PART 18" ONCE UPON A TIME "

PART 18
" ONCE UPON A TIME "
©️Opeyemi Akintunde

Kemisola rushed back to the nurses' station.

" I can't find her in her room!" Kemisola said panting

" She was taken in for an abdominal scan. I was saying that to you on your way in but I guess you were busy on the phone"

" Oh thank Goodness!"

" She is fine Madam!"

*****
Janet sat in the waiting room of the hospital Laboratory, She had been brought in for an ECG...

She saw a young girl wheeled to her side, while the Nurse took in a paper.

" Hi!" Janet said to Rachel. She didn't know what prompted her.

" Hi ma!"

" You are pregnant? If you are, please don't terminate the pregnancy. I can take the child from you on delivery." Janet said

Janet imagined Rachel was pregnant because it was the Scan room her nurse took the paper to..

" No ma...I took in some poison so they want to see the extent of the damage it has done to me...Although I hope the damage is much so my days can be shortened on this earth...Life's not good."

"Miss Rachel...please come in" The Nurse beckoned on her.

Janet was left in shock as Rachel was wheeled in...She couldn't imagine what was happening to the young girl for her to have considered suicide.

" Mrs Janet...please come in" Her Nurse beckoned on her to come into the ECG laboratory.

Janet kept looking towards the Scan room door as her Nurse wheeled her in...She hoped she could see the girl again...

******
With Kneels kissing the floor, Pastor Greg agonized in prayer. He knew the meaning of his dream. Rat meant poverty and without mincing words Poverty was the best synonym for his name.

He remembered how his cousin had referred to him as a disgrace to Christianity...

" God, I am gradually fulfilling my cousin's prediction...poverty is eating me up...I have prayed and I have fasted... I hardly sleep 3 hours every night...I pray for people and they get their TESTIMONIES, but that doesn't happens for me.. God! Take a look at Nnamdi, I prayed for him, and as we speak he is settled. God , what really is the problem?" Pastor Greg wailed

" Nigba kan ri.." Pastor Greg heard those words in his mother tongue...

" Nigba Kan ri...! That means Once Upon a time....God! What happened Once Upon a Time!" Pastor Greg looked up in tears to God.

His phone rang interrupting his heart cry to God.

" Nnamdi! Please God, help me beg Nnamdi to stop disturbing my peace."

" Answer his call!" Pastor Greg knew the voice that spoke the few words he just heard.... That was the voice of the OMNIPRESENT.

" I should pick up!"

" Yes!"

********
Pastor Greg sat in the fully air conditioned Car that was taking him to a hospital Nnamdi's Boss had said he should be brought to.

After He got the Confirmation to go to Nnamdi's office, he hurriedly got ready, but as he was stepping out.., his phone chimed again...

" Hello Pastor! My boss is at the Office already, where are you at the moment?" Nnamdi asked

" I am just leaving the house!"

" Ha! My Big boss is at the office"

" I am sorry, I had to pray first before hitting the road."

" God! My God!" Nnamdi had ended the call.

"What is this? I don't have the time for this! " Pastor Greg said in pride as he returned inside.

*****
" Where is he?" Rogers had asked

" Ermm....erm....he...he..is still at home...He said he is praying..."

" Oh! I can't wait any longer. I have to be at the hospital, get one of the company drivers to go pick him up at his house and meet me at the hospital. "

" Yes Sir!" Nnamdi replied

******
Pastor Greg remembered how all the Neighbors couldn't hide their shock when the car had come to pick him up...

He remembered how he had walked with pride to the car shouting " Praise the Lord!" deliberating....

" Greg! You like good thing ooo" Pastor Greg made jest of himself as he thought in the car...

******
Rachel was brought back into room by the Nurse. She was happy to see Kemi...

" You are so early ma!"

" Yeah! I Couldn't sleep all night. I was thinking about you all night" Kemi said stroking Rachel's hair

" Thank you ma!"

Harry walked in unnoticed.

" I am sorry to break this party, but I need to speak to Rachel privately " Harry said

Rachel and Kemi looked at each other not sure of what was about to happen.

To be continued

NOTE: This piece was written with the intention of touching lives, feel free to share but please be mindful of the writer by not erasing her credits and that of the HolySpirit who Inspires her. God bless you

DEEP THOTS NOVELS
INSPIRED BY THE LIVING WORD
Written by Opeyemi Akintunde
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