Deasonness Grace 3

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DEACONESS GRACE.

EPISODE 3

Written by NNENNE UJU IZUANAGBARA.

Grace came home and saw AUNTY MAG. She tried to dodge but Aunty mag has already seen her.

-iyawo mi, ekabo(you're welcome my wife)

-Aunty mi. Ekale ma. (Aunty Good evening ma)

-i have been here o. What happened ? I have been calling your husband, his number has been switched off. Is he ok?

- yes o, he is ma.(opening the door) he went for a business meeting since morning. Most times when they have that meeting, it takes long ehee, and he will always switch off his phone.

-(they enter the house) ehen? Ah!!! Because I'm  begining to be worried o. It seems i will be passing the night here o. I will call home to imform them now. I really need to see him. There is business opportunity that came o. I need him to submit his own quotation.

Deaconess Grace prayed that the ground will open and swallow her because she lied about her husband's whereabout, now Aunty wants to pass the night. She always have a lie to cover another lie.

-Ah! Aunty, i'm going for vigil o and he knows I'm going for vigil. He might decide not to come back here tonight. This one he hasn't called to say what he would like to eat.

- Argh! Ok. In that case , i will be going home then. Tomorrow morning i will be here. Ehen, (opens her bag and brought cloth and gele) this is for wale and eni's marriage o. I collected yours.

-Argh! Aunty mi, eshe ma.(My aunty, thank you ma) eleyi to fine kan. Elo ni ma? (This one is so beautiful. How much is it?)

--Argh! E ma worry. Bills on me. Just look take away for me that day. Iyawo aburomi (laughter)

-Argh! Aunty mi. Eshe gan ma. (On her knees) God bless you.

- dont worry dear. Oya, come and see me off. It's already late.

DEACONESS GRACE CAME HOME FROM SEEING AUNTY MAG OFF.

-kai, Gbenga Heaven will hold you responsible for all these lies I'm telling. God knows I'm not a liar. But, where could he be now? Is like he went to that angel again o.

Hmm, (she picked the clothes Aunty mag brought for her) imagine the OSHODI -OKE BEND DOWN PICK this woman bought for me. Why didn't she buy the lace own. A child of God like me can't wear this nonsense Abeg. Pretending to be kind. I know all of you. I am covered by the blood of Jesus,you cannot pull me down.

SUDDENLY SOMEONE KNOCKED AT HER DOOR. HER NEIGHBOUR LIVING NEXT COMPOUND.

-AH, iya Ifeoma. What brings you to my house this night? Amebo sekese woman.

-hahahahahahahaha. Ore mi.

-see, iya, you know my husband does not like you coming around this late.

- see this one hahahahaha, he is not around na.

- what? You say? Amebo lesekese, who told you he is not around? Have you been gossiping about me?

-abegi, see ore, (friend)i know where your husband is. Shey he has wound on his head.

-yeeeeh!!! Jesu!! Wa gbami ooooo. Where is he? In a woman's house abi?

-yes o. An elderly woman for that matter. I heard she is a widow.

-arrrrrrrrrg!!! Lobatan o, oremi,There shall be war in egypt. E wo, power will jam power this evening  o.

Oya, jekalo.

- you say?

-let's go there na.

-haaa ore, take it easy na

- eee, iro ni o, from the time of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence. I am going to take back my husband by force.

OYA, OFF WE GO.

Iya ifeoma took her friend to the place she saw her husband.

- just go inside there you will see him, she said pointing from a distance.

- Argh argh, won't you follow me inside? Deaconess grace asked.

- follow you inside bawo? Iya, na your fight o. I did my part by telling you where you can find your lost husband.  Following you inside is not part of my job .

- ore jatijati.

- hahahaha. The same to you o. (She left)

- where do I start searching now?.

A lady walked out of one of the flats.  She walked up to her.

- hello, young lady. Good afternoon.

- Good afternoon ma ( the lady was chewing gum)

- Please I'm looking for somebody.

- OK,  who? the lady asked chewing the gum and her face glued to her phone.

Deaconess grace paused and was just looking at the girl's mouth. The girl didn't even notice because she was pressing her phone. The sudden quietness made her look up only to find hot tempered look on Deaconess grace's face. The lady surprisingly asked.

- what ma? (Chewing the gum) why are you looking at me like that?

- you say? Argh! This girl you will not make heaven. I swear. What kind of character is this one. Eating chewing gum like a goat. Your mother did not train you at all, mannerless human being.

- eh eh madam. Just hold it there o. I chop am with your mouth? See this yeye woman.

- your mother is the yeye woman. I pity your life . you have chewed your destiny. Foolish girl. Satanic agent.

The girl hissed and left. Deaconess grace ran after her and started beating her.

- Who are you hissing at? Who are you hissing at? She was beating her when a solider came into the compound.

The lady started shouting.

- brother help me.

The solider rushed to his sister and saved her from DEACONESS GRACE.

- who are you? Why are you beating my sister?

- Oga solider , this your sister lacks home training. She was insulting me.

- Brother, that's not true o. She said she wanted to asked me something , I stopped. She started calling me nAmes because I was chewing gum.

- madam, who are you? Who have you come to see in this compound? Who gave you the right to beat somebody's child like this. Go on your knees.

- for what? Who are you? Because you are a solider? I am DEACONESS GRACE servant of the  most high God.

- DEACONESS INDEED. and you are fighting. ( he brought out his  koboko)  my friend kneel down. (She became afraid and knelt down. People gathered)

- who are you looking for in this compound? Do you live here?

- Nooo please, I'm sorry o

-So what are you doing here?

- I came to look for my husband. My friend said  she saw him here  in an elderly woman's house. My husband has been missing.

- how is that your husband?

- he has a wound on his head.

There was a heavy shout. An elderly woman  came out of the crowd.

- so are you the wicked woman. You hit fry-pan on your husband's head. That man almost died bleeding. I was the one who brought him here. He fainted in front of our gate there. He is no more here. A woman  came and picked  him yesterday.

- woman again???? Please where  did she take him to?

- shutup, wicked woman. Shouted the solider , you still have mouth to talk?

Suddenly,her church member came out

-Deaconess Deaconess. Sunday school teacher, robobobo, yayaya. Madam holiness. Hahahaha, how far now? Shaaaaaame

To be continued.

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