CHAPTER 28

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Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Chapter 28

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Lamais's pov


Β  From deep inside me I drew another song, one no one was expecting and I sang it from my heart, from my feet I pull up the notes and utter them.

(Verse 1)
"When the road is long and heavy...
When it's dark and I can't see clearly...
I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence my cometh, my help comes from you,
Lead me oh lead me oh lead me, to where I've never been before, a place I've never seen before..

(Chorus)
When I come to the end of myself,
father carry me
father carry me
When I come to the end of myself,
Father carry me
Father carry me... ah ohhh

Carry me over..

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat chorus)

(Verse 2)
I know my help comes from the Lord,
The one who made heaven and earth, you're mighty..
You're stronger than any other,
One thing that I desire of you,
That I may dwell here with you, forever..
I'm chasing no other..

(Repeat chorus)

Β  I release my pent up pain, my joy of seeing my sister and her fiancΓ© in the congregation, all the years that I'd been rejected and I feel my tears running down on my cheeks. I hear people shouting in the spirit from several different places around me, I felt like I was being lifted off the ground and then it took me over.

"Yo shetna nan dalabia, Jesus! Ribila sedelahan, keep me Lord! "

My spirit calm somewhat and when I open my eyes I see Sis. Roper to my left and Shanty in the spirit a few metres before me, evangelist Shimand and another evangelist was standing close by her. The alter was now filled with people and all the other Ministers were assisting those who were in the spirit, I draw the song to a close then went up into the pulpit.

"Choir, minister ," I tell the choir and took a drink of water.

Β  At the end of the service there were more than a dozen persons who had requested baptism on the coming Sunday, another fifteen being counsel on how to sort themselves so that they can be baptize also. I walk to the jeep with Shanty and Tishawna feeling like I have done my job, we waited for the others and then I let Bro. Kirkland drive us back to our hotel. I showered and went straight to sleep, too tired to stay up and talk with the others.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Cushane's pov

Sunday..

Β  What can you buy a woman who isn't short of anything? I had questioned myself before making the long journey to the next town. I wanted to purchase a meaningful gift for Lamais, something worthwhile that she will cherish. After visiting several jewelry stores and brand names stores, I spotted a fabric store and went inside. I was not disappointed and I know she will be pleased, well I may have over did it and she will have a extra suitcase to take home with her.

I wave at Bro. Kirkland and call him over while Lamais walks ahead of the others out of the parking lot, she is certainly avoiding me and it hurts me. "Hello," I greeted him when he reaches me.

He smiles pleasantly and said. "Good evening my brother, I'm so glad I see you as there's a question I've been meaning to ask you."

"Ok go ahead no problem," I tell him right away thinking that I already know what it's going to be.

"It's about Sis. Nicole, you've just up and left her and she's pregnant. You've also just abandoned the church and without saying anything, we were worried about you but glad to see that you are okay and have returned back to your own country," he says.

I cleared my throat and answer. "I was never together with Nicole as she makes it sound and man to man we only had sex once and she told me she was on protection, I even gave her money the same day to buy the emergency contraceptive. It was in a moment of weakness and after that I realize what she was trying to do and so I started avoiding her, I wanted to tell Lamais what had happened when she started coming to her church but I didn't want her to be mad at me."

"Church is starting, I just wanna say even though you're here don't just abandon the child re-" he was saying.

"My flight to Jamaica actually leaves in a few hours but I wanted to give Lamais a gift, I was on work leave so I came to see my family. I'll see you in church next week Sunday," I tell him then open the car trunk and took out the small well packed suitcase.

"Wooow! Let me go get the jeep key," he exclaims saying with a chuckle.

When he comes back I hand it over to him and after he puts it inside their jeep we both walk across the parking lot and enters the church. There were scores of invitations for Lamais to visit other churches in Canada, America and Barbados, she was even gifted a package with money and the necessary documents already prepared for her flight. I was in awe, she smiles and receive them with pleasant thanks.

I really wanted to speak to her but she was flanked by ministers and bishops after the service. I hug my parents happily as they came to the car, they were baptized earlier and I couldn't be more proud of them. My sister said she was going to get baptize the following Sunday and I was even prouder, we had a small goodbye dinner together and my dad takes me to the airport. I did not want my mom and sister crying down the place so I refuse them coming along, I bid my dad farewell and went to board my flight.

My intentions were fully made up to pursue Lamais when she reach back to Jamaica, Nicole needs to be put firmly in her place, so if she continues to attend Lamais's church then I will be attending the one she abandons. I don't think she even wants Jesus but she wants me, until a DNA test proves that the child is mine she won't be getting a cent from me. Thinking about it now I can't even remember what the sex with her was like, "tsk," I hissed feeling my anger begin to rise.

A few hrs later...

I hung the frame pictures in my room and smile, satisfied now the apartment feels like home I think tiredly. The open closet boasts my new suits and new work clothes, I smirk at my reflection and loosen my hair that I had gotten cut a little. I'll trim it all off when I desire a new look, right now I think I look hot and Lamais- "oh Lamais," I sighed.

The next morning I went to service the car and make sure it was okay before going to work, when I got my schedule I groan. The good side to it was that I get to know a lot of places in Jamaica, it doesn't seem like I'll be working inside the office that much and I hope I get a good team to work with. A lot of heads turn to look at me as I was shown to my office, I wave and greeted everyone with a nice pleasant "good morning everyone."

Β  After organizing my desk, I look through the seven files I had gotten so I could be best prepared for the work we had to do. In the afternoon I was ask to choose my team from several employees files listed on the work site. I chose all males and the most qualified among them, I did not want to have to spend half a day explaining what should be done and the other half practicing.

Β Β  The lunch I ordered from the nearby restaurant ate really well, my mind was on Lamais and I hope she loved her gifts. I wish I could just hold her in my arms, we should have been happily married and living our best life right now, instead we are both apart, sad and hurt. It was my fault, I caused this hurt and I'm going to fix it. "The devil is a liar, the devil is a liar," I repeated lowly.

Β  I went grocery shopping that evening, I stock my fridge and cupboards. My plan is to have Kemar, Bro. Kirkland and other brothers come visit me, play games and speak about Christ they're good company to help me get by each day and I only wanted positiveness around me.

Β  The next day I leave the office when the shipping company calls and tell me that my barrel and box was going to be delivered. I load them into the elevator then roll and push them into my apartment, my exercise machine was here and I could hardly wait to set it up. I went back to work and stripping off my clothes as I reach home afterwards I opened the box, set it up and had a great workout.

To be continued....


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