PART 39
“NWALA: THE BITTERSWEET STORY”
©️ Opeyemi Akintunde.
As Inspired by the LIVING WORD.
I stood up from the chair where I sat listening to Bishop’s story. I was in awe of the love that God has for me to give me a Father-in-law like Bishop.
“Your secret is safe with me, I won’t tell Reuben if you are not ready to tell him”
I shook my head in the negative indicating I didn’t want Reuben hearing about what I had done. He nodded affirmatively showing that he respected my choice.
I walked to the altar like a girl who was afraid to speak to her father after disappointing him.
“I am sorry, I messed up, I know I tried to help you like Uzzah did. I didn’t trust you enough to do what you promised. I thought the baby being delayed was as a result of a curse Daniel place on me. Please forgive me, and please don’t let the baby in me be for Daniel. Just like Bishop’s story, I don’t want Daniel laying claim to this child, or God can you please terminate this pregnancy and give me a fresh one pleaseeeeeee?”
In that same moment, my darling husband called, I was not in the mood to talk, but knowing my Reuben, he would keep calling especially since I told him I was going shopping. He would be worried sick. I wiped my tears and picked up.
“Hello my Beauty” He sounded excited
“Hello my love”
“We are pregnant?” He asked
He lost me there. I was surprised.
“How did he know? Did Bishop tell him?” My mind raced
“I saw the pregnancy strip in the bathroom” He said.
“Oh!” I said
“My Beauty, Are you okay?”
“Huh Huh” I replied as I almost choked on my tears.
“Are you crying? Where are you?”
“Church” I said faintly
“Our province?” He asked
“No Headquarters” I answered
“Ok, I will be there soon”
I was too weak to argue, in fact I needed his warm embrace against this cold wind of shame.
By the time he came, he met me seated in front…
“You are afraid we will lose this again?” He asked
I couldn’t tell him that the truth was I wanted us to lose this pregnancy. I looked into his eyes and wished I could tell him the truth, but I knew the truth would break him.
Just like I wanted, he hugged me closely.
“We won’t lose this one, I promise to stay with you all the way. I will fast everyday starting from tomorrow, this time your womb will carry my baby to term and deliver soundly”
His words hit differently, it was as if he was exercising his authority over me as his wife to negate Daniel’s word of my womb carrying only his baby.
“Amen!” I said faintly
“Remember I gat you” He said laughing.
He tickled me in my soft spot and I couldn’t help but let out a smile.
“Babe, welcome to your year of pampering pro max” He said carrying me up. Immediately, I had a flash of the trance, I had about him & Amara.
“Oh my God, thank you I did not lose Reuben to Amara” I said within me.
“Don’t let me fall ooo” I said and just like Deja vu, exactly the trance I had played out.
Reuben and I said the exact same thing about having twins just like I saw in my trance…
Just like the Son of the Prince of Peace that Reuben is, He calmed the storm in my heart and I had a good sail in the nine months journey.
He made it a duty to fast everyday for the period of the pregnancy and he was always declaring the word and scripture over my womb everyday.
Guess what!
Truly, We were pregnant with twins!
To be continued…
