Chapter 2

The love of God and the evil of Men

Many friends stick close to their friends and ready to die no matter what. After Peter had serious accident and his spinal cord has been confirmed broken, the news got to his friend John and John never hesitated, he abandoned what he was doing in the market and went straight to the scene.

" I was wondering today, I tried to reach out to Peter because I didn't hear from him today neither did he come to the market today, I tried calling but his number was switched off. I never knew that you were traveling" this the statement immediately John got there. John looks for taxi and took Peter to hospital to get him treated. At this point Peter is unconscious and couldn't identify anything nor recognize anybody. The doctor told his friend this man can get treated and he will be able to walk, if you can pay the bills, I guarantee you his quick recovery. "Doctor, I'm willing to pay and make sure my friend walk again. I love him so much. Meanwhile,I will call some of his family members to come and be with him".

John took his Phone and call Peter elder brother to inform him about the accident.

" If Peter can die from the accident I will be happy, I was attacked by armed robbers, they shot me and I spent so much money to get myself treated. When I informed my brother Peter about the incident, he said to me that I'm a lier, that, I just wanted to collect money from him and he never showed up. Thank God I'm alive today no one will come from his family to pay any bills and take care of him. He thought money is everything let him take care of himself, he has money so he said. Let his money care for him"

" So sorry about that, such thing happened and he never told me anything? Well, Peter has been good to people here and he is so friendly. I'm astonished from your story. But please forgive him, let us not pay evil with evil"

" I know him quite well, he is evil!"

"Please let us not talk like that, why I need your assistance here is that, I need to be in the market so we don't loose our customers and again, that is were I can generate money from to pay the rest of the bills. I have already paid half of the money".

"Well, I'm going to do this for the sake of God. I can see that you are a nice friend indeed. I will come to the hospital, send me the address..."

Months later, Peter gets on his feet he is able to work as usual.

Peter: thanks so much for what you did for me I never knew you could do this for me. Brother, I'm sorry too I was wrong, forgive me too.

"I have forgiven you long time ago, if not you wouldn't have seen me here I, and my wife taken care of you. You need to appreciate your friend,he is a nice guy"

" I can't thank him enough, for saving my life, God will save him too from every trouble"

months later, Peter is healthy enough and could continue with his business in the market. Two weeks in the market yet, he couldn't sold anything. Worse of it all, some of his beef got spoiled and he usually sees his customer buying from his friend. Everyone abandoned his place and don't buy anything from him anymore. Evil thought rushed into his mind again and he was thinking of what to do, he thought the only way he can get all customers to himself is to kill his friend, since is only two of them that sells such meat in the market.

John got a call from his family members that his mother is ill, John got the news and told his friend Peter that he will be traveling to see his mother.

" What is wrong with your mom?"

" I don't really know yet I have to travel and find out what is really wrong with her"

"So when will you be traveling?"

"I have to travel tomorrow morning."

In the middle of the night, after Peter thought so much evils he will do to his friend John so, he can have everything to himself. He heard that the road to John's town is very dangerous, kidnappers and arm robbers have taken the road as theirs moreso, that was the road his brother was attacked. He advised his friend wrongly.

"Hello John, please I heard that the road you wanted to follow isn't good, kidnappers and robbers are in that route. Please don't follow there. Meanwhile, the road John wanted to follow is the right one..."

" Okay, thanks for the information I will call you in the morning once I get to park bye, good night friend"

Very early in the morning, John woke up takes his bath, and gets prepared and was going. He has to trekked from where he is staying three kilometers before he could get to junction and enter motor to his home town. John pray in the morning and started his journey. He abandoned the safer route and followed the one his friend convinced him to follow. On his way, in the middle of the road, those thugs came out and heat him on his head and he is unconscious instantly. They took him faraway to the bush where more than 10 innocent people have been caged. They caged him too. These kidnappers, kidnapped killed and sell body parts to rich men and politicians. Immediately John is conscious a lady was slaughtered in his present and some of the private parts taken away.

Peter pick up his phone and started calling to confirmed if really his friend has been taken as he wishes. He called but the line wasn't connected. He knew that perhaps devil has answered his prayers.

A week later he heard nothing from John and he said to himself, yes, I have got this one this time. He started telling his customers that his friend traveled to see his mother and he will be back soon. " I have been calling him but his line never connected!"

" Yes, it can't connect, no network in the place he traveled to"

Peter spray rumors around and grabbed all the customers and he started making money as he ever wanted, now, he buys full cow and slaughtered and sells all in a day. He is happy and his friend has been in cage inside bush where he has never eaten anything in a week+.

The family members, started calling his line, but his line switched off, then they prejudged saying, perhaps he changed his number because of family problem and they felt reluctant.

John is in the bush suffering and crying to God, each time he opened his mouth to pray or sing they will beat him badly and severely.

To be continued