A Blast From The Past || Eniola Akindele || Episode 0ne.

Bernard had just finished a slice of bread and was about to pick up his cup of tea when suddenly mary's hand landed on his face...Gbam!

For a second he stood glued on the spot trying to relate what just happened.
He felt the affected part of his face with his own palm, anger written all over him.
How dare you! how dare you hi...
I will do it again, useless man!
You are here eating and drinking!
Do you realize the gravity of what you did?
Calm down Ben, the spirit man whispered softly to his heart.

He raised his right hand to inflict the same pain he felt on his wife only to be stopped by the continuous plead he received from within, deep down beyond the anger, pain and hate was this silent whisper of love, forgiveness and patience.

Oh, you want to revenge abi?
Oya do it, kuku take that knife and end me! End this rubbish!

Mary motioned for the kitchen knife.
But bernard clenched his fist, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, opened them again and walked out of the kitchen.

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I Mary Okafor do take you Bernard Justice as my lawful wedded husband, to love and to cherish, through good and bad till death do us part. Mary said as she gently inserted the shiny silver ring on-to her husband's finger, smiling, they gently held on to each other.
Bernard stared at the same wedding ring and wondered how things turned sour.

Flashing back, he remembered the moments they shared, their courtship, the wedding, the honey moon and the beautiful years they've spent together.
He glanced at their bedroom which almost looked like a desert, Mary's closet was empty, she had completely packed out of the bedroom and who knows, maybe out of his life too.
Lord, end this war! he said aloud
It is good for a man to patiently hope for the salvation of the Lord
He closed his eyes and whispered..
I will wait Lord.
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Now, dear readers, it's important to note that in this episode, Bernard could not caution/control himself, all he needed to do was to obey the continuous voice of the Holy Spirit.
Thank God he did.

When you've totally made up your mind and you're are the at verge of doing something wrong, have you ever experienced the continuous pleading of the Holy Spirit not to?
Obedience the bible says, is better than sacrifice and to harken than the fat of rams.

Let's see what happens in the next episode....

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