Episode 38
Ben commemorated and tried to recall who the lady was, or where he could have possibly seen her.
But all efforts to revive back the face of the lady proved abortive.
He asked one of his sympathizers to narrate how it all happened and if they saw a lady with her.
âi was sitting down in my shop praying for customers to comeâ
began a middle aged woman, who witnessed the whole scene.
âwe suddenly heard the sound of vehicles colliding with each other. We ran out to have a look of what was happening and before we knew, we saw a van/lorry sped past us at a very high speed, we never knew what happened not until we saw a woman lying lifelessly on the floorâ
the woman paused and shed a tear or two then continued.
âwe saw a lady running away, we all assumed she was one of the street madwomen because of the illway she dressed.
We dismissed the thought and focused on the damage which the runaway vehicle had caused.
It was then we realized it was your mother and was already dead from the collission.â
some said, she and the other lady wanted to cross over to the other side of the road but unfortunately ran into the fast moving van/lorry, while the lady ran away.
The van/lorry was said to have sharp pointed edges at the front which slayed her into two.
They never knew who the occupants of the vehicle was and they couldnât chase them since it was all too late.
~
Ben and nancy were led back home after crying their eyes out.
Both with different thoughts as they sat staring into space.
The aura that lingers around them smelt of grievance as they were sobbing silently.
Ben sat on the settee, his face buried in his hands and was sobbing silently.
Nancy sat beside him patting him on the shoulder, her face red and tears drop slowly from her eyes.
âiâm sorryâ
nancy said amidst sobs.
Ben raised up his head on hearing that.
His face swollen and puffy from crying, he gazed at nancy surprised.
âsorry?, sorry for what?â
he asked in a quivery voice almost in a whisper.
âiâm sorry for her deathâ
nancy simply said wearing a forlorn look.
âyou shouldnât be sorry, and moreover, thereâs nothing to be sorry aboutâ
ben replied and cleaned off his tears with the back of his hand.
âbut am at fault, i caused her deathâ
nancy said shouting while ben sprung up bewildered.
âyou caused her death?â
ben asked raising his brows.
âyes i caused it all!â
nancy firmly replied wearing a remorse look.
âwhat do you mean?â
ben asked frustrated.
âshe wouldnât have been dead, had it been we had childrenâ
nancy replied while ben nodded his head in the affirmative.
âyeah, youâre right, things wouldnât have gotten messy, if we had our own children, but the deed had been done alreadyâ
ben said with resignation.
âbut why canât i have a child of my own?
Ehen?, whats really wrong with me?â
nancy asked with a tone of frustration.
âi guess we need to see our church pastor because its no longer a physical hinderance.â
ben said while nancy concured.
âyes, we really need to see him, we need Godâs intervention.â
âwhen should we go see him?â
ben asked and stood up.
âlets go see him right awayâ
nancy replied and also stood up.
Ben led the way while nancy followed behind.
Ben drove to their church as they both knew that their pastor lives in the church.
They arrived there in a jiffy and they walked in.
Ben and nancy exchanged greetings with the pastor and they sat down on the plastic chairs provided for them to sit.
âiâve been expecting you two to visit since a month agoâ
the pastor said as he also sat on a plastic chair facing them.
Ben and nancy looked at each other surprised.
âsir! You said youâve been waiting for us since a month ago?â
ben asked still surprised.
âyes, bro ben. I was shown the revelation a month ago but you both havenât attend any church services since then, so i waited with the hope that you would surely come someday and its a good thing youâre hereâ
the pastor said happily beaming with smiles.
âah sir! We really passed through hell, we were hooked up with one problem or the other, even my wife sitting here spent five months on the hospitalbed, so thereâs no way, we could have possibly attend sunday service but well, all glory be to Godâ
ben said and added.
âbut sir what can we doâŠ.â
nancy was saying but was interrupted by the pastor
âall you need is, three days fasting and prayer to conciliate the spiritual bondage concealing your womb to conceive and you would be freeâ
the pastor said and stood up.
Ben and nancy looked at each other pondering over what the pastor had said which seemed to be the solution to their predicament.
The three days fasting and praying was nothing to ben, he had done it before when he was a youth, so it wasnât an obstacle to him but what he doubt was;
Would she be released from the bondage?
Choose Episodes Below;
Note: episodes already read are highlighted in red!
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 30 Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 33 Episode 34 Episode 35 Episode 36 Episode 37 Episode 38 Episode 39 Episode 40 Episode 41 Episode 42 Episode 43 Episode 44 Episode 45 Episode 46 Episode 47
Leave a Reply