lie, my USA is United State of Abuja.

They all clapped for me and my big head grew bigger with pride.

Then the preaching started and an altar call was gave, and the aunty said that if we want to be baptize by the Holy Ghost we should come out, the first person to come out was peace, on seeing her i quickly got up also and join them.
Our group was taken outside the door and the scripture was read and we started praying.
“If you start praying you would be touched by the holy spirit and would start speaking in tongues” the aunty said.

“Na which kind gift of tongues person go speak sef”

Everyone had started praying and i heard peace speaking the language of her grandpa or so i tot.
I did not want to fall my hands so i started speaking gibberish, asatokomalepa, shindararararara, okotoshipa. I kept on singing, sorry prayer with half of my eyes looking at peace beautiful lips praying.

After the service she helped me to locate our car and i knew from her that her dad works in central bank and she was going to Paris for vacation.

It hurt that any big babe God give me she is always going abroad why i no dey go abroad na, i lamented.

I promised myself to toast her if i reach house that day because that evening was my uncle’ child naming ceremony and her family were invited, a move i regretted.

We played around until it was time for closing.
My uncle took us to many places for sight seeing, he even took us through the first gate but did not go further to avoid stories that touch, we took a bend and he showed us the vice president living quaters, then it was oga Obj and Atiku that were at the top.

We later went to parks, mr biggs etc and my uncle bought snacks and drinks for his occassion in the evening.

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That evening i put on my best house cloth and awaited the guest arrivals, the ceremony started and i had not yet seen peace, when it came to item seven on the list, i sighted her at the back and i wanted going there but at that moment my mum dragged my hand that we should go and serve guests the food.

While serving i saw peace and gave her the most plentiest food i had on my tray and winked at her hoping she got the message.

After everything i went in search of her but she was nowhere to be found but her parents were still around. So i went to the backyard and what i saw made me hate girls more(temporary sha).
I cried myself to sleep that night.

The rest of my stay in Abuja was not that eventful and finally it was time to go back. I had already grown fond of the place and enjoyment was at its fullest.

We went back to Akwanga with lots of gifts from both Family Worship Center and my uncle and neighbors.

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‘If you see big buildings you go fear’ i bragged when my siblings and neighbours came to hear my holiday gist, i told them all the juicy details and even showed them evidence with my shoes that brought out red lights and i also showed my new ball the kind that air is filled in before closing it and playing.

Before i said Jack Robinson the ball had been hit from my hand and was being kicked around and played by everyone, i quickly joined in the game.
When we were playing Chokolo fired a heavenly shot which went directly into a neighbours compound, after scaling the fence we searched for the ball and saw it hook inside their well. All efforts to remove it proved abortive and we all went home dejected. That was how i came back and jam problem.

But no problem was worse than the two parts of stories i told no-one; Chigozie’s case and Peace kasala.