The Creator
Episode 7
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The next day Moses travelled,
“Moses!”
Pastor Samuel was visibly surprised to see him.
“Why are you here?, aren’t you supposed to be in Dotumu Village?, is anything wrong?, he questioned.
“My mother died, of course, something is wrong, Moses thought but he answered the question.
“Pastor Segun came to the village and relayed the news of my mother death”
“Your Mom, dead, how?”, Pastor Samuel was surprised.
Moses was also stunned.
“You also don’t know, Pastor Segun….”, Moses reiterated Pastor Segun words.
“Pastor Segun!, what a man”, Pastor Samuel sighed.
“It wasn’t your mother that died, it was the mother of someone else bearing your name, you can call your mom to confirm”
Moses was relieved, after hearing his mother voice.
~~~
Moses returned to Dotumu village a week later bringing along a letter for Pastor Segun.
“What’s this rubbish?!”, Pastor Segun asked with a raised voice throwing the letter into a waste bin.
“Can you tell me why I am been suspended indefinitely?”, He further inquired.
“I don’t have an idea”, Moses was also stunned.
“You have been suspended?”, Favour asked hiding her excitement.
Pastor Segun has been pestering her into a relationship with him not minding, it was not proper
“Yes, all because of this idiot!” Pastor Segun slammed the bible he was holding on the floor.
“Calm down sir, Ruth said also hiding her excitement.
Not only Favour, he also threatened Ruth to be in a relationship with him.
“Don’t tell me to calm down, Moses, I will show you,I was a Man of God long before you were born!
Since I am leaving in two days time, we will hold a crusade”.
“Crusade?!”
All the youth were shocked.
“isn’t that too sudden sir?”, Moses couldn’t help but asked.
“I agree”, Joshua chipped in.
Bang!
“Both of you shut up!”, Pastor Segun slammed his hands on the table.
The youth kept quiet, especially Moses not wanting to further escalate things.
In the Parlour,
“So you mean your mother is still alive, I am really glad”, Joshua said after Moses narrated the whole thing to them.
“Yes, I am also glad”, Ruth added.
“Yes, that aside, concerning the upcoming crusade, what are your thoughts?”, Favour was thinking about the crusade.
“About that, I feel it is just too sudden, the crusade is tomorrow and we don’t have ample time to prepare, I just don’t think it is right, Moses said.
“Moses, why are you like this?, always against Pastor Segun”, Ugo who hasn’t said anything since said.
“Ugo, you are taking things out of proportion, he just saying we don’t have enough time, Ruth supported Moses view.
“Ruth, Ugo is right, Moses is clearly against Pastor Segun”, Olubo supported Ugo.
“Guys, please let not start, it is 6pm, let us just go and tell people about the crusade tomorrow, is that fine, Papa?, Favour asked bringing calm to the tense atmosphere.
“it is fine, Pastor Segun is a man of God, he must have his reason”, Moses replied.
The youth then set out for evangelism.
“Guys, lets go out for a drink”, Pastor Segun left the house with Kingsley and his friends.
There got to a hut and were seated round a table filled with alcoholic drinks.
~~~
The crusade was finally here, with about fifteen people present.
Pastor Segun mounted the makeshift podium and began his sermon, “Because you don’t have a background doesn’t mean your back should be on the ground”.
“Ride on, Pastor”
“Rhema”
“Deep”
Kingsley and co shouted.
All of a sudden, A woman appeared out of thin air clothed in white and red holding a bird in her hand.
She used the bird to smack Pastor Segun cheek.
Chaos erupted.
“Abike ni”(it is Abike)
The villagers in attendance fled for their dear lives, including Moses who was the first to flee.
“Pastor Segun, Pastor Segun, the youth except Moses tried calling him.
But he couldn’t hear a single sound, he also tried talking, to his horror, his lips were moving but no sounds was coming out.
It was now certain, Pastor Segun has become deaf and dumb.
To be continued.
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