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CHAPTER 10 (grand finale)   They got to an exclusive restaurant, ordered for food and started talking. "So i heard you are engaged and getting married soon" Sammy suddenly said immediately they started eating "oooh, you heard!" Mide said shamefully. She didn't know how to break the news to him. "Well, yes i was" she finally replied. "Was?  What happened?" he asked curiously, then his phone rang and Mide could see from the screen that it's Bola. "This Bola again!" she thought offensively Sammy received the call after excusing himself from Mide. He and Bola talked for a while. Mide couldn't even place her finger on what they were talking about despite talking in English, it was just like they were speaking in parables. Finally they finished and Sammy said "OK dear, take care of yourself" "Dear! Again!" Mide lost all hope and buried her head in her arms. It was written visibly on her fa...

 CHAPTER 9  Samuel looked around for Mide in church but didn't see her so he called her immediately he got home. "Hello Mide" his voice was heard from the other end. "Hello Sammy" Mide replied. "How are you? I noticed you weren't in church today. Hope there's no problem?" he asked "Yes. I was so weak so i had to rest" she replied "Eeya. Work stress right?" "Yes..........so how was the service?" she asked, diverting the topic. "We thank God ooo. Powerpacked as usual" he replied, then he went ahead to gist Olamide about everything that happened in church from the choir ministrations to the message. "Eeya, i really missed o" Mide said "Yes ooo. Bola took the praise n worship. In fact, come and see the way everyone was dancing their heart out. I was really blessed myself" he said further. "Eeya, that's good. Lest i forget you said you wanted to discuss...

CHAPTER 8  Mide went back home that day heavy-burdened. She didn't even know how she got home safely with her present state of mind. Pst Mrs had assured her all will soon be well so far she breaks up with Dara ASAP. She left her Pastor's house late that Saturday evening after she and Pst Mrs prayed heartily. She had hugged her before leaving.  She drove into her compound and met Desola already waiting for her outside. Desola had tried calling her several times the day before and earlier that day before she decided to go to her house but unfortunately for her, she forgot the spare key Mide gave her and so had to wait till she comes back. Mide got out of the car and started walking towards Desola with her bag. "How are you Mide?" Desola asked but before Mide could open her mouth to reply her, she landed on the floor. Desola shouted and started screaming her name. She put her ears on Mide's chest to check if she was breathing fine. She found out she...

CHAPTER 7 Mide had just finished attending to an emergency patient suffering from a heart attack. The patient was admitted and put on a life supporting machine. She was tired and later retired into her  office. She decided to have a short nap and she had another dream.  In the dream, She was climbing a hill with someone she's so familiar with. They were both laughing and playing all the way till they got to the top of the hill. They were both having a good time and suddenly the person she was with, pushed her down the hill. She was going down and shouting for help when suddenly a rope from nowhere caught and started pulling her back up. She got back up and realized someone else pulled her up. The voice of one of her colleagues woke her. "Dr Martins! Dr Martins!"  She raised her head up suddenly and realized she had been dreaming all along. She wiped her face with her hands. "Yes Dr Ayo!" she replied "Your attention is needed in ward ...

CHAPTER 6  Pastor Mrs Oyinkan Adejuyi is the Pastor's wife of Olamide's church. She is not only a Pastor's wife or a Pastor but she's also a Teacher and a caring Mother. She has a discerning spirit and so many youths fear going to her for counseling because she knows when you are lying or keeping some part of your story. So if you are going to her, go with a complete open mind. She is as sensitive as that.  She is also the Principal of a well known high school in the town. She was preparing for work as usual the following morning Mide had the dream when her phone suddenly rang. "Hello Mummy" Mide's voice was heard from the other end. "Good morning ma" "Oooh Olamide, Good morning my dear" she replied, smiling "How was your night ma?" Mide asked "We give all glory to God" Pst Mrs replied, then added "I hope you slept well too" "Yes ma, Thank you ma" Mide replied then paused for ...

 CHAPTER 5 "How dare you ask me such a question Mide" Dara blotted out angrily. "Jesus Christ! Dara!  What on earth have i done again? Mide asked. She knew Dara is angry over something meaningless again so she sat down. She's still carrying the stress of working over night. "Mide, I'm talking to you and you are sitting down?" Dara asked authoritatively with a mischievous smile. "so i should hang on the ceiling right?" replied Mide being sarcastic. She has really had enough and she's ready for Dara's ranting so she needs enough strength. "Ehn ehn, so you now talk back at me right? Ola!" Mide refused to reply him. Anybody sensitive would know she's talking out of her reserved strength. She's really worn out, even Dara's Mum noticed and asked her if she was okay. "Listen Dara, if you are not ready to tell me what's wrong then we can always discuss it later. Right now, all i wanna do is sl...

This is for those who feel like the world is meaningless This is for those who see hurt and pain as a normal thing to feel This is for those who see betrayal as something usual This is for those who has been stabbed in the back by the least unexpected person This is for those who could feel their strength reducing each second This is for those seeing their dreams and goals being dashed away cos it's too expensive to reach This is for those whose hope is hanging there in the clouds This is for those feeling like they just can't hold on any more This is for those wishing they could just close their eyes and all their problems is gone into thin air This is for those hoping on hope This is for those believing in grace This is for those holding on to dreams This is for those grasping on faith This is for those in hard times This is for those in distress This is for those in pain This is for those in trauma This is for those in a battle This is for those in fear ...

CHAPTER 4   A BMW C3 car manoeuvred in the front of a big duplex in one of the exclusive areas of Lagos. The driver hooted and a young man was seen peeping through a small hole in the gate. He recognized the car and quickly went to open the gate. "Ah Oga!" he hailed in his Hausa tone. "How are you Musa?" Dara replied with a smile as he drove into the compound. He stopped the car and looked beside him to see the confused look on Mide's face. "Why is your face like this?" he asked like he doesn't know the reason. "Dara, where are we? I've been asking you  where we are going since we left my place and you have refused to answer me" she replied with a straight face. It's not as if she was really happy going out with him anyway. "Just calm down Ola" he said with a smile, showing off his gap teeth. It's been quite a while Mide saw him smile. His smile has a way of making her heart melt. "oh my god!, ...

CHAPTER 3   It's been 2 weeks and Dara still refused  to call nor come to see Mide. Finally, she couldn't take it any longer and besides she wouldn't want to be seen as a stubborn wife. Hmmmm, her Mum really taught her well. She decided to call him one evening after she came back from work. She dialed his number and after ringing for a while, he picked it. "Hello Dara, how are you?" she said after he picked it up. "Hello, I'm fine thanks" he replied coldly. "So you just decided to keep your distance because of that disagreement we had abi" Mide said, feeling offended. "Who told you i kept my distance? I've just been busy, that's it. Had a lot to do in the office" he replied undauntedly then continued, "did you call me just to ask that?"   Mide felt so bad after hearing Dara say that. She couldn't believe she has been keeping malice with someone that didn't even have her time. What else...

  CHAPTER 2 Mide called Dara a day after he stomped out of her compound in a rage. She suddenly felt so bad for trying to push him into the marriage. According to her, that's been cheap so she made up with him and things went back to normal as usual.  Two weeks later, Mide was home enjoying her 2 days leave which happens to fall on a weekend. She was reading a book written by William L. Coleman titled 'Before the ring', a friend in church had given it to her a month before and she had never had time to really sit and read the book. She promised to start and finish the book during her leave. She was just in the first chapter of the book when Dara walked into her house with a captivating smile. "Dara??!" she exclaimed. She wasn't expecting him nor anyone. In fact, Dara didn't knock, he walked into the house like he's the sole owner. She couldn't help but wonder what the smile was all about. "Yeah, it's me!" Dara replied, s...