As I resumed school, I watched my mom struggle with the increasing finances of the three of us and it broke me. I began looking for something to do that could help me support her because she had started accumulating debts. After sometime, I decided to start selling just female accessories and clothes. I didn’t want anything to do with the other gender so I avoided anything that would make me have contact with them.
The issue was that I didn’t have any money to start up the business. After much contemplation I began speaking with my course mates, people I thought could help but they all disappointed me.
I was frustrated.
One of the people I went to then referred me to a course mate of mine, Grace. I wasn’t in talking terms with her so just going to ask for money seemed not right but after series of disappointments from the people I knew, I decided to try it out.
Grace wasn’t bad at all, we began talking immediately as if we had known each other for a long time. After having minutes of a smooth conversation, I told her I needed her help then told her my challenge. I didn’t believe it when she transferred the amount of money I asked for on the spot. I was moved to tears and promised to start paying back immediately I started earning. Then I rushed home, took my list and headed to the evening market.
Grace and I became good friends after that. Infact I clung to her like butter to bread. She was such a nice person but she had a challenge. She couldn’t say a complete statement without including ‘God ‘or ‘the Holyspirit’ . It wore me out most times but I overlooked it because of how nice she had been to me.
She even started inviting me to church! Imagine o, me that came to school to study hard, they want to turn me to pastor. I always turned down her ‘follow me to church’ requests o but then she would smile and say
“you see this church you’re running from? One day it would be your resting place. I’m praying for you”
I would just laugh at her. If only she knew how betrayed by God I felt. I even had a fallout with her one day when she insisted I had to attend a program with her.
“Grace, stop, stop, stop abeg, ahnahn! What is it now? Everyday church, church, church! Can’t I have a normal conversation without you bringing God and church into it?” I had shouted at her.
To be honest, I just couldn’t take it anymore.
©️G.O.V.T💖✍️
