Silent screams episode 20

SILENT SCREAMS
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Writer: Ella
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Sequence 20
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Continues...
Three days later
That’s how long it had been since Chibuye had last seen the dark figure though he had not told Leila about his experience because he didn’t want to worry her.
It was a cold but bright afternoon Chibuye had just finished getting dressed, he was meeting up with Leila and Jada at Lord of Fire ministries.
Chibuye was hopeful the Prophet would set Leila free from the dark figure.
After saying a short prayer, Chibuye picked his car keys up and walked out to the car. He called Leila before he started off just to be sure she had started off too, they didn’t want to miss their time with the prophet, once he started the healing and deliverance service they would not be able to meet him.
The entire drive to the church took about thirty minutes, when Chibuye stepped out of the car he spotted Leila by the entrance.
He locked his car doors and walked over to where she and Jada were standing.
‘Hey babe,’ he kissed her cheeks
‘Hey yourself stranger,’ she gave him a warm smile, somehow seeing him made her feel a whole lot better, though she was very nervous.
‘Hey darling,’ he stretched his hand forward to greet Jada with a hand shake.
‘Hello,’ she extended a hand to him and they exchanged greetings.
‘You are ready?’ he asked
‘Ready.’
He took Leila gently by the hand and they walked in, the Prophet wasn’t yet in when they walked into the prayer room but they found people setting up the place in preparation for the service.
‘He is going to be here shortly,’ one of the members assured them.
‘Thanks,’ Leila and Jada responded in unison.
They waited thirty minutes before the prophet finally arrived. The prophet was a tall slender man with a high forehead and a neatly trimmed beard. He wore a navy blue suit with a white shirt underneath.
‘Welcome papa,’ one of the members welcomed him with a smile she took his small briefcase from him and placed it on the table.
‘Thank you Maria, how are you?’ Prophet Joachim asked, his voice was rich and mellow.
‘I am blessed Papa.’
‘And how is your son doing?’
‘He is doing very fine papa, he is even able to eat now, thank you for your prayers,’ she said, a wide smile spread across her face.
‘We bless the name of God,’ he responded
Just then his quick glance darted to Leila and her crew he whispered something in Maria’s ears before he walked towards them.
‘He is coming over here,’ Chibuye announced & the trio instantly stood up.
Leila was quiet nervous, her feet were weak she could hardly stand straight and the awful feeling in the pit of her stomach wasn’t helping matters.
Chibuye held on to Leila’s hand and squeezed it, assuring her that all would be fine.
‘Prophet!’ Jada exclaimed with a warm smile, she extended her hand to him.
‘You must be Jada,’ the prophet shook the extended hand.
Jada & the prophet had talked on the phone prior to this but this was the first time they were physically meeting.
‘This my sister Leila and this is her friend Chibuye,’ Jada said
Prophet Joachim glanced at Leila and gave her a long stare. Leila was covered in darkness, he took two steps back.
He looked at her again and this time her eyes were looking into his so deep, they were glowing red like a flame of fire.
A look of confusion wrinkled Leila’s face she didn’t understand why the Prophet was acting like he had seen a ghost.
‘Who are you and what do you want here?’ He managed to ask.
‘Prophet, this is my sister Leila the one I told you about, she …….,’
‘I wasn’t talking to you sister Jada,’ he cut her short.
‘I am Leila and I am here to seek answers concerning the strange dreams I have been encountering.’
‘I am sorry I can’t be of help to you, you will have to leave.’
Leila felt her heart sink, ‘Please prophet you are our only hope.’
‘Please,’ Jada got down on her knees and held on to his trousers.
‘You have to help us papa please.’
He kept quiet for a moment, the spirit that was holding Leila in bondage was very fierce but sending Leila home would make his flocks question him, maybe he could try and put up a fight using his powers, who knows he could be able to defeat the figure and win some more souls to his church.
He cleared his throat, ‘God is in control, it is well I will help you,’ he said.
‘Thank you very much,’ Jada stood up.
‘You two can remain here, while I attend to her,’ he told Jada and Chibuye.
‘Okay,’ said Jada.
He led Leila to a small room that looked like an office.
‘How often do you pray Leila?’
She smiled, ‘I don’t pray, I don’t know how to.’
He held Leila’s hand then he closed his eyes and began chanting something under his breath.
‘You are a daughter of darkness Leila, the dark figure torments you only because you belong to him, he has watched you since you were still in your mother’s womb, your parents gave you to him even before you were born.’
‘I don’t understand.’
‘Your parents should be the ones to tell you the truth.’
‘Can’t you do anything to help me I want to be free from this dark figure?’
He took off his jacket & hung it on the chair then he loosened his tie and rolled up his shirt sleeves.
‘The battle lines have been drawn, tuu! ka fo la ta!. It is well Leila.’
He took a step closer to her, he was about to place his hand on her head when he felt a sudden shattering chill, the prophet instantly withdrew his hand. He took a glance at Leila, he saw something else- a creature that looked like something out of a horror movie was staring back at him.
He stumbled backwards out of fear, ‘Blood of Jesus!’ He screamed
‘I command you to leave now in the name of Jesus.’
A sudden loud ripple of laughter echoed through the small room.
‘Out in the name of Jesus,’ the prophet said feigning brevity.
‘Empty words Joachim, empty words, do you even believe in this Jesus?’ A voice said out loud,
Both Leila and the prophet looked around to see where the voice was coming from but there was no one in the room besides them in the small room.
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