The sound of a vehicle stopping in front of me made me look up. It was the Oyewumi’s .
“ Oh my God! Sister Bolu, you are still here! Get in quickly.’ Sister Daara said .
I stood there just looking at her , tears dropping furiously.
“ Oh Honey, something is really wrong. “ she said to her husband as she moved to get down from the vehicle.
” No, don’t. The rain is falling heavily. Let me assist her.” He replied as he hurried out of the vehicle and rushed towards me.
“ Sister Bolu, let’s get you home.” He said as he assisted me into the vehicle.
As I sat , Sister Bolu passed me her cardigan to keep me warm as I continued crying.
“ Its alright Ma.” Bro Oyewumi said as he started the car.
“ Thank you.” I muttered as my teeth gritted together because of the cold. Bro Oyewumi looked at me pitifully as I used my now drenched scarf to wipe my face.
“ Sorry, to ask this but didn’t you see Bro Sam pass?” he finally asked breaking the silence in the vehicle.
“ Oh Honey , those tears speak other wise. She wasn’t crying when we separated in church. “ His wife cut in before I could reply.
“When I saw Bro Sam leave the church I was happy he would help give you a ride and that you guys might even talk about what happened in the afternoon. I guess I was wrong.” He replied shaking his head.
“ Do you want to talk about it ?” asked Sis Daara as she turned to look at me.
“Yes please.” I replied before blurting out, ” Bro Sam told Pastor about the money issue.”
“ What?” exclaimed the couple together.
“ That’s not even the issue though I felt embarrassed about it. He met me where I was waiting by the road and stopped. I had even hopped in gratefully when he told me to get off his vehicle. His excuse was that we should flee appearances of evil. It was an act of unrighteouness since we are not married. This is just 7:15pm for Christ sake, I will be out of his vehicle in less than 6 minutes. Oh!!! I have not been embarrassed like this before. He told me, the woman he will marry to get off.” I said as I started crying again.
“This is serious. But even if is claiming to be living a Holy life and avoiding sin, what about showing forth the fruits of Holiness. What about letting brotherly Love continue. He could have even explained himself in a more reasonable way. This is stinginess, it has no other name.” Sister Daara said shaking her head.
“ So if you are in serious danger, he will not make an attempt to save you? He doesn’t know your worth; I’m sorry to say.” Bro Oyewumi commented as he drove.
“You know I remember something similar to this happened when we weren’t married. We finished a Combine Service that day and I didn’t have a dime to return home. The people I could go home with left immediately service ended while I waited for a meeting. I accepted my fate and bagan trekking home in the hot sun. I had not trekked up to three minutes when he saw me and stopped to carry me. He dropped me at the junction to my parent’s house. The funniest thing was that I didn’t even know he was the one God was preparing for me but he knew already. if he didn’t stop I would have nothing against him but he stopped.” Sister Daara recounted.
“What now happened? Did you had to be asking for forgiveness from God?”’
“ No. I sat at the back seat jejely and he didn’t even involve me in any unnecessary conversation. So what’s the issue?” asked Sis Daara.
“ I guess I shouldn’t be too shocked to discover more when we get married.” I said as I looked thoughtfully outside the car into the dark nights.
Expect Episode 5 soon.
But wait, How do you feel about Bro Sam?
Do you agree with the Oyewumi’s ?
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