HIS COMING!!...
Sarah woke up that morning rejuvenated, she had slept tired and stressed out the night before. It was winter, a bright and cold morning, without looking at her side she could smell him, he smelled of fresh ginger and tumeric, a scent that could never skip her memory.
Sarah and Gerald had been happily married for 8 years now. Both professors in the state university, they learnt to tolerate and respect each other, never interested in having children, they loved their own space and privacy. Although she never felt complete.
She had early morning classes that morning, she had to hurry. She got up and made her way to the bath room to take her bath, afterwards she made herself a little breakfast which she ate hurriedly. She left for school without even kissing her husband goodbye, he was still in bed as he didn't have to go to work. Their relationship was a weird one, not too attracted to themselves sexually, they just learnt to love and live with each other.
That Monday morning was a blissfull one for Sarah, two days to valentine, the week was definitely going to be a blessed one. She had two classes that morning, afterwards she had the whole day free. She already had plans, she was going to spend the rest of the day in the city park, writing her novel, her second novel, she had published one the year before, a successful one though, covered financially for the rest of her life she was definitely an independent woman.
After classes Sarah went to the park as planned, she brought along a sandwich incase she went hungry. Her novel was based on a dream she had, she dreamed of two Supreme beings, probably god and the devil, they lived In harmony, with humans having the liberty of choice to worship either one of them. A gloomy and strange dream, but a great inspiration, hence she was a philosher. Already down to the last chapter, she had less work to do, sarah spent just 4 hours in the park, that was till around 6 in the evening, she had to head home as she was going to walk, she never fancied the idea of owning and driving a car. Although the walk was a short one, she always enjoyed it.
She took the short cut, around the cathedral hall, it would save her about 10 minutes of her journey.
She was almost at the hall when she saw a banner/poster, it was pasted on the cathedral walls, it read "you are all welcome to the Satanism church, a place of answer's , the said event was to be held in two days, the message felt and seemed like it was directed to her. But she just waved the thought aside and walked on.
VALENTINES DAY
The highly anticipated day had finally arrived. she had no plans of her own as she expected a surprise from her husband Gerald. After school she got back home to decorate the place, she put on her best dress and perfumes. She had great expectations for the night, but after waiting till midnight without seeing her husband, her plans and fantasies seemed like mare dreams. Where would he be on a day like this she thought, "did he forget? " she thought. Gerald had never forgotten her birthday, anniversary or valentine before.
She decided to forget about the issue and have a few drinks. An hour later she woke up, but this time she wasnt thinking about gerald, all she thought about was the poster she saw two days before on her way back home from the park. It was weird how she remembered it all of a sudden. She thought about nothing but attending. She put on a sweater alongside a jacket and made her way to the venue of the meeting.
She got to the venue in the brisk of the night and cold. She saw people gathered outside, probably waiting to get into the show.
10 minutes later she was seated in a hall, waiting for the show to start. Everyone was nervous to see what was going to happen. The show started with calm sounds playing from speakers around the room, it seemed ridiculous at first, till an old woman suddenly appeared on the stage.
She introduced herself as mertha, the deviner, she claimed she was a servant of lucifer sent to the world to welcome the son of the devil. "A scary but ridiculous thing to say " Sarah thought. The strange woman went on to say that the mother of the son of the devil will emerge from the crowd. At this point Sarah was fed up, she stood up in an attempt to leave, but she heard her name. It was the strange woman calling," but how does she know my name " she thought. She felt goosebumps all through her body.
" the dark lord, has a message for you Sarah, don't leave!, I promise you won't regret it" the strange woman yelled from across the room. Sarah could feel her bones stiff as she sat back peacefully like a puppy.
After the meeting Sarah just sat waiting, she was curious to know what the diviner was about to tell her. The strange woman approached her like a snake, she didn't actually see her coming till she was there,
"my name is mertha" she said "like I told you, the dark lord has a message for you Sarah". "you are to be the mother of the savior, the son of lucifer". Sarah just sat there staring at mertha, like a crazy person, till she burst into laughter, "is that all you got" she said mockingly, I expected more you know, what rubbish are you talking about " Sarah said with an intimidating look on her face. Mertha just smiled, an evil smile." the dark lord has chosen you for this task, he knows your secret and hidden desires, you know? "." just let him in and I promise you won't regret it. Sarah was speechless, she could read the seriousness on the face of mertha," could this just be a joke or prank" she thought "," I need to get out of here" she said to herself as she made her way out of the hall. " I am always here to answer your questions, when you finally have them" mertha said in a loud voice as Sarah walked out.
For days Sarah could not wave the thought of giving birth to a child off her mind. Her interest grew, as the days passed on.
Sarah's relationship with her husband took a bad turn after Valentine, they no longer had meaningful and lovely conversations as usual, she could feel her husband drifting away from her. But she was ignorant of the reasons. Gerald sometimes did not come back home after work, this made Sarah suspicious, "he could be having an affair" she thought.
A week went by and the thought of having a child never left her head, day by day she grew anxious and curious to concieve.
That night, A Monday, a busy one for her and her husband. She got back from work that evening to meet Gerald in the living room, he had a file in his hands, he just sat looking like a guilty puppy.
He handed the file to Sarah, which she opened reluctantly. According to the content of the file it was obvious it was simply divorce paper's, shocked and confused Sarah asked why. " I have been having an affair for the last two months, and I don't think our marriage can continue, am sorry but that's how I feel" Gerald said with tears running down his face.
Like a scarecrow with wodden, hardened arms, sarah signed the divorce papers.
She later found out that her ex husband Gerald was actually gay and he was having an affair with the dean of his faculty.
TWO WEEKS LATER
Sarah sat in her usual spot in the park, she felt empty and hopeless, she was done with her novel but she no longer had the inspiration and drive to publish her work. She felt like there was a missing piece in her life, she felt like she was on the wrong path of life. At that moment she remembered mertha's words " I am always here to answer all your questions when you have them". Those words made Sarah wonder if mertha was saying the truth, " how did she know" she thought. She decided to drop by the cathedral hall on her way home.
Sarah got to the venue of the last meeting at about 8pm in the night, she tried to open the doors but it seemed locked from inside, she looked for other ways to get into the hall but their was non. Giving up and tired she decided to go back home. She was already across the street when she heard her name, it was mertha, she stood in front of the door smiling as she made a gesture inviting Sarah into the hall.
They sat quietly in the hall, before mertha broke the silence, "I know why your here" mertha said with a smile on her face. " you have a lot of questions I know , but let me save you the stress of asking me, as the spirits have already ministered them to me." who in the freaking hell is this strange woman, and why does she always act like a witch" Sarah thought. " I am not a witch like you think I am, she said with yet another smile on her face, I am just a servant of the dark lord, nothing Is hidden from me in the spirit". At this point fear filled the heart of Sarah, as she confirmed her hunch.
" I know you have been feeling the urge and desire to have a child, you feel incomplete and unfulfilled even though you are in your career, I know your husband divorced you two weeks ago." "this all happened for a reason, you have been called up to a great responsibility, as the mother of the savior, the one to bring the prince of the dark world into the earth as prophesied".
" I am confused" Sarah said " I know you are, but all you have to do is belive in him and his works and all will play out as he has planned" " HE HAS PLANNED" " what plan Sarah asked," lucifers plan" mertha replied. " well at this point in my life I have no excuse not to do as you have said" Sarah said, I don't trust people, but am. Willing to give you a try.
ONE WEEK LATER
Sarah took a sabbatical leave from school. grooming and bringing up of the savior could not be done in the city, according to mertha, they where to move to the country side, where they would both live and raise the savior.
" how will I get pregnant without sleeping with a man? " Sarah asked mertha as they sat in the park a day before they where to move to the country side. " A ritual will be done two days from now, after that a seed will be planted in you" mertha said, That sounds strange, but ok" Sarah replied.
THE COUNTRY SIDE (NEW HOME)
A new and beautiful home, sarah loved how serene her new environment was, no work, no neighbors, no noise. A dream come true.
THE RITUAL OF CONCEPTION
Sarah was dressed in a beautiful white gown, she felt like a queen about to get married to a king, indeed she was about to.
The ritual was held in a barn, decorated with bright lights, the experience seemed exciting to Sarah. " a wedding in a barn". but who was she getting married to?, she kept on pondering.
Two men dressed in black, stood at an alter across the barn, one with a knife and the other with a golden bowl. It had weird inscriptions on it. Sarah was told to stand at the other end of the room, where she would then walk to the alter, a usual wedding cliche, She obeyed. Without the usual piano sounds She walked up. She wondered where mertha was.
She got to the alter and she was asked to kneel, the man holding the knife gestured for her to stretch out her hands, she obeyed, suddenly she could feel mertha's touch, she held her hands passionately as she gently pricked Sarah's finger, letting her blood into the golden bowl.
Sarah could hear mertha mumble some words and incantations, as everywhere became pitch black, the lights went off and Sarah could feel an unknown presence in the room. Fear filled her heart as she wondered what will happen next.
She felt a hand pulling her slowly up to her feet. He looked so handsome in his black suit, he looked like the perfect groom, his skin glew like jewels, but she could not look into his eyes. Mertha went on to wed Sarah and her unknown husband to be. Immediately after the vows where taken, the strange man, took her hand in his and kissed it, then he just vanished into thin air. Sarah felt scared and confused as she noticed a strange mark appear on her hand.
The ritual was done and dusted!..
That night, sarah slept like a baby, she had strange dreams of herself in a honeymoon with Gerald. a blissful one at that. she woke up the next morning more confused.
PREGNANCY
Sarah noticed she was pregnant two weeks later, she was taken to the hospital by mertha who took good care of her till she put to bed, she went through all the stages of pregnancy without a hitch, a year later She gave birth to her baby in the best hospital in the country, under the supervision of the best doctors in the country, money was never a problem.
Her baby boy was a healthy and strong little boy, he was vibrant and active, with blue eyes like the calm waters of the ocean Sarah named him "Nicolas" after her father, although she never met him. But mertha had a different name for him which was "luci", a name after his father.
Nicolas grew up to be an extraordinary child, strange, funny and sometimes annoying luci was a destiny child, Loved by all. He went to the best school in the country, and was groomed by the best teachers. At the tender age of 5 he was a master of 8 languages, he had mastered the guitar, violin, piano, trumpet and drums. A child but a wonder.
Luci was also a manipulative child, he knew how to get what he wanted no matter what, he could plant good or bad thoughts in one's mind. this trait made his mother scared, She had been called up to school multiple times to settle cases where luci was guilty of instigating conflict or fights in his class. Sarah consulted Mertha about this but she just pushed it aside saying, "his greatness was just at its inception".
At the age of 14 luci already exhibited greatness and tendency to lead, a leading figure in politics in his high school he was the student union president and most powerful and influential student in school. Sarah was so proud of her son but at the same time, she felt the same drift in their relationship as with Gerald. Luci seemed to get closer to mertha a, and this made Sarah jealous and suspicious. She confronted mertha about it but she got the same shunning reply.
Sarah concluded on moving back to the city with her son, she needed to raise him by herself, At least she thought.
She told luci about her idea but he hated it. " we are moving back to the city and there's no questions to be asked!!" she told luci on their way back from school. I won't go anywhere without mertha! " he replied in an intimidating tone." we shall see about that " sarah replied.
That night luci narrated everything that happened to mertha, she told him how his mother was planning to move back to the city with him and how he had refused. Mertha just told him that it was impossible. "I have great plans for you so don't bother yourself" she said.
A WEEK LATER
Sarah had already finished planning their move, she had already paid for a condo in the city and she had finalized plans on luci's school.
She just had to get the moving truck from the storage company in town.
She got home that evening only to see two strange suv's parked outside, she parked the truck in the driveway and got inside the house. She met strange men in black suits in the living room. "Good evening MA" one of them said " I am Dr ladi, I am a lawyer from centre point law firm and this are my subordinates, "we come in peace". "Nice to meet you lawyer ladi and how may I help you?" sarah asked politely " we are here to inform you that you can't move to the city with your son luci, although he is your son, you cannot take him any where without his approval, here is a document stating your rights and stakes on him".
Sarah was speechless, the file looked exactly like the one Gerald gave to her, containing their divorce letter years ago.
"you all must be kidding to think I would believe all this rubbish, I am taking my son back to the city this night and nothing will stop me" she said as tears rolled down her eyes. "LUCI!!" "NICOLAS", she called for her son but there was no reply.
"I think it's best we sit and talk this out madam" the strange man in black said " now get out of my house!!" sarah screamed at the top of her voice. At that moment mertha walked into the room holding Luci by his hand. " young man go get your luggages, we are leaving now!", sarah said. " I told you I am not going anywhere without mertha mother! "he replied with an evil smile on his face." I am your mother, and you don't tell me what to do, now go young man! ". Luci just stood beside mertha smiling at his mother. Sarah felt like a fool.
Frustrated, Sarah tried to get a hold of her boy, but one of the men in black gave her a faint nudge, which left her on the ground. She tried to get up but she was restrained, sarah could see mertha pull out a big syringe from her purse, handing it to luci, he made his way to his mother who was still on the floor, still smiling he carefully injected Sarah with an unknown substance and within minutes sarah started to feel very week and helpless.
" what have you done luci?", she said in a weak tone, " I JUST MADE WAY FOR HIS COMING" he replied.
THE END…..
OPEN A DOOR IN YOUR IMAGINATION AND I WILL WALK THROUGH IT……. 