Uncommon Incident
I like adding life to lifeless lives that is why I cannot do without creative writing, because it is a way of touching some hopeless lives
Her father is a pastor,
While her mother is a
Teacher she really enjoyed this
Combination of jobs of her parents
When her father takes them
Through the spiritual aspect of
Life her mother would take
Her children through academics
Through this they became a
Force to be reckoned with
Among their peers in schools
And have won many academic awards
During the Easter period as
The culture of the family
They would join other
Christian faithful for 72 hours marathon fasting
This program is usually held
In the premises of their
Church where they would use
All the hours of prayer
Which is usually 3 hours
Interval, “12-3-6” and so on
To commune with their God
Committing the year ahead into God’s hands
They have been in this
Position for 2 days and
On the third day the
Last day one of them prophesied
While prophesying, he faced her
And told her that something
Strange would happen to her
When she gets to institution of higher learning
That thing would look like
Embarrassment to her and this
Incident would degenerate such that
Some external bodies would intervene
She should know that one
Of those external figures
Is her husband when that
Happens she would know and shouldn’t miss it
Two years after she secured
Admission and everything was
Going on well until some
People misconstrued her motion
Her explanations fell to deaf
Ears until external figures were
Invited to the imbroglio, while
Talking with her she noticed something
When one of them started
Talking to her and what she
Noticed was the palpitation of her heart
She was surprised. What could be happening?
She asked herself, forgetting the prophesy,
But the sign she could not
Forget. When she discussed with
Her mother, she remembered the prophesy
Asked her about her relationship
With the guy. I have never talked
With him one-on-one until that day
I doubt if he knows me
Let us keep our fingers crossed
Her mum enthused, he may
Be a fulfilment of the
Prophesy of yester years
This was when she recalled
The prophesy and started been on
The watch out for anything from
The guy. But it seems uncertain
For the guy should have
Been married, he wields so
Much authority among the people
That she did not think unmarried could wield
Well as mama said, time
Would tell she said to herself
While she continued with
Her studies in the institution
Then something happened she received
His text message when she was
Writing her examination wishing her
Well. This is nothing
Because there are people who
Have also sent messages of
Good wills to her on her
Examination, thus bruised it aside
Then he started calling her
And the acquaintance began. True
To it the man is yet
To be married she later gathered
She found it hard to
Believe when she heard the message
Assuming it was from outsider she
Heard it, she wouldn’t believe
But the man told her himself
That was when she believed
Then she returned to
Brief her mother of what she heard
Her mother sighed and said
To her to continue to play
Along with him, and then should
Be bold to talk to her one day
About not given up trying.
On an occasion when they were
Together she asked him when
He would get married and he told her
He had no girlf and cannot
Say specifically when that would
Be. But why? She asked. I
Have tried many but their
Responses were negative and I
Am afraid to try again
He said. Well thou will not
Relent, she replied him
Just as she finished that
As if he was waiting
For her to say that, he
Said can you then marry me?
I am not saying me, she
Replied him, I said you should
Keep trying. She reiterated what
Her response to him was
Yes, I heard thee and
Know what you said, I am
Also putting it across to you
As a lady that can you marry me?
She felt blushing all over
Her, couldn’t talk. As he
Continued or have someone you
Are dating? No, she replied
Then, please marry me he
Stated again. Now the words
Of prophesy and her mother’s counsel
Have been fulfilled.
They continued with this and
Will soon be together for
Ever as it has been stated
Uncommon things occur uncommonly.
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