Father: Good morning Mr and Mrs ..
Felicia (interrupts sharply): Dr Mrs sir..
Father (looks at her and says): Mr and Dr Mrs Dayton, please sit down
They sit and Father continues:
Father: I will like to first of all thank you for honouring my invitation.
Felicia: It doesn't seem like you invited him, I'm sure he told you to talk to me..isn't it ?
Father (irritated but remains calm): Well Mrs Dayton, thank you for coming all the same.
Felicia: You can call me Felicia.
Father: Alright Felicia... I called both of you here for a particular reason; But before I say anything, Jake can you pray for us ?
Jake prays while Felicia doesn't even bother to join in the prayer.
After the prayer, Father looks at Felicia and Jake and says
Father: Jake, Felicia, how is your marriage going ?
Felicia: Is that it? Oh so that's it Jake ? You called for this meeting huh (looks at Jake and stands up to leave)
Father: Felicia please sit down; I'm yet to tell you why you are here
Felicia sits down and looks at a sick fragile Jake, who happens to have also a swollen face.
Jake (cries out): You see why I need you to talk to her?
Felicia: Talk to me about what? Your inability to be a man? You can't even defend yourself (stands up to beat Jake)
Father (stands up and shouts): Felicia, do you really want to hit your husband, your crown in front of me?
Felicia (laughs): You this old rugged fool.... you think you can talk to me because he told you to. I'm not your mate and I'm not certainly interested in anything you want to say.
Jake is a weakling, those wounds are proofs of his stupidity. And as for you church rat, we will meet at home....imagine this old...
Son (opens the door and comes in): Good evening Dad, Ah uncle Jake , Aunty Felicia, Good evening ....
Felicia sighs and leaves while Son can't help but notice Jake's swollen face and he asks:
Son: Uncle Jake, are you alright sir ...
Father: Son, Good evening you can go to your room please
Son goes away while Jake cries like a baby before Father.
Jake: Ah Sir, I apologize for the embarrassment but that's what I see every other day. If I was told that I could be battered by a woman like this; Ah ...
Father: Felicia wasn't like this when we first met, she used to be a quiet,timid and industrious lady in church. Where did all this change come from?
Jake: Felicia oh Felicia, since I lost my job due to my health condition, she suddenly became cold, easily irritated and mostly contentious. I never knew she is of a short temper till my elder sister came to visit us. She nearly killed my sister with punches. I tried to stop her but this is the result....My sister left and vowed never to come back.
I have been tolerating her excesses but I couldn't hold myself when she touched my elder sister, her in law!
Father: Jake, why didn't you talk to her parents or her mentor, Pastor Damon about it?
Jake (sighs): I can't even talk to her parents about this because they never liked me but allowed their daughter to marry me. They saw me as a good digger and sincerely, I prefer to handle this without them.
Father: Pastor Damon?
Jake: Ah Damon, do you know that he snubbed my calls and told his secretary to tell me to go when I went to see him on different occasions
Father: And why would he do that ? He encouraged your relationship from the very beginning till marriage and he's basically her mentor....
Jake: I thought so as well. But the only day he agreed to see me, he told me to keep praying for a change and that I should also understand that it's not easy for her in my condition of joblessness despite the fact that I told him of my daily terrible dramatic experience with Felicia.
Father (surprised): You mean he knows of the fights too ?
Jake: I poured my heart out to him Sir, I told him of Felicia's sudden change and arrogance, her quarrels with my elder sister and mother and finally this last fight ....but all he could say was that I should understand and pray for her to change and that he will also pray along.
When I tried to persuade him to talk to Felicia, he told me to have faith that things will change and asked me to tell her to redeem her pledge as it's vital for the new church building..
Father (shocked): Eh ! are you saying the truth because I will ask Pastor Damon?
Jake: Sir, that Damon is a demon !
Father : Alright alright, it's enough. Never you curse any of the God's creation even if they behave like what you wish to call them. As it is now, I will need to see Pastor Damon and confirm your story and possibly urge him to help and resolve this conflict. Is that ok by you?
Jake (in tears): Yes sir , please help me, I'm gradually fading away and you are my last hope.
Even if it seems like my days are counted, I want to live my last days in love and harmony with Felicia.
Father: Don't worry, God is in control....He alone will solve this situation his own way. Please let me prepare you something to eat; what do you care for..rice, tea or something else ?
Jake: Rice will do sir
Father: Alright just give me few minutes then ...
Next day, Father decides to see Pastor Damon after service.
Father (smiling): Good afternoon Pastor Damon
Damon (pleasantly surprised): Oh my Father, Good afternoon, it's an honour to have you in my office today.
Father: Oh thank you my son
Damon: It's surely so sir...so, to what do I owe this unusual visit ?...as you and i know, you don't even come to see your son once in a while sir
Father (laughs): I'm sorry Damon but I can see that the ministry is booming by his grace
Damon (laughs contented): Oh yes it is, we thank God
Father: I'm sorry to bother you today but it's for an urgent matter that one of my sons like you (Damon laughs) brought to me. I'm sure you know Brother Jake ...
Damon (frowns): Yess, what an unfortunate fate for him; he seems to have things tough now...and what about him Sir ?
Father: It's about his wife Felicia, of whom he tried to talk with you about
Damon: Well, I'm sure I tried my best to help him; he's just being too emotional for a man. If I had known that he's this weak with women, I wouldn't have allowed him to marry Felicia, one of my best members.
Father: So you know of all that is going on between them?
Damon: Well it's his own version of the story but I'm sure God will intervene. We've been praying for them.
Father: If you are my son as you claim to be, will you allow your fellow brother to die like that when you can help him?
Damon: I can't help him the way he wants it Sir, that woman is one of our biggest resource here.
Ok let's see it this way, will it be wise for me to caution her and lose the pledge for our planned church building and other projects she's involved in too? Will it be wise to lose such a great goldmine over some insignificant sickly man?
Father looks at Damon in awe and stands up to go but Damon tries to stop him...
Damon: Sir, why are you acting like this? This is church business and you are not new to it... we have to survive somehow
Father: Survive at the expense of souls? You are given the mandate to go out there and win souls for Christ but you rather do the opposite to gain the world and all its frivolous riches.
Damon, I'm highly disappointed in you and I truly pray you repent of your greed.
Damon (tries to defend himself): Sir, this is the modern world... you can't play that archaic game in this generation.
Please try to understand and please try to persuade Jake to either divorce or endure. We can't afford to lose Felicia to another church, the competition is tough..Please sir
Father (sad): Damon !!! This is a nightmare. May God forgive you and your competitors. Repent Damon Repent ...
Father turns to the door and leaves the office while an ashamed Damon mutters incomprehensible words to himself.
Secretary: Pastor, should I call the next person to come in?
Damon (sad): No, I've had enough for today. Let them all go and come another day.
Secretary: Is everything alright Pastor ?
Damon (irritated): My friend, tell everyone to go now alright ?!
Secretary: Ok Pastor, sor....
Damon (interrupts): Leave now, I said leave !
Secretary goes away quickly ...
Damon: Just imagine that, I can't even be angry in peace.....
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