STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
PASTOR FEMI
EPISODE 45
Subtitle:this is what i feel
PASTOR FEMI’S POV
the attitude Ken has been giving me is as the result of what I told her the previous night…all throu-ghthe day even as we worked together attending to people who came to see her, she didn’t speak to me…and I didn’t border too because I was partially beating myself up for making her cry the previous night.
I wanted to as-sist her in the kitchen but she refuse, I didn’t argue with her I just left immediately…. when Michael came to look for her I didn’t know how to react… like what did he come to do after she has told him she nee-ded space?
I came into the kitchen only to meet him kneeling down and begging kendra to give him a chance.
I felt angry, but why? why is it that everything annoys this days?
I told him to stop and do it later, but de-ep down my heart didn’t want him to do it ever again… I left the kitchen but didn’t go far from the door…. I heard kendra promising to see him later tonight….I was so pained but I kept cool.
I tried to speak to her after everyone had gone but she didn’t seem like she was ready to speak to me…. she held a long face and asked me to wait till she comes back from her date.
I remembered the day we went out together to eat out, that night I was really happy because kendra is really a fun type…..you can’t be with her and not smile.
Thinking of how happy I was that night and how much I enjoyed my outing with her made me even more angry knowing tonight she’s not out there with me but with someone else.
I kept checking the time hoping she would come back soon and safe.
at 9pm I was tempted to call her but I didn’t, even though I was feeling so reckless I couldn’t call her…. she would think I was already missing her.
around 10pm I got more worried that she wasn’t back yet, I took my phone and dialled her number but immidiately hung up before it rang…. maybe she’s already on her way coming.
I was still waiting for kendra till I slept off on the couch… I woke up immediately I heard the front gate opened.
I patiently waited for her to come in so I can scold her for coming back so late.
She opened the front door and came in, she didn’t say anything to me and headed for her door.
PASTOR FEMI
why are you just coming back now Ken?
KENDRA
I thought you were sleeping, didn’t want to disturb you.
PASTOR FEMI
How can I fall asleep when the person who is un-der my protection is out there doing God knows what.
(I said feeling offended)
KENDRA
(She smiled calmly)
before I left this house I told you were I was going to didn’t I? I’m not a child femi so stop treating me like one.
KENDRA
if you don’t want to be treated as one, I think it would be better if you grown up.
(I sounded more offended this time?
KENDRA
for the fact that I came here with you doesn’t give you the right to talk down on me like a child femi… your silly girlfriend came here the other time, she spoke and acted to me like I was some kind of a maid…. I’m not a maid femi and it’s high time you get that.
She said and started to go to her room, I ran after her and pulled her back gently.
PASTOR FEMI
who is talking about Lilian? don’t bring her into this okay, she’s not the reason for this conversation.
KENDRA
what exactly is your problem femi? if I didn’t know better I would say you are jealous….. but I know better.
Maybe she’s right, maybe I had fallen in love with her that the thought of seeing her with another man angers me.
PASTOR FEMI
would it change anything if I say yes?
KENDRA
(she giggles)
I must really look like a joke to you femi, last night you told me you ki-ssed me for no reason and today you are telling me you are jealous because I went out with Michael? are you kidding me?
I’m confuse God, my body, my heart is telling me to tell her that I love her…. but why is my li-ps not agreeing with my body? why I’m I finding it difficult to tell her how I feel?
She waited for my response but I couldn’t say anything, I was busy fighting my inner feeliy, I was busy fighting my own emotions.
What if after falling in love with her and God said she’s not the one for me? then I will have to forfeit this feeling and start afresh.
KENDRA
it’s obvious you have nothing else to say …. goodnight.
She opened her door and went inside, after standing outside for close to five minutes I finally decided to put my act together and be like the man I am…
I opened her door and went inside, she had already taken off her top, leaving her with just her br@ and trouser…. what I was feeling wasn’t lost, I was sure about that… and it wasn’t infatuation…. it was something real and special…. so seeing without too didn’t move me…. I walked over to her and ki-ssed her on the li-p, she had this big shock on her face but I didn’t mind…. she didn’t ki-ss me back and she didn’t pay me away.
I pulled from the ki-ss and held her both checks
PASTOR FEMI
I lied last night Ken, and I know it hurt you that I had to say what I said… but I’m not your spec, you told me that right from the beginning…. and seeing the way Michael is so miserable trying to get you to love him, I didn’t want to end up like him…. I loved my late to a fault, I love her to the point that life was meaningless without her…. I didn’t want to be in a situation like that ever again.
KENDRA
So, what’s your truth
(she said calming, her eyes filled with an unspoken desi-re)
PASTOR FEMI
I have fallen in love with you, I have fallen so de-eply that I don’t think I can come out of it if you reject me.
KENDRA
but this is so wrong femi, what will people say? that you have been staying in the same house with your girlfriend, some might even question your loyalty to God…. you might even be suspended?
PASTOR FEMI
I don’t care about what people will say, I am not answerable to them, but to God who called me into his work…they can only suspend me but they can’t stop the Lord from speaking to me…. what I care about is what God has to say and what you have to say.
I said holding her both hands, she still wasn’t convince….she looked very disturb
PASTOR FEMI
it’s just two weeks before the convention is over … I promise to keep my distance so you won’t feel uncomfortable being here.
KENDRA
I nee-d time to think about this, I nee-d time to speak to God about it too…. you should do the same too… until then I can’t give you any answer.
I didn’t get angry, as a matter of fact I was very happy, she didn’t reject me immidiately like she did to Michael… it shows I still have a chance… and the only thing is God’s approval.
I told her I would seek God’s face and she should do the same…. I immediately left her room so she could feel free and dress.
STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
PASTOR FEMI
EPISODE 46
Subtitle: it’s the will of God
NARRATOR’S POV
That night kendra couldn’t sleep, she didn’t even un-derstand what she was feeling, was it too much of happiness or she was just being worried about what people will say?
Since sleep has decided not to comfort her she went on her knees and prayed for hours….asking to reveal to her the man that she was made out of his ribs.
Pastor femi on the other hand was very happy, he wondered why it took him so long to confess his feelings to kendra.
He became worried when he wondered what God could say about this love of his…
“lord, I truly care about this lady, you know it because you owe the keys to the heart of every man…. I really wish to marry her, but it’s not my will but your will.. I’m going to forever do what you say”
he said a silent prayer and slept….. that night God didn’t speak to either of them and that got pastor femi very worried.
But God has already spoken to two of the GOs and had directed them on what to do.
Pastor femi dressed for the convention but his heart wasn’t happy, he expected to have a revelation but he didn’t see anything….. kendra came out from her room all dressed too.
PASTOR FEMI
you are going out?
KENDRA
good morning, yes, I’m going with you to the church
PASTOR FEMI
what about your guest that would be coming home to see you?
KENDRA
this is a notice board, I’m going to keep if outside… they will have to go and come back tomorrow…. today my spirit is insisting I follow you to the convention ground.
Pastor femi didn’t argue with her, he took his car keys and they left.
At the convention Kendra took her seat at the back like she always do…. pastor went to the pastor’s seat and sat down.
Soon the program kicked off and every necessary started.
At the back Kendra was seeing birds, they were flying around the church, at fear she was too worried that she didn’t look de-eper…. but one of those bird made the mistake of their lives when it accidentally tou-ched her…. that was when her attention went to the birds.
“birds inside the church”? what are they doing inside the church? to taste God’s powers right? today she be the last time you will ever fly….in Jesus name”
that was all she said and the birds started to fall one after the other revealing their true forms.
The whole church was sent into roaring when they saw what was happening….. kendra got up and walked to the bird that tou-ched her.
KENDRA
you guys must really have some nerves coming here….. you must really think this God is powerless.
some pastors came over and started bidding and casting after kendra had already defeated the devil and his agents.
After the service pastor femi and Kendra was asked to wait behind…. the first GO that God spoke to concerning them called them and told them what God said separately…. the second G.O called them separately too and told them what the holy spirit said…. when the last G.O called kendra to talk to her….she couldn’t control her tears…..she cried like a baby.
The G O delivered his message and advise they be careful so as not to fall into temptation…. she Thanked him and promise to be careful and Left.
On their way going home Pastor’s heart was filled with joy, his face couldn’t even hide the excitement and how happy he looked.
KENDRA
you seem rather to happy for my liking
PASTOR FEMI
common, I’m I not supposed to be happy?
KENDRA
so why are you happy?
PASTOR FEMI
it’s not what we can discuss in the car, I will tell you about it once we get home.
KENDRA
okay, since you won’t tell me why you are happy in the car….i want to tell you why I’m happy.
PASTOR FEMI
you are happy ? oh wow….. I’m all ears
KENDRA
so after praying last night concerning what you told me, I didn’t hear from God….but he spoke to some people at the convention to tell me what he feels about it.
PASTOR FEMI
(Smiling even more)
so, what did they say?
KENDRA
well, they all said the same thing, that God has approved for us to be together
PASTOR FEMI
(he pulled over and parked)
That’s good news Ken…..I’m very happy
KENDRA
(She held a straight face)
But I don’t want to be with you femi
PASTOR FEMI
but why? you told me to inquire from God first
KENDRA
I know what I said … I just can’t
He was silent for a while, his heart has suddenly ran into sadness…..his eyes had turn red and was about to cry.
Kendra noticing that her word has hurt him so badly, she turn his face to look at her…. immidiately he turn to look at her she ki-ssed him pas-sionately on the li-ps for two minutes before she pulled away smiling.
PASTOR FEMI
what’s the ki-ss for?
KENDRA
I love you….i was just kidding, I wanted to pay you back for two nights ago….I love you.
PASTOR FEMI
you do? no kidding? for real?
KENDRA
(She laughed)
of course I’m serious…. I love you.
out of excitement pastor femi grabbed her cheeks and ki-ssed her pas-sionately too…she ki-ssed him back.
Soon they pulled from each other and he started his car and drove home.
when they got to the house, they saw a car parked in front of their gate….. pastor femi horn so that the car would leave the gate so he could drive in but the person inside didn’t move.
pastor femi came down from his car to go see who the person was….to his surprise it no other person but Lilian.
PASTOR FEMI
(Shocked)
Lilian?
she came down from her car and immidiately ki-ssed femi on the li-ps before he could even recovery from the shock of seeing her…. he immediately pushed her off his body.
Kendra saw everything that happened in the car, it hurt her seeing another woman ki-ssing femi but she kept her cool.
she came down from the car and joined them
KENDRA
Hi Lilian….. hey can you please leave the road so we could all go in? I’m starving.
LILIAN
who is talking? you are the reason why my man acted like that the last time I was here… after going back to Abuja I sat down and gave it a real thought…. why should I be the one to run from this fight? femi is my man and I won’t let anyone take him away from me.
Kendra kept her cool, she didn’t say anything she turn to face femi
KENDRA
where are the keys? I want to go inside please.
Before pastor femi could even reply her Lilian lifted up her hand to slap kendra on the face for ignoring her…. but femi held her hand mid way
PASTOR FEMI
don’t you even dare
(he said holding her hand strongly)
That single act of her angered Kendra, she wondered if pastor femi had not stopped her she would have truly slapped her on the face.
Kendra pulled pastor femi’s hand from her Lilian’s grip and jumped on pastor femi ki-ssing him immidiately….. pastor femi didn’t care if he was standing outside or in front of his ki-ss…. he used his both hands to support Kendra’s bu-tt so she won’t fall and ki-ssed her back pas-sionately….. leaving Lilian in total disbelief
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