A rare pearl by Ele1

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Episode 2 I woke up on Sunday morning all smiles. I had iron my well starched suit and trousers yesterday. I checked the time and it was still some minutes after 5am. I swept my room, then proceeded to cook rice and chicken stew. I ate so well like it was my last meal on earth. I cleared my plate, wen to bath and returned to my room to get dressed. I sprayed the new perfume I got yesteerday in every part of my body. I started singing a popular Christain song with joy: This is the day that the Lord as made I will rejoice and be glad in it Oh this is the day Another day that the Lord has made God punish devil! How will I not rejoice when Mercy was going to hook me up with one of the hottest chick I have seen in recent memory. The thought of finally being friends with my one month old crush felt like a visa to Planet Mars for me. I went to my box to bring out my Bible which havent seen the light of the day for months. I dusted it with cloth because Vivian must not see me with such a badly kept Bible. I took my phone, came out of my room and lock my doors. My neighbours looked at me in surprise because they have never seen me wake up this early on Sunday, talk less of going to church. Wale: Mr. Ele (he screamed with surprises all over his face) Me: Calvary greetings to you my brother (smiling sheepishly) Wale: This is not the Ele I know. Everybody come and see, Ele the great atheist is going to church (my compound mates started trouping out) Sandra: Ewooo… my Ele must have been possessed Rhoda: I think he must have met Jesus on his way to Damascus Segun: Na babe Ele dey go meet for such juur All my compound mates seems to have various reasons of their own for my strange behaviour but I just smiled on throughout amd didn’t care. Me: Bethrens, I will see you after church, I don’t want to go late They opened their mouths in awe as I walked passed them singing: Satan commot for road o, I be Holy Ghost fire I no get break o, I be Holy Ghost fire Jesus na bigi man Jesus na bigi man Who no one colour small boy Satan na smallie man, satan na smallie man E go burn forever for hell fire I arrived at church some minutes after 8am and met them praying. Prayer was the one thing I detest the most. I had no choice but to join them. I looked around to locate either Mercy or Vivian but couldn’t locate any. By 9am, the pastor was through with the prayers after much emdurance from me. It was time for Bible studies. The topic was about indiscriminate sex among youths today. Oh this was one of my favourite topic and it was to be taken by a very pretty sister. I sat back to enjoy.

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youths have various reasons for going to church,,, majorly the same reason y this ele is going to church. God will get you though

Episode 3 The Sunday school coordinator introduced herself as sister Funke. I know the name must have a nice meaning. I couldn’t decipher the meaning because I didn’t understand Yoruba. Sister Funke: Even the Bible opposing fornication is one of the Ten Commandments God gave to Moses. Nowadays we have a wasted generation who take sex as food. Gone are those days when virginity was held in high esteem. Nowadays, people will disagree to marry their partners if they don’t have sex with them before wedding. Youths now see sex as a yardstick to measure love; cohabitations exist in the universities everywhere. Worst of all are the homosexuals who keep committing one of the most abominable sins hated by God. Me: (Lesbian or Straight, them go both end up for the same hell fire with Osama and Abacha) Sister Funke: Youths should stop cohabiting when they get to school, its an avenue for having sex everyday which comes with various disastrous consequence, ultimately the boy will eventually get tired of you and leave you. For girls visiting their boyfriends or fiancé, don’t visit him alone, go with at least a friend to avoid unnecessary temptations. And don’t even kiss your partners at all because it’s a stepping stone to having sex. Me: (God will punish you passionately sister Funke! Now I see the reason why Mercy has been dodging my kisses, its all because of what hypocrites like Funke has been teaching in church, she no want others to enjoy wetin she dey enjoy) The Sunday school teaching was hot with various contributions in terms of questions and arguments. Even though I wasn’t in support of most things they say, I learnt a lot from most of the things discussed. Vivian had arrived with Mercy without me being aware. Vivian was a pulchritude personified. Mercy was cute too but needs some tush up to even stand a chance of competing with Vivian. I gave Mercy a winking sign and she signaled with her hand telling me to take a chill pill. The service was wonderful maybe because it was a youth church. The choristers were stupendous when rendering their songs. All through I was looking at Vivian who was gentle all through like she was forced to come to church. Our sister Mercy on the other hand was very active when it comes to all the activities like someone possessed. It was time for the Sermon and the Pastor who was a young man presumably in his early twenties walked towards the pulpit. Preaching was another part of Sunday service that made me stop attending church because the sermons have always been monotonous Pastor: Today’s topic is A TRUE CHURCH The pastor went on and on about what a true church was while I was trying so hard not to dose off. Pastor: Before I pray to end this message, I would want you all to do something important, the only thing a true church should do. Exchange numbers with at least ten people around you whose number you don’t have before. Stand up and do it now and you must call them or send contact them a whatsapp message when you get home. This shouldn’t be today alone but for as long as possible. Next week, I will start a special class and assign teachers where you are all going to talk about what you learned from your new friends during the week. Me: (chaiii, my God is a miracle working God, the perfect chance to collect Vivian numbers) People around me were already trying to get my number while I store theirs, thus delaying me from going to meet Vivian. And most of them were boys. God crush devil biko, by the time I go put their numbers for OLX announce say them they sell Iphone 6 for 20k, them go de aright las las. By the time I was through. I had already collected ten numbers and people were already heading back to their various seats. I was so dejected until I heard someone tap me and the most sexiest voice I have ever heard say “Your number brother” I looked up to see Vivian, I smiled. Mission accomplished!

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so this guy wanted mercy and now he is using her to get Vivian.... observing keenly

hmmmmm

so u went to church to collect number abi

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Hmmm, may God help,

You came to church because of mercy nw you what vivian too

Conti......

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chaiii,Dis pastor make ur mission easy give u oo!!!

EPISODE 4 I got home full of excitement. How God worked wonders even though I was a sinner. After having rice and stew for lunch, I switched on my laptop to watch my favorite Philippine at the moment “BLOOD MOON”. I wasn’t a fan of Philippine movies but this one got me engrossed. With potato chips and Fanta by my side, the thought of being friends with this hot chick Vivian on my mind, the movie became all the more interesting. Within two hours, I was through with season 9 of the movie. I switched on my phone. While I allow my Whatsapp messages , I quickly login to facebook to check my messages. Immediately I clicked on messages, I saw I have been added to a group of just three members. Alas! Mercy have added me to a group along with another person with the facebook username “M’apelle Tel A Viv”. “Facebook Group Chat” Me: Mercy, which yeye group b this one again? Mercy: Calm down baba Me: Na me u de follow talk to like that ba? I no blame u as dem don de touch your yansh Mercy: Ele stop, I don’t like it Me: If you like vex, na u sabi M’apelle tel a viv: Hi, Vivian is here Me: (Surprised) the Vivian who attends Word Sanctuary Church? M’apelle tel a Viv: Yes sir, I collected your number in church I guess, it was Mercy’s suggestion to create this group for just the three of us Me: (and I don insult Mercy) Oh! I really didn’t know it was like that because I was thinking it was one of those famz groups she always added me too. Vivian: Oh I se Me: Yea yea. Whats the meaning of M’apelle tel a viv please? Vivian: (smile emoji) it means “My name is Vivian” Me: Shuu, eyin slay queen Mercy: na u sabi Vivian: lolz, abi Me: Naxo Me: Lolo awayu Mercy: I am fine o, my one and only Lala Vivian: u people want to make me jealous abi? Mercy: No, I will give you a name too Vivian: Oya I de wait Mercy: We will call you Lalu Me: Mercy, receive sense, which kind yeye name you de give this fine girl? Vivian: I actually love it (love emoji) Mercy: Ele, Ntoor Vivian: So.. we have got Lolo, Lala, Lalu… osha pra pra Mercy: Yes o, osha pra pra Me: Oshozondi To be continued

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So this pastor really help u abi, right here on time @jummybabe without u inviting me.......

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Episode 5 (Finale) After our chat that day, Vivian, Mercy and I became so close that we were always seen together most of the times. We went to church together and always sat close to one another. I started going to church and joined the ushering unit in church to show Vivian I was a good guy. Mercy indirectly always shows her jealousy towards the way I care about Vivian. That wasn’t my business because when I tried to woo her about a year ago, she chose a popular yahoo guy in our school over me but had to run away from the guy when she heard the guy uses the glory of ladies to make more money. Girls and their flexible brain though. As I got closer to Vivian, I got to realize she was down to earth humble, humorous and gregarious with so many friends, boys and girls alike. I just cannot imagine the number of proposals from guys she receives weekly. If I should stand any chance of becoming her lover, I have to maintain constant contact with her and at least do things differently from all other guys. I called Vivian everyday at least twice a day, while we chat all day on whatsapp sometimes doing video calls. She was always the first to like my post on facebook and comment with funny comment so I thought I was getting there. I decided to tell Mercy about my progress with Vivian. (Whatsapp chat) Me: Lolo Mercy: Lala Me: Bawoni Mercy: Mowapa.. who has been teaching my baby Yoruba o? Me: Don’t underestimate me o Mercy: I hear, lol.. hows your Vivian Me: Fine fine, i think she has fallen for me Mercy: uhm, Ele how do you know? Me: The way she acts towards me, she has been the nicest person I have ever met Mercy: Ele, Vivian is nice to everyone… I hardly hear her quarrel with anyone… she is a rare pearl… don’t mistake true friendship for love, Ele Me: Hmmm, you don’t want me to date Vivian because you are jealous that is why you are discouraging me Mercy: It is not like that Ele, if it was so, I wouldn’t open that group for us… I am a girl and I am telling you from experience… you can be really good friends you know because friendship is another word for love Me: K Mercy: Lol, Ele Me: K Mercy: Ele, don’t be like this Me: please leave me alone… Mercy: (No reply) (On a phone call) Me: Hello Vivian: Baby, how you Me: I gallant, I miss your face o, can we video chat on whatsapp Vivian: Not now Ele, I am not in a condition to video chat Me: what condition? (Slightly raised voice) Vivian: Ele..I have been s.. Ele: Don’t tell me anything, just tell me you don’t want to do it (hangs up) Almost immediately I hanged up, I received a text message from Vivian that she was sorry if she offended me and would try her best to do the video chat later at night. I didn’t reply her text and went to a game shop to play PS3 to calm my anger. I started thinking if I have over reacted because that was the very first time Vivian denied a request I made but I really didn’t care. I played for almost five hours before leaving the game shop around 8pm. On my way home, my left leg hit a stone as I screeched my teeth in pains. My grandma has always told me hitting a stone with your left leg was always a bad omen. I wasn’t too bothered because I wasn’t a fan of superstitions or myths. As I got up and was about to move, I got a call from Mercy. I have been keeping malice with her since our last chat. I refused to pick her calls. She kept calling but each time I busied it. Then I received a text. I was reluctant to check it at first so my feelings won’t waver but on a second thought, I decided to check it and what I saw took me aback at first. The text reads: ELE, VIVIAN DIED. I was mad at Mercy for that text, even if she wanted to reconcile with me, must she use such a sensitive trick to persuade me? I decided to move from the road to a nearby store which was close to check my Facebook page. I logged in and searched for Vivian, then went to her wall and got yet another shock. I met plethora of messages condoling and sympathizing with Viv’s family on her wall. It was then reality dawned on me that Vivian was really gone. I walked trudging home. I got home after what seems like hours of trekking and collapsed on my bed. I picked up my phone and called Mercy. She explained that Vivian had been sick for days before she collapsed this morning and was rushed to the hospital. She gave up the ghost around 8pm this night. I didn’t say a word throughout the call and hanged up. I couldn’t eat so I went out to buy sleeping pills. I took them and slept, but the night was one hell of a night for me filled with nightmares. I woke up around 11am the following day with intense headache. I thought about yesterday evening and realized that Vivian was in the hospital battling with her life but still dared to pick up my call despite the inconvenience. She even tried to explain to me but my anger got the better of me. I am so sorry Vivian. Even with all I did, you still dared to love me. You still dared to care about me. I’m very certain I won’t make heaven for all I did to her. True to Mercy’s word, friendship is another word for love. Vivian was an embodiment of true friendship. Even without living 100 years, you can live for 20 years with a fulfilling life. She made a huge impact in my life by teaching me to give a listening ear to others before I I conclude. A life of no impact is a valueless life no matter how long you live. Oh, I miss her every passing day. Vivian was a limited edition. A rare pearl indeed! [b]THIS NOVELLA IS DEDICATED TO MY BOSOM FRIEND VIVIAN WHO PASSED ON APRIL 19TH, 2018. ADIOS @vivian8[/b]

Live a fulfilled life. What will you be doing when thy life shall come to a halt. Goodnight VIV. TRIBUTE TO VIV.

Rip to viv

Rest in perfect peace

so touching,,,, life is very short and unpredictable,,,, live everyday fulfilling your purpose to please God for you don't know what tomorrow will bring... rip Vivian

and i feel like crying, RIP vivian

So touching. You shall always be remembered Vivian

So so OMG HMMMMMM R.i.p Viv

nice one

what a great loss

RIP Vivian

continue to rest in peace dear

hmmmmmm,,,, death is really inevitable,,,, its so sad, my breath seized for some seconds when I saw it, it was as if Hav not seen or heard where young lad dies,,,,, but IT IS WELL WIT YOUR SOUL VIVIAN AS U REST ON IN THE BOSOM OF THE LORD

R.i.p

I can't believe that vivian is dead??? Rest in perfect peace dear

u wan go church go c babe

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Gud nite viv

continue resting in peace VIVIAN

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