Part 12

Benita ran into Shola’s compound and met Shola running out.

“Ha!!! Benny, I was coming to your place. Please, what am I hearing? What happened to mummy?” She took a good look at Benita. “Benny, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“Yes I am. Water water please.”

“OK, let’s go in.”

When they went inside, Benita narrated all that had been going on with her to Shola. Shola gave her a hug.

“OMG, Benny, I pray every day that God will make me as strong as you are. You saved me from the claws of the evil one. Why won’t I be here for you? You are a strong woman. Kai! Have you had anything to eat today?”

“No, I’m on a fast. Queen Zina is not asleep. I won’t relent as well. Henceforth, I will be in church. I will not rest until victory is restored to Israel.”

“Hmmm, can I join you?”

“Oh no. Don’t bother. Besides you’re going to school.”

“May God strengthen you.”

“Amen. Emmm, Shola, there is something else I didn’t tell you.”

“What’s that?”

Benita started crying. “The robbers who came to our house that day RAPED ME.”

“JESUS CHRIST, Oh my God.” Shola started crying. “What? Benny, OMG. And you are still this spiritually alert? I’m so sorry, sis.”

“Hmm, that’s not all dear. I’m pregnant.”

Shola shouted. “You are what? Blood of Jesus save me!!!! Hey!!!!!!” she said crying.

“It’s OK sis. You are the only sister I have. I felt you should know what’s going on with me. Do you know Richard is asking me to abort?”

“Yes of course. Wait o, Benny, are you planning on keeping that bastard?”

“Shola don’t dare say that again. Do not call the child a bastard. Notwithstanding the circumstances surrounding its conception, I will not abort. I will not soil my hands with innocent blood.”

“Benita, are you OK? Do you know what this will do to you and your image? How about QUEEN’S COT and all the ladies whom you have groomed into godliness and righteousness? The youths whom you have moulded into Daniels and Josephs of our time? Benny, are you prepared to lose so many souls you gave up your job for? Would you just watch all your sufferings, sacrifices, and contributions to the work of God go down the drain? Benny, you command respect; you have so much honour among the people of God. You will lose everything keeping that thing. How about daddy? Have you thought about his ministry; the scandal? Benny it will go like this on Facebook: ‘THE ANOINTED DAUGHTER OF THE RENOWNED REV FERDINAND JOHNSON IS PREGNANT’. Ha Disaster!!! Do you know what they will call you? Deceiver, hypocrite, religious prostitute, nobody will believe the rape story. They will call it a cooked up story.”

Benita started crying.

“I have the solution to cover this shame and end it here. Just hold on, I will be back.” Shola went in and came out with a cup containing a liquid substance and handed it over to Benita. “Benny, here; drink it. Go ahead and drink it.”

Benita collected the cup. She looked into the cup and poured the substance on SHOLA’S FACE. “ZINA, NEXT TIME COME UP WITH A MORE MATURED TRICK. GET BEHIND ME SATAN!”

“BENNY, why did you do that?”

“You were feeling sleepy. Open your eyes. It is very important to always be in the spirit so that the devil won’t use you to carry out his mission. I will not ABORT.”

(Story copied from another source).

To be continued in part thirteen…

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