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Episode 3.
©Miriam Edem
The next day I was still sleeping when I began to hear clappings and singing going on outside. I sat up and saw my mother already awake and greeted her which she replied me,
“Who are they? I asked her.
“Your sister people, my mother replied not interested and I ran out to see them. They wore white, about 4 of them clapping, singing and staggering like our usual palmwine tapper whenever he has had enough, then I ran back to my mother.
“Mommy its the prophet o, they came very early when its just past 5 in the morning, I told my mother but she was not interested. I quickly changed up my night dress and ran out to join them. It was very few of us that came out while the rest remained inside, the only thing I was able to do was clap because I could not sing the songs as we marched round the compound countless time. Then they stopped and began shouting and shaking while I just watched. They began to sprinkle water all over speaking in unknown tongues and I so much believed they were cleansing the compound, what did I know?
In the process of sprinkling the water they stopped and shook their head shouting while I wondered what happened,
“You all are really in bondage ahhhh! I can feel it in my spirit! One said shaking and my heart began to beat fast.
“Release us please, I prayed inside of me.
“I know thats why I came for your help, something is really wrong, Sister Mercy spoke out and they shook for some minutes and began sprinkling the water again in unknown tongues and I was so happy.
They stopped again and looked at us,
“Did you arrange the room I asked you to? One asked.
“Ermmm my sisters didn’t allow me keep a room here……..”Not here, I never told you here. How can we cant stay in a cursed place? One interuppted her.
“Sorry about that, but don’t worry I spoke with one of my friend who is away and she handed over the room to me, its very comfortable and you can use it, Sister Mercy replied.
“Good, because I need to bath you all with my special anointed oil, so gather whoever you feel is interested and come around before 9pm for the bathing. Bring a big basin where you all will enter one by one while I will bath and conduct the deliverance service on you all. You, one said and pointed at me and I came forward.
“I need a very fresh water from the stream, run fast before the villagers will start fetching and contaminate the water, make sure no one has tampered with it, he said and I looked at Sister Mercy who told me to hurry up fast.
“Just 1 calabash, it will be okay for us because we have our own holy water, the man added when I wanted leaving and I ran to the backyard, took a calabash and hurried off to the stream while I heard them shouting and speaking their unknown tongues.
I passed the villagers on the road like jet hoping to get there first before them, and when I almost arrived, 2 girls were almost close to the stream. Seeing that, I ran and passed them but in the process I slipped and fell but I protected the calabash like my life depended on it. Of course they laughed hard at me because it was funny to them, but Sharon needed her deliverance, and I didn’t look at the bruises I had, I quickly fetched the fresh water first and breathed out.
“Why were you in such hurry? One asked as I was washing off the dirt on my body.
“Its None or your business, I replied and kept the calabash on my head.
“Why am I hearing clappings and shoutings in your compound? Another asked.
“Mind your business, I replied and left quickly to avoid more discussions.
When I arrived home, they were already gone and I gave the calabash to Sister Mercy who thanked me,
“I’ll go give it to them, so get yourself ready okay, before 9pm we should be there, sister Mercy said and I nodded and she left the compound with the calabash. I felt so fulfilled when I saw that and it was there I noticed I had a big wound on my lap because of the fall and I saw myself leaping to my mother who quickly noticed.
“What happened to you? She asked.
“I fell down because I wanted to be the first person to fetch the fresh water from the stream, I replied and my mother gave Me a hit on my head,
“Stupid girl! She didn’t see her son to send to the stream huh? My mother angrily asked as I held my head.
“But it was the prophet that sent me himself and not sister, I replied.
“Did the prophet added you should wound yourself? Just look at your body! My mother shouted and landed me another one.
“It was an accident, must you blame sister for everything? I cried.
“Shut up! If you had listen to me will you have injured yourself this way? My mom shouted.
“Take it easy Chi I’ll treat her wound, one of my sister said taking me while I cried following her.
There were bruises on my arms also and she applied medication on it,
“Sorry, its surprising you fell that way but the calabash was not touched, she said after she was done and I sniffed.
“I held it well because I knew if the calabash gets broken I won’t fetch the fresh water and no body will lend me his or her calabash either, I replied and she looked at me and heaved.
“You are very serious about this deliverance of a thing o, for your sake let’s believe you’re right, my sister said and I thanked her and left.
My mother kept a long face with me through out the day but I had to tell her about me leaving the compound for the washing but her eyes were deadly. That got me very upset because I didn’t know what to do after injuring myself to get water and I won’t partake in the bathing. I told myself I won’t miss it for anything and I was ready to go against her wishes.
At 8:30pm Sister Mercy knocked on our room door to ask if I won’t be coming,
“She’s not going anywhere, my mother said.
“Chi what’s your problem eh? Leave this girl alone, Sister Mercy said.
“Leave this girl? Is she your daughter? Are you feeding her? She goes no where and that’s final! My mom shouted on her.
“Get healed from your bittered life! Sister Mercy said and my mother hissed louldy as she left. I felt like crying for my mother and I quickly laid down not talking to her. At past 9pm I stood up to go out,
“Hey where to? She asked stopping me.
“I want to relieve myself, I replied and left immediately to the backyard. I was really pained and ignored my sisters who asked why I wore a long face,
“Oh is it because of the washing? You can still go na, its one by one and I know the house, one of my sister said and I looked at her.
“Where? I asked.
‘Is it not sister Mercy friend? That slim dark one, its her house, she replied and I nodded knowing I can trace myself there.
“Thank you, I said and cleaned my eyes, before they could say JACK! I took to my heels forgetting I have a wound as I ran to the place…………
TBC
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