PASTOR HELENA
Written by Nicholas Stephen
Episode 16
(That day I came across Jennifer)
“Victor! Victor!! Victor!!! How many times did I call you” she shouted in rage and stood up to meet me
“Victor just get out of my house!” She thundered.
“But you don’t want to listen to what I have to say?” I questioned her while trying to get up.
“I said get out! Are you màd!! Get out of my house!!!.” She shouted while extending her left hand.
“Had it been you were a child you know what I’d have done to you for this stupid thing you just did!!!”
Pastor! Pastor please I’m truly sorry. Please I’ll take care of this.” Purity quickly interrupted.
“Take this fóol that doesn’t know how to respect himself out of my house. I’ve had enough.” She yelled her while pointing at me.
“But pastor…. Please..” purity added.
“Should I repeat myself!?” Pastor objected
My sister held my hands, grab her bag and took me outside.
“Victor you keep putting yourself into trouble. I told you to look for someone else. She’s far older than you. I tried talking to you but you were busy doing what was on your mind now see where it has landed you. How can a woman be treating you like a child? You’re a man hope you know? You just brought yourself so low, acting foôlish because of that woman. Please you people should settle your issue all by yourself. I’m going. I’m tired of being treated like a puppet by a fellow lady like me. I’m going.” She added, walked through the gate and left.
I looked towards the door and saw pastor locking it after bringing down the curtain. I just stood there for a while and left the house.
When I got home I couldn’t find my sister, it seems she had not returned.
I was already starving. I rushed to the kitchen to prepare something light to eat.
When I finished eating, a visitor came to my house that evening. She was a woman. She said she was looking for my dad that something urgent came up. She also added that she’s a business associate with my Dad. I told her to make herself comfortable that my dad is not around.
She said she was in a haste that she won’t have time to sit, then I assured her that I’d pass the info to my dad. Before she was about to leave, I hèld her left hand and said to her
“Ummmm can you come around another day?” I asked stylishly while staring at her.
“For what, I don’t understand. I said I’m looking for your Dad and you told me he’s not around. Actually, where I’m working he’s my boss and my mission here is to deliver something to him. You have something you want to tell me?” She protested in a haste.
“Ummm nothing. You’re free to go. I’ll pass the message to him but I don’t think he’ll back soon.”
“Mehn, this woman talks too much. Women are talkative. Abeg let her carry her wahala go.” I said to myself.
“Alright please help me pass the message to him. Bye” She said and left.
The next day, I sent the message to my dad via my phone who confirmed that he had heard.
After a few days, I started washing majority of my clothes, then I equally made some of my shoes. I made about five of them before leaving the house.
I was walking round and sharing my business flyers to everyone that was passing by.
I had shared over 100 of them before I stumbled across one lady. She was surprised when she saw me.
“Ummm hello, good afternoon. Seems you know me somewhere?” I said to her, waving my left hand.
“Sure. you’re victor isn’t it? one of our members in church.”
“Oh… oh.. Yes. So you live around?” I questioned her.
“Yes.. I’m one of the choir. But you’ve not been in church for weeks and I no longer see you with pastor. Because I actually saw you the very first day you came to our church. And one other service. Can’t remember.” She said.
“Ummm yes the thing is that, you know everyone is passing through one challenge or the other. And I’m always the busy type. I hope you understand.”
“I understand but you know you have to put God first in anything you do. He created us and our job is to serve him and give praise to him. I’m Jennifer. It’s nice meeting you again.” She said while stretching her hand to give me a handshake.
“Mehn this lady is awesome. I think I’ll have to try this one…” I said to myself and quickly gave her a hand shake.
“So are you busy now or probably heading somewhere? Because I was actually sharing my business flyers. I make shoes both male and female. It’s a skill I’m very good at.”
“Wow that’s wonderful. This is so great. I do admire people with great talents. Don’t worry God will continue to promote you. Keep soaring higher okay. Alright if your place is closeby then I can go there and have a word with you I guess.” She said while smiling.
“Alright please join me and share the remaining flyers. They’re not that much.” I said while handing her half of the flyers..
We finished sharing them and we hopped on one of the bikes. She sat behind the bikeman, and I sat behind her.
The bike stopped us right at the junction then I quickly I held her left hand and took her to my house.
