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Episode 17
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The ringing of Mercy’s phone woke her up and
she got up with a start.
Mercy: “Thank God it was only a dream. I am sure
that Peter would never advise me to do such a
thing” she said and picked her phone from where
she plugged it to charge before she fell asleep.
She looked at the screen and saw that it was
Peter calling. She picked it excitedly. One of the
best moments of her life was when she was
talking with him on phone.
Peter: “hello, dear. How are you today? I was
afraid that I was calling at the wrong time since
you didn’t pick up earlier” he said into the
receiver.
Mercy: “I was sleeping, I plugged the phone to
charge and then I slept off. Can you imagine?”
Peter: “you must be very tired. Sorry, dear”
Mercy: “Do you know that I was actually
dreaming of you before your call woke me up?”
Peter: “really? I must be in the spirit then. So, tell
me what did I do in the dream or what am I going
to do?”
Mercy narrated to him all that had transpired
between her and her boss the previous day and
how she had dreamt that he was advising her to
give in to the man’s demand.
Peter: “God forbid. I can never ask you to do such
a thing just to get me a job. Remember that your
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and you must
not do anything to desecrate it” he advised.
Mercy: “Exactly what I was saying to you in the
dream before I woke up”
Peter: “that dream is from the pit of hell, ignore it.
There is no way I will touch you before marriage
and there is no way I will advise you to sleep with
another man to get me a job even if it means that
is the last job on earth. I know that the God I
serve is able to give me a job at his own time.
Please my dear, avoid that man as much as you
can. Remember that you are to resist the devil and
he will flee from you”
Mercy: “I will do just that. Thank you for being
such a god fearing man. I love you” she grinned.
Peter: “I bless God the day our path crossed. I
love you too”
They continued to talk until Mercy excused herself
to go for her fashion designing school which she
had enrolled into after camp.
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“what will you like to eat, mummy?” Queen asked
Kelvin’s mother.
Mama Kelvin: “I think I should get to know you
properly first before you cook for me. Who are you
and what is your relationship with my son like?”
Queen: “Oh, sorry. I thought Kelvin already told
you about me” she lied.
Mama Kelvin: “no he didn’t. As a matter of fact, I
have never seen my son with any woman before
and that is why I think you must be very special
for him to allow you spend the night with him”
she said staring into the young lady’s face.
Queen: “Okay, mummy. My name is Queen. I am a
corps member. Your son Kelvin is the love of my
life, I love him more than life itself” she said
quickly avoiding the woman’s gaze.
Mama Kelvin: “okay. This is good news for me”
she said.
Queen: “how do you mean, ma?” she asked with
peaked interest.
Mama Kelvin: “you see my daughter, I have been
on my son’s neck to get a wife for long now and
each time I bring up the discussion, he shies
away from giving me a favourable answer. As a
matter of fact, that is why I came here so I can
continue drumming the need to get a wife into his
ears. I was even afraid that my son was an
eunuch, impotent or something” she lowered her
voice.
Queen: “Ah, Kelvin is not impotent o, he is a real
man” she lied giving his mother the impression
that she had slept with him.
Mama Kelvin: “okay. So what is stopping you two
from getting married? You must be very special to
him and that is why he allowed you into his
house and bedroom. I also over heard you calling
him your fiancé, when will you two get married?
Kelvin has more than what it takes to marry” she
said with motherly concern.
Queen: “Hmmn, that is where the problem lies
mother. Kelvin doesn’t want to settle down o, do
you know that Kelvin even introduces me as just
his friend?” she lied afraid that Kelvin will return
and deny her before his mother.
Mama Kelvin: “are you serious?”
Queen: “Yes, ma. He tells people that I am only a
friend even though we have been together for a
long time and he promised to marry me. Kelvin
was my first love, the one who made me a
woman. Me I cannot live without him o, I will not
be alive and see him marry another woman” she
said feigning anger.
Mama Kelvin: “calm down my dear. I don’t see
Kelvin marrying another woman. Like I said, you
are the only one I have seen with him”
Kelvin: “Mummy he has other girlfriends o, they
are the ones who don’t want him to settle down.
All those girls are just after his money and his
wealth, nothing more. I was the one who stayed
with him when he had nothing. See mummy, you
need to talk to him to get married to me o, if not
your son may never get married”
Mama Kelvin: “God forbid. My only son must get
married o. But then, don’t you think you should
do something to hasten up your marriage with
him?”
Queen: “something like what, ma” she asked at a
loss on what the woman meant.
Mama Kelvin: “maybe you should get pregnant for
him. Look, if you can take in for him, I promise
you that I will personally make sure he marries
you. I will personally bring my people to your
parents house and pay your bride price. Please
my dear, have pity on an old woman. Kelvin is my
only son and he is my only hope of being called a
grandmother. His father abandoned me and ran
away with another woman when he was barely
two years old. I suffered untold hardship to raise
him up the little way I could. What is the reward
for all the times I went hungry so that my son
could have something to eat if I don’t get to see
my grandchildren until I join my ancestors” she
asked rhetorically.
Queen paused after listening to the woman’s
story.
“this is the kind of family I want to marry into. His
mother is so gullible I can easily control and
manipulate her as my mother in law” she
thought.
Queen: “don’t worry mother. I shall give you
grandchildren, male and female, twins and
triplets. Just put in some good words for me
when your son returns”
Mama Kelvin: “Ah, I will. I will make sure he
marries you except if I didn’t carry him in my
womb and except he didn’t suckle my breasts. I
like you already. You are very humble and decent.
So, tell me, where did you meet my son?”
Queen: “er…erm..I..we met in a Church during one
of the vigil prayers”
Mama Kelvin: So my son goes to Church, that is
good to know”
“Yes, ma. It was one of the vigils that we
attended last night, that is why you were already
asleep when we got back that late” Queen lied.
Mama Kelvin: “It’s alright my dear. Get me tea
and bread please”
Queen got up immediately.
“Mummy, you are going to eat something very
special as breakfast this morning. Just give me
few minutes” she said.
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To be continued
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