~THE DEVIL ON THA ALTAR~ 👺
CHAPTER THREE
© Grace Olayemi
Patricia got a call from home that her mother was terribly ill and her attention was needed to monitor her and be by her side in the hospital. She was so destabilized and taken aback. She could not go home immediately because of the approaching exams but all through the period of the exams she was a shadow of her former self. She became quiet and always deep in thoughts. She would even miss lectures and church services. She spent most of her time in her room praying and crying, hoping that God would heal her mother miraculously.
After about two weeks of her doing that, a lot ~of people started noticing the change in her and a few of them showed their concern and asked her what the problem was, but she decided to keep it away from them. Even ~her roommate had to push the words out of her mouth before she told her. Patricia ~though very friendly was a secretive person and never shared her personal life with anyone, not even Celestina but no one was expecting her to hide such vital and drastic information.
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Bro Paul ~Adeoye was a 400 level student of the department of biochemistry and the president of the fellowship Patricia attended. He had always seen Patricia as an admirable ~person and also noticed her zeal and passion for God and indeed had loved to be close to her but they really never had any chance to relate outside church activities – and being the president, he was always very busy. He also noticed the change in Patricia and her incessant absence or lateness to the church. He called Bro Stephen who happened to be the prayer coordinator, Patricia’s direct leader, to find out if he knew why Patricia had been absent from church lately and even whenever she was present, she was always coming late which was very unlike her.
“Actually sir, I have been planning to report her to you because I really can’t understand why Sis Patricia suddenly changed,” Bro Stephen replied after the president questioned him concerning Patricia’s case.
“What steps have you taken to know what the problem is?”
“I have been to her hostel twice now and each time she has refused to tell me what the problem is and even her roommate is not helping matters.”
“Does she have a roommate that attends our church?”
“Yes sir, Sis Celestina in the ushering department is her roommate.”
“Ok, look around if she is still in the church and call her for me.”
Bro Stephen looked everywhere for Celestina but she had left the church, he went back to report to the president. The president then decided to pay Patricia a visit himself.
To be continued…
