THE BROKEN SHELL ๐
*EPISODE 4*
[ The broken shell is a Christian inspired story dedicated to all Christian youths worldwide]
“My dear, get inside, go freshen up and take your dinner after that I will be waiting for you here”, her mum instructed, she then left and took bath, rushed her food and met mum at the sitting room! She has already slept off for that few minutes…..
“Mum, mum, mum, am through, mum, wake up!, She kept sounding on her hears, tapping her but she fell into a deep sleep and saw her self in a trance where a strange being with a mask on his face was striving to break a tortise shell!
“Hmmm, break! Break!! Break!!! I will make sure I break you, the strange being auttered
“No!!! You can’t break it, she shouted at him, but she was limited to fight the being!
“Why won’t I break the shell, is she different from other ladies and sisters outside there who lost their pride? That’s the sweetest pleasure and enjoyment so far one can have with a lady I must make sure I get that Pleasure to myself”, he explained and shouted on her while he kept on landing a iron on the back of the shell till she strangled and woke up with a shout!
โNo! No!!!!!, Jesus, Jesus, Jesusโ see screamed out
Jessica woke up and went close to her.
โMum, what’s the matter? Why are you screaming Jesus, what kind of dream did you have?โ she asked, hanging her hands on mum’s neck
โJessica, it’s about the Shell. I saw a strange being trying to shatter that shell”, she disclosed
โ Mum, tell me what’s the shell all about, I don’t understand. I’m confused here, I only know that snails, tortise, eggs has shells, how does it has to relate with my life, mum talk to meโ, she was longing to hear from her
โJessica, let me clue you on my own story. Your father I love so much, but left me as a widow when you were still very tender. Since then, I took over to take good care of you. I love him so much, I can’t narrate such kind heart God created him with; he is truly a man with God’s kind heart! But before I got married to him, I had many challenges in school back those days! There are lots and many young men in their riches, approaching me for marriage! I never aggree to their proposal, but I was a target because I was a virgin and knew not any man just like virgin Mary in the Bible. One faithful day, I was in the hostels with my friends, tho I knew Christ but I had no option then, I had to relate with them so as to learn together, burn candles in the night and go to lectures together! Everything we do, is all in togetherness, but I kept myself as a young lady, none of them knew that I was a virgin but Veronica knew it.
โ One evening, I was in the hostels where we lodge and Veronica came in and told me about a birthday party that will be held outside the school hostels!…..
“Hello… Ladies, here is an invitation to you on the birthday of my boyfriend, Frank! And he’s inviting the whole student of the school to attend with merriments, drinks, foods of different kinds, dance show and everything is gonna take place there tomorrow”, Veronica announced with an overwhelming Joy in her heart, but I wasn’t moved at all. Suddenly, she came direct to my bed and whisper to my hears,
“I know you are Christian, we are all Christians like you are. We are all serving the same creator! Perhaps, I know you won’t like to come, but there’s nothing wrong for you to attend it. Its a night party, a privileged and an hidden movement that none will recognize that you went for itโ, she forced me and injected me like a nurse piercing a patient with a needle! Her words were entering deeply into my brains! She then went ahead…..
“Frank told me that his friend, Ken will be expecting you to come and that he has an offer for you that will make your heart merry”, Veronica announced as my hears stood straight like an antenna
“You mean Ken?, I’ve warned him to stay away from me, I don’t want him as my boyfriend! I don’t need any boyfriend”, I angrily replied her and move one meter away from where she sat.
“Mama Mary, that’s the name they call me because I modestly dress different an expectional than them all! So, so she called me, Mama Mary, why not take an opportunity to explain to him and he will understand you, he just wanted you be there! Ken isn’t that bad as you think, he’s one of those big boys on campus, I hope you know, she said
“Big boys my foot. I don’t care at all, I don’t need him, perhaps, I don’t want to go there for any birthday celebration”, I reluctantly replied her
She pressed sore on me and promised me that nothing will happen to me as long as she’s concern!
“Mama Mary”, she called me and came close to me, held me by my shoulder and said to me,
“I promise, you will be save! Just try this for me, Ken is already expecting you because I’ve giving him assurance that you will be present since it’s a night party”, she said to me……..
I reluctantly left and succumbed to her courage!
“Tomorrow, Frank will be coming to pick us to the party venue, She informed
“Okay, I will try my best but that will be the last time you will give me an invitation to such kind of party because you know I don’t take pleasure in such wayward ways and lifestyle”, I reluctantly replied her and she smiled again calling me, “Mama Mary!”
“Jessica, could you believe what happened in the next day been Friday?”, She asked.
“Mum, am closer to you like the cloth you’re putting on, my ears are open wide”, she replied….
” It was 10PM after we had waited for Frank, Veronica’s boyfriend for the past 3hours, he finally arrived late in the night at 10pm. We then entered the car. Veronica queried why he delayed, but he replied her that he slept off, meanwhile, I believe it was lies because he also had other ladies he hang around with because he’s not a man that is satisfied with a Lady, but can marry thousands wife more than our fathers of old and Solomon that had many concubines! Because, anytime I see him on campus, he’s just like a camelion because he’s always with different ladies, running round the campus every minutes! Reason being that those ladies are deceived because of money and his handsomeness which is vanity unto them! Veronica never mind, all she want is to arrive the party ground.
She entered the car and order me to follow, I had no option because I was already arrayed in an immodest apparel like Jezebel which I have never done in my life!
“Hey, Veronica, isn’t this Mama Mary as she’s called”, Frank asked
“Yes, she agreed to come along with me to see Ken”, she replied him
“Wow, Ken will be the happiest man on earth tonight to meet her”, Frank replied and I kept quite like one who is deaf and dumbed! Frank zoomed off…
We finally arrive the party ground when the student there noticed that it was the celebrant of the party, they rushed the car immediately. I was inside looking like a Moaron
They opened the door of the car and started unleashing drinks from their bottles to the top of the car and untop of Frank…. Captain Jack, shampaing, Goldberg, mention them, it was all in a mixture as the unleashed it…. I began to smell something I’ve never inhailed before… Emergencily, I had running stomach and needed to use the toilet. Veronica was there as she directed me to the nearby rest room!
I was inside the rest room and began to regret why I attended that party to see that Ken known as the big boys on campus!
When I came out, my cloths were already smelling acholic in their mixtures……
Immediately I came out and walked down to the tent of the party, I saw that same Ken I use to see in school, he approached me immediately
“Hello, Mary”, he said
“My name is not Mary, my name is Mercy”, I replied him…
“Oh, Mercy, that’s a good and sweet name you got!”, He recommended
“Thank you”, I reluctantly replied and tried to walk away from him and he held me by right hand and I sighted Veronica where he was with his Frank. She signaled me and appeal to me to yeild to him. I had no other option because I can’t leave that venue that night! I succumbed!…. (Coughing)
“Jessica, please get me a cup of water”, Jessica mother instructed her. She was thirsty while narrating her story to Jessica……..
Jessica rushed in to the standing C-way machine and took a chilled water for her mum so she could continue her story………..
