EPISODE 9
Pastor frank Akpan and his wife are wonderful people. They took me in like their own son.
My room was air -conditioned, alot more bigger than the one at home.
I was enjoying freedom at it’s peak. Mhen i dressed. Infact, like a bird who has been in cage, my own flying was to the extreme.
I started wearing dread. I got the pink lips i craved for. I could wear whatever to church. I was enjoying it.
Mum kept calling, asking me to come back home. I could go naked if i wanted but i should just come back home.
I replied mum thus……
-mum, there’s no way I’m coming back to that house. I’m a man now. I won’t live with you forever. Start getting use to it.
I asked about dad and my sisters.
My dad did the unbelievable. He paid my school fees and sent me my upkeep money. He gives me allowance every month.
My dad is just something else.
My freedom starting get the better part of me. I pierced my ear. It’s allowed in my church. As the bassist, i needed to look cute. The ladies were falling head over hills for me.
One sunday, it was annouced that the youths will be organizing praise night. The choir already started rehearsals.
Hmmm, our choir!!!
Our choir was messed up. Choristers were dating themselves. Infact, most of them were making out during vigils. The kind of sexy things ladies wore to vigil rehearsal is something else.
Short skirt, when i say short, i mean very very short. Maybe because of my up bringing, i was the only one who wasn’t into that stuff.
One night we came for rehearsal. We were told we will be ministering in a church we were invited. That night, as we rehearsed, Bummi was just all over me. Bummi coker is our soprano singer. She is a banker and i heard she is rich.
I wore sleveless top and three quarter short. I love to.chew gum anytime I’m on the guitar. I also wearing my shades. I smiled all through. Bummi was just giving me winks all through the rehearsal.
Time to rehearse praise songs. Bummi started dancing and moving her butts. Oh My God !!! For the first time,my body reacted. Rehearsal closed around 4:15am. I was very tired. Our music director can stress for africa.
I went to find a condusive space to lay my head. Bummi came to me.
-cornell she called smiling a seductive kind of smile.
I smiled back with so much fear. My heart was beating fast.
-how are you? She asked as she was rubbing her hands on my arm.
-i’m, i’m, i’m fine, i stammered, smiling too.
-i have eyes for you cornell she said. Your looks is breath taking. I can’t stand it anymore. Just hold me.
Ha!!! I’m i dreaming? This bummi just finished speaking in tongues o, while worship was going on.
I stood up, took two steps back, turned and walked faster than shadow. Infact i started running.i came down and was walking along the walkway when i started hearing noise. I paused.
Jesus!!!! That wasn’t noise, that was MOANING. Some persons were actually…….what??? I hurriedly tried moving away when i heard the male’s voice. I was shocked to my bones. GRESHAM !!! My friend.
I ran outside. Behind the pillar again, another set kissing. What is going on here??
I came out to really take a look at the building.
Yes na, i’m correct, it’s our church. I’m in the church. Once vigil closes, they turn the lights off. It doesn’t happen in my father’s church. When youths / choir is having vigil, an elder must be present in my father’s church.
What baffles me is the ANOINTING that flows when we minister. Hmmm, i got the shock of my life when we were about leaving for a church program we were invited to minister.
I was sitted in the church hall waiting. I had my ear piece on. I was listening to the song we were to minister. We were to take HEART FIXER by Tye tribbett. It’s a crazy song. That’s how we roll in my choir.
I felt like going to the backyard with my guitar to rehearse under fresh air. I started hearing voices. I totally removed my earpiece to hear them.
Their conversation……..
-omo, tonight go make sense.
,-i swear down. We gonna give them holyghost mehn.
-yea man, the one wey dey inside shepe….
Laughter.
-Nna, we need to high to showcase the praise of the MOSTHIGH.
Laughter.
Heeeeey, i silently shouted. These guys are drinking o. So this is the secret behind their undying strength ? No wonder. So this is the ANOINTING?
Hmmm!!! Noo, i need to talk to mama and papa. I have seen enough. Why are they all misbehaving like this?
I thought i heard it when they mentioned my name…..
-come, one of them started, that Cornell of a guy, eim from deeperlife?
Laughter.
-that “my dad said” of a boy? (Laughter)
-pure correct daddy’s boy. See as babes dey die foram. Even sis Bummi, that banker wey ah be dey eye since.
-you don’t mean it… Arrgh laye laye, Cornell no go date bummi o. I won’t allow it o. I have been clearing ground to get into her heart na.
Hmmm, what kind of thing is this? I thought. I quietly tiptoed back to the church.
At the program come and see performance, excess energy. Speaking in tongues an’ari ibeya elu (speaking in tongues was just much)
The lead vocallist who also plays guitar had to “FALL UNDER ANOINTING” while playing the guitar o. He raised both legs up in the name of UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE HOLYGHOST. Little did they know he was actually under heavy influence of Alcohol. People were shouting. Even the other guys were speaking in tongues.
I saw all these yet i wasn’t going back. I loved it here in GOLD CROWN CONGREGATION where grace covers all our sins. Our sins are forgiven!!!!
One evening, i came home from school and saw mama FAITH AKPAN, in my bedroom. She always wore bumshots at home. My mama has four kids, all grown up but she looks like a lady in her 30s. My mama is 48years old.
I was shocked seeing her in my room.
-mama, good evening ma.
-good evening cute. Welcome. I have been waiting for you. The Lord says i should give you this. (She handed over a very fat envelope) the Lord said, YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER HAS ABAABANDONED YOU but he has not. He knows the dept you owe in school and the financial challenges you are going through. Son, the Lord has come to reward you.
I smiled.
-thank you ma. I replied
-you are welcome. She left.
Hmm, i sighed. This prophecy is a lie My dad did not abandon me. It still beats my imagination how after all that happened , he never for one month stayed without sending my allowance. He even paid my fees and cleared my debt in school.
Well, maybe it’s for the future. I opened the envelope. It was a whooping sum of 500k. 5Wraps of 100k.
Woooow, my 2years allowance.
I ran back to the sitting room she wasn’t there. I rushed to her bedroom and knocked.
-come in she said
I did.
-mama, this is too much. Thank you ma. God bless you.
-you’re welcome. Cornell, she called. Come, come and sit here. Next to me. We need to talk.
-ok ma.
I asked for her permission to draw the side stool closer and sit. She said no.
-come and sit on my bed, next to me.
I swallowed my smile.
I was just hearing POTIPHAR’S WIFE!!!
I Kept on asking who is potiphar’s wife.
I totally forgot. When i remembered, i was already sitting on her bed, i just said……
-ehhe, potiphar’s wife
I held my mouth and stood up.
-what??? She asked.
-nothing ma, i replied. I have to leave now ma.
I ran to the door. It was locked. I looked back.
She smiled.
Oh no, this is not happening, i cried.
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