THE FIGHT EBUKA
Written By Nnenne Uju Izuanagbara
Episode 2
Bro Ebuka looked through his side mirror.
-Wait, is that not the Lady who….Jesus christ, is she following me? Arrgh!!! God, what kind of problem is this? (Laughing) in every garden God Has kept Adam , eve and snake must be present. I will never eat their apple, no matter how hard they try. I Will stop by the fuel station and buy fuel. (Laughing) nawa.
He pulled over, in the fuel station.
Juliet missed him.
-kai, oooooooh, where did he enter now? She parked. I will wait here to see if he will come around. Kai, what was i thinking? Why can’t i just concentrate? What do i do now? (She looked through her mirror) he is not forth coming. (As if she remembered something, she screamed) yes!!!!!!!! I will go through pastor Real. When money talk, bullshit works. Hahaha. Run no further bro Ebuka, i will get you. Let me be there first before those hungry lionnesses get to him.
She picked her phone to call pastor Real.
-Hello pastor this is the marketing manager of dewsom pharmaceuticals.
-woow, hello Juliet how are you?
-very well thanks and you?
-‘I’m good. I bless God.
-ok sir, emmm the Lord is leading me to help brother Ebuka with accomodation. Where does he stay and how much is the pay.
-woooow, praise the Lord!!!!! Wonderful. He stays in a small apartment though. If you get to peace park, the road by your left, the first building on that road. It’s a self contain and the bill is 150k every year.
-ok. I believe this year’s has been settled. Do i send the money for next year to him or….
-nooooo, send it to me. We are the ones taking care of that not him. I will send my account number after the call.
-ok sir. Please can i have his number, i want to call him to know how to go about his food stuff, wardrobe and the rest. Our youth leader should be given an awesome welcome.
-sister Julieeeeet, you don’t need to call him naaaa, forward whatever you want to give him to me. You know people and their reasoning. They will now start saying you have eyes for him. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Let whatever he is getting be from the priest’s house to avoid gossip.
-hmmm, you are right sir. But i still need his phone number.
-ok. But, you must not discuss your intentions for the Lord who sees in secret will reward you openly. God bless you.
-Amen. Please send the account number. Thank you sir.
-God bless you. You should not forget your pastor too (laughing).
-of course i won’t. You know i can’t.
-I trust you. Have a nice day.
The call ended.
Pastor Real called his wife….
-mine, come. Sit down. You see this new youth leader? He is a proper definition of DISASTER.
-really? How?
-now now now o, he just joined, people are receiving messages from God to help him with money, clothes, food, hmmm, this doesn’t sound good at all.
-I still not understand how it doesn’t sound good.
-mine, sharpen your reasoning na, stop reasoning like a fowl. That boy will take away our members from us o. Especially the well to do ones. I never liked Daddy G.o’s decision to select a youth leader for my parish. For what na. Now this boy came in and started making REJECTED STONES, HEAD CORNER STONES. My committee won’t be happy to hear that those children of low lives are now on G.O’s pay roll. This boy has to go. He is too spiritual for my liking. He will spoil things for me.
-hmmm, mine. You have succeeded in degenerating to this level of spiritual low percent? See what Greed has turned you into. So brother Dotun’s incident hasnt taught you any lesson? My dear husband, be a man of God in deed, answer your name very well. Be a REAL child of God. Daddy G.o is a man filled with God’s spirit. God will use Ebuka to expose so many things in this parish. I have decided to serve God on sincerity henceforth and I urge you honey, to do the same. Honey, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
-my friend get out of here. You now have a closet filled with clothes, enough money in your account, enough people doing mummy, God bless you with plenty gifts around you. When last did you load recharge card on your phone? Do you know how much meat is sold in the market? If i was still doing salvation, salvation, hunger would have finished all of us. We would have remained only 5 members. Listen to me, i have worked so hard to get to this level. I will protect it with all i have. That Ebuka is a threat. He must leave.
-Mine, his wife replied, where is the fear of God in your life? You had better retrace your steps now. Nobody knew what brother Dotun does until God exposed him, ARMED ROBBER YOUTH LEADER. He died a shamful death. You know how he was shot in one of the operations he went for. There and then, I decided to serve God faithfully. I don’t want to gain the whole world and loose my soul in hell or be shamfully disgraced.
-Loveth, you will go back to your father’s house. I can see you are an enemy ploting my down fall.
-Righteouss exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people. Let us go back to God in Righteous for our God is a consuming fire, FEAR HIM.
-you are a fool.
-I rather be that fool that will make heaven than be wise and go to hell.
-you know the bible says if my right hand will make me sin, i should cut it off. Seems you are that right hand. I will cut you off.
—-EBUKA’S RESIDENCE—-
Three days later, juliet went to Ebuka’s house with basket of assorted fruits. She knocked on the door. Ebuka opened the door, he was shoked. He came out of the house and locked his door, and put the keys inside his pocket.
-good afternoon bro Ebuka.
-good afternoon sister, how may I help you?
-i brought these fruits for you.
-Thank you.
-you are welcome…can we go inside? So i can help you set the friuts.
-go insde where? For what? You can’t go in with me. Your journey ends here at the door post. Please leave.
She felt disappointed. As she was leaving….
-your friuts please, take them,.
She turned around and gave a very loud hiss. As she walked to the gate, another lady was walking in.
-what’s this one doing here? What did you come here to do?
-how is that your business? get out of my way biko..and lemme warn you, don’t cross my path o,. Don’t think of it, i will crush you.
-Juliet, you started this fight. We shall see.
The other Lady walked into the compound heading toward bro Ebuka.
-my friend go back. Ebuka shouted.
Juliet burst into laughter.
-i didn’t ask for help, i didn’t ask for food. Please stop coming to my house. Leave.
He entered his house and shut the door.
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