PART 20
“ I AM PRESIDENT MAMUD!”
©️Opeyemi O. Akintunde
Mamud still stood few meters away from Yenewa contemplating if he should obey her… She had said she could see through him, maybe she could see the demon in him and tell him out to get rid of it.
“ You said there is a pit in between us, how do I get over to your side…” Mamud had asked…
“Don’t worry, I know my way around, Let me come over!”
Mamud watched as the blind girl took a long distance to go round the pit till she got to him…
“And here we are!” Yenewa said laughing and her laughter felt like a surge of Joy into Mamud. He suddenly forgot the crime he had just committed. He reciprocated by laughing…
“ Thank you!” he had said
“ You are tall and huge!” Yenewa said…
“ And you are petite!” Mamud said…
“ Can I place my hand on your chest, the heart never lies! It speaks volume… it’s one of my Specialties, I read people’s heart” Yenewa said,but Mamud stepped back instead…
“Don’t be afraid, I don’t intend seducing you, What can a blind girl like me do to a huge man like you!” Yenewa said on a very light mood…
Mamud looked at the genuineness on her face. He picked her hand and placed it on his chest and instantly Mamud felt the kind of peace he had never felt before…. It felt like a shot of Joy and peace was injected into him. He heaved a great sigh of relief, while Yenewa felt like she was thrown into a roller coaster of trouble…
“ Troubled heart, your heart race is way above normal, a heart fighting between two options, to do right or wrong… Fear of doing the right thing that may not be acceptable, Fear of a past catching up!” Yenewa said as she hurriedly removed her hand from his chest…Fear gripped her at the magnitude of what this stranger bore on his heart… She had never felt that energy from anyone’s heart … she felt drained…
“ Please Don’t stop….” Mamud said as her hands on his chest felt like his mother’s touch, even better. It felt like some Spiritual force, possibly God was touching his heart and melting all the troubles in there…
“ I need to leave, My family will be worried sick..” Yenewa started rushing away from the stranger…
“ Careful! Can I come here every night … I am a troubled man like you said and your palm feels like pain and trouble reliever…” Mamud said
“ I cannot assure you! I am sorry” Yenewa said. She felt really drained.
“ Please… I could pay you for the services!” Mamud said
“ Money! I am not easily swayed by money, Bye Mister… You will be fine.. Go to a church, You will find God there…”
Yenewa disappeared into the woods…
“ What was her name she mentioned earlier?” Mamud thought silently
“ Yew…. Yewa…. “ He couldn’t place her name…but he placed his hand over his peaceful heart and laid on the nearby stone. The place felt like heaven for him…
To be continued ….
