Eight months later, things changed totally. Femi’s love towards Sade decreased. He no longer cares about her and his daughter.
Sade has complained about it but Femi never changed. Sade decided to let him be.
Sade decided to take up a job so that she could take care of her self and her baby since her husband was no more concerned about their welfare.
” I think I will have to take up a teaching job so that I will be able to cater for myself and my child.” Sade told Femi while he was relaxing after the stressful day he had at work.
” What for?” Femi asked.
” I think I have stated the reason.” Sade answered.
” Did I tell you that I am tired of taking care of you? Ehn… answer me.” Femi said.
” Without saying it with your mouth, I know you are tired. You no longer care about me, you are no longer concerned about everything that has to do with your child and I and besides when was the last time you gave us money for upkeep. It has been long. I can’t be living like a slave under you.” Sade said.
” If that is what you want, go ahead.” Femi answered.
” Ok, thank you.” Sade thanked him and left.
Fortunately for Sade, she got a teaching job few weeks after her job hunt and the pay was good but since the day she got the job, Femi didn’t allow her have her peace.
He will always accuse her of what she didn’t do. He became a thorn in the flesh for her.
There was a day that Femi went to Sade’s school to fight with her because of an information he got about her dating on of her colleagues, he purposely did this just to disgrace her in and he knew what he heard about her wasn’t true.
Femi was becoming worse day by day and Sade was enduring every bit of it.
Finally, Femi announced that they will be going back to Ekiti.
” We will be going back to Ekiti to stay there permanently.” Femi said.
“Why?” She asked.
” Do not question me, please? I do not owe you an explanation on this. Just get your self prepared and move back with me to Ekiti. Period.” Femi said finally.
Sade became despondent. All her life, she never planned to live the rest of her life in Ekiti but here she was about to begin a new life in Ekiti. She cried but there was no going back for her. She was ready to bear all that comes her way.
So, she started preparing to go to Ekiti.
**************************Samson got married to Grace in Church. It was a glorious wedding and that also mark the start of their ministry.
They both were to begin there ministry in a village in Osun State.
It wasn’t that easy for them because they both weren’t used to the village life but they knew that they needed to adapt because they knew they will not be there for a long time and they kept their hopes on God because they knew there will be a better tomorrow.
As God will have it for both of them, they were both loved by the village members because of their status as a learned person and they were able to earn the villagers respect because of their humbleness.
The villagers too were happy because they have been expecting somebody like them for a very long time.
In few weeks that both Samson and Grace started their ministry in the village, they have been able to at least win ten souls for Christ. Grace was able to set up a small clinic in the village through her experience as a medical personnel for the villagers welfare and health care.
Gradually, they are progressing and the villagers are feeling their impact too…
*************************Wumi has been so worried about Sade since she resigned at get place of work in Ibadan.
She knew that all was not alright with her friend. She tried calling her number but it wasn’t reachable.
” It seems Sade has changed her phone number.” She thought.
She didn’t know her whereabouts. She doesn’t what she is doing with her life but she made up her mind that she will be praying for her.
Few weeks later, Wumi got engaged to her God’s will for her life and all has been going on well for her.
She decided to tell her fiancee whose name is Segun about Sade and they both set a day apart in which they will use in praying for her.
*************************Finally, both Femi, Sade and her daughter left Port Harcourt to Ekiti.
Femi was not ready to rent an apartment so, he started living with his parents at their house. Sade didn’t like the idea though because she and her mother in-law has not been on good terms but she had no choice than to stay with them.
To be Continued…
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