Story: Campus Life. Girls. Ghetto. Garri. Glory - Season 1 - Episode 16

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Story: Campus Life. Girls. Ghetto. Garri. Glory - Season 1 - Episode 16

‘Guy hurry na, enter bathroom baff make we go hear word of God’ Emma giggled, making jest of Theo. Like seriously, even Emma was surprised at the sudden change in character of Theo, or should I say, career.
Twenty minutes later, we were in a bus on our way to ‘Big man Church’. Why was it called ‘Big man Church’ if you may ask. The church building and interior was heaven on earth, it was rumoured that the building was built in three days. Power of money, did I say three days? Well I won’t talk further on that. Na ‘them’ talk am but I no believe. The building premises, design, gardens could just be called in simple terms as paradise. Whoever attended this church was damn stinking rich.
‘God be with you young Sir(s).’ The gateman greeted with queens English. Choi, this gateman was probably a PhD holder. ‘You can Pay your pass in the church’s bank over there’ He added pointing to the bank behind us.
‘Ermm Sir, we are here in respect to Reverend T.’ Emma spoke out. I couldn’t remember the last time Emma spoke good English.
‘Oh, you two are his servants in the lord, you both are highly welcome’ The gateman welcomed us ushering us into the church.
‘Servants in the lord, Choi I don suffer, make I catch the so called Theo abi wetin be that him name sef, Reverend T. Rubbish!’ Emma mumbled out loud though I heard it, fortunately the gateman was afar off and probably didn’t hear it.
I walked as I cursed Theo within me. Servants in the lord indeed, well we were lucky not to have paid the gate pass of five hundred thousand while I fed my eyes on the building designs which I might never be opportune to see again. We were led into the church where praises and worship had already begun. We sat in the workers section where most of the ushers sat and quickly joined in the praise and worship.
I sighted Theo from afar wearing a long black robe just like those the pastors abroad and overseas wore. His hand was held up with a bible in his hand as he did what he did, (Only he understood what he was doing). Wait, was it only me or had Theo magically grown a moustache? I was amazed, Theo looked completely different and one could mistake him for being a ‘real’ reverend.
Praise and worship was now over and a junior pastor took the mic.
‘I humbly invite our able Reverend, physical and spiritual, the man who is called to be a fisher of men, Reverend T from the United states of America, to grace the alter’ He said while the whole congregation stood up and began clapping for the so-called Reverend. I laugh out loud, Theo who had never crossed the river out of his village was now from America? You must be kidding me.

Theo majestically walked up to the alter and took the Mic.
‘Let us prayer’ Was the first thing that came out of his mouth.
Oh! If only he knew what was about to happen, he would have humbly soaked garri in his room in peace.

To Be Continued…