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Chapter 28

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"How is it possible? How,  why?" Ema asked, by this time,  everyone was standing except Benefit who was quite relaxed on the couch.  "That's exactly why I called for this meeting. So that Benefit here can tell us what crime we all committed to go through this!" Amazing yelled in tears, in her mind,  she couldn't help but speak in tongues. "Maybe it's because she got raped. Nene was right all along" Yemisi said touching her forehead,  the reality of the situation was making her dizzy.

"Will you be the first to get raped?" Fisayo snapped, "If you say that again Fisayo" "You'll what? Kukuma kill me now? I got raped too when I was 12!"

"Huh?" Everyone except Amazing looked at her in shock,  "Yes,  and guess who raped me? My father's brother,  yours was better,  a complete stranger! And I got pregnant! My baby died during delivery,  you should be grateful you didn't get pregnant"

Benefit laughed,  "Oh. I should be grateful i didn't get pregnant,  well i got pregnant alright" She confessed to everyone's surprise,  "Oh. You're all surprised? I suspected it during the waec and I confirmed it in Benue"

Amazing shut her eyes in hurtful realization, "That explains why you were sick all through the examination" "10 scores to you Amazing,  why do you think I travelled?" "You could have told us" "And what would you guys have done?"

"We could have been there every step of the way"

Benefit scoffed,  "Every step? So that when you leave for school,  I'll be at home taking care of a mistake you guys caused" "Every child is a blessing from God" Amazing countered,   "Besides,  we didn't cause this!" Fisayo snapped,  "You did! That damn drink was meant for you but I ended up drinking it,  you could have gotten raped not me"

"Benefit I'm sorry,  I didn't mean for it happen that way. It doesn't warrant all these wickedness"

"That night.... Why did you introduce the guy to me? Why don't you tell everyone"

Fisayo cried, "Benefit" "Tell everyone!" "Because I realized the guy was just out for sex and as at that time I was abstaining from sex. I lied to Nene so that she can see me as someone cool" "And you left me with him,  a novice like me,  Fisayo I was a virgin but you left me with him!" Benefit cried as flashes from that night played in her head.

"Who is the wicked one now?"

"I was watching you,  I got distracted"

"You all were distracted! And you Amazing,  didn't you promise to watch over and protect me?" She asked and Amazing cried,  "I just went out to pee,  I already explained this to you" "Well it doesn't change the fact you all were distracted and I got raped and impregnated by that animal"

"What happened to the baby?"

"I couldn't let him or her ruin my dreams so I started taking concoction to get rid of it even though my mother was against it. The baby didn't want to go so I got abortion pills and mixed it with all sorts. It was then successful but...." She laughed hysterically in between her tears.

"I lost the baby and my precious womb. I lost my precious womb because of you all"

Amazing shut her eyes pained by this revelation, "But.... you said you're pregnant" "I lied,  Jeff wanted a baby so I lied. So miss 'Awwwn now the two of us are pregnant" She snapped glancing at Yemisi,  "Sorry to disappoint you. You're the only one pregnant for now" "God forbid! Mo ko! Mo ko! (I reject it) Ah han? Did we mix the concoction for you? Why blame us?" "Really? I didn't want to go to that party in the first place! You all forced me! I would have been fine,  I would have had a good life, a happy life, married with children but no! You guys had to ruin it! I lost my womb and the fact you guys had yours angered me so much. I felt resentment for each and everyone of you"

"So resentment drove you see an herbalist"

Benefit laughed,  "What? No! A witch," "What???" All eyes widened in shock,  "Yes guys.  I agreed with the whole of my heart to get initiated. I drank blood, I ate flesh, I made sacrifices,  I killed Aunty Nora"

Ema cried,  "What?" "Yes,  it was between Dad, mom and Aunt Nora. Someone I sincerely loved " "Fuck you! Benefit fuck you! That woman has always been like a mother to us" "She made me go out that day,  all those shit she said about me being enclosed and not social, serves her right!"

"Benefit!" Amazing gasped.

"What? That's the least compared to all I've done" Benefit scoffed watching everyone cry,  "Don't be emotional guys,  I won't be moved,  I don't regret anything"

"Even Uche and Nene?"

Benefit scoffed,  "Those ones, they were too forward,  Uche had me all figured out then I caused the trailer to hit the car. I still don't understand how she survived,  it's a miracle I still don't understand and Nene, i wanted to kill the bitch off, but I wanted someone that will be alive, someone people can suspect easily. Then things start getting out of control. Uche and Nene were suppose to be the two main suspect, but Uche had to poke her nose into what didn't concern her. She wasn't supposed to go yet."

"Wow, at least you could have had sympathy for your own twin sister? What did I ever do?"

"You know after I got my powers I was able to relive everything that happened, you were all distracted, we should have been together protecting one another, you were all doing immoral thing, now you all come together forming all mature and changed. What where you doing again Ema before Amazing called your attention that day? I remember your legs being spread apart like a fucking whore"

Ema shut her eyes, "Okay.... I have questions" "I believe we all do" Blessing added and Benefit smirked,  "That's why Amazing invited me here. So who should I start with? Innie,  Minnie,  mannie..." She pointed at Ema,  "Okay Sis,  what's your question?"

"I knew I screwed up,  I've been apologizing. You didn't treat others the way you treated me, you didn't like me before" "Because I got irritated by the fact we're twins. You irritate me in ways that I couldn't even hide. The fact you had my blood flowing through you irriates me.  Slash,  you were the fucking tom boy who always get the luck at work and good guys like Kunle"

"Fuck you! Don't call his name,  you don't deserve to!"

"Guess what sis, apart from the fact i made you lose your job, he was going to propose to you. So, a day before he drove you out of his house,  he bragged about you getting married before everyone. I couldn't let it be,  I didn't want anyone to get married or have any good relationship, well.... Blessing had to break the bond,  I tried to stop you Blessing,  I made you run mad"

Blessing cried,  "God I hate you right now!" "Then the church came in and intervened " Benefit rolled her eyes,  "You got married at the end but I made sure I did what was necessary,  I  took your womb and hung it as a trophy"

"Jesus Christ" she muttered,  "You did what?" She charged close to her and Amazing held her back,  "You should be angry at Michael not us" Ema snapped,  "You killed Kunle and my baby"

"Yes but Micheal got his share too" She replied with a smirk,  "I had men rape the idiot till death while I watched"

Fisayo gasped.

"No one was supposed to be happy since I wasn't happy. Why should you be?" "So you sent the Fair Lady to us to warn us,  then you lied to us about getting a message"

"I got a onee alright"

Benefit walked down the empty hallway where a student walked up to her. "What are you doing loitering about during classes?" "I have a note for you Ma" "From who?"

The boy turned back, "A woman, she said I should give it to Miss Benefit"

Benefit  looked down at the note reading out the content,  "Mission accomplished" She said to herself with a wide grin.

Now

"My note didn't carry the same message Ochanya gave to you all."

"And the tribal marks on your skin?" Fisayo asked and Benefit smirked,  "A small price I had to pay for belief after I was pointed out as a suspect. But Urgh!  Good things just kept happening to you all,  Yemisi was already in love with Kwame. I was like okay.... Instead of getting mad over this, Why don't I just let these good stuff happen? Why make Yemisi go through unsuccessful relationship she's so used to when I can let her have one successful relationship and then destroy it. Why don't I make Amazing meet Aboh and let her feel on top of the world"

"What?" Amazing blinked.

"Yes. Aboh was a pawn in our hands, I had a little help from his cousin,  Phyna,  she's one of us by the way. We had him just where we wanted him to be"

Amazing scoffed feeling bad about blaming Aboh for his attitude,  "So he didn't mean to call off the wedding Is that what you're saying?" "Oh that wasn't entirely us" Benefit laughed,  "The guy is a natural idiot, he personally had a change of mind. We didn't even need to influence it. My favourite part was comforting you all whenever things go wrong, being that good friend, that good sister"

"Fuck you!"

"Well fuck you too Ema! Fuck you all!"

"So you can curse too,  always acting like a fucking saint. You're just a fucking hypocrite!" "Guilty as charged baby." "Go to hell!" "Well I'll be dragging you all too,  you're not all innocent,  I have my shit but you all have yours too,  well except Amazing and Blessing"

Amazing blinked her tears,  "Benefit you're our friend,  you can rebuke the  demon in you, no demonic transaction takes place without something being transferred into you, you can stop this nonsense!"

"And what?" Blessing asked,  "Forgive and pretend all this didn't happen? Even as a Christian,  I strongly oppose that idea cause this bitch doesn't even deserve forgiveness,  she doesn't deserve to even live"

"Benefit I'm sure this isn't who you are

Benefit scoffed,  "That's the stupid thing about you Amazing,  always seeing the good in everyone of us even though we were bitches in our own ways. Uche wasn't exactly the best personality,  always angry and jealous"

"Who's fault Is it? At least unlike you she didn't seek to kill her friends"

"True... She did care about you guys sha, I can still picture her face" Benefit smiled finding the memory pleasurable.

Amazing cried covering her face, "How can you.....  So...What was in the food you served Nene today or the one you served Yemisi and also the pizza" "Wow Amazing,  I never knew you were this smart. I have to hand it over to you, you had me figured out. Well.... It's just a little doze of lukewarmness and that will make everyone relent and give up"

"And the pizza?"

"The pizza contains pheromones that will make you guys want sex. Thank God you all have boyfriends" She turned towards Blessing,  "I wasn't talking about you. Your consecration didn't sit well with me especially you Amazing, I've been trying to get you to fall for years, throughout university days but you had to get associated with those fellowship and you became celibate,  even with those guys,  it didn't work. Nene will try and try"

"Don't you feel the slightest remorse? Don't you have regrets?" "Re.... Remorse?" Benefit laughed,  "You don't understand,  I conceived evil even before I became a witch. If I hadn't been a witch,  I would have either being a serial killer or maybe get an herbalist to destroy your lives completely but the fun of witchcraft was that I have control of every events. I can see everything you go through by will, I don't regret it. I do have regrets though....  My greatest regret will be, allowing Adetutu get involved in this. She wasn't supposed to get wrapped up in this mess,  it was because of you guys. Because of you guys my daughter is the way he is"

"Wow Benefit,  it's just so convenient for you to blame us for every tragedy that happens. What did we do this time?" Amazing asked and she cried,  "She saw what she wasn't supposed to see because I was working against you all. It backfired..."

"You can get her help,  we can take her to the church"

"Shut up!" She screamed, "I had to turn my own child into an imbecile and Jeff is now a moron,  doing all I want and I never wanted that for us. What we had was true love..." She laughed wiping her tears,  "And you guys think you all can have true love? My second regret was not turning your heart,  Amazing away from God completely. I would have had control if not for your stupid religion"

"It's not stupid"

"My other mistake was allowing Fisayo introduce us to Iya Alagbo, if not for her stupid mistake getting Iya Alagbo, I would have still be in control. I love being in control, everything would have been perfect. I underestimated the power the woman had. I had to kill her but that was the day the suspicion started. It wasn't my game plan,  it wasn't suppose to happen that way. A lot of regrets,  although I can't say i'm sorry for the deception,  it was so easy fooling you all, all I just had to do was keep being the fragile one"

Yemisi scoffed,  "I can't believe we thought we had a friend. Why cancer of the bladder? What did I do to deserve it?"

"That's like asking what Amazing did to deserve fibroid? What she did to deserve that bleeding and embarassment. You're lucky you're not doing it outside. Oh my God,  that's a great idea,  what if ?"

"Olorun Ma je! I remove it from my head  and my body" she gestured snapping her fingers,  "To your body!"

Benefit rolled her eyes.

"Why does my own have to be madness? You made me wake up in third mainland bridge, I could have been hit by a car"

Benefit scoffed,  "Who cares???? You're the one I hate the most Fisayo, getting this power was the best thing I've ever done. Your life was the best to play with,  from how your sister died tragically, I just knew if she died, you'll be miserable,  your entire family will be miserable and so you won't have any option than to prostitute. That sex you were avoiding that night, i made sure you spend the rest of your life satisfying men. But one thing that I found annoying was the fact it didn't stop your positivity. You could have died in that flight and I wouldn't have cared"

"Urgh!" Fisayo groaned moving close to her and Benefit stretched her fingers at her,  "Don't even try me" She threatened,  "You mother fucking bitch! That's what you are!" Fisayo snapped then she began to choke. "Fisayo!" Amazing gasped in fear,   "Let go of her right now Benefit"

"If you guys know what's best for you, all your secret relationship,  you'll drop it or blood will rain and I'm not bluffing" "Benefit!" Amazing screamed angrily.

"And what will you do?"

"Not me Benefit,  I have no power on my own but authority has been conferred unto me to trample upon your kinds and a name has been given"

Benefit vanished and Fisayo fell on the floor coughing and Amazing rushed to her hugging,  "How are you?" "I'm fine. I'm fine" She busted into loud sobbing now hugging Amazing.

"Benefit is a bitch!" Blessing tightened her fist sitting on the chair,  her legs were trembling, "My own... My own twin? I swear,  I just want to kill that bitch"  "I can't believe this,  it all looks like a nightmare to me" Yemisi confessed.

"I almost didn't believe it myself when i started adding everything up. Until Nene confirmed it this morning"  "What are we going to do now?" Yemisi asked,  "I'm scared as hell,  I can't go home"

Amazing lets go of Fisayo,  "We can all sleep here. More than ever,  we need to stick together, Pastor Tunde has been right all along,  if we had just listened...". Fisayo shuddered and hiccupped back a sob.

Amazing looked at her and tears started to roll down her cheeks again.  Her chin trembled. “I’m scared Amazing. Eru n ba mi gan (I’m really scared)”

Bamidele dashed into Amazing's sitting room and she rushed towards him embracing him then she busted into tears. "Hey" He whispered patting her,  "Don't cry. She's not worth it"

"The things she said"

"Shh"

Soon they both sat on couch and she leaned against his forehead. "This explains a whole lot,  why she was always absent,  why she didn't like joining prayers. Thinking of it,  I don't even know the church she attends,  all I ever hear is I'll join online,  I'll join online. I just assumed she was a Christian since she wasn't promiscuous and... I gave her too much Benefit the doubt"

Bamidele chuckled at how she played upon her name ,  "You have a sweet heart that's why" "I trust too much Bam Bam,  i loved that girl like my own sister" "There's no need crying over this" "She said she...manipulated Aboh into my life using her cousin."

"I knew there was something off about Aboh and his family"

Amazing laughed in between her tears,  "Aboh is not part of the witch,  it's the cousin" "Either ways,  my spirit didn't sit well with him" "She has been monitoring our lives,  everything we do, our decisions"

Bamidele scoffed,  "For someone that has been monitoring your life and she didn't see this plan coming,  doesn't that tell you something? There's confusion already planted in the camp of the enemy.  This isn't the time to sob or reflect on what or what not. What we should be doing is praying for ourselves and our family. Do you think she's going to back off now that you guys know the truth? No! She's going to come stronger but what she still underestimates is the power of who we're under. When she comes let her meet us prepared, everyone of us. We can't start telling our parents in order not to instill fear in them but we will cover them in our prayers, from the youngest to the oldest,  they won't escape God's covering"  He grabbed her hands and she couldn't agree more!

Ema leaned against the wall sobbing. In the past she has never been on good terms with her twin but she wouldn't mind dropping everything she has to satisfy or giving up my life for her. For crying out loud,  they reconciled after Kunle's Ex had her beaten for disturbance and it was beautiful.

Benefit wiped her face, "Ouch" Ema groaned,  "If I don't care about you I wouldn't have rushed to get you, I wouldn't be doing this either. You're always screwing up, and I'm tired of it"

"You're always the perfectionist and it's annoying"

"You want me to be a screw up like you"

"Benefit I already apologized for screwing up" "And I've forgiven you. You just keep on screwing the more"

"At least i try to have fun once in a while"

"Benefit laughed, "And I don't" "Benefit you're boring, sometimes I find it hard to believe we're twin"  "Are you sure they didn't mix us up and my twin is out there somewhere?" Benefit asked and they both laughed.

"We really need to stop acting like fucking enemies"

"You need to stop swearing too"

"I'm still heart broken Bee....." She cried and Benefit hugged her. "Shhhh, it's okay, it's going to be okay"

Now

Ema sobbed in hurt then she wiped her tears and dialed her mother's number. "Hello Mom" "Good evening dear. Wait, is it my birthday?" She asked and Ema rolled her eyes,  "I'm just surprised you called, you don't reach out often and judging from the time frame you called me last and now,  it feels like my birthday"

"You know I'm not a call type"

"How are you? Your don't sound good"

"Mom... Can you come? There's a problem" "What problem?" "Come first so we can talk about it"

Agnes scoffed,  "No way! Tell me,  is it your Dad or step Mom? What's going on?" "Mom! Can you just come?" "No! What's going on? I'm scared as hell already,  Ema what's going on?"

Ema busted into tears and this act made her mother even more scared. "Ema? How's your sister? Is she fine? Is this about her?" "Yes" "My God! What happened? Was it an accident? What happened?"

"Why didn't you tell me she for pregnant and lost her womb?"

Agnes shut her eyes,  "It wasn't in my place to tell you." "Whose place then? You're our mother." "Benefit didn't want anyone to know and i agree, you're father would have had an extra reason to call me careless. How did you find out?"

"She said it herself"

"Okay,  that means you guys are having a good relationship. That's fine" "Were you.... Were you aware of the initiation?" She asked and Agnes scoffed,  "What initiation?" "Benefit is a witch Mom and she's making everyone of us pay for sins we didn't commit,  I and our friends" She teared up and Agnes shut her eyes.

"Jesus" She muttered,  memories flooded her mind.

"I have just a single rule in this house,  the gateman likes anything in skirt so don't get close to him,  you're not permitted to go to the other house,  they're the owner of the house. The woman is a witch"

Benefit laughed in disbelief,  "That's the craziest thing I've ever heard" "I see her in my dreams every night,  at night,  you'll see birds will gather on the roof,  strange footsteps at night. The only reason I'm still here Is because I haven't gotten enough money to rent an apartment"

"Are you serious?"

"I'm serious Benefit,  stay clear from that witch, stay clear."

Yemisi sat on the bed in thoughts, it felt like a nightmare to her,  like she could wake up and find out that Benefit isn't really out for their lives. She flashed back to sometime in June when she wanted to gist about how she met Kwame.

"You guys will not believe what happened to me today"

Benefit raised her head pushing her book aside. "Even Benefit don raise head, una too like gist" "Don't worry, I'll say it when the house is full"

"Yemmy now!" Benefit complained and Yemisi stuck her tongue out, "Benefit my Benefit, What does it benefit you if you do amebo and lose concentration in what you're doing? You guys should calm down, let the others come"

There was a knock on the door and she smiled. "You guys should calm down, I'm warming the gist, I'll serve it hot! hot!"

Yemisi's ring tone pulled her down to planet earth so she blinked her tears back in and cleared her throat before answering the call. As though the woman will see her face! "Mummy... Good evening" She called out,  "How are you?" "Mom I'm fine"  She replied,  the woman clearly had no idea about her cancer!

"Nene kor?"

"Nene is fine... Oshi ni stroke, (She still has stroke),  she needs all the prayer she can get" "I am praying my dear,  I am praying for Uche too,  it's this your wedding preparation that's tying me down,  shebi I would have kukuma visit her. This is a spiritual matter,  shebi agidi won lo fa (Shey it's their stubbornness that caused it). Only God knows who they have offended"

"Mom,  can we not talk about this?"

Mrs Ojo scoffed,  "What do you know? If there's something you know" "Bawo lara yin? Daddy kor?" Yemisi cuts in and Mrs Ojo hissed. "He's fine,  I just called to inform you that your Uncles are coming to the house tomorrow"

"From Ado Ekiti?"

"No,  Efon. Where else? I already informed your husband before calling you. I'll like to see the two of you tomorrow morning" "Okay" "Are you sure you're fine,  you don't sound like the Yemisi I know"

"Mummy Tosin, ma da ara rẹ laamu, (Don't worry) your baby girl Is fine and bouncing" She changed her voice and her mother laughed. "Good night Mom,  love you" "Good night dear" Mrs Ojo replied ending the call and she exhaled.

Now

Phyna walked up to Nuel who was asleep,  she had a gallon of fuel and a matchbox in her hands. As soon she opened the lid,  the pungent odour of fuel thickened in the air. She then emptied the entire liquid on his body. Then she threw the gallon away.

She looked at the match-box in her hand and flipped it side to side. She wandered if she should draw out a match just then or wait.

She turned on the match  and Nuel opened his eyes staring at her in horror then she threw it at him. She screwed her eyes narrow as she saw her cloth burning from the hem, her clothes wet and reeking of fuel.  "No! No! No!" She shook her head violently as the fire spread up to her entire body.

Bamidele gasped from his dream,  "What the...." He stalled running his hands through his hair,  "Was that Aboh's cousin he just saw in his dream,  or was it an imaginary aftermaths of Amazing telling him about it?" He exhaled then he picked his phone to call Saviour.

Saviour picked up sounding sleepy,  "Bamidele it's late, shouldn't you be asleep?" He asked and Bamidele apologized for calling,  "How's Nuel?" "He's in his room,  asleep"

"Can you help me check on him?"

"Come on Bamidele? Why? He's fine"

"I had this dream,  just check up on him"

"Okay!" He exhaled groaning in bed then Bamidele ended the call getting down on his knees. I don't know what to pray for but I ask for your spirit to help me and lead me" He pleaded now busting in tongues.

Nuel gasped from his dream,  "It was just a dream" he exhaled then he wondered why the thick odour of fuel was concentrated in his room. He rose up and bolted down the hall then he lifted his hands to knock on his parents door but his father opened up quite surprised to see him there.

Just the boy he wanted to see!

"What are you doing here? It's late. Are you okay?"

"No. I had a nightmare"

He wanted to chip in,  'your uncle also had a nightmare too' but he didn't want to arouse fear in him so he jacked him up now looking into his face,  "It's just a dream" "Can I spend the rest of the night here?" He asked and his father agreed placing him on the bed and he crawled up close to his mother.

Saviour lifted the bedsheets then he laid in bed covering it over him and his son. "How's Mom?" "She's fine" he replied, "Dad let's pray" "What kind of dream did you have?" "I was sleeping and a woman wanted to burn me, she was holding fuel and matches. She poured the fuel on my body and when she wanted to lit the match on me,  daddy i didn't get burnt but she did. It was scary" He wrapped his arms around his father and he exhaled.

"That's God giving you victory if you ask me"

"Why do I feel it's real then?" He asked,  "I feel like the woman is dead,  she was scared, I can still picture her face" "I'm sure it's nothing serious"

"My room smells like fuel"

Saviour scoffed, "I'm sure the dream looked real so much you were beginning to make some things feel real when in reality they're not. We'll pray and you'll sleep it off okay?" He gave a warm smile, "No one can harm you dear,  you're a destiny child. God I thank you for this family,  I thank you because you chose a time like this to reveal this. I thank you for the victory we have in you,  for the love you've shown even though we don't deserve it. Lord i ask that your protection never leaves this home,  protect my family,  most especially Emmanuel" he added and Nuel chuckled,  "And Mom too,  grandpa,  grandma, Uncle Bamidele and Aunty Amazing"

"Them too,  let your Angels encompass and protect them day in and day out,  in Jesus name we've prayed"

"Amen" He replied alongside Yewande then Nuel turned towards her,  "Mom? You're awake" "Hey baby,  what are you doing here?" She asked still sleepy.

"Mom I had a dream and"

"I'll explain tomorrow,  Nuel sleep" Saviour replied shutting his eyes and Yewande dragged his son close embracing him and he smiled feeling safe in his mother's warmth.  "Good night Mom" he whispered kissing her on the cheek. He eventually watched her sleep off.

Anya shut her eyes as tears rolled down her eyes. Sorrowful chants filled the air while Benefit knelt before her. "Let's avenge her,  let's avenge Phyna, we can all storm out" "With who?" "With our armies" "Against the host of armies guarding their lives. Have you lost your mind?"

"One of us is dead"

"And whose fault is that?"

"Theirs"

"I won't lose any more lives to this mission again. Mission abolished" "Never!" Benefit exclaimed,  "Never. We are not backing off,  I just started,  Phyna and I had a plan" "Where is she now? We can't even reclaim her body and do the usual rites. No one touches any of them again and that's a clear warning from me"

"We've never abandoned any mission"

"We are dropping this one,  no arguments Benefit. We've been compromised"

"I'm not"

"You're on your own then, you'll bear whatever consequences that comes your way"

"Fine."

"With us gone,  you won't be strong enough to do anything" "I'll seek for power,  anything to set my mission rolling" "Benefit,  I'll hate to lose you"

Benefit scoffed, "If I go down,  everyone will go down too. Will anyone like to join me in my quest? Or will you all chicken out back to Benue?" She asked looking at everyone present.

5:46 am

Saviour arranged his son's food in his back pack couldn't stop staring at him,  "What?" He asked,  "You're not doing it like Mommy" He complained and Saviour rolled his eyes,  "Baby come here oh! Nuel said I'm not doing it well and I'll be late for work!" He yelled and Yewande walked into the kitchen with a worried look on get face.

"Nuel's room still smells like fuel, this is the strangest thing I've ever seen. How can our son have a dream about someone pouring fuel on him and the room suddenly smells like fuel? Thank God today is counselling,  I'll see Daddy Coker today. Who has my son offended? Or who have I offended? Holy ghost fire that will consume that person ehn!"

At about 6:10 am,  Saviour set off to work in order to beat traffic. He stepped out to find a burnt figure on the floor,  "Jesus Christ!" He screamed and Yewande rushed out,  "What happened?" She asked sighting the body,  "Jesus Christ of Nazareth!" She scrunched up her nose in disgust.

"What in the world is that?"

Nuel got out looking at the body, "It's the woman from my dream,  Mommy it's the woman from my dream" he muttered and she quickly hugged him,  "Blood of Jesus"

Saviour moved close to the body an Yewande screamed,  "Don't move close to it!" She dragged her husband back,  "Let's go back inside,  I'll call Pastor Tunde" "We need to move the body,  it can't stay here" "Don't touch it! What if something bad happens to you? Let's call the neighbours or an ambulance,  just don't touch it" She rushed in trembling,  "Blood of Jesus, Blood of Jesus"

Agnes clutched her hand bag in her hands in a bus heading from Benue to Lagos. She couldn't help but remember the first time the nurses brought her babies to her to hold after two weeks of incubation Ema's father who was her boyfriend as at that time was complaining about their differences while she breast fed Ema.

"Are you sure there hasn't been a mix up somewhere? They don't look alike"

"They hasn't been any mix up,  they're fratenal twins"

Agbo scoffed,  "This one is too fratenal now" He said looking into Benefit's face,  "Who's the eldest again?" "The one your wife is holding" "Agnes,  this one needs breast too" "Agbo, I think we need to name them. It's been two weeks and i've been talking about it" Agnes suggested and Agbo turned towards his mother who was not smiling.

"Once we go back home,  we'll decide on what

"Mr Oloche, the babies are fine,  you and your wife will be discharged anytime soon"

"She's not his wife" Agbo's mother noted,  "She's only a house girl and nothing more okay?"

Agnes blinked her eyes in tears,  "My baby" She muttered,  she started to think of situations that could have averted this! Maybe if she was still with their father maybe things would have been different. She could have raised her children differently!

She shouldn't have welcomed Anya into her home, she thought she was different because of how well she treated Benefit when they needed help.  "My baby" She muffled her cries.

Bamidele knelt down before Nuel, looking at the face of the little boy who was sad and confused,  he was still in his uniform. The body being found in front of their house ruined everyone's plan for the day.

Saviour was taken in by the police to take down his statement even when he told the he had nothing to do with the body but the stubborn policemen wouldn't agree!  Although Sir Jones already put a call through to the DPO.
"Are you scared?" "A bit. Did I cause her death?" "Not directly. She wanted to kill you but she had no idea she was messing with the wrong Hero."

"She got what she deserved" Fisayo yelled from behind,  "The fire didn't fry her well sef, shebi somebody can still recognize her?"

Bamidele shot a look at her while Nuel laughed,  "Wo,  Nuel abi ki lo n pe e,  person that play with fire will get burned ni oh. The only thing I'm praying for Is this kind of grace that you have. I only came to see the body and take picture let me kukuma go" She walked up to Nuel touching him.

"I tap from your grace darling, you guys should pray that I don't die before I come back" She rolled her leaving.

Amazing held Yemisi's hand,  "I'm sorry for this,  I know this is my fault" She admitted. Yemisi didn't argue,  she couldn't agree more after listening to all they had to say. Her mother might be a fan of Amazing but if she finds out that her family's life is at risk,  she might start having second thoughts.

Bamidele stood up turning towards Yemisi,  "We can't let Mom know about this" "Same thing I was thinking of. She'll be worried"

Pastor Tunde arrived that moment and all eyes turned towards him, Nuel ran to hug him,  "Good morning Daddy" Amazing and Yemisi greeted while Bamidele bowed his head formally greeting him.

"God forbid but why does it feel like a burial here? Who are we mourning?" He asked then he laughed, "This was an attempt on my son's life,  who knows what they might be up to?" "Wo o le try e! (The won't be able to try it). This is a warning and a sign of victory. You all should turn that frown upside down. God is working."

"Daddy,  does it mean I have super powers?" Nuel asked and Pastor Tu de laughed,  "We all are,  I have super powers,  your parents do,  even Uncle Bamidele and Amazing. He said in his word that these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. It's the endless possibility that comes in being in Christ. You my dear are too spiritual for any evil man to lay their filthy hands on you"

Nuel smiled looking at his Mom,  "Mommy let's talk about opening the church I said I was going to open the last time" He teased and everyone laughed.

Aboh speedily walked last everyone to Amazing,  "What did you say happen to my cousin,  I didn't quite get your message clearly. Where is she?"

Yemisi walked into her home where she sighted her elder brother Tosin on a stacked chair fixing the light bulb. Her Aso Ebi was scattered all over the sitring room. "Brother Tosin!" She shrieked happily moving close,  "Don't come close to me before I fall off this chair" he warned looking down.

Suddenly she saw his wife step out too,  "Mummy Boys! Ewa naa!" She ran embracing her,  "Yems Yems!" "Twale Mama,  one and only commander of the military home and the holder and keeper of my keys to my brother"

"Odabi pe mo ti sọ kọkọrọ yen nu (I think I've lost the key)" She joked watching Yemisi pull away smiling,  "I can't believe you guys came" "Why do you make it sound like we came all the way from the North. It's just Abeokuta here" Tosin noted coming off the chair and Yemisi chuckled hugging him from behind.

"This means a whole lot to me!"

"Somebody should turn the light on"  he requested and his wife did.  "Awwwn,  you're here for me." "I'm just happy my little sister is finally getting married. I finally came to see the guy face to face"

"You left work for me" she pouts and he turned looking at her,  "That's the perks that comes with being your own boss"

"Oshey! CEO of Pro Energy"

"Abi oh!" His wife agreed,  "I also didn't want to miss the party" "What party? Hold that thought where are the children?" "They're in school,  my sister will pick them up"

"Awwwn." She sniffled the aroma of Efo Riro,  "Oh my God! Who is cooking?"

Mrs Ojo walked out of the kitchen,  "It's only you that could have shouted that way" "Mummy Tosin love" She greeted kneeling before her then she rose up,  "What are you cooking"

"Efo Riro and pounded yam" Shope shouted getting out of the kitchen. Then she ran to hug her big sister. "Hey love,  how are you? How's your fiance?" "Fine,  three weeks to go baby"

"Three weeks to go" She replied and they both danced. Sholape got out of the room dancing with with her round belly bump.  "Odabi pe e ti jeun yo! (It's like you guys have eaten to satisfaction)"

"Daddy kor?"

"Wo wa ninu yara naa (He's in the room)" Sholape replied and Yemisi busted into tears of joy, to think a while ago she was sad. "What's wrong with this one?" Mrs Ojo asked and she laughed.

"I'm happy, feels like my wedding day"

Dare watched a sad Ema shut the door as she entered into the car. "I didn't want to risk your life,  I just needed to talk to you Dare,  I just..." She busted into tears and then he embraced her,  "Hey" He muttered patting her on the back.

"Babe, what happened? I know you said you had something you wanted to tell me but is It that bad? Babe?"

Fisayo knocked on the door and Bassey opened up trying to observe her facial expression, she was obviously sad about the turn out of things. She didn't have that twinkle in her eye,  the one he loved so much! 

  She slowly walked in and he shut the door.

Dare scoffed after listening to the whole story,  "Mehn,  this is on horror movie shit. How can she be so heartless?" "Beats me too" "Where Is she?" "Who knows? Perhaps preparing what next line of evil act to execute. Who knows? My heart is full hate, hurt and more hurt"

"I have no idea how you feel but I guess I'll feel shitty if any of my family member ends up being a villain sucking me dry" "You should see the way she almost killed Fisayo yesterday if not for God through Amazing"

"Wow"

"Mom is on the way,  she was surprised when I informed her."

"From Benue? Wait Is  she using Road Transport?"

"Yes. What would she have used?"

"You could have told me now,  I would have paid for her to take a flight down here." "Why will I make that kind of request? Why will we spend that kind of money?"

"What's there? I can do ijebu on other matter not confort.  I'm talking about her comfort here.  Road will like 11 hours if not 12 hours journey. That kind of stress coupled with bad road" "How do you know?"

"My days of travelling from Abuja down to Lagos now. That's a very long journey" "She'll get here eventually. I just hope she'll be able to talk sense into Benefit"

Dare laughed,  "If she does,  what will happen? Will you all hug it out and pretend all these things didn't happen?" He asked a good question and she shrugged. "I don't know. Somebody needs to stop her from hurting others, she's acting erratic.  Yesterday was Bamidele's nephew,  thank God it backfired but who's going to be next? What's her next move going to be?"

Fisayo hissed chewing the chin chin in a bowl,  "She should have turn to charcoal o ashes, so they'll use broom to sweep her remains! It's that kind of death that fits her.  What's paining is that I didn't slap Benefit on her face. Wo, if  it was on a normal circumstance,  I would have changed the color of her face. I only moved close to her and she almost made me choke to death"

"Being there. I tasted my own gullet blood" Bassey replied and she laughed, "What's gullet blood?" "Trust me,  I know what I tasted. Is it your gullet blood?" He asked and she laughed.

"Imagine if I had slapped her,  owo mi ma ti wo (My hand would have bend)"  She added and the both laughed then the stopped now staring into each other's eyes.

Bassey moved his face close and she shook her head switching into her normal accent,   "As much as I'm tempted to kiss the life out of you,  i can't. She said it yesterday,  I won't want to give her what she wants on a platter of gold. Something she wanted to achieve through pizza. I just want to focus on my spiritual life more than ever"

Bassey nodded grabbing her palms. "It's fine and I'm sorry,  just that I miss you" "I miss you too,  i miss kissing those lips. Feels like I am been deprived of oxygen" She bit her lips then she exhaled. "I miss us" He confessed and she rolled her eyes.

"Well,  me too but it terrifies me that one day I could become ugly to someone who once adored me when I become mad or., .... or I end up losing you" "Shhh,  don't say crazy things" "It’s the scariest thing ever!"

"You won't lose me, screw Benefit! Screw whatever power she has. I'm not the most prayerful person but we can do this together. Let's do this together"

Fisayo nodded then she cried out,  "She was suppose to b our best friend Babe,  our best friend!"

Benefit who had a red gown on walked through the beach and a good looking guy,  one of all those overgrown guys stopped her, "Hey pretty. My name is Mason,  what's yours?" "None of your business" She answered and he laughed.

"Okay..... Um,  are you a model? You look like one"

Benefit ignored him dipping her leg into the beach water.

She slowly walked through then Mason picked up his phone taking a video of her,  "What a weirdo. E be like say this one na Mammy water oh"

Benefit walked until she was halfway into the water. Others were swimming in the water too, "Spirit in water and spirit that moves upon the waters." She chants while everyone turned towards her wondering if she was being serious.

They looked forward seeing Mason holding out his phone ascertaining their suspicion.

Maybe it's one of these short skit makers! 

"I Benefit Oloche greet you. I bow to your majesty,  I bow to supremacy you have through the ends of the earth. There's no place your power doesn't reach and I have come today because I've heard and I've come to satisfy my curiosity. I've come to test your supremacy, I've come to ask for what men have sought for,  for great power. I want to be more powerful than anything on earth,  I want to command the skies,  I want to command the earth. All I ask is that you take the rest years I have to live and give me one month to complete my quest." She paused looking around then she scoffed.

"Except you're not really supreme" She added then she suddenly vanished before people's very eyes.

"Shit!" Mason muttered dropping his phone in the water,  "Shit!" 

People in the water who saw her vanish struggled quickly to swim to shore.

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