PASTOR HELENA
Written by Nicholas Stephen
Episode 18
(I tried to win her back)
“I don’t understand you. Is that the reason why you told me to follow you to your house?” she exclaimed and quickly got up from the chair.
“No no Jennifer I’m just trying to make you to understand something.”
“Victor. Thanks for your time I have something to attend to. As you can see he’s already calling I need to start going.” She rushed outside to answer the call and from there she left.
“Hello jennifer! you’re free to visit me anytime. I’ll be anticipating your return.” I called out to her from where I was standing, but she ignored me and walked away.
My sister had already finished attending to her guest, she escorted him off.
“This Jennifer what’s she thinking? This was how pastor initially started, Jennifer still want to start her own. All these church women I don’t understand them at all. Let me go and bathe. I’ve had enough of their nonsènse. If she likes, she come. If she doesn’t come I won’t disturb her either. Not even looking as if her àss bigger than Helena’s own. ” I pondered to myself and rushed to the bathroom to shower.
I left there and tried calling Helena’s line but she refused to pick.
Not too long, my sister rushed to meet me in my room.
“Purity what is it, this one that you’re breathing and sweating like someone that’s being chased.” I questioned her.
“Bigi. I told you to give up on her and you’re still calling her. Why? She just called me and told me to tell you to stop calling her. That if I want to talk to her, I should meet her alone.”
“This pastor is something else. Okay okay fine, you can go. I’ve heard you.” I protested.
“And about your work, I want you to link with your manager and sew a nice suit for me. Don’t worry about the payment. I’ll pay you when I get it.”
“Bigi hmmm. This one you want to me to sew suit for you, it’s alright. consider it done, I’ll deliver it to you in few days time.” she said.
“Alright. Purity, I just had an idea. What are the gifts does women loves? ” I questioned her.
“Umm, flowers, bags, golden ring or maybe a necklace.” She kept listing them as I continued to stare at her.
“Hmmm I think I’ll go for the necklace. I want to surprise pastor. I want to see her smile again. I want her to come back to me. You’ll be the one to deliver it to her deal?” I said while extending my left hand.
“Hmm. Alright then. It’s up to you and don’t forget the advice I gave you.” she shook my hand adjusted her hair and exited the room.
After a couple of days I sold so many of my shoes from there I made some cash. I traveled out and bought the necklace. Truth be told, it costs me alot but I had to do it for pastor.
I packaged it so it would look presentable. I also wrote a short note on a piece of paper and dropped it behind the necklace before sealing it.
That very day I bought it, my sister was absent so I had to wait till the next day before giving it to her.
That morning when I gave her, I told her ” I’ve changed my mind. I’ll be going with you. But you’ll be the one to deliver it to her. I’ll just hang around and be watching her reaction when she finally sees it.”
“Bigi you’re putting yourself in trouble hope you know? She said if at all I want to see her, I should go there all alone. Bigi!” She muttered, giving me a dubious look.
“Don’t worry you just have to trust me.” I exclaimed.
“This is exactly what you said the other time and I’m pretty sure you knew how it ended. I don’t really know why I’m involving myself in something that you’ve decided to handle.” Purity added.
“Shhh just calm down let’s go. You talk too much.” I objected.
After much deliberations, we made our way to her house. We got there around 3:35pm and she was around. She was even eating rice before my sister approached her.
My sister dropped her handbag on the table and gave pastor a hug.
“So how are you doing. A friend of mine that had been struggling with infertility for the past few years gave birth today. I was so amazed. The lord is so wonderful. She’s now a proud mother.” She said with joy written all over her face.
“Pastor that’s good news and I’m happy for her.” purity said to her.
“So you insisted on seeing me. Anything the issue? and please try and be coming to church okay. It’s for your own benefit ” she said while chuckling and dropping the spoon she was holding.
Looking at Helena alone, she was in a good mood. My mind was just telling me to speed of from where I was hiding and lay a deep kiss on her rose-colored lips.
