A spiritual process II
Incase you missed the first part of the story, you could check it out here.
As soon as she walked into the restaurant, her uncle stood up and began to hail her with some nice tribal names. Chioma smiled at him as her head began to swell like local garri. Chioma was no doubt her uncle's favorite niece as they share alot in common in terms of bravery and intelligence. Infact, they belonged to thesame profession.
When they were both seated, chioma demanded the cause of the misunderstanding between him and her father. She had met both men in a heated argument some three days ago when she returned home from work. What made her very worried was that her name was mentioned in the verbal exchange and that means the issue had something to do with her.
Chioma's uncle looked at her for a very long while and decided that there was no better time to tell her the whole truth than now. He had been keeping this secret since she was born and he was quite sure that her father would never tell her. It was hightime she knows about it before marriage. Hell! She was already 30 years old !
Chioma was shocked when she saw a sudden expression of fear and danger in her uncle's eyes.
"Dear chioma, there's fire on your mountain and your dad is still playing with the fire". Her uncle began to speak after observing her for like 3 minutes.
"Our family have a long history of idol worshipping and on his deathbed, your grandfather had revealed that the gods of our village have chosen you as their bride".
He further revealed to her that she would always be wealthier than any man she had intercourse with since she had already been favored by the gods. Infact this was the main reason while she have accomplished astounding success in her career despite her young age.
Her uncle told her that the reason why he had been in a quarrel with her father the other day was because he only reminded him that she was made for the gods and that there are necessary sacrifices that had to be done before she could marry a mortal man.
Now the problem was that, chioma's uncle was a traditional worshipper while her parents were devoted christains who frowned at Oracle worshipping, so chioma's dad had refused to involve himself or members of his family in any devilish nonsense .
Chioma's uncle finally dropped the bombshell . " Any man that would marry you would be struck to death by the gods on your wedding night. The gods would never share their bride with a mere mortal. It is the wish of the gods that you remain unmarried til the rest of your days!"
He further explained that this was the main reason while she kept suffering from series of heartbreaks in the past. According to him, her current partner whom she would be getting married to in a month time had been blessed with a really strong spirit and that was the reason why he had stayed with her for such a long time. But Harrison's life would definitely come to an abrupt end the day he married her. No one dares the gods!
Chioma couldn't believe what she was hearing. With mouth agape, she kept looking at her uncle as if she was watching a blockbuster movie . After a long moment, she tried saying something but her throat had gone dry, tears fell from her eyes instead.
"God forbid! God forbid!! She finally screamed.
" I can never be the bride to any dirty gods". But deep down, she already knew that her uncle wouldn't joke with such a thing. Infact the conviction in his voice was unmistakable . She immediately lost energy and slumped into her seat and began to cry. She knew she was in deep trouble. Her fiancee's life was in danger!
Chioma's uncle kept explaining the seriousness of her predicament to her.
"Your father knows as much as I do but he's only feigning ignorant because of his religion. But we are talking about your life right now. If you ever want to get married successfully, there are some rituals that have to be performed in order to ward off evil. The spiritual processes is not even as complicated as it seems. If it were in the olden days, you would be required to serve in the shrine of the gods for 3 years before you can start thinking of getting married to a mortal man. But trust me, such wouldn't be your case but we still have got to act fast and your father must play a role in the ritual rites since he was the one that gave you life. As an uncle, I could only take charge of the responsibilities if your father had died".
Chioma was badly shaken and with trembling hands, she picked up her phone and called her father. " If you want the best for me, you better agree to what uncle wants you to do", she cried on the phone.
But her father still maintained that he wouldn't call her uncle neither would he take part in some devilish nonsense.
" Don't listen to the rubbish your uncle is brainwashing you with, my dear. We are now christains and old things have passed away. We would never be blackmailed into worshipping idols. You would get married to the man you love and nothing will happen to him".
Her father had started praying over the phone when chioma hung up. She thought that this was not the time of prayers but actions.
"Your father is only postponing the evil day". Her uncle said pitifully as he shook his head. Without saying anything else, chioma stormed out of the restaurant. As soon as she got to her parents house, she began to scream at her father......
To be continued....
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Wow! Interesting Story👍. Sometimes eh, these are test to our faith and honestly some our our faith can't withstand such😭