Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14
SISTER BLESSING (2)
âMy GodâŠ. Sister Blessing!â I said with surprise.
âI told you I would come.â She said smiling.
She dropped her bag and wanted to wash the clothes I was washing.
âPlease, donât do that. PleaseâŠHaâŠ.but I told you not to comeâ 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 saidâŠ
âAhâŠ.Corper, your wife com from city. She con even wan wash your clothes. Make you allow am na. She be good wife oooâ she said in pidgin English, because she knew we canât understand her dialect.
I was not happy at that statement, but I tried to be cool and mature.
âOur Corper wife, abeg make you nor mind Corper. He too dey form. Abeg, wash the clothes for amâ 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.
âWhy donât you want me to wash your clothes?â She asked looking at me.
âBlessing, you know that is not right. Besides, look at the way that woman was referring to you as my wife. I wasnât comfortable with thatâ I said
She didnât 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.
âWhy is this sister sacrificing so much just because of me?â 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.
âOh God, please, help this sister. Sheâs sacrificing so much for what is anotherâsâ I prayed silently.
Then I called her by her native name.
âSister IbukunâŠ..â I said very calmly.
She was shocked, but pretended.
âWho is sister Ibukun?â She asked feigning ignorance.
âBlessing, I really want to appreciate you for everything. You have been the best thing that had ever happened to meâ I said
âI know you are surprised I called that name. I donât want you to hide anymoreâ I continued.
She was feeling quite uneasy now.
âGCâŠ.IâŠ.IâŠ.I am very sorryâ she said looking down.
âIâm really sorry. Please, forgive meâ she said again.
I guess she remembered the letter she said and its contents.
âIâm not angry, but Iâm 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 villageâ I said boldly.
âGCâŠ.I can explainâ she said pleading.
âOkâŠ.go ahead, Iâm all earsâ I said and sat down very well.
âSincerely, I donât 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 fatherâs influence because I wanted to be close to you. Iâm really in love with you and Iâm ready to go any length to prove that. My coming here, as you very well know, wasnât 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.â She said and knelt down before me. I shifted backward.
âGC, canât you see the risk I have to take just because of my love for you. I canât 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 donât know what to say again. Please, GC, I really do love you. Please, let me complete youâ she said crying.
âSister Blessing, please, sit downâ I pleaded with her.
She wanted to remain on her knees while I speak, but I insisted, so, she sat down.
âSincerely, I understand everything you have said. I have often wondered why you should gone this far in all your actions towards me.â I said
âIf 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, loveâŠ.hmmmmmâŠ.I donât know what to sayâ I paused, then continued.
âButâŠ.the Lord did not permit my decision concerning youâ I said.
She began to cry even more.
âPlease, GC, pleaseâŠI really love you. Please, just give me a chance, pleaseâŠI promise you will never regret having me as your wifeâ She pleaded.
I was surprised.
âThereâs something, we need to settleâ I said in a gentle tone.
âWhatever it is, I am ready. Please, I am ready. Just tell me what you want me to settle. GCâŠ.I am ready to do anything you asked me to doâ she said falling on her knees.
âStand up, please, youâre creating a sceneâ I told her. This was because, my door was opened.
âTell me your true storyâ I said.
âWhat do you mean, sir?â She asked trying to hide.
âBlessing, donât hide anything from me. Just be truthful to meâ I said.
âOkayâŠ.I will tell you everythingâ she said as she wiped the cloud of tears from her eyes.
âBefore 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 didnât 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?â She asked me.
âYes, 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 spillingâ I said
âYes 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 didnât want you to know about it, so, I resorted to preparing those delicacies for you.â She said
âHmmmmmmmâŠâ I sighed deeply.
âWhen 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 donât know how best to express it than through all these things I have doneâ she said crying.
âSister Blessing, did you tell pastor about your affair with Philip, your pregnancy and the abortion?â I asked her.
She nodded her head in the negative.
âSo, you kept those sins and refused to confess them?â I said almost crying
She bowed her head in shame and was crying.
âI was afraid of the consequences. My parents will disown me if they had heard about it and my career would be ruinedâ she said still crying.
âHmmmmmâŠ. Blessing, you need to repent and give your life to Jesus Christ afreshâ I said frankly.
She went down on her knees.
âI canât hide anymore. I have suffered so much because of this guilt. I want to be free. Please, help meâ 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 didnât 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, itâs 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 didnât say anything.
After everything, I followed her to where she took a bus to go to her PPA. She waved âgoodbyeâ with tears while the bus drove off.
We kept talking, but the prayers didnât 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.
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.
âDavid, wake upâ she said.
âOh mumâŠ. itâs just 2:00am. Itâs not morning devotion time yet. Itâs still early. I want to sleep. Besides, I have to be in school before 8:00am todayâ I said as I yawned and fell back to sleep.
âDavid, who is Esther Michaelâ she said and Immediately I jumped out of the bedâŠ.
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