*NEW STORY***
THE PAINS OF A LONELY HEART
Episode1
By O.D Oluwasegun
This is a true life story that was shared with me by a friend of mine sometimes ago on one of my social media platform. So, I decided to share it with everyone by giving it a title and puting it in episodes for better un-derstanding. This is a must re-ad story for everyone. Happy re-ading.
Life they say has its ups and downs, but with Juliet’s life, she has only seen sadness and grief.
She grew up in an orphanage and at the age of 17, she was adopted by Rev. Johnson, a wealthy Pastor with a large congregation and br@nches all over the nation.
Rev. had a beautiful wife and two sons – Ben and James who lived in the United States.
Indeed, Juliet was really blessed with the gift of vision. This made her foster parents more fond of her.
Rev. actually thought Juliet was a gift from God. He groomed her to be very prayerful and spiritually strong.
Juliet was also blessed with real beauty. She had a dark skin tone that was perfectly smooth. She led the prayer in her foster church, as young as she was.
Unfortunately, Rev. Died…. and trouble began for Juliet.
His death remained a mystery as no one knew the cause. They were in church and he was in the middle of a sermon when he suddenly had a heart attack. He pas-sed on before they could get him to the hospital.
Due to this tragedy, Rev. Johnson’s sons who lived in the United states c@m£ down to the country with their mother.
That was the boys’ first time seeing Juliet. Like every christian family, they embr@ced her as a sister.
However, a few months after Rev’s death, an unusual incident occurred at church that got people talking ill about Juliet.
Juliet met Mike who was with her at the orphanage before she got adopted. They were both orphans and to Juliet, Mike was a brother.
Juliet was ecstatic to see him… she jumped and hvgged him at the entrance of the church, right in front of everyone, including her foster mother and the two sons, Ben and James. She got even more excited when she saw Mike has come down from his won car . Life had smile well on Mike and he had done well for himself.
He had moved to town not too long ago and decided to visit a nearby church not knowing that this was the same church Juliet and her foster parent worsh!ped.
After the warm hvg, they continued holding hands as they talked and tried catching up on old times.
Their gestures however got pretty much the congregation talking. Most people felt they were being inappropriate .
Mrs Johnson and James were no exception . James especially, being the eldest son, got very upset about Juliet and Elvis.
“Mummy, who is that guy Juliet is talking to? “James asked his mother while they all waited in their car for Juliet.
He was interrupted by Ben who felt James’s question was out of order.
“Seriously, James, you are asking this question? Let the girl be! I believe they know each other so it’s fine” Ben said.
Ben immediately got down from the car and walked towards where Juliet and Mike stood.
Meanwhile, Juliet had invited Mike for a prayer meeting later that evening. Just as Mike accepted the invite, Ben joined them.
“Excuse me,” Ben said. “Mum wants us to leave so I guess you guys nee-d to wra-p up.”
“Sure Ben. I’m sorry for keeping you all waiting. I totally lost track of time.
Anyway, meet Elvis, a long time friend of mine. Mike this is my brother Ben” Juliet introduced both men as they shook hands.
Ben then walked Juliet to their car while Mike went back into the church premises. That was when he realised that people were murmuring.
As soon as Juliet got into the car with Ben, her foster mum asked a direct question
“Who was that guy you were talking to?” Mrs Johnson asked.
“Mum he’s an old friend of mine,from an orphanage” Juliet answered. “It doesn’t look like that to me! Juliet, be very careful” Mrs. Johnson cautioned in a very angry tone.
“I’m sorry mum, it wont happen again,”
Juliet sat as they headed home.
Ben thought his mother had over reacted and felt bad about it.
Later that evening, Mike showed up at the prayer meeting as he had promised Juliet.
James was suppose to come take Juliet home and he was running late. She tried severally to reach but his phone was switched off.
Mike then offered to drop Juliet off. She initially refused but as it was getting late and it didn’t look like she had much of an option, she changed her mind and accepted the ride.
Mike drove off with her and soon they arrived at the main entrance of Juliet’s house.
Juliet gave Mike a goodbye hvg and thanked him for his kind gesture. Little did she know that her foster mother was watching them from her window.
From. Where she stood, it appeared by
Juliet and Mike were k!ssing….
THE PAINS OF A LONELY HEART***
EPISODE 2
From her view, it appeared that they were k!ssing.
Mrs Johnson was very furious… She turned and went to wait for her in
the living room.
Juliet and Mike p@rted ways after they exchanged hvgs in a friendly
gesture. Juliet then quic-kly headed to the living room only to see her
foster Mum sitting on the sofa with an angry look.
Juliet: ” Good evening Mum”
Mrs. Johnson: “So it has gotten to this! You have the guts to let him
drive you to my house!!!!
Juliet: ” Mum, he only c@m£ to drop me off since it was getting late.”
Mrs. Johnson: “Oh I see, since when did Mike start driving you home?
Wasn’t that the responsibility of James?
Juliet: ” Mum, yes it is. I tried reaching him all evening but his
phone was off.
Just as she was trying to explain herself, James arrived from nowhere.
James: “Whose phone was off? Liar!! Mum, I have been waiting for her
at the church premises for over an hour only to later realise she had
gone out with her so-called friend”
Juliet: “James, I did call you several times but…..”
Mrs. Johnson: “Will you shut up!!!! Now, this should be your last
warning. I don’t want to see you anywhere around that guy or you will
see the other side of me. Let me remind you of your place in this
family, don’t forget where you c@m£ from.”
Juliet: “Mum, I’m sorry” she said and began to sob.
Mrs. Johnson: “Hey, what did I just tell you? And st©p all these “mum,
mum” thing you are doing. James and Ben are my sons and as far as am
concerned, I never carried you in my wo-mb for 9 months. Get out of my
sight before I lose my temper!” Juliet ran into her room with tears in
her eyes.
“Can you imagine?! I nee-d to discipline this girl before she brings
shame to this family” Mrs. Johnson said to her son James.
Juliet la-id on her be-d and cried all throu-gh the night. The only thing
she could think of to do was pray to God. Somehow, she felt that she
had done nothing wrong to make her foster mother so angry. The most
hurtful thing was when she reminded her that she’s an orphan. Ever
since she was born, she had never set her eyes on her biological
parents. Whether they were alive or not, she had no idea. The only
people she knew was Mike and the rest of the orphans back at the
orphanage home. Ever since the Johnson family adopted her, she had
taken them as her own family and had fitted in perfectly until Rev.
Johnson pas-sed away.
EPISODE 3
“I am coming over right away” Juliet said and hung up.
“What happened to Mike?” Ben asked.
“He has been involved in an accident and is currently admitted at the hospital.
Ben, I really have to go and see him” Juliet said.
“Mum won’t allow you to go see him but I will help you out. Use the
back door and meet me at the gras-s yard, then we can go” Ben said.
“Thank you so much Ben, I appreciate it” Juliet replied.
Ben immediately left Juliet’s room and went to find his elder brother
James. He told him what was happening because he trusted him.
“James, mum shouldn’t know about this plea-se… I’m accompanying Juliet
to the hospital to see a friend of hers, we will be back soon. Just
cover up for me”, Ben pleaded.
“Sure, I will” James as-sured him. Ben unknowingly made a very big
mistake confiding in James. He didn’t know his brother couldn’t be
trusted when it c@m£ to issues that had to do with Juliet.
As soon as Juliet and Ben left, James headed straight for his mum’s
room and knocked on her door. She was fast asleep but woke up at the
sound of James’ persistent knocks. She quic-kly got up and went to open
the door for him. Meanwhile, Ben and Juliet arrived the hospital in no
time, but they were not allowed to see Mike. His condition seemed very
critical. He was said to be hanging between life and death and doctors
warned that if care was not taken, he could loose his life. Juliet
cried when she heard about Mike’s critical condition. Ben stood there
and comforted her. Sister Grace from Church ran into them just then.
She was in the same church with the Johnson family. She was Head of
the church’s ushering dep@rtment. Apparently, she also c@m£ to visit
her sister who had just had a baby.
“Juliet, what are you doing here? Is everything alright” Grace asked
when she saw her.
“My sister, a friend of mine has been admitted here and he is in a
critical condition. We are not even allowed to see him.” Juliet
answered.
“Oh my dear! It is well, with God all things are possible. This is the time you
should be praying instead of crying” Grace advised. “You’re right my
sister” Juliet said. The three of them quic-kly said a word of prayer
together… “I believe God is in control now. I have to get going as
it’s getting late. I will call you tomorrow morning to get an upd@t£”
Grace said and left. As soon as she left them, she took out her phone
and called Mrs Johnson who was impatiently waiting for Ben and Juliet
to return. “Hello, who is this?” Mrs Johnson said when she answered
the phone.
“Hello, Good evening. This is Sister Grace the Usher”, she answered.
“Oh, nice to hear from you. I hope everything is alright?” Mrs.
Johnson asked.
“Yes madam, I was wondering if you were around… I just saw Ben and Juliet here”
“Around where? I’m home. Where did you see them? She asked. “At the
general hospital. I thought you were around was why I called, so I
could see you before leaving” Grace said.
“Oh no my dear, but you can come see me at the house tomorrow. Which
hospital did you say you saw them?”
Mrs. Johnson asked again. “General hospital madam” Grace confirmed.
“Thank you very much.” Mrs Johnson said and hung up.
“My son, God works in mysterious ways… I have just gotten information
on which hospital they went to. I’m going there right away”, Mrs
Johnson said to James.
“Mum, why not go and see Mike himself tomorrow morning? That’ll be a
perfect time for you to confront him directly” James said. She thought
about it briefly and agreed “I guess you are right. I actually nee-d to
get some sleep… You interrupted my beautiful sleep when you c@m£ knocking
on my door.” She said that and went back into her room to sleep.
Meanwhile, Ben and Juliet were alre-ady on their way home. They had no
option but to return home and go back to the hospital the following
morning since they were not allowed to see Mike. They got home to find
everyone asleep. “Ben, thank you very much for all you did for me
today,” Juliet said.
“Don’t worry sister, it’s always a plea-sure. What we nee-d to do now is
to keep praying… Hopefully, we will have good news tomorrow. ” Ben
said. They hvgged each other and went to their separate rooms.
Juliet couldn’t sleep that night, she prayed all night and fell asleep
around 3:00am. Mrs. Johnson and James woke up early that morning,
ahead of Juliet and Ben. They quic-kly got dressed and went the
hospital to see Mike. When they arrived, they were told Mike was
responding to treatment so they had the opportunity to see him. Mrs.
Johnson went into the ward alone leaving James behind at the OPD.
Mike was indeed lucky to have survived the accident. His head, arms
and legs were all covered in bandage. He could ha-rd ly move. Mrs
Johnson, however, overlooked all those details. She was just concerned
about her mission.
“Young man, how are you? She asked. “I’m feeling better, thank God”
Mike answered. “You better be. I believe you know who I am? She asked.
“Yes Madam” Mike answered.
“Good. Now let me be quic-k. I want you to stay away from Juliet. I
don’t want to see you anywhere near her again.” She said.
“Madam” Mike said in pains. “I am in no mood for any negotiations, so
don’t call me. Just be warned… You’ll have yourself to blame if
anything happens” She said and left the ward. Mike didn’t un-derstand
what was going on. He was surprised to hear this from Mrs Johnson.
Within a few minutes, Mike was just motionless. This got the attention
of the nurses. They hurriedly called a Doctor to come to their aid. It
wasn’t looking good, Mike was dying.
Ben and Juliet arrived just at that moment and they were asked to
wait. After about 45 minutes, the Doctor finally c@m£ out. Juliet
quic-kly rushed towards the doctor.
“Doctor, plea-se how is he? She asked desperately.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
To be continued…..
Is Mike dead? What can you say of James and his mother’s attitude towards Mike?