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Episode 16

Ifakolade looked very happy as we
journeyed to the city. We took the
first bus out of Igbonla. I wanted
to take my jeep, but he said my
Jeep could leave tracks for the
police to trace the death of Larry
to meā€¦ That made sense. In the
public bus we took, I had people
who recognized me in the bus and
I tried to give my fake smile.
We got to the city by 6:30am. The
plan was to stay at a motel till
later that day. I went into the
motel with my head covered with a
scarf and I wore black shades to
hide my identityā€¦

Getting into the room, it was a
torture room. The room was
definitely a daily hang out for
loose men and prostitutes. The
room had that sexual stench even
though it was clean.. Ifakolade
settled in quickly on the bed, and
he asked me to join himā€¦
ā€ You need to rest your back and
your feetā€ Ifakolade said
He was rightā€¦ My back was
achingā€¦ I sat on the bed with my
back against the wall. Ifakolade
looked at me with eyes that were
different from the ones I had been
seeingā€¦ The look was soft and
innocentā€¦

ā€ Oosamuyiwaā€¦ Pregnancy does
look good on youā€¦ I wish the
circumstances were right and you
were my wifeā€¦ I wish I was one of
those guys who put on suits, You
know the corporate guysā€¦ and
having you as my wifeā€¦ I would
have been the happiest man on
earth, butā€¦. Destiny!!!ā€¦ I didnā€™t
choose my background, my
background choose meā€¦ā€ He said
as he la!d on the bed turning his
back to meā€¦

ā€œOosamuyiwa, imagine if I am the
son of a rich man, or a pastor,
maybe I would have turned out like
your Pastor Jamesā€¦. and maybe
you would have found me
attractive enough to be your
husbandā€¦ but I guess Pastor
James is the winnerā€¦ ā€ He said
with a dry laughter
ā€ Ifakolade, we shouldnā€™t let our
backgrounds nail us to the
groundā€ā€¦I found myself preaching
to Ifakoladeā€¦ and I guess I was
preaching to myself tooā€¦
ā€ Ifakolade, you can decide to
rewrite your story, because no
matter where we find ourselves or
even if by our making, we are
where we shouldnā€™t be, we can
decide to get out of that life, to
take the right path into becoming
who God Will be proud ofā€¦ ā€ I
must have spoken for 5 mins
before turning to look at Ifakolade
to see if he understood what I
said, I was shocked to see him
asleepā€¦ All my motivational words
had fallen on deaf earsā€¦
Ifakolade woke up much later to
get us some food, but I wasnā€™t in
the mood for the food. I was
literally counting down the hours
left till 11pm.

At exactly 10:30pm, Ifakolade told
me it was time to leave, a taxi was
waiting for us, as we were driving
towards Larryā€™s house, my heart
was pumping hard, I was having
second thoughts, but it seem like
Ifakolade was reading my mind, he
la!d his hand on my hand and
whispered in my ear..

ā€ If we donā€™t do this, we will have
more evil doers on the surface of
the earthā€¦ We need less of the
Larrys In this worldā€ā€¦I nodded in
agreement.

ā€ And I meant everything I said
this morningā€¦ You look beautifully
pregnant and if you ever have a
rethink, I can try to be like Pastor
James.. ā€ That made me smileā€¦
All day I had seen a different
Ifakolade, soft and warm. Truly, if
he had been raised differently, he
might have turned out a better
manā€¦and if the circumstances
were right this would have been a
great opportunity to win a soul for
God, but unfortunately I also
needed to be savedā€¦

ā€ We are thereā€ Ifakolade jolted Me
back to the harsh reality of life. We
were already few blocks away from
Larryā€™s house. Then it dawned on
me, I never asked Ifakolade how we
were going to get into the houseā€¦
ā€ How do we go In? I asked
ā€ Trust meā€ He said simplyā€¦
We paid the taxi fare and walked
towards Larryā€™s gate. Suddenly,
Ifakolade held me by the hands
and said some incantations,
Something about becoming like the
windā€¦
To my utmost surprise, Musa,
Larryā€™s security man did not see
us. Ifakolade had knocked, but as
Musa opened the gate, he kept
asking who was thereā€¦ It seem like
he didnā€™t see us. Ifakolade held my
hand and we walked in unnoticed.
Larryā€™s dogs started barking at us,
but they couldnā€™t come closeā€¦
ā€ They can see us? ā€ I asked him
ā€ Yesā€¦ the animals can see usā€¦ ā€
Ifakolade replied
ā€ Not just the animals, I can see
youā€ā€¦We heard Larryā€™s voice and
just like in the movies, he surfaced
before usā€¦.He started laughing at
usā€¦

ā€ Really, Sis Graceā€¦My Sister in
the Lord, so you can go this
diabolicalā€¦ Wowā€¦ Change really is
the most constant thing in the
world. You never know a true
Christian, until he or she is faced
with serious challengesā€ Larry said
mockingly
ā€ I hate youā€..I said meaning every
wordā€¦

ā€ But that was not what you said
months back..Have you forgotten
how you used to cry and you will
tell me ā€ Larry I wish I had met
you before my husband, I love you
so much I canā€™t help myself..ā€ He
said mimicking my voiceā€¦ Tears
dropped from my eyesā€¦. Larry
looked at my pregnancy and saidā€¦
ā€ I can also see my baby is
growingā€ He moved closer to touch
meā€¦

ā€ If you dare.. ā€ Ifakolade saidā€¦
ā€ Hey, so you are the new catch,
Well for your information, if it is
what I came to get from her life
you are also looking for, Sorry! you
came too lateā€¦ I have taken
everythingā€¦ā€ Larry said proudly
ā€ I donā€™t need her money.. I am
not a gold digger like youā€¦ So this
is why you were after her,
Oosamuyiwa can you hear this, he
did this all for your moneyā€
Ifakolade said with Irritation in his
voice..

I was speechless because Larry
never took money from meā€¦
Except for his professional charges
as my keyboardistā€¦

ā€˜ā€ Who is talking about moneyā€¦?
Well, Let me hint You a bit, Sis
Grace..I never had any business
with you, it was my father who
brought your Audio CD home
10years ago and he sat me down
telling me you were a goldmineā€¦
My Father who was an herbalist
was able to count your stars
through your image on the Audio
CDā€¦ numbering 70,000 starsā€¦. He
told me if I could only have one
sexual intimacy with you, I could
take those stars and use it for
myselfā€¦ā€
What was Larry Saying? I stood
transfixed to the spotā€¦
ā€œI was never a Keyboardist, I had
to learn the keyboard for 3 years in
order to get access to youā€¦ For
five years, I became your
keyboardist just to have that one
night of Star capturing and I didā€¦
So donā€™t worry, in no time, I will be
a household name, thanks for
lending me your stars.. And I am
sorry, I donā€™t intend returning
themā€¦ ā€

TAKE A BREAK!
I pray for you:
Gen 48:14: ā€œAnd Israel stretched
out his right hand, and la!d it
upon Ephraimā€™s head, who was the
younger, and his left hand upon
Manassehā€™s head, guiding his
hands wittingly; for Manasseh was
the firstbornā€.
That your glory will not be
transfered to another. This 2019,
The Mighty Hand of JEHOVAH will
return your lost gloryā€¦ In the name
of Jesus!

Amen!

Larry was saying so much and my
small head couldnā€™t understand
itā€¦ It felt like the ground was
shaking, I staggered a little, but I
felt Ifakoladeā€™s strong hands
holding me from falling.
Ifakolade was speechless as well,
but out of the blues, Ifakolade
brought out his gun and aimed it
at Larryā€¦. Larry laughed at him
with so much mockery IN His
laughter. He turned to return back
to his house.

ā€ I am in a very good mood today
and besides I donā€™t want to kill my
baby, you both should go back the
same way you came.. ā€
Ifakolade took my very numb hand
and placed it on his own, and he
fired the gun at Larryā€¦.


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