[STORY] SADE’S HEART TALE (Episode 12)

Episode 12.

Funke told me that her uncle helps those in need of a child and he will be willing to help me.
This lady gave me a very convincing assurance with high hopes.

I have had hopes severally and it crashed after every said and done then nothing worked out.

That doesn’t mean I should fold my arms and do nothing.

I called the lady, she asked me to come out to her house which was not very close, three streets away from mine.

Since I’m in need of something very important I trek to go meet her.

She told me that by Saturday, I should come out again we will go and see the baba.
I wondered why she didn’t pass the message across over the phone and made me trek all the way down.

I still thanked her and went back home.
Since it was on a Thursday, I still have time to think things through and decide properly if I really want to go on or not

No matter how I try to tell myself that it was a bad idea I still couldn’t stop myself.

My whole mind was fully in and I was actually looking forward to Saturday.

When it finally came, I got ready and informed my husband that I was visiting a friend from church.

I went over to meet Funke, the lady I made plans with.
She will be taking me to see the baba.

She drove half way with her car, parked by a road side and said the rest of the road is not good for driving.
She said is not very motorable that we have to take bike.
we took okada (motorcycle) to the area.
It was very far but I was not counting the distance, rather I looked forward to getting a solution to my big problem.

I asked her again how real was this baba, she assured that once I get there all my problems will be solved.
The baba is real beyond words, she said.
Funke told me that I shouldn’t worry because I will testify with my own mouth.

Her assurance alone was giving me joy, that was all I needed to hear for my hopes to be on a higher level.

When we got there, I found out to my greatest surprise that the baba is the big type of babalowo. I thought we were going to his house, but we kept walking in bushes paths until we arrived at his shrine.

I became scared but I was more eager for a solution.
I just wanted to get whatever he will do done with and get out of here.

I don’t want to be in this dreaded place, every second became more scary.
Funke asked me to relax and trust baba.

I have had hopes on the baba my mother took me to twice but all his works and word failed.
My mother assured me just like Funke is doing now.
The only difference is that this Baba’s shrine looks too scary with bird or chicken feathers, human and animal skulls everywhere, Calabash and blood sprinkled around the whole place.
Red materials tired around a palm fronds, different currencies and denomination in another Calabash.
From one thousand to five naira. And other currencies too.

I wanted to remain standing but I was asked to sit down.
I did and baba said that I have found the final solution to whatever problem I have been battling with.
He gave me some thing in a small covered cup, it looks like a cream.

The baba said I should be using it to rub all over my body before bedtime and wash it off the following morning.

I thanked him and quickly left, I was walking as fast as my legs could carry me.
Funke asked me to slow down that the baba is not a bad person, he just a traditionist. She tried to calm my fear and I felt a little relaxed.

I went home and did exactly what he asked me.
But I did not see the effect or anything working.
Instead, I was getting an irritated and itchy skin.

I stopped and called Funke to complain.

Funke called to tell me one day that the baba is inviting me back to his shrine again.
He wants me to come over that is very important.
I told her that I can’t go there, I’m not moving an inch close to that Baba’s shrine again.

I guess she told the baba who gave her another message for me
Funke said that baba wanted to come over to my house.
He wants to come and do some cleansing.
I replied her that my husband is not even aware that I went to see baba, him coming to my house is not a good idea.

Funke said since I have started on this journey with baba then I should complete it instead of leaving it half done.
That if after I complete it and there’s no results then I can give up.
Funke also urged me to continue using that cream thing that baba gave me.

I refused, instead i threw it into the dustbin with so much regret of why I even followed funke in the first place.

My skin kept itching me and looks like little reddish rash was begining to appear
I was also having this scary dreams. I have terrifying nightmare each time which makes me more scared.
I’m always scared of closing my eyes during the night to sleep.

My husband asked me what is the cause, I lied and said that is probably nothing important.
But as time goes on, he became worried and began to examine my skin.
He bought some antibiotics and rash cream but it didn’t work.

He said is probably the results of following my mother to some strange places. That this is probably the consequences.

He begged me not to listen to anyone or follow anybody to anywhere again, even if is an invite to another church, Ayo said I shouldn’t go.
He wanted me to trust God fully, to wait on God’s own time.
That is better to wait and keep trusting in God than seeking for a quickie solution that will take a whole lot out of us.
He said devil gives with one hand and collect with another.
If I can have Faith in God like him, if I can join my faith with his own then I will see the wonder if God’s might.

I told him that I will, he held my hands and prayed for me, yes Ayo prayed for almost twenty minutes because of the itchy rash on my body.
He brought water in a bucket and prayed over it before bathing me with it.
He kept praying even during the bathing process.

During the day I decided to take a nap, I slept for so long and there was no scary or terrifying dream for the first time ever since I visited that baba.

The itchy body rash also began to disappear. Within few days I was totally fine.
No nightmare, no skin rash or anything affecting.
I was fine and that was when I decided not to soil my hands

I was trying to get back in track with God when Funke began to call that baba said he has a very serious cleansing he needs to do in my house.
He wants to come over and do it so that he can hands up from my case.
Also I need to either trust baba to get a solution or keep doubting and nothing will happen.

I asked her to tell baba that all of this, my husband is not even aware and I can’t risk bringing him to my house.

She said the baba asked her to tell me that I should think about it properly and know how to communicate it to my husband. That the reason I was having skin rash was because I was having doubts in my mind
That if I can stop doubting then I will get my solution.
He wanted me to convince Ayomide so that he can come into our home for the cleansing.

I don’t know how to tell Ayomide such thing.
How do I tell him that a native doctor wants to come and do cleansing in our home.
Ayomide will never agree to such.

Funke said she has given baba my address and he maybe coming next so I should convince Ayomide as soon as possible.

What did I get myself into like this.

I just want to focus on God alone like Ayo was doing.

Baba coming to my place, I don’t know it was the beginning of a bigger problem for me.
Trouble was loading heavily unknown to me.
To Be Continued… . . .

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