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Episode 42

simeon was really mesmerized at ben’s demeanor.

He stood transfixed staring hard at ben as if he were a nonentity.

He felt like strangling him to death, but that would be of no use, it would only add more to the problems.

All he need to do is to talk sense into him.
“why the look?”
ben asked gazing back at simeon.
Simeon shook his head and shrugged, he sat down back on the couch still keeping an eye on ben.

He was silent as no words emanate from him, still staring at ben.

Ben became uncomfortable with his perpetual gaze on him, he readjusted his sitting position and looked him into the eye. He could vividly see disbelief in those two eyeballs of his.

‘Whats bad in what i said?’
ben asked himself and dithered over what he could have done that made simeon cast him an unceasing look.
‘it might be about faith, faith?
Why would it be faith and why not something else?

Do i have faith at all?
But what is that faith?
What does it mean?

Does he mean everything would be possible if i have faith?

But when last i checked my dictionary, faith was defined as a strong believe or trust over something or an evidence of things not seen or hoped for.

Do i need to believe on ethreal things before it would manifest itself?

But i do have faith hitherto, when i was a youth.

What happened to the faith?
Can i still have the faith?
Would nancy conceive if i have the Faith?

But why do i doubt myself over this?
Why can’t i just have the faith and believe?’
ben soliloqulized as his mind was really weighed down with numerous questions. He was drowned in his ocean of thoughts and was greatly immersed in his thoughts that he never knew when simeon left.

He was about to ask simeon a question, when he looked up and realized simeon was no longer there.

He looked around the sitting room probably if he could see him somewhere but alas he was no where to be found.

He stood up with immediate alacrity and raced outside his house.

He squinted his eyes as the illumination from the sun penetrated into his eyes and to make a clear view of what he was looking at.
Just down the alleyway, he saw a grotesque outline of a man which he guessed would be simeon, he decided to have a clearer view and he jogged down the alleyway still squinting his eyes, but unfortunately, the figure had fade away before he could get to it.
He came to an halt, and hauled his hands at akimbo looking dejected.
‘faith!’
he kept muttering the word FAITH
as he ran back home excitedly smiling sheepishly.

He now understand what simeon meant by having faith.

He believed after praying and fasting, with faith she would conceive.

He opened the door to the sitting room and met nancy on the way.

They both gazed at each other for a moment before nancy broke the silence.
“do you now have faith?”
nancy asked smiling at him.
“yes, i do, i have faith”
ben replied and also smiled.
“then we can start praying right away”
nancy said and held his hands.
“yes lets start praying like our life depended on it”
ben replied and they both walked back into the sitting room.
~
DAY ONE & DAY TWO.
Ben and nancy fasted and prayed fervently unceasingly till the day runs out.

The second day, they continued their prayer sessions mainly based on seeking for the fruit of the womb.

And they prayed tirelessly and there were no disturbance or a cause for an hinderance to their prayers.

~
DAY THREE.
Ben and nancy were really ravished and fatigued on day three, they were greatly famished and too weak to pray, ben who his faith was rekindled started having doubts for the continuation of their prayer sessions.
He was weak and weary as he dragged his feet lousily to the kitchen looking for what to eat as he groaned at the hungry worms in his stomach as they gave him different stings.
He searched thoroughly and was delighted to find some fruits.

He smiled and hurriedly took an apple.
He knew, it wasn’t right for him to eat it.
He had endured it for the past two days but he couldn’t endure it anymore.
He couldn’t wait to feed the hungry worms making a rumbly sound in his stomach.
It was the last day of their fasting but he couldn’t wait to complete it or wait for the right time to break.
Just as he was about having a bite on the apple, he heard the faint voice that said
“STOP”.

Just as if he were in a trance, he stopped and obeyed the voice.
He thought he knew the owner of the voice and he didin’t bother looking back.
He was more surprised when the angry worms in his stomach also obeyed the voice as they made no rumbly sound or rather sting.
He heard footsteps coming nearer and nearer and it suddenly stopped.

For a moment, there were no moves from either side as it was silent more of a graveyard.

An eerily waves of breeze blew through the open louvres of the kitchen sending shivers down his spine.

He accidentally looked back to confirm his fears but he was more shocked and dazzled at who he saw.
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Who could it be?


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