[STORY] BEHIND CHURCH DOORS (Episode 50)

Episode 50.

BISHOP KINGSLEY

The last few days have been the worst of my life? Things have just been moving from bad to worse. My wife as well as some of the pastor’s from the church were arrested too and this time the bond was denied. Even though we still have people from around the globe praying for us and willing to testify on our behalf in court, I feel very scared, this mess doesn’t look like one we will get out of quickly. I wonder what kind of connections Missy has, we were unable to bribe any of the officers that are handling the case.

When I was brought into the police station, I was told to remove my jacket, tie, belt, shoes and socks then they made me walk barefoot. I was later placed alone in a very cold cell.
And during the interrogation, I was beaten by one of the officers. They treated me like a criminal. After hours of interrogation I was placed in another cell with others.

The cell is filthy, smelly and lice infested.
There are six of us and there isn’t enough space to sleep on at night. What’s worse is that I have to sleep on the concrete floor without a mattress because they grabbed the one that my daughter brought for me.

I couldn’t even argue with them when they got my stuff because they threatened to kill me and I believed them. My cell mates are well – built , muscular men, they are also bullies, they don’t play around. It’s like I am their puppet now.

They keep teasing me and calling me names. I don’t think I can last a month in a place like this, I need a way out. And if I am feeling like this, I wonder how Ruth is feeling.
With all that lice in the cells, her skin is obviously itching and swelling.
“Iwe fake Papa! You have a visitor,” The guard says as he opens the cell door.
I rise to my feet and walk out, after he locks it up he accompanies me to the visiting area where I find the lawyer waiting up for me.
As I walk to where he is sitting, I silently pray he has some good news for me.
“Mr. Sikuka?”
“Bishop!”
“You have twenty minutes,” the guard says.
“Anything new?” I ask.
He shakes his head, “No! I tried everything I could but all my efforts have proven futile. I even went to meet up with Missy so we could reach an agreement without going to court but she refused.”
“Damn that lady!” I say hitting the table with my fist. If I could go back in time I would not have hired her. Hi ome on+233544142683 to read more stories from ,unlimited story platform fresh stories kingdom, house of story room, sweet and nice story room.
“So we are going to court. She has a lot of evidence against you, I will try my best to defend you though.”
“How many years am I likely to get?”
“For the sexual harrasment nothing below years. Manslaughter, you could even get life. You will get a couple of years from the other cases too. I am sorry Bishop but it doesn’t look good for you.”

“So what do you advise me to do?”
“You could plead guilty. That’s the first option.”
“Why would I plead guilty isn’t that a way of hanging myself?”
“If you plead guilty, the judge could deduct some years while passing his sentence for not wasting the court’s time knowing that you were guilty.”
“What’s the second option?”
“Plead not guilty and we find as many people to stand as witnesses and try to refute everything that Missy put up. It will be a tough ride but it’s worth trying.”
“I don’t even know what to do anymore.”
“Time up!” The guard says.
Mr. Sikuka stands up, “I will be back in a few days please think about what I have said and make a decision.”
“Okay.”
He hands me a plastic, “I brought this for you. Some clean clothes and food.”
“Thank you.”

When I am escorted back into the cell, they grab my plastic and begin to share my things.
“Those are mine, you have no right too….”
“Did you say something?” One of them asks.
And before I respond one of them hits me in the back of the head so hard, I fall down and crush my head on the floor. The pain is so excruciating that I nearly pass out.
“Did you say anything?” The one who hit me asks
“No,” I mumble.
“I thought as much,” he says and they burst into a fit of laughter.
“Fake Papa! You were busy praying for people, why not pray for us all so that we can miraculously leave this place? Ba man of God uhule fulu fulu! You need to be put away for life,” one of them says as they share my food.
“The world will be a better place without him. Ma sisters batu bavutika kuli vima papa vamene ivi!” Another says.
“Tefyo mumakamba namulungu imwe? Tell him right now to get you out of here,” he says and they laugh.
I have never been this humiliated my entire life, I hope that the earth will open and swallow me up right this minute.
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ZYAIR
“So you will remain quiet and pretend like nothing is happening? What is this Zyair? You need to confront her, you need to send her packing,” My sister says, she just picked me from town, she is driving me home. I went to Kafue for Pacey’s funeral and I decided to stay longer than I had intended.
“I know what I am doing Zion, let me handle this issue my own way.”
“She cheated on you with that old Papa. That child she is carrying might not even be yours, what more do you want to hear?”
“Like I said, I know what I am doing.”
“If you don’t speak up I will, I can’t stand that woman and her lies. She doesn’t respect you, your name has been dragged in the mud…”
“I really don’t want to talk about it, please respect my decision. This is my marriage after all.”
“I will not allow you to raise another man’s son. I will fight nail and tooth for that woman to leave your house.”
“Zion please stop.”
“Fine! This issue is far from over though.”
I roll my eyes, Zion is unbearable, sometimes I can’t stand her. I watched that documentary, I heard with my own ears how my wife cheated with Bishop Kingsely and yes I should confront her but I am not doing that. I am giving her enough rope to hang herself, I know Zion thinks this is damn but I am doing things my own way. When all is said and done, I will call for a family meeting and officially end this marriage. This marriage has been over for a long time.
To Be Continued…. . .  .

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