CHRIST - LIKE, Episode 1
CHRIST - LIKE
Ko! Ko!! Ko!!! Knocks on tha door. Yes who is it? Anike asked on top of her voice. Good afternoon Sister Anike, it is me Mummy Mathew. As Anike heard that it was Mummy Mathew, she quickly cleaned tha remains of cigerettes she was smoking and also cleaned tha spill of alcohol on tha table also. She said aloud, I am coming Mummy Mathew, please give me some minutes please, as she was saying that, she was spraying air freshner and she took a sweet and peeled off tha plastic wrapper and deeped tha sweet in her mouth. She echoed, Mummy Mathew you can come inside ma, after she had delayed her for about 5minutes at tha door.
Mummy Mathew came in and Anike told her to have her seat and she sat on one of tha plastic chairs. Sister Anike I have come to check on you today, to see how you are doing. How is studies today? Mummy Mathew asked, studies is fine today ma, Anike replied.
Mummy Mathew quizzed, Sister Anike, why didnt you come to our bible study today?
I was a little bit tired ma, that was why I can't come. Anike answered.
Hmm! Mummy Mathew sighed, and said but Sister Anike, it been up to four months now that I have been inviting you to our church but you only find one excuse or tha other, please I beg of you try and come and see tha goodness of our Lord.
I will try and come ma, I will try and come this sunday ma, Anike replied, but down deep in her mind, she was saying, ki obinrin yi maa lọ (this woman should be going).
Few minutes later, Mummy Mathew said she wanted to be on her way, Anike was filled with joy in her heart, immediately she echoed, okay ma, let me pick my scarf so I can see you off ma. Mummy Mathew said to Anike, no problem.
Anike picked her scarf and ran to meet Mummy Mathew off where she is waiting for Anike to see her off. On their way going, Mummy Mathew keeps admonishing Anike, and later asked her, Sister Anike please can one see shop to let in your area? Anike replied, oh I will talk to my elder sister concerning a shop she left about on week ago, if she has idea if tha shop is still vacant. Oh! That will be nice. Thanks Sister Anike, Mummy mathew responded.
Days later, Mummy Mathew got tha shop through Anike's elder sister.
Mummy Mathew started her business, she started selling groceries. And her business never took much time before it boomed and sales upon sales kept flowing in her shop, but with all these, Mummy Mathew activities in church and her evangelism never depleted. With all these blessings on Mummy Mathew's side, hatred and jealousy grew in tha hearts of her collegues who also have their shops close to her's.
Few weeks after, tha three other women who have their shops close to Mummy Mathew, put heads together with their hatred and jealousy in their hearts to relegate her sales. They had tried all means to get her into trouble but to no avail.
They took another step by seeking a witch doctor who told them to sweep all dirts in their shops and dump them infront of Mummy Mathew's shop.
Mummy Mathew was coming from her morning cry evangelism on one Wednesday morning at 7am, so she seized tha oppurtunity to check on Anike as she always do once in a while.
Sister Anike, good morning. Anike replied, morning ma, Mummy Mathew, please come inside ma. Mummy Mathew, i want to ask this question, Anike said. Go on sister Anike, i am with you, Mummy Mathew replied.
Okay ma, but why do you always dump refuse infront of your shop ma? Anike asked. Mummy Mathew answered and said it may be those children around and that she too has noticed that for some times now. Anike was in awe, and argued Mummy Mathew's respond that she doubts it, that its wasnt children's play, it may be their mothers who sell close to your shop.
Mummy Mathew interupted, saying it is well and if they are tha ones then God should forgive them for they know what they are doing. What ma! Anike exclaimed. Oh! Sorry ma, if it is me i will never tolerate half of this they are doing.
Mummy Mathew replied, it's okay sister Anike, well i soon be going, please dont fight any of them ooo, sister Anike. Yes ma, but it is unfair, Anike still bittered in her heart. Please sister Anike, come and see me off. Okay ma, lets go, but i need to get some things also from your store ma, Anike responded.
Few minutes later, Anike and Mummy Mathew got to tha shop. Mummy Mathew greeted tha other woman but they never answered, one of them even hissed. Anike flared but she was calmed by Mummy Mathew not to respond.
They both saw tha dirts been dumped infront of tha shop as usual, In anger, Anike wanted to shout saying God purnish anybody that... before she could land her statement Mummy Mathew covered her mouth and told her not to say that.
As usual, Mummy Mathew picked her broom and swept inside her shop and disposed tha whole thing that was dumped infront of her shop. Anike was puzzled, as she was puzzled so also one of tha other women were puzzled. What kind of woman is this?
What happens next?
Watch out for Episode 2
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