PROLOGUE

SPOILERS 

PROLOGUE 

©Sarah Ofomola

"Oh God No God, Please God..." Aholah wailed in the dark.

"Hey! What is your name?!"

"Are you now dumb?!"The voice came again. "I say what is your name?"

" Aholah Toluwanile. Who are you?" Lost, scared, confused she replied.

After a long and killing moment of silence and darkness, she was able to see a figure crouch by her side in the dark. It was then she realized how cold the place was. Gush! 

Where am I? She wondered.

"I know you were praying to your God. I'm sorry i interrupted..." The began like a repentant sinner. " You came in yesterday and since then, you have not stopped calling this God. He hasn't come. He won't come. Maybe He does exist. Then he doesn't know you because If He knew you, you wouldn't have gotten here in the first place. So it's crazy..."

" That's a lie." i snapped.

"What is a lie?"

"God is omnipresent. He is everywhere and he knows everyone." Aholah corrected.

" I tell you that if he knows you. Then there should have been an answer since last night. You took our sleep away from us calling on a God that doesnt know you."

Perplexed Aholah replied." I dont know what you are saying..."

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*** Aholah's POV***

"Oholah! 6 o clock chapel!" That was Esther's voice! I jumped out of sleep. Still recupperating from my dreams, Esther was all over me with ament of how she's been trying to wake me, nothing was making sense. 

But Chapel...

Morning devotion at Chapel starts 6am and this is already 6:05. I have never woken up this late. Faith Based private university and Chapel, all this things are still new to me.

Hm. And that weird dream...

 Today, hear the word of the lord, You will be my best day. I got some toothpaste in my mouth, changed clothes and ran out.

Throughout my time at chapel i could not focus on anything. 

Images of the night kept invading my thought. That place... not a good place. Like a dark cage.

Me? Imprisoned? Caged? In the dark? A prisoner? No! I can't.

I am the light of the world. 

A city that is set on a hill.

I am a lighted candle of the most high God and i cannot be hid.

I cannot be found in dark places because i give light to all that are in the house.

And in the presence of the light of the Lord that is in me, darkness evaporates.

i learned in a movie that it is usually good to counter negative dreams by affirming the word of God and that was all I was doing during morning devotion at the chapel that morning.

Yes, the light of God is in me and darkness cannot comprehend it.

Who is it that condemneth me? i whispered too myself remebering the voice the kept on saying that my "God knew me not".

Who is he that condemeth me, Aholah Toluwanile?!

It is Christ that died for me. No, i am not condemned. God is ever merciful towards me. He knows my name. I rebuke every devilish manipulation of my dream life in the name of Jesus.

" Aholah..." A distant tap. No, a close tap that felt distant. I really wasn't in chapel this morning. God, it's not my fault. It is the dream o.

"Aholah, you were lost in thought. And Chaplain is looking in our direction, he will know you have not opened your bible since."

Chaplain's always looks in my direction. 'Pastors children must be up and doing'. He always says. You know, this pressure from being a pastor's child and the high expectations that come with it - story for another day.

"oh!" I quickly turned open my bible and tried to bring myself back to the sermon.

"Lastly before we go into our round of prayers. I hope i have prepared our minds enough for these prayers because i want us to pray it with all understanding. The rage of spoilers in this generation is more targetted at us the believers and itis a matter of necessity that we fight ourselves against them. let somebody read Colossians 2:8" Chaplain preached on.

"Beware lest any man despoil you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the rudimentary things of the world, and not according to Christ." A girl said in a voice that was almost unheard.

"Children of God, even as we are about to wage war against spoilers and securing our destinies in christ. The bible also warns that we take heed. Beware. You now know who spoilers are. Now face your neighbour and tell him or her "beware of spoilers"

"BEWARE OF SPOILERS!" We Echoed

"AGAIN!'

"Beware of Spoilers!"

"TELL IT TO THREE FRIENDS!"

"Beware of spoilers!" i joined the exclaming congregation in shouting but deep inside I knew that i have miss too much. i have missed today's message. i don't even know what spoilers are. I can't remember what chaplain said. Not my fault. The dream na.

God! Who are spoilers bayi and why should we beware?

I'll asked Esther later.

To be continued...

Dear reader, please pray this aloud before moving to the next chapter

Say; Holy Spirit of the Living God, Empower me to work against every plan of the enemy to distract myself from hearing the message that my soul needs in the name of Jesus!