Listen To My story-episode 4
Then something happened.
Bode lost his dad. It was then i got to know that the old
man had more than one wife, as a matter of fact he had four wives, one was late
alreadyand. Bode's mum was the last and the only one living with him until he
passed away.
Among the children from the other wives only few of them
were educated others were either bricklayers, drivers, carpenters, tailors or
petty traders. It was only Bode's mum that was struggling to send her children
to school.
She had three of them for the late farmer. Bode was the firstborn
with two kid sisters who were still in high school. The one next to
him was preparing to write WAEC when their dad passed away.
It was announced in the church and we (choir members)
decided to go and register our condolence with Bode and other members of the
family.
On getting there I was so touched with d way I saw the
widows sitting down on a mat wearing black attire with bowls before
each of them where people who came to sympathise with them
put money.
I said within me "if this kind of a thing should happen
in my lifetime I will NEVER allow my mum to be treated this way. This is
humiliation in the highest order..Did these women conspire to kill d man?"
Well,we greeted them. I didn't even know what to say as I
never experienced such before. As the leader I summoned courage knelt down
beside Bode's mum and whispered into her ear
"God will uphold you ma, He will send help to you from
where u least expected. Please, be strong".
"Thanks my child''. She replied
I really appreciate you".
I gave her an amount of money on behalf of the choir.
She accepted it, appreciated us, and we left.
When I got home I couldn't stop thinking about the woman.
Oh!. She was so young. Why did she marry a polygamist, a man old
enough to be her father?
There must be a reason.
Whatever the reason may be, I felt for her. She's such a
beautiful young woman!.
Never!.I can never go for that kind of a man I will never
allow any stupid love to blind-fold me. I can not even marry anybody
from that kind of a family mere looking at their house, the
moment I stepped into the compound I could vividly smell poverty. Where would I
tell
my dad I found that kind of a man?.Me?.I even trust
myself..I'm more than that.
Then my mind went to what Pastor Mrs Williams told me the
day she said she heard a rumour about Bode and I.
1Cor 10:12.....wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth
take heed lest he fall.
Fall?. Fall for where?.Falling is only meant for those who
don't stand well. Me, i cant fall, i trust myself, I've been keeping
myself since and I will continue to keep myself. I've
determined that no man shall see my nakedness except my husband, and that won't
happen until after marriage. That is it! While talking to myself in this
manner.. I slept off.
Then something came up.
Watch out in part 5.
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