Good morning all! Thank you all for all your wishes! My test was fine by the way,  na result remain😂. Here's today's Chapter.

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Chapter 18

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Amazing quickly put a call through to Pastor Tunde, "Good morning Sir" "Good morning Amazing, you didn't come over to church for sanitation and evangelism, half of the youth came. The turn out was quite commendable, I honestly didn't expect it"

"Sir" She interrupted him,  that wasn't the reason why she called him. "Sir...  one of my friends,  Uche...." She stalled and Pastor Tunde finally noticed the uneasiness in her tone, "Is everything okay?"

"No. She went for a ... seance meeting"

"What is wrong with all your friends? Must they go elsewhere? Can't they just calm down? I know God can be slow in avenging  people atimes but... He has a reason for everything"

"Sir I had this flash when I was eating" "Eating? I thought you were fasting"

She shut her eyes in shame, "Yes I was fasting... I kind of lost guard" she paused staring at Bamidele who was scratching his hair in guilt. "Anyways... I just felt like God was sending a message across to me. I saw Uche scared and frightened so I called her, she told me where she went to and how she found out that Tolani wasn't the one responsible for our misfortune, apparently the Prophet Yemisi met lied to her"

"Eh hen! Now it makes sense! All those preposterous things he was suggesting... It didn't sit well with me.  I even said I was going to find out about the man, you did not see me? mo gbagbe sha (I forgot)" "That's not even the concern Sir, At first, i didn't hear what she said well, then i did. The phone line 'clichely' went dead, the number is still unavailable. This is what happens in most movies and the next thing you know, an accident will occur"

"Only Prophesy positive things! Nothing will happen. Keep calm Amazing, I'll be praying with you"  He advised and she nodded vehemently. "Goodbye Sir" She ended the call  returning back to staring at Bamidele then at Nuel.

"I'm sorry" Bamidele apologize, but responding was the least on her mind. She needed to go into her prayer room and bring down heaven if possible!

"What?" Yemisi shouted on hearing Amazing's explanation,  "Yes. Her number is not reachable" "But... The prophet.... Are you sure you heard her well?"

"Yes. If Uches gives you a call,  please let me know cause I'm devastated right now"

"Sure" Yemisi answered ending the call then she dropped her phone on the counter In shock.  "What the hell is going on?"

Uche's mother sat on a chair pounding yam, "Ugochi!!" She yelled, "Ugo!!" She screamed all to no avail. "After, when they get married and their husband leaves them for another woman, they'll say lts witchcraft, Ugo! it's not witchcraft oh, it's you! Ehn! You will not come and learn how to cook and be industrious like your sister!" She screamed then she heard Uche laugh from behind.

"Ah han, Uche?" She called out then she smiled, "When... How? When did you get here, night bus or flight? You didn't even call me"

Uche waved her hands, "Mama that one does not matter, how are you? You better stop shouting before you'll get sick or high blood pressure" "Is it not your sister? She doesn't want to do anything" "Just take it easy ehn? Good morning Mama"

"Good morning. How are you? How's Lagos?"

"Lagos is.... Fine"

"And your friends nko? That Amazing sent me money the other day, i just called to greet oh, after the cancellation of the wedding before i knew it, she recharged my line and sent me money again. These days I'm feeling bad to call her so that it won't look like...." She trailed off and Uche laughed.

"My friends are .... Fine"

"What about Izu?"

"Izu is fine"

"When is he going to come? My daughter you're not getting older oh"

"How are you?"

"Im fine oh. Just that things in the market are costly and it's paining me, it's like i should run out of the country"

Uche laughed, "To where?" "My daughter i don't know. Do you know Mama Obinna? The one whose son got married last year?" "The one that loves calling me Ada Mama" "Yes! What happened?" "She's dead oh. Fear gripped me the day i heard of it, this life is nothing, someone i saw the previous day? Oh!"

"Mama, if there's anyway i've disrespected you, I'm sorry. This issue of not getting married,  sometimes the topic gets me angry" "I understand, i don't hold a thing against you,  you're my daughter. You have some bad character and mouth but I know you're a good person. You'll change  " "I want you to go to Lagos to my house so you can help me with something."

"Are you not going back?"

"Not yet, i have business"

Her mother smiled, "Hey! Okay now,  What do you want?" She asked and she hesitated a bit,  will it be wise to tell her who is responsible for their problems? Then the fair woman will shift attention to her and then kill her mother,  God forbid!

"My bank documents, i need you to take my money to use it taking care of yourself. Amazing will help out" "Are you okay?" "My pin is 2402" "Uche? Why are you giving me your pin when you're alive?" She laughed to herself but Uche rose up leaving.

"Uche!"

Ugo walked into the kitchen, "Why are you calling someone that's in Lagos? Abi do you miss her that much?" "What kind of stupid question is that? Uche that just left the kitchen" "No one left the kitchen" she answered and Mama Uche scoffed then she shook her head in disbelief.

"It's not possible" she rose up, "Uche that was talking with me now" she stormed into all the room screaming Uche's name at the top of her voice.

"Mummy,  Uche is not here..."

Uche's Mom instantly placed her hands over her head, the only implication of this is that she had just spoken to the ghost of her daughter, that only means one thing; her daughter was dead.

"Ewo!!!!! My own has finish! Call your sisters number! Call it!" She fell on the floor slapping the rug, "No wonder she .... Ah! It can't be! Amazing would have known and called now, Tufiakwa! It can't be my Uche"

Amazing knelt down crying in the room, she has been kneeling down in prayer for three hours with the door shut. "I'm not losing this one! You showed me this for a reason, even though I broke my fast earlier than anticipated.... I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. Just do something, this is the confidence I have that whatsoever I ask in your name, you'll do. I'm so sure you're more than able to overturn this, what was meant for evil, you're able to turn it around for our good. I know Uche hasn't been the best, but i want you to look beyond her and show her mercy. I'm not getting up from my knees until hear some news about her, until you do something about this"
Her phone vibrated then she glanced at the caller ID, it was Pastor Tunde so she picked up. "Any news?" Was the first thing he asked but Amazing shook her head in tears, "Nothing yet" "Don't cry" "Daddy... She said it wasn't Tolani, that means it's one of us... I'm crying because of a lot now. What if she's..."

"I'm sure she's fine, I'm also praying for her"

"She has to be fine Daddy.... She has to be" Amazing broke out in tears then she sniffled, "God is in control. The Lord is finally opening your eyes my dear, don't lose hope now, press on, this one you're experiencing is small compared to what God showed me concerning your life. Troubles will come and make you shift faith but your ability to stand strong, the ability for everyone of you to stand strong in God will make you all scale through"

Amazing exhaled, it was just the word she needed that moment. "Thank you Sir" "I'll still be praying, just take Care and make sure you call me when you get any information about her"

"Yes Sir"

Fisayo knocked on the door, "Amazing dear.... Are you okay? Open the door now. Why don't we pray together?" She suggested wiping her tears, "See, I'm just as confused as you are okay? Besides, Ema running around searching every possible place and I'm scared okay... For some reason, I don't even want to drive... I don't to get out of this house, I think this is the time we need to stick together even more than before"

The door pushed opened and Fisayo smiled, "Thank you" "I told God I wasn't rising from my knees until I hear a good news concerning Uche"

"Wow... So you're threatening God"

"It's not threat" Amazing answered walking into the room while Fisayo made her way in with her hands folded, "Humour me"

Yemisi walked into Prophet Isaiah's church with a frown on her face. She bumped into the choristers having their rehearsals,  she walked towards the office but was stopped by a female protocol.

"You can't see the Prophet now," "Why?" "He's not taking visitors" "Well tell him Yemisi needs to see him"

"I said he's not taking"

"I want to see him and I'm not taking no for an answer"

"I'll have to say no. Leave before I call people to take you out"

Yemisi pushed the lady aside then she walked into the office. "You fake!" She blurted out on seeing him making a video call via his laptop.

He instantly closed the laptop so the caller won't hear the conversation,  "How dare you?" He snapped and the lady walked in,  "Daddy,  I wasn't the one who let her in" "Leave her" the man raised his hand and the lady walked out.

Days ago

"I have the end of the quarter crusade coming soon,  we're preparing for it. But this programme that I have we have today,  it has to be a sucess"

Phyna nodded,  "It already is! Do you doubt us? Have we ever failed you?" "No." "There's a little thing you have to do for us" "What's that?" "There's a lady coming for solution,  her coming is on probability "

"Okay..."

"If she comes,  you're going to tell her exactly what I want you to"

"Not the truth?"

"Yes"

"Why?"

Now

"How dare you trick me?" Yemisi asked pained to the bones,  "I've been stressing myself looking for Tolani's grave so I can apologize and then bath with the water from the grave side!"

"You this girl,  na waka waka you be oh. So the information you got here was not enough,  you had to go elsewhere. How did you find out?" He asked then she scoffed,  she didn't need more information.

It was damn clear he was lying!

"You're a big fool!"

"Becareful of how you speak to a prophet"

Yemisi raised her hands up as though to slap him on the face,  "Say a single word and I swear I'll remove your teeth,  just one is enough to compensate me for my stress,  the money I paid because I didn't want to leave my business,  my airtime.  How dare you? How dare you deceive people,  you said things about me.... I. Don't understand.. Was that fake too?"

"No. I knew things about you but I only said what they want me to say"

"Who are they?" She asked dropping her handbag on the desk the she grabbed on to his shirt and he choke,  "It's violence time,  who are they?" "If you hurt one witch,  the whole swarm will come after you. If I hurt you,  what will happen? I'm more scared of them than you. I'll die if I tell you and I'm sure you won't make it past the door if I tell you also... So,  for both our safety,  I'll advise you go home okay?"

Yemisi let go of him,   "You're a stupid man,  a blood deceiver!" "Accepted,  thank you very much"

"Your business will run dry! They'll catch you!"

"Well... Let's see about that then"

Bamidele paced left and right in the room while Nuel watched him, "Should I call her?" "No! You're going to look like a pest," "What should I do?" "The only reasonable thing now is to pray for her friend" Nuel knelt down then Bamidele joined him too, "Nuel pray" "No, you pray, you're the adult here"

"You prayed for me the last time"

"Uncle Bammy you're wasting time" "Okay....Oh God....i don't know what I'm doing," "Are you .....praying?" Nuel chuckled silently while opening one of his eyes,  "Yes" "You didn't start with..." "Is it your prayer?"

"No"

"Thank you. Where was i Lord? Yes,  i don't know what I'm doing?  I don't know why Amazing is scared but it seems serious so here I am interceding on her behalf. Keep her friend safe, whatever mechanism you're going to employ to do this, just do it in Jesus name"

"Amen"

"Thank you for answered prayers, Amen"

Evening

Amazing sent a text across to the six of her friends to call for yet another impromptu meeting! This time,  she overemphasized the importance by adding; if you're not present,  then we'll the assume you're the culprit! Everyone was seated before 7' o clock.

Yemisi stared down at Fisayo's trembling hands then she squeezed her palm over it, she had a bed sheet covering her waist below.   "Are you okay?" "It's the AC" "AC bawo? (AC like how?)" "It's fear,  Babe I'm scared as hell! This whole thing is scary"

"I know,  you won't believe what've had to go through today"

At exactly 7pm,  Nene rose up,  "Should we start with praise and Worship first or opening prayer since we were all forced to come here" Nene complained and Amazing scoffed. "Why do you guys like behaving like this?"

"Behaving like how? Abeg tell me?
Let me just be honest with you Amazing,  I don't like that message you sent to me,  it's like dragging me here with a rope tied to my neck"

"It's the same message she sent to everyone! She even sent it to me that was with her" Fisayo defended but it was not enough to quench her anger.  "Heys! Let's not forget Amazing is my best friend but I'm just saying my mind"

"Nigbayen ko? Is she not also our best friend too?"

Amazing rose up folding her hands,  "First,  I must apologize for sending that message across but you know what happened yesterday. Uche is nowhere to be found even till now! I don't know where she is,  how to get to her, nothing! And I'm worried"

"The day is not over yet and if we don't see her by the end of today that's 12am,  then we'll report to the police"

"Reporting to the police is not a bad idea" Blessing agreed along with Benefit who nodded in agreement.

"What are we going to do now?" Nene asked,  "For all we know,  she might be dead" "She's not dead,  let's not speak negatively" Benefit snapped,  "Please! Positive thoughts only!"

"Let's be realistic,  she went to find out the truth and she did. Do you think the fair woman will let her live? Iya Alagbo knew the truth but she didn't live to tell the story. Why will Uche's own carry ten head?"

Fisayo hissed,  "Wo,  Erm... Nene rest! Rest on this death matter,  let's not talk about death here cause I'm jittery already" "Why? Are you responsible?"

"Excuse you?"

"Yes! For someone who called you a prostitute,  you seem rather caring about her wellbeing" "Haven't you bitched at me before? Come on,  we've all being at this bitching game but we move on! That's what friends do,  the move on" "What if whoever is responsible wants to kill us one by one?" She paused and the environment got tensed.

"What are we going to do now?" She asked and everyone turned towards her, the same fear that was in her eyes was also in theirs too. "Who's going to die next?"

"Kaluku (Anyone) should just bekaiful with the question they're asking cause I as I am bayii, I can kill someone. Irú èwo Iboro oshi niyẹn? Ibeere radarada (What kind of stupid question is that?). It's your mother that will die next" Fisayo snapped pointing fingers at her.

"Don't ever bring my mother into your abuses! Leave her out!"

  "Haba! There's no need for vayolence, madam be calming down,  you didn't need to add  her mother to it,  it was unnecessary" Yemisi noted and Fisayo batted her eyes at Nene.

"Kaluku ki ọ pa enu re mo, ti ọ ba fẹ kí ayé rẹ ki ọ run (Some people should shut up If they don't want their lives to get ruined) , shut up before I do weré for you. As I am right now, my head is not correct, my sanity is gone. I can shuk (stab) somebody to death so nobody should even dasi (interfer)."

"Ki la ma se ni si yii, (What are we going to do now?)" Nene busted in Yoruba and Fisayo scoffed,  "Wow... She finally decided to speak Yoruba,  let's hand a freaking award to her,  alongside the one that says bitch of the year"

"Fisayo,  the next answer you give me,  I'll remove that thing you call a wig and feed you with it"

Fisayo made attempted to stand but Yemisi held her back,  "No,  I want to eat wig,  let her feed me with wig. Look at this one that managed to be fair,  I'll beat you and change your color." "Calm down, it's not worth it" 

"What are we going to do,  fold our hands and watch another die? You guys are not answering"

"Ma lo ọbẹ fi gun ọ  (I'll stab you with a knife) and I will fucking throw your fucking body in a fucking canal. Then we'll know the person that has died next, oshisko"

"You're the one who should die next! I mean how many people do you have that'll miss you? How many lives have you impacted?" "I have families that I love as much as you do Nene and I have you guy!" Tears ran down her eyes,  "Stop being insensitive like Uche! Stop using the word dead,  she's not dead!"

"Fine! Eitherway this is a serious issue so what are we going to do?" 

All eyes turned towards Amazing who was sitting quietly at the corner.  "Amazing say something, what are we going to do. What are we going to do?"

"What do you want me to say?"

"Something...... Anything"

"First,  no one has died and no one will die. Uche is just missing,  until we see her dead body, God forbid! Until then are we permitted to use the word dead. Is that understood?"

"Yes" Everyone answered then she exhaled,   "Moving on,  the main thing I called us to talk about is the elephant in the room.... Who is responsible for this? Iya Alagbo clearly said it was someone in the room and then that someone in the room decided to make it look like it's Tolani's ghost that's bothering us but Uche checked yesterday and found out the truth but that person didn't let her go scot free. I think that person is amongst us,  you can confess now,  just tell us what we did wrong and we'll come forward and apologize to you"

Nene laughed,  "You think the person is going to confess easily like that? What if it's Fisayo herself? Uche called her a prostitute" "You weren't even there! How did you find out?" Yemisi snapped.

"Amazing told me,  she's here,  ask her! What if it's Yemisi herself? She was the only one that went to the prophet,  what if it was a diversion?"

"So why did I go back to the Prophet today? To prove what? I'll be getting married in December with an embarassing illness! If I can call it an illness! Why will I put this upon myself? To prove what?"

"You're getting married in December?" Everyone asked almost the same time and she nodded, "Yes! Kwame and I have reached an agreement. Why will I be suffering myself to prove what Nene? You're very stupid! I'm sure you're the one. Shebi you're the one who suspected Uche, what if it was a diversion too?"

"Will you all shut up!" Benefit screamed,  "I'm tired of us fighting and fighting! This is a case of man know thyself! It can be anybody,  it can be Blessing,  Fisayo, Ema, Nene"

"Or you!" Nene snapped,  "My point exactly,  or none of us. Quite frankly,  I just hope it isn't true. We're all suppose to be sisters and not hurt ourselves. This is time we need to stick together"

"Benefit is right. That's why I want to beg this person to please forgive us! We are sorry for whatever we have done to you,  maybe you cursed us unconsiously years ago and maybe you made some decisions you shouldn't have.... Just have mercy on us,  please!" She clasped her hands staring at everyone of her friend,  she didn't even know whom to point accusing fingers at.

They just couldn't help staring at her too.

"What if it's you Amazing?" Nene asked,  "I literarily forced you to have sex even when you didn't want to,  I've always been a pain in your ass we've all been! Why is the immunity going to you alone?" She asked and everyone kept quiet.

Amazing scoffed seeing that no one defended her,  "If there's anyone that hasn't through a single pain,  it's you Nene and not..." She trailed off, she didn't want to involve herself in the childish Blame game so she stopped. "Um... Uche left us some video if... Uh... Erm.... If we..." She paused blinking her tears.

"Nene, you're suppose to be my best friend. God!" She snapped walking away and everyone took turns rebuking her for her utterance. "Oh so she's suppose to have immunity while we all become suspect because of what? She's special and I'm not special right?"

"It can't be Amazing" Benefit shook her head,  "Let's take this back to our secondary school days, who has been behind us through thick and thin? Who has been supporting us with advice,  finances right from uni days till now,  come on! Fine, it's not fair she gets the immunity but we all know, there's that conviction in my heart that it's definitely not her"

"Then it's you then"

Benefit scoffed,  "When you've added two then in a sentence,  it's obvious that you're completely bitter and hopeless. You all had better come let's find a way to pacify Amazing cause this is going to break her" she snapped walking away then she turned back at everyone,  "I'm feeling bad" Yemisi chipped in relunctantly and Benefit rolled her eyes,  "Are you guys coming or not?"

Mercy stared into a mirror rattling a cowry shell gourd, she had a red wrapper on.  "Why have you summon me?" A woman asked from the mirror,  "Uche is still not back,  I have tried locating her but I don't see her among the living. I hope it's not what I think it is"

"Akụ-Nne,  this battle is not yours to fight." "Have the beans been grinded yet? I've not started yet."

"A man who rushes into battle does not realize that battle entails death. The matter has been brought to our table. Let go of this issue before it takes your life, they say hell has no fury like a woman's scorn. This revenge has been before you and Uche became friends so if you know what's good for you,  you'll lay low and act like you know nothing. Don't call anyone, don't ask of her.  We'll keep offering sacrifices,  let the gods take the blame" she noted.

"But.. it's my fault she's in this mess"

"Let the gods take the blame. Are we on the same page Akunne?"

"Yes Eze Nwanyi"

6:54 am

The following morning, being a Sunday, Amazing who was clad in an ankara dress stared at Nene and Benefit who were still in bed; Blessing left very early. "Are you guys not going to church?"

"I can't just rush home,  I'll join the online service here" Benefit answered but Nene rolled her eyes. "I'm not feeling too well abeg,  I forced myself to come here. I'm managing my health abeg"

"Are you okay?"

"Yes. I've just being having malaria symptoms, vomiting,  my mouth is tasteless,  I was planning on going for a test but then... I've been feeling so lazy. I'll take drugs instead"

"Are you sure you're not pregnant?" Amazing asked and Benefit arced her brow in surprise while Nene sat upright,  "Oh my God Nene,  that can be true,  get a test done"

"Pharmacies don't open on Sundays,  unless something carries me to the hospital oh, there's no way to confirm this" she answered then she closed her lips, she couldn't contain her joy,  "I didn't even think of it,  I've had alot in mind and I failed to realize that I might be pregnant"

Amazing climbed on the bed then she hugged her,  "Someone's about to make me a God mother" "We're not even sure" "Still, i'll still be the god mother anyways"

"I'm sorry about yesterday"

"Water under bridge"

A loud knock on the door sent Amazing running to open the door. To her shock,  Uche's mother was outside holding a big hand bag. "Mama!" She blurted out in shock, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

"Are you not going to let me in?" She asked and Amazing apologized and let her into her house. Her heart was seriously pounding in fear. Questions travelled through her mind,  she wondered why her mother came here first,  or.... Could she have stopped by at Uche's house first?

Why did she have to come just when Uche was missing????

Fisayo and Ema stepped out and Mama Uche glanced at them. "Is this not Emmanuella and Fishi fishi" she asked and Ema almost rolled her eyes,  she was tired of explaining to the woman that her name wasn't a short form of 'Emmanuela' but she was so sure the woman was doing it intentionally to spite them.

"Good morning Ma" they both greeted in surprise and she moved close to Fisayo pinching the flesh of her thigh from her nighties.  "Who dash Fishayo hips? Abi they've blown air inside"

"Ouch,  Mummy you'll burst it now"

"Ishi!" She snapped and Fisayo grinned,  "Mummy,  this one you're here,  did you use aircraft or witchcraft I don't understand,  shebi you don't like flying"

"It's flight that I used"

"Which airline?"

"Your village people airline, ewu!" She snapped and they all laughed,  at least something to laugh about before they'll delve into the sad part of the story.

Yemisi got out yawning, she slept in the other room with Ema and Fisayo "Ah han Mama?" She called out staring at Amazing, then the reality dawned in her,   "Jesus! Mama is here" she swallowed hard.

"What are you fidgeting about?"

"Good morning Ma,  what are you doing here so early?"

"Yesterday,  i took an afternoon bus from Anambra to Lagos, there was three hours traffic at Onitsha,  we slept at Ondo state last night, the driver took off four o clock that's why I'm here, although I stopped at Uche's house before coming but I only found Izu. Izu said her number hasn't been reachable that I should rather come here for answer; so I decided to come so you can give me an answer. Where is my daughter?"

Fisayo lifted her finger,  "Can you hear that sound? My phone is ringing,  I'll" "Stay there! Oh if any of you move,  I'll hold the all of you and hit your head together. You think i'm joking? Don't try me!"

"Amazing can answer the question"

"Seriously?" Amazing arced her brow and Fisayo raised her two hands in surrender,  "Mummy,  you know say me I no kukuma get sense before,  make I no go talk wetin no make sense before them go slap me. I don't even know what I'm saying,  Amazing will do the explanation."

"Can one of you explain to me what's going on? Cause I was just seated cooking in the kitchen when my daughter appeared  to me giving me her ATM pin,  can you three explain to me what's going on here!"

"Ah!" Fisayo placed her hands over her head,  "Ah! Uche is dead!" "Uche is not dead! Stop being negative!" Amazing yelled then she turned towards Uche's mother,   "We don't know what's going on"

Mama Uchechi grabbed Amazing by her cloth, "What have you guys done to my daughter? What have you all done?" "We didn't do anything Ma! There's someone that's angry with us that wants to kill us, Uche went out to find a solution behind our back, we haven't been able to reach her since yesterday but we'll check the police station tomorrow" she explained so Mama pulled away slowly then she collapse on the floor.

8:30 am

Bamidele walked into the auditorium and his favourite usher welcomed him with a smile on her face,  "Good morning Sir.  You're welcome to service this morning" "Thank you. Is Amazing around?" He asked looking around but she shook her head.

"No Sir"

That's strange, she said she was coming and she wasn't even home when he passed.
"Whenever she comes, just position her close to me"

"I can't do that"

"I have something of her that belongs to me." "Is that the truth?" "No. See,  I'll just put my bible on the seat and chase away anyone you bring there." "Sir.... "

"Please"

Fisayo stepped out of the ward where Uche's mom was lamenting to answer the call. "Hey Bassey,  good morning" "Good morning. How was your night?" "Horrible,  we were three in the bed,  Yemmy's ass was all over my face"

"Why?"

"We all slept over at Amazing's house. There was a general meeting so we had to sleep over" "You didn't sleep at your place,  still scared of ghost?"

"You won't understand"

"Where are you now? At least tell me you're on your way to Church" "No. I'm at the hospital" she answered raising his concern,  "What happened? Did you get sick? Are you fine?"

"Yes, we had to rush a friend's mother to the hospital"

"Is she fine?" "Yes. She has been crying since she woke, our friend,  her daughter is missing so...it's not a good news" "Who? How?" "It's a long story. I don't wanna bore you,  I'm tired,  hungry and I need a bath"

"Send me the address,  I'll come pick you up or take you out to have breakfast"

Fisayo scoffed,  "You don't have to do that"  "Don't be silly,  send it to me. Mom called me; She wanted to speak to you but I told her you didn't sleep over"  "Thank you. I'm sorry for putting you through this"

"It's nothing. See you then" he concluded ending the call and another came in from Mrs Ekanem. "Good morning Ma" Fisayo greeted and she replied with a "Good morning" too.  

"How are you doing Ma?"

"I'm fine dearie,  how are you?" "I'm.... Frankly I'm not fine but I'll be fine anyways"  "What happened?"

"Our best friend has been missing since yesterday,  her mother fainted after she found out and now....we're at the hospital" "Is she okay?"

"They managed to resucitate her but I'm worried about Uche"

"Has she ever gone AWOL?"

"No"

"Where was the last place she went to?" She asked and Fisayo hesitated,  "My husband is a policeman,  I'm sure you know that already. All it takes is one call and he'll make sure you find your friend. You don't have to go through the whole procedure of waiting."

Fisayo exhaled shutting her eyes in shame, "She went to for a seance" "Oh.... I'm not going to question her action,  did she go with her car,  I'll like to get her plate number"

"She doesn't have a car"

"Send her details,  name, picture and address to my whatsapp line. I'll see what I can do"

Fisayo smiled,  "Thank you Ma! I really appreciate this!"  "You're welcome. Take care of yourself dear,  don't overthink it,  I'm sure your friend is fine okay?"

Nene walked into the hospital room holding out the pregnancy test kit still in it's pack. "I just got one and I'm about to test it" she announced to Ema,  Yemisi and Benefit.  "Not a good time Nene" Benefit said giving her a 'have a heart look' look,  "To check if I'm pregnant?"

"To say it here" Yemisi noted,  "It's not a good time to say it" she nodded at Uche's Mom who was sobbed quietly.  "Sorry now. Wish me luck guys!"

"Goodluck" 

9:15 am

Amazing picked up Bamidele's Bible from the chair then she sat on it handing it to him and he smiled on seeing her. "Good morning" he whispered collecting the bible and she nodded focusing on Pastor Tunde who was preaching from the altar.

The word that I speak they are spirit and they are life,  it doesn't matter you're going through. You speak the word, addiction,  life challenges,  talk to God about it in prayer,  hold his hands let him guide you through life study. He holds the map!

"You're late" he whispered and she rolled her eyes,  "Uche's mom came in this morning" "What?" "Yes and when she heard the news, she fainted"

"Jesus! How is she?"

"She's fine,  she's was crying when I left." "I'm sorry" "Don't be,  it's not your fault. I'm sure you were listening before I came I'm sorry for distracting you"

"It's nothing,  you're my distraction" he teased and she rolled her eyes again. How can he be flirting so comfortably in church? "What? It's the truth!" He placed his hands on her palm and she quickly removed it.

"Bammy!" She whispered and he laughed hard.

"Ah... I'm glad brother Bamidele finds this amusing"

Bamidele sucked his lips pointing to Amazing who almost slapped his arm,  "You're such a snitch" she whispered but it didn't stop him from laughing either.

"The problem we have as youth is that we undermine the power of sin and trivalize the place of the Holyghost to help us battle against this so called sin.

"Sin is a normal everyday life" he whispered to Amazing who was literarily avoiding him. "Even when you don't want to sin,  your thoughts sin"

"The only reason you think sin is a normal everyday life is because you lack the Holyspirit in you. " Pastor continued.

What the.... Bamidele trailed off,  is this man reading his mind or what?

"See,  When you harbour such thoughts in you,  you'll definitely be proned to sin and then you'll wake up the following morning in a hotel with girls around you then you'll only
ask God for forgiveness because he's a merciful God. Of course he's merciful and he'll forgive and most times it looks as though we're trying to play on God's intelligence; let me just do a quick one and later I'll ask him to forgive me" he said the later part in a feminine voice that had the congregation laughing.

"When you hand your dirty thoughts to the Holyspirit,  he renews and  transforms your thinking pattern. The thoughts will come even in church but trust me,  it'll be easier to lay them aside cause they'll only be acting as weights dragging your Christian life down. This wasn't the message I prepared for today. What the choir sang was exactly what I wanted to preach but God has decided to go this way and I believe it's for someone.

Is there anyone here who wants to genuinely rededicate his life to God here. Just step forward,  you're tired of that old pattern of thinking,  you want to turn a new leaf,  come up" he said flipping the Bible and some members in the congregation stepped out.

🎶Make me Your vessel
Make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus bring new wine out of me🎶 Pastor Tunde raised then he asked the choir to help him.

In Bamidele's heart was a battle of the mind,  his heart was pushing him to go but he bluntly refused. Suddenly he found himself by the altar,  he had no idea how he got there. 

How the.... He was with Amazing.... Now... How??? Who pushed him?

"Have you been living in sin all your life,  what are those guilts that keep you awake at night,  those things you think is too big for him to erase,  he's calling you out this morning. Ask for his mercy"

Bamidele felt he had a long list of sin, faces flashed through his mind,  faces of the girls he had used one way or the other. The ones that I've been disappointed and the ones that had walked out angrily.

Not like he ever asked any of them out!

What about all the times he dishonoured his parents and Pastor Osagiede? This bad behaviour has to go! It has to! He wants to be better for God to be proud of, his parents,  maybe his father can for once be proud of him, for Amazing,  for his future children.

"Tell him to make you a vessel unto honour! You're tired of dishonouring him with sin!"

Uncontrollable tears began to run down his face,  he was completely broken,  he didn't understand why; maybe it was the song the choir sang. All he knew was that he couldn't stop crying.

Bamidele stop this, you're making a fool of yourself! He wiped the tears off but the downpour was greater,  his nose was begining to run too!

"Lord these ones are here to lay down their lives at your feet,  in anyway they've priotize sin over you. Show them mercy and if there's anyone thirsty for the person of the Holyspirit to help you live this Christian life. Set your gaze on him cause he's right here,  I feel his presence all over,  receive it!" He screamed and a few others fell on the floor while a few staggered.

Bamidele walked away from them. Odechi! He shrugged,  there's no way he's falling!

He definitely didn't like the way he was feeling. He has seen this happen on TV and movies where people get epileptic and make a fool of themselves.  Not him! Not in this life and not in the next to come!

There's no way he's going to make a fool of himself! In public like this? Ah han,  no now! Come what may,  he'll control it. He wanted the spirit but not with the whole falling on the floor theatrics!

"Someone help Brother Bamidele,  it's coming on him" Pastor Tunde yelled and a male usher quickly grabbed his hands but he screamed and jumped looking for an escape, suddenly he busted in tongues to the Amazing's shock.  Saviour,  Yewande and Nuel were in awe as well.

"Did your brother just....." Saviour trailed off witholding his laughter and Yewande nodded waving her hands.

Nuel quickly picked up a phone to video the moment.

Bamidele virtually fought with every usher that tried holding him down.  "Every usher an Pastor should just leave him be, it's a battle going on there,  some of us think we can run away from God forever" he said laughing out loud.

"That's a vessel you see there! A vessel of honour to God! God is saying you have dwelt too long on this Mount,  you need to move to the next level."

Bamidele walked around the whole auditorium,  clashing into chairs, crying and mumbling words like a mad man.

Nene held the Pregnacy test stick up with a smile on her face,  she looked into the hospital toilet mirror blushing. "Nene you're pregnant,  geez! You're pregnant!" She jumped for joy now putting a call through to her husband,  "Hey Honey" "Hey. How are you holding up?"

"I'm fine. She woke up finally but we're still in the hospital"

"Sorry for the stress"

"It's nothing. Guess what?"

"You know i'm bad at guessing,  has Uche being found"

"No! I'm pregnant!"

"Say God"

"I cross my heart Honey,  I am pregnant. I just did a test now,  it came out positive" "Wow,  so I'm going to be a father soon"

"Yes! Yes love! I did it! I finally did it! I'm having a child before Blessing! Before everyone,  it's everything I wanted"

He scoffed,  "Jesus! You have no idea how you just sounded right now! That's selfish!" "I was just thinking out loud" "How will your friends feel if they heard you? Is It Blessing or Ema who lost her own pregnancy? Or Amazing who has 10% chance of getting pregnant. All these insensitivity needs to stop Babe"

"Don't preach to me,  if I wanted sermon I would have gone to church. " "It's not fair what you're doing, you're becoming bitter by the day. This friendship thing went soured years at,  you guys are just deceiving yourself"

"At least a congratulation will go far,  after all it's your child I'm having"  "Congratulations!" He snapped hanging up then she hissed. "What audacity! I'm not going to make him ruin my mood,  I'm having a baby before anyone and that's all that matters to me" she said with a smirk.

"I'm having a baby. Blessing will be shocked! Ehya, don't worry Blessing,  the God that did mine,  will do it for you" she said laughing to herself.  "Nene it's bad to mock the needy" she chastise herself then she shrugged,  "But I wasn't mocking her,  I was just praying for her. "

Yolanda Hospital

A female doctor walked into the Director's office with a weary look. "You look tired"  "Yes Sir,  it's been a tough night. I'm leaving,  it's my day off" "What about the two patient that were brought in yesterday?"

"We lost one this morning at 5:27, I'm talking about  the male which was apparently the driver. The second one is still battling for her life" "What about the woman that dropped them?"

"We have not heard anything about her,  she didn't drop any address or any valid number,  she only paid to start treatment on them and then she left. Are we going to continue treatment as this rate or....."

The director shrugged dropping a wallet and an handbag on the table. "That belonged to the driver and the woman in question,  the only viable option is to report to the police,  and if reporting to the police doesn't work,  we'll go to the media if possible.  We won't stop treatment on her, we'll do all in our power to keep her alive. Someone must pay for the treatment, who else than her family members?"

The previous day

The receptionist walked into the seance room where Madam Eucharia was in a deep thought. She was feeling guilty about letting Uche go that way! The frightened look at Uche's face an how she begged kept replaying in her mind.

"Madam Eucharia" "What? I'm having a bad day, please cancel all appointments! How many times do I have to repeat it?" "Yes Ma,  I've already done that, the security called,  he said something just happened"

"What?"

"There has been an incidence. The security said he heard people screaming outside so he stepped out. Ma,  She didn't drive too far from the street,  before her car got hit by a trailer"

Madam Eucharia shut her eyes,  "Is she......?" "I don't know Ma.... I don't know"

Now

"Uchechi Lewis i call on you to appear before me now" Madam Eucharia called out but nothing happened then she exhaled calling her name again. "This only means one thing,  she has not crossed over ....yet. I've done my part,  now it's left for you to fight for your life" 

How was today's Chapter? 😎

E be like say Bamidele Pastoral ministry don wan start oh, 😂🤣

Next chapter  we'll be revealing who's responsible for this mischief. 😎 Let the guess keep rolling!!!!

Someone should guess now!!!😞