STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
PASTOR FEMI
EPISODE 3
Subtitle: A journey away from home.
Within two days I had received calls that I have never received in my entire life, people were calling me from one tv station to another requesting to interview me….. so crazy reporters even trace me down to my house and to my office.
This got to me so badly that I started losing focus at work…. I sat on my desk watching different vidoes of my on Facebook, some people can lie eeh…. some people who were not even there talked about it so well like the miracle happened in their presents.
my door was pushed opened and I immediately sat up straight knowing it’s director kunle, his the only one who has the nerve to barge into my office.
KENDRA
good day sir….
KUNLE
Ken I want to un-derstand the fact that you are tense concerning what has been happening… but you should know that you are allowing this to get in your way or duty.
KENDRA
I’m sorry sir…. everything that is happening is just overwhelming.
KUNLE
more reason why you should have kept your gift to yourself…. this is Nigeria baby girl, and people with special gift ain’t appreciated they are used to make their own gain.
KENDRA
I wish I had this advise then.
KUNLE
that is why I have come to this decision.
KENRA
wnat decision sir?
KUNLE
I’m sending you to abuja…. be on the first flight tomorrow to Abuja and resume at the head office there.
KENDRA
what ? no sir….. you know my friend is here, everyone I care about are here…..
KUNLE
it’s not a request woman….. dayo is already making your ticket available….. have a nice day.
He said and left my office…. I know with everything happening I really nee-ded a change of location…. bit how would I survive without my best friend chioma?
She won’t even accept to follow me if I asked her too.
I sluggishly cleared my desk and went home…. I got home and called chioma to inform her of the new development…. she rushed down to my place immediately.
CHIOMA
I can’t believe that pot belly man sent you to Abuja… did he not consider me?
KENDRA
I tried to talk him out you know…. but he totally refused ooh.
CHIOMA
I feel like slapping that man…. I’m going to miss you babe
(he said almost crying)
KENDRA
you and my little prince charming in the wo-mb can always come to visit me.
CHIOMA
(She robbed her belly)
I really am going to miss you Ken
KENDRA
I will miss you too girlfriend.
(we hu-gged each other)
chioma helped me to arrange my stuffs, she didn’t go home to Francis that night she decided to stay over at my place to see me off to the airport.
The next day I arrived at Abuja at 10:30am, I took a taxi and went to my new apartment…. there was no difference from the house I lived in Lagos…. the taxi man brou-ght out my bag and left…… I went inside my room and unloaded my stuff then took a warm bathe.
I called chioma to tell her I had arrived, she cried and said she was already missing me.
KENDRA
stop crying joor, you know I miss you too
CHIOMA
I do….. Francis said I should greet you…. that now that you are gone he can now have me all to himself.
KENDRA
(I laughed)
are you for real? don’t tell me he has been jealous that you always visit me
CHIOMA
yes ooh, Bobo has been jealous ooh.
KENDRA
his not serious…. babe I’m so hungry, I will call you later to gist you okay?
CHIOMA
you better do or I will.
KENDRA
I will darling…. bye…
I hung up and went to the kitchen, I was disappointed when I didn’t find anything in the kitchen.
“the old occu-pa-nt of this house must be very stingy…. he didn’t even leave any food”
I went upstairs and get my car keys, sorry I forgot to mention that there’s always a official car in any apartments my office is giving out….. and whenever yo are living you drop the keys for whoever would be using the house next.
I normally don’t use the office cars but right now I didn’t have much of a choice…. it will take a week before my car can be delivered to me from Lagos.
I picked the car keys and went out, I drove into a chicken republic hear by and bought fried rice and chicken that I will eat for lunch, then I bought chips and chicken that I will eat later at night.
I made sure to buy alcohol too….I mean a lady can not feel alright without telling a little.
I got home and sat on the couch eating my food, I decided to on the TV and the first channel that display was this handsome looking young man.
He looked so handsome that he cuteness choked me…. I started to cough seriously, I got up and ran to the kitchen to get water…. I drank alot before I came back to the living room with it.
Looking at this man made my stomach filled up….i could no longer eat.
I didn’t know what he was preaching about, all I know is that I was looking at his side dimples and his sweet pink li-ps.
His hair was like that of an angel … very long and curly…. for the first time in my life I’m looking at a man and I’m not seeing any fault….. I always see fault in every man but this man in the tv had non… he was flawless…..
I checked the address of his church and immediately copy it in my phone so I wouldn’t forget… I think I have found the man I have been waiting for.
Soon the program came to an end and he announced a weekly activity that would take place the next day … I jumped up in joy…. there’s no way I’m missing that for anything in the world.
The next day I resumed work, I couldn’t stop thinking about pastor femi…..yes that was the name I saw on the TV….. his name is femi…. I love the name already.
I couldn’t wait to close so I can go home and freshen up then go to his church.
Chioma called me on the phone and I told her I was going to church…. she laughed at me but when I told her the reason why I was going she became shocked.
CHIOMA
you want to go Se-duce a man of God?
KENDRA
who said anything about seducing? I’m just going there to see him clearly.
CHIOMA
this girl you have finally gone crazy.
KENDRA
yeah, love is….
CHIOMA
How possible is that? you just saw the pastor in tv…. what if his married?
KENDRA
then I will just have to let him go… but if his single or just engaged…. I’m going to fight for his love.
CHIOMA
Jesus Christ Ken
KENDRA
don’t Ken me babe…. you know I have been alone for a very long time… see my younger sister Natasha is even married and expecting her second child… look at you, you are pregnant… this man is the first man I have not even seen at a close range but already likes him…. don’t blame me if I try to win him to myself.
CHIOMA
I don’t know what to say babe
KENDRA
just wish me good luck
CHIOMA
(She signed)
good luck then.
We talked for a while before she hung up the phone….. I closed early from work to the house to get read for the program.
STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
PASTOR FEMI
EPISODE 4
Subtitle: the day I met you
I did everything as quick as I can and headed out to the church.
I came early, so I met just few people there…I went inside and took my seat at the back…. I know I already like the pastor but I don’t want to be too tempted to jump up and hu-g him when his preaching.
around 5:15pm the choirs started their ministration… well I give it to them they were very good .. but you all know that was not who I wanted to meet….i wanted to see pastor femi.
Soon it was time for preaching, I expected him to come out to the pulpit but he didn’t…. if you were in church that day you would wonder If I lost my gold and was looking for it…i was just turning my head from one side to another.
Another pastor came out and gave the sermon….i was so angry, I wanted to leave but all eyes would be on me once I stand up so I decided to endure.
As if the preacher could hear my mind he said.
PRACHER
I’m sure alot of us here are wondering why pastor femi isn’t here with us…. I’m sorry he had an important meeting that he had to attend to….. but I as-sure you he will be here with us on friday
He explained calmly before he continued his preaching…. I was so pained you know….i closed early from work, even skipped lunch just because of too much excitement… only to meet disappointment.
Finally the service came to an end, I got up and left before anyone would even ask me if I’m new in the church.
I got home and called chioma, I told her how my day was messed up and she couldn’t help but laugh at me.
CHIOMA
I’m sorry girl…..I know is really paining you but I just have to laugh.
KENDRA
you can laugh for all you want….
CHIOMA
you acted to desperate so God decided to show you his the powerful one and not you.
KENDRA
how do you mean chi? beside which pastor stands on the pulpit and tells lies? he said there would be a program in the church today….
CHIOMA
but he never said he would be there… he might even say that he would come….what if something important that is still of God’s work came up? he shouldn’t go because you wanted him to be there? common girl.
KENDRA
he should own up to his words.
CHIOMA
this babe dey vex ooh…. sorry you hear Friday is just next tomorrow so calm down.
KENDRA
I will try not to get super excited again so I won’t be disappointed.
CHIOMA
you are very correct…. so how’s Abuja treating you?
KENDRA
Abuja would be beautiful…..I have seen it
CHIOMA
I’m sure it will….. at least with pastor femi Around.
KENDRA
get out joor…. how’s Francis?
CHIOMA
his fine…. his hanging out with the boys.
KENDRA
oh okay…. how are you and my little baby
CHIOMA
his kicking, and I’m fine too….. how’s Natasha? hope you are hearing from her?
KENDRA
you know ever since that night she called me to tell me what she saw on the internet I haven’t called her…. don’t worry I will call her now.
CHIOMA
please try and call her….i will call her later too….
We spoke about other stuffs before I hung up and called my sister….. she was really pissed at me….but eventually she forgave her big sister.
On friday i pretended not to be happy about finally going to meet pastor femi… I tried but I couldn’t, I couldn’t pretend that I wasn’t excited because I was supper excited.
I tried not to go early so after I closed from work I went straight to the market to buy food items and stock my house.
I came back and prepared vegetables soup and wheat for myself….i ate and freshen up before heading out.
When I arrived at the church pastor femi was already on the pulpit preaching, from outside I recognized his voice…. it was the same voice I heard on TV….. the difference is this one was way better and cooler than the one on TV.
I gently walked into the church, I was so shy because Nigeria has this habit of staring at you like you are the devil who has just come to take their salvation away when you come late to services.
They had their eyes all fixed on me…. I was uncomfortable and I lost my steps because of their gaze.
PASTOR FEMI
I’m sure it isn’t an angel that just walked in, so let us all focus and listen to God’s message.
He told them and they all turned their attention back to him…. I was grateful he saved me but at the same time angry that he sounded insulting.
Like what does he mean by “she’s not an angel” I mean I’m very beautiful so why would he think I’m not an angel in my own way.
I quickly fixed myself into an empty chair, I opened my bag and brou-ght out my jotter and pen, I didn’t come with Bible because I intend using my phone as Bible.
I noticed all throu-ghpastor’s femi’s preaching a lady was just doing eye service… once you he calls any Bible verse she quickly get up and read it out like he planed it all out with her.
Pastor femi indeed is really cute, mean he is everyone woman’s dream man….i saw him on TV and liked him but seeing him at a close range now I don’t even know what I feel anymore.
After service we were asked to stay back, all the youth for a brief meeting with the pastor… I should have been super excited right? but I wasn’t….. I picked my hang bag and got up to go.
before I reached the door my phone started to ring, I didn’t look my front or concentrated on where I was going…. I was trying to pick my phone from my bag when I bumped into someone.
I lifted my head apologizing to the fellow I might have bumped into…. the gaze I saw scared the living day light out of me.
It was the eyes of the sister who was reading Bible earlier.
KENDRA
Jesus Christ
(I screamed and fell down)
In my life I have seen horror movies, in fact horror movies are the kind of movies I do enjoy… but I guess all that wasn’t real because it’s scripted…. but standing in front of this lady I realized that she’s the real horror people should be scared of.
some people who saw what happened rushed to me thinking she pushed me down because I accidentally bumped into her…. a woman even started to scold her.
WOMAN
haba sister Juliet must you push her down because of an accident?
JULIET
what do you mean by that Mrs Johnson? I didn’t even touch her.
KENDRA
she’s right, I lost my balance…she didn’t push me
I got up and duested my body, before anyone would ask me or talk to me….i ran out of the church immediately.
I think my eyes has finally seen my ears.
all throu-ghthe ride home, I couldnt take off my mind off what I saw in sister Juliet’s face ….. Juliet is not an ordinary person but a witch with long fangs….
Her head had two horns and her eyes were four….. her teeth were like those of a vampire.
I wonder if pastor femi is a true man of God….if he is why hasn’t he seen that he has been ministering un-der witches?
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