Part 1
I never knew he was not a believer. We prayed together, we church
together, we even fasted together. He was everything to me. When I
needed money he gave me. I took him to my mum, to my greatest surprise
mum loved him. Mum has never liked any of my male friends. She must
have excuse for not liking them. One was too short for me, despite he
was a good Christian. What an excuse. True! I am a short beautiful
girl. But I loved Dave! Dave was too short for mum. A little shorter
than me though. But does that really matters? All I cared about was
someone that can understand me. When I raise my hand, Dave knows what I
wanted. We were the most beautiful couple on campus. We did
everything together. But he never touched me for sex. He was a good
home trained boy that does not believe in that, naturally.
My growth spiritually was slow but I was not an unbeliever when I
men Fred. I couldn't pray through, but he convinced me that he heard God
spoke to him. He was mentoring me I thought. Put me through in so many
spiritual things. He condemned so many things I use to do. I love my
trousers, jean most especially. He took them away! Bought me ten
beautiful colourful skirts, just in one day. I haven't left school when
I met him. Fred was a civil engineer. I met him at my aunt's church in
porthacourt when I went to see my aunt from school. Fred was a youth
leader at my aunt's church. Oh! I regretted the day I met Fred. I spent
two weeks with aunty Vic. It was like a day, just because of Fred. As if
my break should not end again. He took my number on that same day aunty
Vic introduced me to him. We became friends that same day. Our
friendship brought him to University of Ibadan where I was studying then
severally. He will always lodge in an hotel when he comes around.
I was serving as a youth Corp when I decided to visit Fred without
notice. I travelled down from Kano to porthacourt to see Fred on this
fateful day. I got to his house around 9:05. The gate was left unlocked.
I peeped and peeped, no sign of the gate man. I wanted to do a
surprise visit. I entered the compound without anyone noticing me.
Getting to the door, it was locked, but I was hearing sounds from
inside. But not of people talking, it was not a sound I was really
familiar with either. Not of pain, not of joy, but so weak. I peeped
through the window I was hearing the sound from. It was so dark. I
turned round the house to the other door, it was wide opened. Right in
the kitchen I met a guy in a hot sex with a lady. I ran back. He left
the girl, and ran after me. He got me so quickly. Slapped me, asking
me who I wanted. I said "please its Fred" He dragged me along, took me
inside, open a dark room, threw me on the floor, and said, good we
have a new goat now! I tell you, I was breathing as if it was my last
breath. He pointed a gun at me, and told me to hold my lips. He opened
the wardrobe in the room, brought out rope to tie my hands to the
back. He tied my face with a scarf he loosed from his head.
I was lying down almost lifeless for fear, when I noticed a wet
hands pull down my skirt. I wanted to shout but I remembered the gun. I
started begging him. He slapped me severally and deflowered me. I cried
and cried as he was struggling to do this. After this I heard him left
the room banging the door behind him.
I was still sobbing like a baby, when I head the voice of Fred
coming along the corridor of the room I was put. I heard someone told
him, "Scot! we have a new goat, Baba will be glad, I think she missed
her road, she was looking for one Fred"
I heard the door opened, and I saw the ray of light through the
scarf on my face as they switched on the room's light. Then Fred said
"why the blood" I was bleeding! "Idiot! did you rape the goat?" Fred
said. I didn't know she was a virgin! He replied. "Notwithstanding you
have defiled the goat! She must not meat a man for seven days, Please
throw her away! She is not useful. We shall use the old goat. She is
already here for seven days." Fred said again. I was shaking where I was
lying for the revelation that Fred is a cultist.
By himself he pulled off my blindfold, just to discover his wife to be.
Seeing his wife to be, as the goat being raped, I even thought it
will be painful to him. But his reactions was very different to the
Fred I used to know. He shouted "you! how did you get here? Now that you
know who I am, you have to die" I started shouting Fred please! Fred
please! moving close to him on my kneels, then the other guy pushed me
back, slapped me again and again, saying who is Fred? I think the goat
is a mad one, laughing crazily. He couldn't get what was happening
between us. So callous in mind, Fred said immediately, Go get me my
gun! You can never imagine if he has seen me for once. He pretended he
does not know me. But instead of the other guy to go and get his gun as
instructed, he moved very close to him, whispered something into his
ear. All Fred said was "fine!" after that. He left the room with that
guy immediately switching off the light, they banged the door.
oh! What a pain! I never knew love can turn to even death not hatred in a moment.
I was left alone! Immediately I remembered "wolves In Sheep Clothing"
That is what my pastor use to call fake brethren. I thought he was a
sheep! So Fred is a wolf! Still tied on both hands, with blood on me I
knelt down cried unto God, forgive me oh Lord for my carelessness, but
save me from these wolves. That was when I understood everything that my
pastor use to tell us singles. I realised I was not patient at all. I
didn't allowed God to lead me, but Fred. I regretted all the steps I
took.
I was left alone in that dark room for hours I cannot tell. I
remembered my phone and my bag that was taken by the guy that raped me.
Can I even do anything with my hands tied? I was so hopeless! I imagined
if aunty Victoria can know what she put me through. She connected me to
this evil man, thinking he would tutor me in the way of God. No one
knows my whereabouts. Mother thought I was at Kano, likewise my Aunt.
Who can save me now? I was deep in this thought when I heard foot steps
again. The first thing that came to my mind was that my prayers has
been answered, probably he has changed his mind to kill me. I was
wrong, no one came to my door. I started hearing voices, music, sound
of people having happy moments. Guessed I have been forgotten. The
noise was growing bigger! I guessed it was a party. Suddenly my fear
left me. Something just told me that I can excape. I stood up, thank
God my blindfold has been removed, I bent to look through the door
hole, I didn't see anything. I bent again, used my chin to press the
door handle, Lo and behold it opened. I peeped out, to the right, the
corridor led to a big room afar off, supposed to be a sitting room, but
it was having no furniture, afar off, I saw people dancing in twos and
most of them carrying bottles, I guessed that was beer or hot drinks.
Odour of smokings has filled the whole place. To the right of the
corridor, the far end led to an opening I saw not well enough. The
house was poorly lighted. I summoned courage, like Esther "if I die I
die" I tip toe, moving towards the opening, although I didn't know where
the opening led too. I haven't walked a little distance when a guy half
naked, drunk I guessed, came out from another door on the corridor. I
almost fainted, but surprisingly, he said "Mary! Mary! I said I'm not
drunk, give me more drink now" trying to pull me to himself.
Immediately I keyed into the game. I said oh! more drinks for you!
Loose my hands! I turned my back on him. Immediately he bent down to
loose the rope singing along with the music.. He found it so
difficult, he was pulling my hands instead of him loosing the rope. I
felt much pains, that was when I knew how drunk he was, but I had to
manage. Luckily for me, one hand came out of the rope suddenly. I used
the that hand to remove my other hand from the rope. I pulled up my
skirt very well, I told the guy" go join them, let me get you more
drinks, staggering to the dancing room, he left. I continued towards
the opening still tip toeing. When I got there, It only led to another
room, lighted though, I busted into tears, I couldn't cry aloud. I
lost hope of escape!
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew:7:15
To be continued....................................................................😉
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