Engaged To The De@d.
Episode Two.
… “Jesus!” I screamed.
I had come home to my family house immediately after the burial, my Mom had asked me to cos she knew how much Jerry and I were in love before he passed, so she knew I wasn’t going to get over it in such a hurry, one of the major reasons why she asked me to return home and not go back to school for now.
I turned my hand and immediately looked at my ring finger, and there the ring was sitting comfortably around it.
“Mommyyyy!!!” I screamed in exclamation, trying to forcefully pull off the ring with my other hand but it was stuck to my finger.
“Mommyyy!!!” I screamed again and my Mom dashed in flinging the door open.
“Ajifa, where are you?” She questioned as soon as she entered.
“In the bathroom! I’m hereeeee!!” I screamed in a frightened tone.
She rushed into the bathroom and as soon as she entered, I immediately turned my hand.
“Mommy see, the ring Jerry gave to me”
But she stood there confused instead.
“I don’t understand. I thought you said you had thrown it in the coffin?” She finally questioned.
“Yes, I did” I said bursting into tears, and started pulling it off forcefully again but all attempts failed.
My Mom grabbed my hand, and she too started pulling it off but couldn’t.
“You know what? Dress up quickly, let’s go to the pastor cos me I still don’t understand what’s going on here. You threw it in the coffin so how come it’s back on your finger? Dress up now now, let me take you to the pastor. I’ll also go and dress up” She said leaving but I pulled her back.
“Where are you going to?” I asked still holding her arm.
“To my room, of course, to change. I can’t go like this” She said looking at what she wore.
“You’re not leaving me here, I can’t stay here all alone” I said in between sobs.
“Ok ok, dress up. When you’re done we’ll go to my room together so I can dress up too” She said and I nodded sporadically.
By Blessing-Enejo Abrahams Elleywrites.
I hurried to my wardrobe, picked up the first top and trousers I saw, put them on, and Mom and I left for her room so she too could dress up.
We left for the Pastor’s place and as soon as he saw me, he couldn’t take his eyes off me.
“Sit” He finally said to Mom and I, pointing toward the two chairs before him.
“Pastor, please…” Mom said but the Pastor immediately raised his hand in the air, halting her.
“I know why you’re here” He said looking at Mom, and then he turned to me.
“Why are you wearing a ring that belongs to a de@d man?” He quizzed and as soon as I heard that, my jaw dropped.
“Yes, he’s following you around cos of a particular promise you both made to each other” He added.
“What?!” I questioned in exclamation, already so sc@red.
“Is… Is he… here?” I asked looking around but the Pastor smiled.
“No, he isn’t. But, you need to return this ring to his grave and beg him to please leave you alone” He said.
“Ah! But, I can’t even take it off” I said sobbing and at the same time trying to pull it off.
“Not to worry, bring your left hand” He said, and I stretched it forth. He grabbed it, said some silent prayers, and then picked up his anointing oil bottle. He opened it and then put a few drops on my ring finger, and kept the bottle back on the table before him. He grabbed the ring, and pulled it off right there before us, my eyes popped. I immediately raised my hand with my mouth still agape and started to stare at my ring finger.
“Thank you Jesus” My Mom said falling to her knees.
“Take, keep it safe in your bag, and go to where he’s buried. Beg him with all your heart to leave you alone, and then drop it on the grave. Return here after you must have done so so I can pray for you. Peace be unto you” He said and Mom and I stood up, thanking him as we left.
We arrived home but I was too sc@red to go into my room, I kept following my Mom around bumper to bumper.
“Ajifa, is he going to appear to you? Just go in and lie down so you can rest a little” She once said.
“Noo, there’s nothing wrong with me. Just leave me alone first let me be following you around this way.” I replied with hands behind me and she giggled.
That night, I slept in Mom’s room and had a dream. I saw Jerry in a white regalia holding both hands before him and dropping a tear.
“I thought you said you loved me? Why are you now looking for a way to dispose of the ring I gave you? I thought you promised me forever?” He questioned, turned his back, and then walked away. I jerked up panting so heavily, jerking Mom up too.
“Jerry! Jerry!!” I exclaimed, visibly shaking.
“God forbid” Mom said hurrying out of bed. Went to her bag and brought out a bottle of anointing oil, and started sprinkling it everywhere.
After she was done she grabbed my hands and prayed fervently but I was too sc@red to close my eyes, I kept turning and looking around.
He was buried in their family house. Mom and I traveled there the following day, met with his Mom and I explained to her the reason why I was there.
She looked at Mom and I, and then shook her head.
“Any problems ma?” Mom asked her.
“It’s not that easy” Said Jerry’s Mom, and Mom and I turned locking stares with each other.
“I don’t understand” I said with mouth agape.
“You see…” she opened her mouth to say…
To be continued!
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