Must Read: House Of Secrets

6 years ago

Must Read: House Of Secrets

He’d woken up on a hospital bed, slowly the memories of his accident replayed in his brain and he thanked God he was still alive.

He had been surprised to see Joy, his niece, how had she known about his condition? Had the news gone viral that the great pastor Ita was lying on a hospital bed? He didn’t like the sound of that, but he trusted Helen, she was going to handle everything well.

He had enough time to reflect on his life as he’d come face to face with death, what if he had died?
He would’ve gone straight to hell, that was why he would shun everything evil and focus on God, and live a righteous life in truth, but could God forgive him and cure him of the unnatural attraction to his daughter?

‘Uncle, I’m sorry for taking so long, I left to receive a call from a friend’ Joy pushed the door open.

‘It’s okay, how’s the family? I hope they aren’t afraid for me, I’ll be fine’ Pastor Ita replied his niece.

‘We are not worried, you’ll pull through, I can see it all over you, you’re so strong, you’ll come out of this’ Joy rubbed his legs.

Her uncle was a good man, she couldn’t say much about his wife and his evil seeds of children.

She hated Helen so much, that was one of the reasons she rarely visited, and her kids? Well, they were just like their mother, especially Rose, she was a snub and a very arrogant one.

‘Are you okay’? the pastor could see worry in her features.

‘I.. I am fine’ Joy replied. She remembered the incident vividly, though her uncle never got to hear about it.

She had trusted Mark like her own brother, one day they’d been together in a room and he’d raped her, they were teenagers, she’d been so scared and hurt, so the only person she’d run to was Helen, but Helen acted like nothing had happened, instead offered her some money to keep mute about it.

‘So, why didn’t you come along with the new maid, you left her to herself and she almost lost the job without your presence’ the pastor said.

‘I had to see a friend’ she lied. In truth, she never wanted to face Mark or his witch of a mother, now she regretted it all.

Ajunwa was a very pretty girl, what if Mark tried to force himself on her? They had a lot to discuss.

She wished she was financially buoyant, Ajunwa would never have had the option of working as a maid, she only prayed her best friend was safe.

‘You know the funny thing? She actually resembles our last maid, Grace’ the pastor paused as he remembered what had transpired between Grace and Rose.

She had found out about their affair and had taunted Rose about it, a fight ensued and Rose killed her, Helen helped them cover the issue without asking for the real reason behind the fight, if Helen ever found out, she would be heartbroken.

‘I never met Grace…’ Joy replied.

‘You stopped visiting me Joy, what happened’? Pastor Ita suddenly asked.

‘Goodmorning sir’ the door burst open and the maid stepped in with two plastic bags.

‘Ajunwa!’ Joy rushed and hugged her.

The pastor just lay smiling as he watched the friendly exchange between the girls, he felt more guilty, these girls were like his daughter, but he’d defiled Rose.

‘I brought your food sir’ Ajunwa set the table as she placed steaming plates of pepper soup and rice before him.

‘Thank you my dear, where is my wife’? the pastor wondered why Helen nor his kids weren’t present to see him.

‘She would be coming later sir’ Ajunwa replied.

‘Okay then, thank you’ he straightened up and worked on the food, that was when the two girls left for outside.