PART 9" ONCE UPON A TIME "

PART 9
" ONCE UPON A TIME "
©️Opeyemi Akintunde.

"You both don't believe me, that's why you are clouded you are not thinking of the best for this girl. Can I suggest that we all go home and think over what has happened today. The girl will definitely not be discharged today, so Let's slow down and breathe. I realize I may be sounding desperate and that's because this girl saved my life today!" Rogers said

Harry and Kemi gave the questioning look.

" What is he saying?" Kemi thought.

" Huh huh...Exactly my thoughts, this man has a reason why he wants to keep this girl!" Harry thought

" How?" Kemi was interested

"I was going to end my life today. I parked my vehicle to buy the rat poison just after she bought from the man. Something struck me about her, but I cared less. I bought my rat poison after she left. I stayed at the spot for over forty-five minutes contemplating on whether to take the poison or not.

Suddenly, I heard the loud noise of people screaming. I got out of the vehicle and followed the loud screams. I got stuck on the same spot looking at her dying there. I didn't have the boldness and strength to pick her up. My thoughts was that she was dead as I saw the foam gushing out of her mouth. It wasn't long after that you came."

The room was dead silent...

" It's best we all just go home and rest..." Kemisola said. Her head was already spinning.

" Tomorrow then." Harry said as he walked out. He had other plans. He was going to take this girl to Cotonou to find out more about her. He wanted to know if there was more to her. He had to find out if she was what he was looking for. Maybe she could be his door to riches. His Voodoo Priest had suggested he go into money rituals few years back, but he had turned the offer down.

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4 years Earlier

" Harry...Let us use one of these girls to bring in money for you..."

" What do you mean?"

" Money ritual...!"

" No...I have heard it doesn't end well. I am Fine with the good luck charm."

" My kind of Money ritual is good. I don't kill , just get a girl who has good luck in her."

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Harry was beginning to suspect Rachel had some good luck to her for two wealthy people to be having a battle over her.

"Tomorrow!" Rogers said following Harry out of the room.

Kemi sat back in one of the chairs in the room.

" What have I gotten myself into?" Kemi wondered

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Rogers knew he needed some advice. He drove to his Okota branch . He had a staff who everyone referred to as "Elder". He was in his late 60's , just some years older than him, but Elder had been like an elder brother to Him.

He needed an unbiased advise.

"The girl doesn't need you yet... Yes! You have good intentions, but what she really needs first is deliverance from whatever bad luck she has. If you accept her with the intention of helping her, she might crash everything you have. So, Boss...I agree with what the agent wants to do, but I am skeptical about where he wants to take her to for the head washing... A witch doctor may not be my idea of deliverance."

" Church?" Rogers asked knowing Elder was a church goer.

" Yes..."

" Do you have any church in mind?"

" I have a few in mind."

" Ok...I will try to speak with the agent."

" Boss, it's funny you want to take this girl to church for deliverance, but you have always turned down my offer to take you to church for years "

" The girl needs help!" Rogers said

" And you don't?" Elder asked

" Elder, thank you for your help. I will give the agent your number so he can connect with you. The Bill is on me.. Everything you may need to help the girl, do it." Rogers said as he stepped out.

He didn't need help! His life was far from getting help.

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Kemisola sat in her Jaccuzzi fully clothed. She was too exhausted to get out of her clothes.

" Maybe if I help her, I can pay for my sins..." Kemisola's mind wandered...

Kemi knew she wasn't a saint growing up, she had done things that made her feel all the evil happening to her was her paying for her wrongs....

" Kemi! The Flusher" Kemi whispered her nickname.

******
20 Years Earlier....

" Kemi...I need your help!" Mirabel had said.

" N1000 full payment" Kemi replied

" I don't have N1000, I only have N500..."

" I can't do it! You think it is easy cleaning up your mess!"

" Please! Let me pay N700"

" N800.."

" Fine! but I have just N600 here, I will bring N200 later!"

" No! I get full payment now!"

Kemi remembered Mirabel leaving and returning with N800 in full...

She had done what she knew how best to do...

...Flushing out pregnancies with cloth hangers...

Back in the University, she was the best pregnancy flusher. Without Exaggerating, Kemi knew she had helped over 70 girls remove their unwanted pregnancies.

Losing her two husbands made her understand the value of life, and made her promise herself never to get married again.

" Why?"

For the fear of letting someone else die on her account...

But...

"What if I take Rachel and do good to her, Will that erase my bloodshed before God?" Kemisola reasoned...

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. May men be mindful of you too, may you not be deprived of the Credits & blessings due to you in Jesus name. God bless you.

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