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Your Love Story (Part 6): Things Fall Apart



The next Sunday, I waited patiently till the end of the service to hear the outcome of Pastor’s meeting with Seun. After the service, I went to the Pastor’s office to wait for him. I met his wife there. She gave a very deep sigh when she saw me. ‘Mummy, have you met her?’ She could only nod. I noticed that she was cold. ‘Pastor will see you soon’. I have never seen my pastor’s wife in this state before. She never shows her emotions, but she couldn’t hide it this time. It must be bad!

Pastor came in some minutes later and he started with plenty encouraging words. I know the drill. I have been doing it since college days. You say all those words to prepare the ground for the bad news. In my mind, I just wanted him to skip all that part and move into the real information. He then said ‘Seun doesn’t want to come back to you’. All of the things he said after that statement didn’t enter my eardrum. I was lost in thoughts. He had to tap me to call me back to his office.

I woke up the next Saturday morning and went to Firesola’s room, which was just the next room to mine. I was surprised to see her already awake and smiling as usual. I was more surprised to see a bible in her hands. I can’t remember placing a bible in her cot the previous night; how did she get it? She handed the bible to me pointing at a part that she has opened. I looked at it and looked back into her face. Does this girl know what she is doing? Can she even read? This must be the LORD trying to get my attention. I had not opened my bible since I saw that scene in Seun’s office.

It is the 7th song of accent in the book of Psalms. The first verse was enough to get my faith back on track. Psalm 126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. My heart sank. I knew the LORD is not giving up yet. My marriage will still come back to normal. I looked at Firesola with wet eyes and she was handing me a cloth. Again. I was surprised. How old is this girl? What does she know?

That evening, Seun came home. I was sitting behind my laptop and Firesola was asleep. Seun opened the main entrance and stood at the door. I guess she doesn’t know what to expect. I was calm. ‘Good evening’. Her reply was short. She looked scared. ‘I came to pack my stuffs’. I could only nod. She went inside our room and I continued with what I was doing on my laptop. After some minutes, she came out with her box and moved straight towards the door. I was surprised. ‘Won’t you say hello to your daughter?’ I asked. She stopped and continued moving again. When she got to the door, I said ‘Seun, you still have a home here (I touched my heart)’. She looked into my face and simply said ‘Thank you’.

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