CAUGHT IN THE WEB

EPISODE 2

WRITTEN BY: EUNICE ISEOLUWA OYEKUNLE

 

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I did not know when hot tears started streaming from my eyes. My heart is so burdened and heavy that it felt like it was going to burst.

 

‘’Oh! Lord, I need your help.’’ I muttered quietly raising my face to the ceiling as if He was right there. My heart almost jumped into my throat when I heard a very loud knock from my door.

 

I hardly had any visitors. None of my friends comes visiting because my parents were annoying.

 

There was a time that my closest friend, Anne visited me. He was received by my Dad who was heavily drunk. He pushed her to the wall, Annie’s loud shout forced me to run out from my room.

 

It was so infuriating to see blood gushing out from her nose. Her hand was placed on her tummy, crying bitterly.

 

My eyes met Dad’s. He was lying down adjacent to Anne. I was so annoyed.

 

 

‘’How could he do this to my friend?’’

 

‘’Does he want to kill her?

 

After some seconds had passed, the reality dawned on me that Annie was also lying helplessly on the floor. I hurriedly carried her to the basin where I removed her clothes , washed, cleaned and bathed her.

 

She was so weak to do anything let alone, walk. I had to support her with the little bones that I have. I laid her on my mattress and She slept off immediately.

 

As if what Dad did wasn’t enough, mum came into my room and she was so angry to meet my friend sleeping on my bed. She was obviously in one of her bad moods.

 

‘’You are very stupid, why should a visitor be in my own house without my permission?’’ She started insulting.

 

Unknown to me, her noise woke my innocent Annie up. She stood up immediately, arranged her untied hair. She apologized to my mum and left. She was very scared.

 

I tried to call her back but she did not even care to look up.

 

The next day at school, news about what my parents did to Annie had spread like wild fire.. Nobody wanted to associate with me. They treated me like I was some bugs.

 

It was indeed hell for me trying to cope with my acadamics, been socially defected, battling with addiction and my parents increased my problems.

 

Things became easy for me when Jesus stepped into my life after the revival.

 

He changed my parents, helped my academics and made me find favour in the sight of those that hated me. But that didn’t make my friends to start visiting me again.

 

Now that my door was being knocked, I was so astonished. My parents seldom came to my room except on rare occasions like:

 

‘’Radiance, your food is ready.’’ And so on.

 

I quickly rose up to attend to those knocking. When I opened the door, I was amazed at what I saw.

 

Dad was covered in a pool of sweat. I could tell that his heart was beating, Gbam! Gbam! His eyes were red and swollen, it was as if he had been crying all day.

 

 

On the other hand, mum was beside him, it was like she was the pillar that held Dad.

 

 

‘’Dad, Mum, what is the matter? Mum, what’s wrong? Speak to me.’’ I said fearfully as I led them in. I made sure that the door was firmly closed before I joined them on the queen- sized bed where they were seated already.

 

 

I shifted uneasily as I waited for my parents to speak up. Many thoughts were dangling in my mind.

 

 

‘’What could have happened? What is that grievous thing that made Dad so nervous and scared.’’ My had started beating so fast.

 

 

I couldn’t take the silence any longer. I had to break it.

 

‘’Dad, Mum, what is it?’’ I asked firmly as I stood up angrily, I banged the big- sized table that was next to my bed annoyingly. I shot my parents that look that was so curious to know what was happening.

 

 

‘’ Radiance……’’ Mum started.

 

She cleared her throat as she continued speaking. ‘’ My daughter, you are radiating God’s glory. You are Abba’s master piece. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation that was called from darkness into His marvellous light.”

 

 

‘’Radiance dear, we need your forgiveness’’. She said again.

 

 

I was so shocked! Forgiveness? What could have happened? Why has Dad refused to look into my eyes?

 

 

Why is it that all he kept looking at was the floor? When did mum become the outspoken one? I kept on thinking on those questions, wishing that I would find the answers right there.

 

 

‘’God what is happening? All I heard was silence. It was like God was so distant that He couldn’t hear me.

 

 

‘’Daughter’’ Dad finally said. He was on his knees, his face was down. His hands were placed on his laps like a small child that was pleading for help.

 

 

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. How on earth would Dad kneel down for me? My gaze was fixed on him as I watched his movement, waiting impatiently to hear what he was about to say.

 

 

Dad was about to continue what he was saying when the door was knocked again.

 

I was sad.

 

 

‘Who could that intruder be?’ I thought .

 

Watch out for EPISODE 3