© Ayo Omolayo
I entered the classroom soaked and wet. The teacher made me to mop the place until the water disappeared. I was sweating and soaked. I had spent almost all two periods serving punishment.
A teacher was teaching when I stood at the door, seeking permission to enter the class.
“Where are you coming from?” She asked.
“I’m sorry ma!”
“Madam I don’t understand you!” She replied with disgust.
The entire class were already laughing.
“I was…”
“Did you go out for swimming?”
“No! The tap was!”
“I don’t think you are a student! If at all you’re a student, you’re a swimming student.”
The entire class burst into laughter.
“Please get out of my class! I teach Geography, not swimming!” She replied and ordered me out of the class.
I wept bitterly as I left.
I just had to look for a good spot to hide myself. In Broadway academy, students loitering around during classes stand a risk of being punished. Especially when they were sent out of the class by their teachers.
If I was caught, I stand a risk of being punished.
So I looked for a good spot to hide myself. Honestly today was completely a bad day for me.
I was still sitting at the spot where I managed to hide in order to stay out of trouble when a student found me.
“Yes! You! I was looking for you!” She said abruptly.
“Me?” I asked, because I wasn’t sure I had seen that face before.
“Aren’t you Juliet Anderson?” She asked.
“Yes!”
“Of course you’re the one!” She said.
I was now scared. The last thing I wanted to hear was that the principal wanted to see me. I was not ready for another round of laughter. I was not going to his office if he summoned me. I have had enough shame and embarrassment for one day.
“Yes! Fejiro told me that she wasn’t feeling fine that’s why she’s not in school today. She also said you should try to come and see her after school,” she said.
“What? Are you serious?” I asked with uttermost shock.
“Girl! It’s so serious! You need to see how she was acting like someone who was about to die!”
“What!” I shouted and ran like a mad woman.
I ran out of the school premises. The gateman screamed at me to stop, but it fell on deaf ears. I kept running as fast as I could.
I can’t believe it’s happening so fast. Haaaa! Jesus please! Don’t let me fail you to this extent. I’m so sorry!” I wept as I ran.
There was no response. I couldn’t hear the voice of the Holy Ghost as I would usually hear it in my spirit. I was seriously looking forward to meeting her in good health.
I ran as fast as I could, stopping a few minutes to catch my breath and then continue running till I got to her house.
I knocked on the door as if they were owing me house rent and I was here to collect it. I knocked furiously.
The door opened and Fejiro’s younger sister opened the door for me.
“Hello! Please I need to see Fejiro right now!” I said catching my breath.
“She’s not here! They took her to the hospital!” She answered.
“Haaa! Has it gotten to that?”
“Yes! She was screaming that something was wrong with her tommy. So mummy and Daddy took her to the hospital!”
“What hospital?”
“I don’t know! The hospital is the name of the hospital,” the 6 years old girl answered.
I was still thinking about what to do when a car drove into the compound. I didn’t know who it was but I had the feeling it was Fejiro’s father.
An elderly man stepped out of the car.
“Good morning sir!” I greeted.
“Are you Juliet Anderson?” He asked.
“Yes sir!” I answered speedily.
“Please get into the car and follow me. Fejiro has been demanding to see you before she dies!”
“Haaaa! She will not die in Jesus name!”
“Amen!”
“God will deliver her in Jesus name!”
“Amen!”
“What happened to her sir?”
“We don’t know oooo! We don’t understand what happened. Only God knows what went wrong. She was not herself throughout yesterday evening. She came back very late from school, looking sad and depressed.
We asked and asked what was wrong, but she wasn’t talking. We asked until we were tired. So we decided to let her be. It was early this morning around 5am that she started complaining of stomach pain.
She was in so much pain that she was rolling on the floor. We rushed her to the hospital and the doctor told us she was fine! He said there was nothing wrong with her.
I don’t understand what nonsense was that. I had to take her to another hospital. I was so shocked when the doctor said the same thing. I don’t know what to do anymore, she has been requesting to speak with you.
“Jesus! Please have mercy!” I said admist tears.
“I quickly followed him to the car. Her little sister joined us too. We drove out of the compound. And were on our way to the hospital.
I had this feeling that if I called mummy, God would reach out to Fejiro through her, but I waved the thought aside. I noticed that ever since I had been begging God to have mercy, not a single response came from the Holy Ghost.
Soon, I could not resist the urge to call mummy any longer.
“Sir please, can I borrow your phone? I need to call a woman of God.”
“Go ahead!” He said and handed over the phone to me.
As soon as he gave me the phone, I discovered I didn’t know mummy’s phone number off hand.
“Oh Jesus! Please help me!”
Immediately an idea came to call my Dad and get mummy’s phone number from him.
“Thank you Jesus!” I smiled and typed my dad’s number.
I dialed his number and it rang, but he didn’t pick. I tried the second time, network told me the number I was dialing is not available at the moment, please try again later, thank you.
I almost smashed the phone in anger. I called daddy up to fifteen times, network said no way.
Haaaaa! Jesus please help me.
Immediately an idea came to call mummy’s husband and get him to send me her number.
“Wonderful!” I was glad I knew his number off hand. I quickly dialed it and called. He picked.
“Thank you Jesus!”
“Hello!”
“Hello! This is Juliet sir!”
“Juliet Anderson! The Juliet with the big letter J!”
There was no time for play right now!”
“Daddy please there’s an emergency right now, I need mummy’s phone number now! Now! I mean right now!”
“Okay! I’m glad you asked. My phone is 4 percent already. I’m sending it right away.”
“Thank you sir, God bless you sir!”
I received the sms immediately. The phone number had been sent. I quickly copied the number and dialed it on the phone’s dial pad.
“The MTN number you had dialed is not reachable at the moment. Please try again later. Thank you!”
I cried in frustration.
I entered the hospital and ran like a mad woman.
“Where is she?” The man asked.
“The nurse took us to a room where we met Fejiro looking like a dead body. She was so weak right now. She struggled to speak.
“I’m here Fejiro! Please hold on!” I said and took her hand.
“It’s okay Juliet. At least I’m not dying as a sinner. I have asked God to forgive me. He has forgiven me. I feel peace all around me. I feel so joyful and happy. Though my body is weak, my spirit is so strong and full of life.
I’m sorry Juliet! I’m so sorry I failed you!” She said and coughed.
“Please stop giving up! You’re not going to die. The bible says I shall not die but live to declare the works of God!”
“Juliet!” She called and gave me a gorgeous smile.
“I’m not dead. I’m only going to rest. We’ll meet again when the time is right. I’m sorry I failed you!”
“No! I am the one who failed you!”
“Juliet calm down! I am your armour bearer!” She said and shut her eyes.
“Armour bearer?”
“Yes! I was supposed to assist you on your mission in Broadway academy. I was supposed to be your number one team mate and prayer partner. But I lost. There are destinies also attached to me. But I have failed them all.
Juliet! I asked God to send someone to help you in your quest. He told me he was sending you that girl. I don’t know her name. But she was the one you prayed for yesterday that a demon came out of her. He said she would be my replacement.
I also asked him about my assignment. He said he’s adding it to the assignment of my younger sister. That a lot of responsibility. So I begged him to give her grace not to fail as I did.
Juliet! I’m so sorry I wasn’t there for you. I allowed sin to cut my life short. I’m so sorry!”
“Fejiro stop this! You can make it. Do you know I was beaten by lesbians and stabbed in the belly. I refused to accept death and death could not have me. If you can reject this death and hold on to life, you would make it.
Don’t give up! Please! I beg you! I can’t lose you! I was supposed to protect you in the place of prayers, but I failed. Fejiro! Please forgive me! I won’t be able to forgive myself if I find out that my carelessness led to me losing you.”
“You will!” She said with a warm smile.
I went down on my knees and laid my hands on her stomach.
“Jesus!” I called in a whisper. Tears rolled down my eyes.
“Please! I’m sorry! You’ve got me! I cannot run from you anymore. I’m so sorry I was selfish. I’m sorry I was too adamant. Please it was me who sinned. Don’t allow this innocent girl go for my sins. Please! Let her go! You can have me.
Take me instead. If you want anything from me, I’ll give it to you! Please! Don’t allow this innocent girl pay for my stubbornness. I beg you!”
I was expecting that voice I had missed so much to show up, but nothing happened.
“Haaaaa! Jesus! You don’t mean it! Don’t tell me you have shut your ears to my tears! Haaaaa! Lord I’m finished!” I said within me.
Immediately the idea came again to try mummy’s number. I quickly picked the phone and tried it. There was no network in the hospital ward.
“Haaaaa! Satan you’re a liar!” I said as I walked out of the building to get network.
Soon, network entered the phone.
“Thank you Jesus!” I said and dialed the number.
It refused to go. I remembered when Susan was telling me to speak to mummy before she travelled and I disregard the idea. I felt like the ground should open it’s mouth and swallow me.
I can’t believe I lost all my opportunities. Now it looked as if, God was not ready to have anything to do with a failure like me.
“God please! Please!”
I dialed mummy’s phone number again and the call rang.
“Ha thank you Jesus!”
It rang and rang but no one picked.
“Lord I believe you have something to do! I will not give up! I will continue to press until I get this done!”
There was no response.
Suddenly the phone went off.
“Haaaa! Satan is a liar!” I was just crying anyhow.
I had this feeling that I should start praying. But I ignored it. Why wasn’t God speaking to me? Why wasn’t that voice I usually hear speaking to me now?
I tried to put on the phone again and was waiting for it to come up, when I heard a horrible scream from the hospital.
“No! No! God no!”
I ran into the hospital and located Fejiro’s ward.
Her mom held her lifeless body, weeping bitterly.
“Haaaaaaa! God why? I told you I was sorry! Why?” I threw myself on the floor weeping.
To be continued……..
Our Fejiro is gone ooo
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The enemy meant serious business. They planned and it was as though they won.
Sometimes, we try to ask God to help us in dire situations and it looks as if God did nothing about our problems.
What could really be the reason?
Find out in the next episode.
When God is silent
