-Ojo Oluwasegun
Episode 10Daddy said he would be celebrating his 60th birthday on 30th of May and would want me to come and grace the occasion with him and other members of the family. I promised to come, but after the conversation, I started praying that I would have gotten over the mood I was before going to Lagos because I didn’t want anybody in my family to have an idea of what I was going through.The next day I had an appointment with my pastor’s wife. I
decided not to go as I didn’t know how to tell her what was wrong with me.
that we would have to postpone the meeting as she needed to attend to a matter urgently. I was very happy to hear that.
Fortunately for me, she called around 2.30pm to inform me
To avoid people coming to my house again, I decided to attend Sunday service the following week, only to discover that Bode was absent. I didn’t even ask of him as I preferred not to see him, but I overheard someone telling the pastor he had gone back to school.
When I got there, she asked me what was bothering me.
She said “Are you sure?”
“I said “Yes ma”.
“Anyway, if that is the case, don’t let that affect you. There’s no marriage without its own crises. God will be glorified in that union, it doesn’t have to bother you, after all, you know how to pray, just pray for them, and everything will be well.”
Then she paused, and looked at me “Sis Sewa, are you sure this is what is bothering you? I’m having a feeling you are not telling me the truth.”
“Okay. Let’s pray.”
She prayed with me, and I left.
As I was going home, the Holy spirit came with his rod
I refused to go back.
How would I face her to tell her I told a lie, after asking me
But I just treated malaria, why this again? I said to myself. I became very weak.
I decided not to call anybody’s attention..I was fighting it
Then, very early one Saturday morning, Pastor Mrs. came to
my house. I was so surprised to see her.
“What’s wrong with you Sis Sewa?”.
“Just a bit weak ma”.
“Just a bit weak? when did it start”.
“About a week ago ma”
She looked at me closely and said “No, it can’t be. Let me see your eye and your palm”
She checked both.
“You are pregnant!”.
“No ma, I’m not, its malaria”.
She sat on my bed and was looking at me.
“I said you are pregnant! I knew it last Sunday when I saw
you, but I didn’t want to be too fast. Okay, if you are not
sure, let’s go to the clinic.”
“No ma, I’m not pregnant, I’m sure I’m not”.
“Now, tell me, what did you do? Did you sleep with any man?”
I didn’t answer.
“Oh my God! You? Of all people! I’ve been using you to counsel sisters in the church, I saw you as a role model to them….”
She burst into tears.
I started weeping too.
A pregnancy test was done, and the result was positive. When we left the clinic, Mrs. Williams drove straight to the
church. We entered the office, and she locked the door behind us. We were the only ones in the church premises.
She said “Let’s pray”.
She prayed. After the prayer, I couldn’t lift up my head, I was just looking down, I didn’t want to look at her face, because I knew what the next question would be, and that was the last question I wanted to answer.Then she said “Sis Sewa, now that we have confirmed that you are pregnant, can you tell me who is responsible for the pregnancy?”.
Now, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I felt like throwing up, I was feeling dizzy, I was very weak. My tummy was turning up and down.
fainted.
“She said “Forget about that….Are you now okay?”
“Yes ma”. I answered.
“Thank you, Jesus”. She murmured.
added sugar.
I collected it from her, and said: “Thank you ma”. I tookn it, and I felt better.
She allowed me to relax very well before she continued.
“Now, tell me, who impregnated you?”
I bowed my head again.
“Tell me now!”
I couldn’t talk..but I must tell her now, I had no choice. Then, a thought came to my mind, “Write it in a paper”.
I saw a pen on that table, took a small piece of paper also
from the table, I wrote “Bode”.
I didn’t know what to expect afterwards.
After reading it, she shouted “Ahhhhh! Lord Jesus!!”
She held her head with her two hands, bowed down her head for about 5 minutes, without saying anything.
while.
She looked at me and bowed her head again. I was just weeping.
hug. She said “I know how you are feeling. I was once in your shoes..but hear this, though you have fallen into sin, but that is not the end of your life, nor the end of your Christianity. Jesus the merciful Savior is still available to cleanse you. He still loves you. All He wants you to do is to repent, ask for forgiveness and sin no more. If He could have mercy on me, He will surely have mercy on you too.”
To avoid people coming to my house again, I decided to attend Sunday service the following week, only to discover that Bode was absent. I didn’t even ask of him as I preferred not to see him, but I overheard someone telling the pastor he had gone back to school.
When I got there, she asked me what was bothering me.
She said “Are you sure?”
“I said “Yes ma”.
“Anyway, if that is the case, don’t let that affect you. There’s no marriage without its own crises. God will be glorified in that union, it doesn’t have to bother you, after all, you know how to pray, just pray for them, and everything will be well.”
Then she paused, and looked at me “Sis Sewa, are you sure this is what is bothering you? I’m having a feeling you are not telling me the truth.”
“Okay. Let’s pray.”
She prayed with me, and I left.
As I was going home, the Holy spirit came with his rod
I refused to go back.
How would I face her to tell her I told a lie, after asking me
But I just treated malaria, why this again? I said to myself. I became very weak.
I decided not to call anybody’s attention..I was fighting it
Then, very early one Saturday morning, Pastor Mrs. came to
my house. I was so surprised to see her.
“What’s wrong with you Sis Sewa?”.
“Just a bit weak ma”.
“Just a bit weak? when did it start”.
“About a week ago ma”
She looked at me closely and said “No, it can’t be. Let me see your eye and your palm”
She checked both.
“You are pregnant!”.
“No ma, I’m not, its malaria”.
She sat on my bed and was looking at me.
“I said you are pregnant! I knew it last Sunday when I saw
you, but I didn’t want to be too fast. Okay, if you are not
sure, let’s go to the clinic.”
“No ma, I’m not pregnant, I’m sure I’m not”.
“Now, tell me, what did you do? Did you sleep with any man?”
I didn’t answer.
“Oh my God! You? Of all people! I’ve been using you to counsel sisters in the church, I saw you as a role model to them….”
She burst into tears.
I started weeping too.
A pregnancy test was done, and the result was positive. When we left the clinic, Mrs. Williams drove straight to the
church. We entered the office, and she locked the door behind us. We were the only ones in the church premises.
She said “Let’s pray”.
She prayed. After the prayer, I couldn’t lift up my head, I was just looking down, I didn’t want to look at her face, because I knew what the next question would be, and that was the last question I wanted to answer.Then she said “Sis Sewa, now that we have confirmed that you are pregnant, can you tell me who is responsible for the pregnancy?”.
Now, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I felt like throwing up, I was feeling dizzy, I was very weak. My tummy was turning up and down.
fainted.
“She said “Forget about that….Are you now okay?”
“Yes ma”. I answered.
“Thank you, Jesus”. She murmured.
added sugar.
I collected it from her, and said: “Thank you ma”. I tookn it, and I felt better.
She allowed me to relax very well before she continued.
“Now, tell me, who impregnated you?”
I bowed my head again.
“Tell me now!”
I couldn’t talk..but I must tell her now, I had no choice. Then, a thought came to my mind, “Write it in a paper”.
I saw a pen on that table, took a small piece of paper also
from the table, I wrote “Bode”.
I didn’t know what to expect afterwards.
After reading it, she shouted “Ahhhhh! Lord Jesus!!”
She held her head with her two hands, bowed down her head for about 5 minutes, without saying anything.
while.
She looked at me and bowed her head again. I was just weeping.
hug. She said “I know how you are feeling. I was once in your shoes..but hear this, though you have fallen into sin, but that is not the end of your life, nor the end of your Christianity. Jesus the merciful Savior is still available to cleanse you. He still loves you. All He wants you to do is to repent, ask for forgiveness and sin no more. If He could have mercy on me, He will surely have mercy on you too.”
that we would have to postpone the meeting as she needed to attend to a matter urgently. I was very happy to hear that.
Immediately after the service, Mrs. Williams sent an usher to
tell me she was waiting for me at the church office.
I was too scared to tell her the truth, so I said “It’s family matter ma, my dad and mum are not in good terms, and it’s seriously affecting me….”
“that is it ma.”
again.”Hunnnn! You have just told another lie!! That’s another blunder..Go back and confess your sins.”
twice if I was sure I was telling the truth, and I said yes.? About a week before my dad’s birthday, I fell sick. I was throwing up, nothing stayed in my tummy, in fact I couldn’t eat.
alone.
..
.
.
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tell me she was waiting for me at the church office.
I was too scared to tell her the truth, so I said “It’s family matter ma, my dad and mum are not in good terms, and it’s seriously affecting me….”
“that is it ma.”
again.”Hunnnn! You have just told another lie!! That’s another blunder..Go back and confess your sins.”
twice if I was sure I was telling the truth, and I said yes.? About a week before my dad’s birthday, I fell sick. I was throwing up, nothing stayed in my tummy, in fact I couldn’t eat.
alone.
..
.
.
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She wiped her tears, came to me and said “when last did you see your menses?” It was then I remembered I saw it last in April, I’ve not seen it in May. I checked my calendar, with tears rolling down my cheeks, I said “April 11, ma”.
“And what is today’s date?.. 23rd May, you ought to have seen it before now….so, you didn’t even know you’ve missed your period!.Ok, let’s go to the clinic for confirmation.”
I dressed up and followed her to the clinic.
I didn’t answer. I was just sobbing in tears.
“I didn’t ask you to weep, I said who is responsible for the pregnancy?”
I got up from where I was sitting, opposite her across the table managed to get to where she was, leaned on her and
By the time I would wake up, I saw her speaking in tongues, my dress was wet with water. She had a paper in her hands with which she was blowing air on my wet body.
When I realised what had happened, I opened my mouth and said: “Mummy, I’m sorry for putting you through this”.
She quickly plugged an electric kettle which was in the office, got a mug, put a teabag in it, poured hot water and
She said “Now take this. I didn’t put milk, so it doesn’t nauseate you”.
I pushed it to her on the other side of the table where she sat gazing at me amazingly.
I also bowed my head, but I was peeping at her once in a
By the time she lifted up her head, her eyes were filled with tears. I can’t imagine how disappointed she was.
After about 10 minutes, she got up from her seat, came to me, pulled me up and gave me a very warm and tight
Hmmmm…..what happened next? What did pastor Mrs. Williams mean by saying “I was once in your shoes”? How do you think Bode will react if he hears the pregnancy news? Will he accept or deny it? Get all the answers in the next episode.
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