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JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 12 ©Miriam Edem I and Tunde became so close that began to think that we were dating. As Christians, monitoring spirits in human form were just pinning their eyes on us just to see what they can hold hands on but our conscience was clean. Sandra countless times has asked if I've fallen in love with Tunde but I replied that I was too young for that. Besides why should i think about love in my condition? When I pee for him just one day he will find his way and I was not ready for such embarrassment.  Soon my mother marked a year since she died. I decided not to go to anywhere that day, I just decided to give it to my mother and cherish the moments we always have. The ones that made me cry I cried, the part that made me laugh I laughed, not until Sandra walked in after school.  "You're still sad? She asked and I stood up from the floor I laid cleaning my face.  "How was lecture? I asked ignoring her question. "Everyone...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 11. ©Miriam Edem My heart was so burdened hearing that from my father and I wondered if a time will ever come when my father will accept me like he did to Cyril. As God will have it, my step mother to be became very kind to me. The arrogant nature she came with last time was gone, and I was like hmmmm! She took me out severally to help her around during the preparations of the wedding and I was happy to help out, I had no grudge whatsoever.  Finally the wedding was a success but my grandmother insisted I spend the remaining weeks with her before going back to school. That was very difficult for me knowing my condition and I didn't waste time to remind her that I am still bed wetting if she has forgotten. "That's why I want you to come, there's this baba I heard that can treat such a thing, I want to take you to him, she said. "God forbid! I shouted on phone.  "Jessica what's the God forbid for? Will you pee...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 10. ©Miriam Edem I stayed outside the public bathroom and almost ran mad with whoever that was inside that took forever to come out. I heard about 3 ladies inside laughing and discussing as if they were in their room and I wondered what exactly they were doing with the sounds that came out from the bathroom.  "Please its 20 minutes already and I have a place to go, I said knocking on the door again.  "Jessica what is it? If you can't wait then bath outside! One shouted inside.  "Are you okay? Enough of all this nonsense, in short the landlord will hear about this! Are you girls delivering a child in there? Can't you do that in your room why a place everyone paid for! I shouted back very angry.  "Please let's go before the little girl swears for us, one of the girls said inside as I leaned on the wall wishing there was a way I can just wash my face and legs, but my condition needs me to bath 3 times a day t...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 9. ©Miriam Edem I arrived at about 3pm and was already on phone with the landlord who waited at the park for me, chattered a taxi that took me home, according to him the principal asked him to do so. We arrived at the compound and it mainly consist of students which I greeted the ones at sight as I slowly followed the landlord taking me to my room. "This is your key, it was already washed, the landlord said handing the key to me. "Thank you sir, I said getting it from him and he drew close to me as he wanted saying something to me.  "Be careful with all this girls here, they can steal and beg anyhow, the landlord said and I smiled.  "I understand sir thank you, I said and he left which I opened up the protector there and took my few stuff in. I called the principal and told him am home and he thanked God for that, and I did same to my grandma and lastly called my father but he didn't pick up. It was not difficult ...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 8 ©Miriam Edem I didn't want to be surprise with what my father just said, honestly speaking I was expecting it and he didn't disappoint.  I just sat down in my bed and brought out the biscuits I bought for myself as an appetizer when an alert dropped on my phone and my grandmother called immediately, "Hello mama, good evening, I picked up.. "Evening Jessica, have you seen it? She asked. "Yes mama it just entered, thank you so much, I replied. "Its alright, has your father said something about your apartment yet? She asked. "Nothing, he has said nothing, I replied. "What are you going to do now? That money won't pay your rent or get you some stuff for school or foodstuff to carry you through out the semester, she said. "Don't worry mama I'll find a way, thank you so much for this, I said. "Its alright, anything just let me know okay, she said. "Sure mama, I said and she dro...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 7. ©Miriam Edem "Enough Jessica! What's the meaning of all this? Did you ask how I got the car? Or were you here to know what transpired here at home that led to her death! You think i made them stab her? What do you take me for! My father shouted on me. "How am I suppose to know when you refused telling me what happened? What do you expect me to think when there's a new car parked outside just few days after my mother death yet she's in ice with no preparations for her burial! I screamed out. "Look here, you have no single right to question me how I get my things do you hear me? You have no right to tell me what to do, he said pointing his finger at me.  "Yes I do because my mother has to be buried and you should know better! Its not the time to wear nice clothes and ride in a clean car when your wife is out there waiting while you claim you don't have money, have some conscience!! I shouted and ran t...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 6 ©Miriam Edem I got home and my neighbors trooped in to console me. That was when i heard what really happened. A 400level student in the compound was shot when he refused releasing his laptop to the guys after collecting all the money he had. The young guy is still unconscious in the hospital and rumour has it that the guys must have come because of him after he received a huge sum of money from his uncle who base in Turkey, but greediness made them to invade the whole compound to take more. "How did my mother got stabbed? I really don't understand how it got to that point, I asked them. "Your father hasn't said anything to you? One of the women asked. "He does not want to talk about it and its driving me crazy, I don't know what to think anymore, I replied. "I heard the guys shouting, "I will chuck her oo, i am not joking. Where is the money! My next door neighbor replied.  "I know my mother, ...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 5. ©Miriam Edem "Jessica she was not the only one, but you have to believe that nothing will happen to her, the other neighbor who came out said. "Please take me to my mother, which hospital? I asked and quickly called my father number before they could reply and he picked up.  "Dad, daddy where's mommy? I immediately asked. "Why was your phone switched off? He asked. "But i was in church daddy, please how is mommy? I asked. "Come over here, he replied telling me the hospital and dropped the call. I ran off saying nothing to my neighbors leaving my bag of wrapper just close to the door.  I ran in crying to the nurses to please tell me where my mother is, "Calm down who is your mother? A kind nurse asked. "She was brought this morning, I replied. "Oh okay go that way, you'll see your father, the nurse said and I ran to the direction she pointed.  I saw my father carrying Cyril on his la...

JESSICA🙇🙇 (My story of faith and pain) Episode 4 ©Miriam Edem My legs began to shake as I felt wet, "Jessica what's wrong? Sandra asked looking at me and I stood up immediately and ran out of the hall. My family were already in the hall when it happened and my mother quickly ran after me and shouted on me to stop as I kept running.  "What happened? My mother asked holding me as I cried and she felt me wet. She closed her eyes tight and breathed out, "I begged you to sleep at home didn't I? You would have avoided this, my mother said.. "All I wanted is to miss a night without urinating, what have I done to deserve this? How will the school see me now? I'm such a disgrace, I said. "Ssshhhh darling its okay, take off your gown, my mother said taking off the graduation robe from me revealing the white short gown I wore and tied the robe on my waist. "Let's go home, my mother said drying my face and held my hand. My father and Cyril came home ...