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crushed episode 4

Created by Valentine Valentine in crushed 23 Oct 2019
CRUSHED
By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle

Episode 4
I had become the shadow of myself
I didn’t care about the way I looked anymore
I didn’t care who looks at me or who doesn’t
I still followed them to church but my ears are
always plugged with ear piece that if any
usher comes around to stop me, I would show
such the stuff I am made of.
I remembered one occasion when I was seated
amongst the congregation in the adult church.
An usher came to my side and pulled me with
such force that I had to bite her hand.
What sort of a woman does that!
“I am a lady myself and not a small girl. That
I am an elder’s daughter doesn’t mean you
can drag me however you like” I screamed into
her ears.
She was a very short woman so it was easy to
speak straight into her ears.
She was shaken by what I said to her that she
staggered before pulling my ears
“Your dad must hear about this” she said as
she pulled me out of the auditorium since I
was already becoming a distraction to the
church
We met mummy on the way and she just
scoffed
“Have you seen for yourself now? The girl
needs prayers” she said as she moved past us
She dragged me on and on and I struggled to
get myself freed
“It’s a lie o Mercy. You were never like this
and it is a lie…the devil has failed over your
life” she said on and on
I saw that she was approaching the elder’s
office and that was where daddy was.
I quickly bit her finger and she staggered back
as she wriggled in pains.
I picked up my shoes and started running
towards the church gate.
Even I knew that I was becoming a nuisance
already but I didn’t care
Not at all!
Alice saw me and came running towards me
but I was determine to jab her if she ever tried
to stop me.
Wouldn’t she just leave me alone?
After the incidence two weeks back, she had
called my line severally but I had refused to
pick up.
I had avoided her like plague
She was a Jesus’ girl after all!
“Catch her for me please” That was daddy’s
voice
Oh my God!
I am in serious soup!
The security man and Alice got to me at the
same time and held me
Alice looked into my face softly
“Oh my God! What is going on with you
Mercy? You have never been violent. Why
would you start within just three weeks? Why?
What happened?” she asked on
Daddy patted the usher on the shoulders
before he started to pull me into his office
Alice looked at me as I was dragged.
She looked so caring.
I reached out towards her as I started
screaming
“Alice, save me! I don’t want to go into his
office. I don’t want to go please. Save me” I
cried bitterly but she shook her head
“He’s your dad. He knows the best” she said,
tears in her eyes already
The earth stood still
I shook my head in total surrender and regret.
Could nobody look past the daddy, elder,
pastor thing?
Couldn’t anybody feel my pain?
“God bless you my sister” he said as he locked
the door and pushed me inside the inner
office
He looked at me for a moment and I looked at
him too fearlessly
“You have finally become a nuisance” he said
and I looked at me, shaking my head
“And you? You have not only become a
nuisance. You are a nonsense!” I said
Since the incidence, I had lost every pint of
respect I had for the once noble personality of
my father.
I had lost it all!
He laughed loudly as he slapped me playfully
on my face
“Stop touching me! Would you stop that
please!” I cried again
“I love you Mercy. Don’t see it as a
punishment or molestation. See me as your
husband. I took your virginity. You are mine. I
love you” he said and started coming near me
again.
Immediately I saw him approaching, I quickly
stood form the chair and dodged
I developed a strong allergy from the three
words ‘I love you’.
Those were part of the words he spoke to me
while he ravaged me.
I would never appreciate someone telling me
that anymore.
He followed after me and I stood for a
moment
“What would you gain from all these things
Mr. Brown? Aren’t you supposed to be in the
church? Is the sermon today not to be
handled by you?” I asked on
He nodded like an agama lizard
Dark passion written all over his face
“Yes I will go. Only after you have satisfied
me. Only after you have said you love me too
and you show it” he said like an evil beast and
I loathed him immediately
What could save me from another painful
experience today?
“Remember I have good plans for you.
Remember I pay your expensive fees.
Remember, you dress well. Remember
everything”
What?
If I scream now, who would save?
Wouldn’t I expose this man after all?
He caught me and pulled me down.
His strength overpowered me and I could not
move again.
Within two minutes, it was over and he stood
up, went on his knees beside his table to pray
while I looked and picked up his bible.
“Stand up and lets go” he said and I looked at
him from where I was with great abhor
I shook my head as tears ran down my face
He came near me and pulled me with a hand
which I bit as if I was going to chop off a
chunk of his flesh.
He screamed
“I rebuke you in Jesus’ name” he screamed as
he downloaded two dirty slaps in my face
I saw different stars before I tumbled and fell
into a settee.
He pulled me by the arm again as he opened
the door.
He closed the door and locked it.
He left me on the porch of his office as he left
for the main auditorium
I was battered!
I didn’t know what could happen next
‘Is this how this would continue?’ I cried on
There was nobody available.
I tried to sit up but I couldn’t bear the sight of
myself
I couldn’t even forgive myself either.
I said I was going to really be a devil
What had happened to my resolve?
“Should I just go and take the mic and confess
to the whole church? Should I tell the whole
world how devilish this man I call father is?” I
shouted into the air.
“No please. Don’t” a voice said from behind
me.
I turned back to look at the person talking
Alice!
Her fair face was as red as pepper!
Tears kept falling down her face as she came
close to me, sat down and hugged me tightly
I was dazed
What was going on?
What did she know?
Why was she crying?
“I am sorry. I am really sorry” she continued
saying as she cried harder
I had to forget all my worries and focused on
this crying woman
After weeping for a while without me moving,
she looked into my face.
Her eyes were blood shot
“What is it?” I asked her and her mouth
scattered again as she burst into another
round of tears
“I know. Now I know…what was being cooked
that had burnt down the whole house. Now I
know” she said and I looked stunned
I smiled to cover everything up.
“What do you know?”
She looked deep into my eyes again
“Exactly what is making you cry. Exactly what
has made everyone to term you possessed”
she said
My legs grew weak
She must not know!
How would she be looking at me henceforth?
Many ‘how’ questions flooded my mind
“What are you saying? I am just going
through some emotional issh….i am..plus…
please?” I stammered and she covered my
mouth
“I understand my dear. What a very young girl
of your age is going through…ah! It’s too
much…it’s too much oh Lord!” she cried on
and my heart shook vehemently in its cage
“What are you saying? Because daddy beat
me inside? I was being rude that’s why” I tried
to justify the whole situation
She held my hand and smiled ruefully
“You need not lie. What you did is
understandable! Being rude by plugging your
ears in the church as you didn’t want to hear
your molesters preaching. Biting Mrs. Haruna
as she dragged you into the hole of your
molester and eventually being thrown away
like pure water sachet after being crushed. I
understand” she said truthfully and my heart
dropped
How did she know?
The truth was what she had said but I could
not contain it.
The truth of course is bitter!
I stood up and backed her
“What are you saying Alice? Exactly what?” I
said, feigning ignorance
She touched my shoulders and I balked
“Don’t touch me. You know absolutely nothing
about me. You can’t just say what you like
and think you know how to talk. Leave me
alone!” I almost shouted
“You mean I am wrong?” she asked
“Yes you are wrong! How dare you say that
about me? How dare you say that about my
father? How could you belittle a man of God
like that?” I said further, looking away from
her
She looked shocked
“You don’t need to run away from the tru…”
she wanted to start saying again
“There is no truth in what you are saying ma.
Stop it!” I screamed and I started walking
away from her
Where should I go to?
If I stayed around these people, I would be
battered the more
What should I do?
How did this lady find out?
How?
She was the only person I still had in the
whole wide world asides Mr. Brown who still
listened to me.
Why would she find out?
It’s a battle I can fight
I need nobody else to fight with me.
“Mercy” I heard a voice call out
It was a very dear voice
But, I didn’t want to see him at that time
“Mercy” Jean called out again
Jean was our Proprietor’s son and he had
been a friend from childhood.
We did almost everything in common until we
got to J.SS 2 when there was a huge gap
between us.
We no longer spoke on phone nor did we gist
as we normally did as kids
Now that we are in the senior class, I realized
that I was attracted to him.
Everything about him appealed to my senses
I never showed it nor told anyone about it
though.
Exactly what he wanted for me now is what I
don’t understand.
As much as I loved him and really did care, I
wouldn’t want him near me because if he did,
I would really hurt him.
He didn’t seem to like me though
He just saw me as a friend
I saw him more than that; hence he should
leave me alone!
For now, all male gender should leave me
alone!
“Mercy” he called as he moved close
I was walking like I was being chased
“Leave me alone!” I screamed so loudly that
my voice rang in the whole compound of the
church.
I ran towards the gate but I was bundled into
the dark room of the security department of
the church.
I panted as air rushed through my nasal
cavity as if I had oxygen tubes attached to it.
…..it gets tougher please.

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