BERMUDA(a place of no return)
EPISODE 6
Written by Nnenne uju izuanagbara.
I woke up to reality. My heart was pounding faster than normal. I was engulfed in pain. My mother??? , hmmm. The crusade was two more days to wrap up. I had wanted to end it. It is the reason the marine was asking for my mum’s head. I thought of a way to end it, no thought good enough was coming by.
Meanwhile, i still had my plans for pastor Heavenson intact. i planned on ridiculing and humiliating him before everyone. The said day he was to minister, i sent a bike man to pick him on the grounds that the cars are not in order.(he came by air. He didn’t come in his car) As if that wasn’t enough, he wasn’t ushered up to the stage. i practically instructed the bouncers not to let him get to the altar.
i saw how fraustrated, angry and devastated he looked. i was enjoying it all. He is part of the reasons i joined the marine. He too has to feel the heat. I wanted to so hit him so he can openly disgrace himself.
It worked!!!!. He bursted!!!. I instructed the camera men to pick every action. He was trying to force his way to the altar. i heard words like..
-I won’t take this humiliation. i want to speak with the prophet. I am the guest speaker for today, today is the third day. Did he forget? what Nonsense!!!. This is disrespect and dishonor. i am a man of HONOUR. My church is one of the biggest in my locality. I have cars. and, do you know i was brought here on a bike? what kind of insult is this?
I laughed. my boys replied him…
-oga shut up. you are just a hungry looking preacher, noise maker, that’s who you are.
That did the magic!!!! he got angry and flared up. He Actually took off his suit and gave the boy who replied him a punch. My boy laughed…
-hahaha, did you just punch? was that a punch? mehn your bone is made of nylon. man of God indeed. what would you be preaching to us today? how to punch?
Pastor heavson’s aggression started drawing so much Attention. I ordered my boys to bundle him out of the crusade ground and give him ten thousand naira for his transport.
Amist the fun i was having with humiliating my worse enemy, i wasn’t really happy. My bait with the marine is still on…. How can i raise my own hands to kill my mother?
That night again, mama stood in front of my door praying. Moriah could not come in. I Knew serious trouble was looming. i had to go out.
-mama, i said. you are disturbing me. ifyou want to pray, pray in your room. i am MEDITATING too. The noise is disturbing me. Please. thank you ma. i know you mean well for me but Please, you are disturbing me.
MAMA was looking at me like she had seen a ghost.
-what!!!! i asked.
-kelvin, hmmm, how did you know i was here? how did you know i was praying. i wasn’t shouting.
I developed tongue tie. i was looking at my mother. Then i had to cover up.
-mama, you were shouting. i heard your voice.
-i wasn’t shouting kelvin i wasn’t.
-mama, you were. Please i am not saying you shouldn’t pray. why do it by my door? what’s wrong with your own room?
-hmmm, kelvin. you are the one i’m praying for. Satan is not happy with your achievement so far. He is even happy with the on going crusade. and the miracles happening. Therefore, i took it upon myself to always pray for, every night till the crusade is over. They will not get you. So long as these knees are concerned (she tapped on her knees) what im confused about is how you were able to know i was here.
-mama thank you so much. Please don’t pray here again. pray in your room. you can go now.
MAMA stood starring at me…..
-mama, i said again, go and sleep. go now as i’m watching you. you are too old to be keeping vigil like this. Go and sleep. you have prayed enough. since my childhood you have been praying. Go and sleep.
Right in my spirit, i knew my mother will dig dip into what just happened. How on earth did i just burst out of the room to tell her to stop praying when i didn’t hear her pray. indeed, she wasn’t shouting. i was buried in a dung of deep confusion. I slammed the door and faced the shedevil herself MORIAH. She dragged me to the bed. The business of the night started. That night was crazy. i gave in my best to Please her. i got the biggest shock when she said to me….
-Kelvin, about that ASSIGNMENT, i will help you out.
I was shocked and confused.
-what ASSIGNMENTMENT, i asked.
-your mother!!!
My heart beat was in spilits of seconds. i went on my knees…..
-MOH, Please, baby, Please. spare my mother. Please, i beg you.
-listen to me kelvin, you are now marine. you do not need a heart of flesh but of stone!!! with time anyways. There are reasons your mother can not live. You will find out soon.
THE NEXT DAY, I WAS READY FOR THE CRUSADE. I WANTED TO SEE MY YOUNGER BROTHER BRIEFLY BEFORE LEAVING. GETTING TO HIS DOOR I HEARD MY MOTHER’S VOICE.
-Franklin, she called my younger brother, i am not going to that crusade.
-mama why?
-hmmm,.something isn’t right. KELVIN IS NOT THE KELVIN I USE.TO KNOW.
-mama how? Franklin asked. God is using your son mightily.
-hmmm, i doubt. i doubt if it is this God i INTRODUCED kelvin to he is still serving.
MY HEART SKIPPED.
-something fishy is going on. do you know every night, i hear strange noise from his room. The noise of two people . very mad and dirty noise.
-JESUS!!! my brother Franklin shouted. mama, you have come again o.
-i am not joking. and each time, he calls a PARTICULAR name. He says MORIAH!!!
-hmmmm, my brother sighed. mama, i dont understand what you are saying. i havn’t heard any noise.
-because you are canal, you can’t understand. hmmm, i sence trouble. KELVIN IS NO MORE WITH THE LORD GOD OF HEAVEN, THE ONE I INTRODUCED TO HIM…..
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