PART 19" ONCE UPON A TIME "

PART 19
" ONCE UPON A TIME "
©️Opeyemi Akintunde

"What do you have to say to her that you can't say in my presence? Besides, Mr Harry, why the sudden affection for this girl, you dumped her, remember?" Kemi challenged Harry

"Yeah, I remember and I regret it, that's why I don't plan on dumping her again. She is my responsibility!"

"Since when?" Rogers said on walking in.

" Hey, listen you two. I have made my findings and I have been told you guys want to use this girl for some lucky charm. Your herbalist must have told you she has good luck to her...but I will not let either of you take her from here!" Harry said in a rush

" You are talking balderdash...nonsense...I mean it's either you are crazy or you just spoke about yourself. I don't do herbalists, I don't know about him." Kemi said

" I don't do herbalists too...I mean...not anymore, but just yesterday you were the one talking about taking her to Cotonou...Wait a minute... I think I know what is going on here... Mr Harry..." Rogers walked domineeringly towards Harry

" What?" Harry said pushing his Chest out in defense.

" You know exactly..." Rogers rolled up his shirt and on his left bicep, a tattoo of a big black bird with a red beak stood out...

Kemi's eyes popped.

" I didn't get this by being a good or ignorant boy... I know the ways of making enquiries from herbalists about people. Mr Harry, I know you called your herbalist to find out more about her. The herbalist definitely told you how fortunate you are to have found her..."

"No...he said she had the hands of witches on her" Harry replied in defence.

"Witches?" Rachel said sounding very interested. She knew the nightmares she was having about Redemption had something to do with witchcraft.

" You offended a witch who is bent on killing you, so it's best we left here now. This hospital has no Spiritual means of protecting you, and these two people here
are vampires." Harry said trying to convince Rachel...

" Rachel, do not Listen to this man. If you eventually decide not to go with me, don't consider going with this man I think the only saint here is the Madam!"

The two men stared hard into each other's eyes, although one was more intense and frightening; Rogers'.

Rachel's tears flowed without hindrance...

" What kind of life is this? From one drama to another. Even the rich man I thought was a good man just showed his true colours. To think I have been nursing the thought of following the rich man...Not only that, Redemption must be the witch who wants to kill me. I am finished!" Rachel thought bitterly as she laid her back on the wall.

There was a pregnant silence in the room as each person gave thought to the options on ground.

Kemi knew contrary to the man's thought of her as a saint, she was a sinner. More Shocking however was the revelation of who the man was.

A Cultist!

It was obvious she was the less wicked sinner among the three and it was best she kept the girl from the two advanced sinners.

A knock at the door interrupted the deafening silence in the room. All four pair of eyes looked towards the entrance like fearsome looking wild animals ready to devour any intruder..

Janet could feel a lot of heat coming out of that room. She could feel the tensed atmosphere hitting her in the face, one would be able to cut the tension with a knife...

" Hi..." She said

Still no response from any of the people staring at her...

" I came...to ...see...see her" Janet said pointing at Rachel on the bed.

" Remember me? From earlier today at the Labouratory" Janet said

Rachel nodded in response...

" I just came to check up on you...My friend left to get some toiletries for me, so I thought to come while away time here..."Janet said as she walked in cautiously towards Rachel

Rachel's mouth felt so dry she couldn't utter any word in response to her Visitor.

" Are you her parents?" Janet asked referring to Kemi and Harry who seem to be closer to Rachel...

" Kind of.." Harry said

" No...we are her friends...You are?" Rogers asked..

" Actually...just a patient here. I met her earlier and ...Can I speak to you outside for a moment?" Janet said hoping to tell him about her suicidal thoughts...

" You don't need to go say something behind me, they all know I am looking for the fastest way out of this life... Welcome to my world. It's not a secret!' Rachel said finding her voice....

" Peace be Unto you all!" Pastor Greg said on entering the Ward. The Nurses had directed him to the Ward.

Janet was still trying to recover from the young girls' blunt words when she heard the voice of whoever it was...

" Sir, with due respect, we are busy. You can check the next room." Janet said

She couldn't stand preachers.

" I was told...I..." Pastor Greg was trying to explain himself.

" Sir! "

" I was told to come here...and the Nurses..."

" Sir! There are a lot of rooms in this hospital, go somewhere else" Janet said

Rogers looked at Pastor Greg. He looked unkempt. At that point, he couldn't have imagined the Pastor he was waiting for was the impoverished looking man carrying a raggedly looking Bible.

" He must be one of those evangelists going from place to place" Rogers concluded looking away from him.

Janet ensured the confused Pastor Greg left the room.

Pastor Greg didn't understand what was happening.

" What is going on? This is nonsense. They brought me here to humiliate me. If it was one of those big general overseers that came here will they do that to him..."

Pastor Greg took out his phone from his front pocket.
Without wasting time, he dialled Nnamdi's number...

" Nnamdi, thank you for bringing me here to humiliate me. After wasting my time and energy, I don't get a thank you and transport fare, instead I was sent away like a cockroach..It is not your fault, it's because you didn't have to fill a form before seeing me. "

" Sir! I don't understand you?"

" Call your arrogant boss and his wife, ask them what they did to me" Pastor Greg said angrily before dropping the call...

" Nonsense, it's because the phone is available that's why you are able to say nonsense to me". Pastor Greg turned off the phone before walking out of the Hospital.

" Where are you going?" The Inner Voice said to Him.

" Back home!" Pastor Greg

" Where is your transport fare?" The Inner voice said

" I don't have! I will trek...God! Please don't tell me to go back ooo, you saw the way they insulted me"

" Pride!"

" Yes! I am proud...God...I am proud ...." Pastor Greg walked away stubbornly hissing all the way...

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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