Later that evening, the doctor called on Reverend father Taye to come and take patient Alejandro, who thinks himself to be Chief Charles. The doctor could no longer endure it after the entire village was emptied to his hospital, it was almost as if they came to destroy the hospital.
The security men tried to hold them back, but it seemed like their efforts were not enough because, the more they try, the more the crowd increased, and the villagers thronged in mass to the chanting songs of praise to God. Thanking him for sending a Saint to them.
Even Mrs Cecilia tried to explain to them that her husband was not a Saint, according to her, he was just lucky to be alive, and he still has some complications, they all pleaded with the masses to go back to their houses, but they insisted on waiting until he comes out and bless them.
"He is a Saint. We are not leaving hunting he blesses us." they chanted, as if that was not enough, another song was raised and the entire crowd joined in the song, they all sang saying.
"Ho-o-holy, Holy, Holy, Alejandro is our Saint." this became the song they chanted.
"Are you stupid?" the doctor asked one of the nurses and gave her a tap on the head. The doctor caught her dancing and singing the same words as the crowd, she had been taken unaware by the rhythm of the song. The tap on her head sent her back to her memory.
Later, after a while, the Reverend's father came to the hospital after the doctor had called him, the doctor had thought of sending Cecilia and her husband Alejandro out of his hospital due to the nuisance caused by the villagers, but he thought about it and changed his mind, he could be sending the poor man back to the same death he had rejected. The villagers were not acting with their senses, they could rip the poor man while they search for a blessing from their imaginary Saint.
It only took the presence of the father to calm the crowd and have them keep calm for the while.
"Calm down my pious friends, our very own brother Alejandro who had received mercy from the Most High will have to join me in the parish, you all know that this is the hospital; it is not wise that we gather here making all these noises, I think you all can go home, and then, come back to the parish later to see him, and then he will have to tell us all that happened and all that he saw in the land beyond." so he said, and they began to disperse back to the village.
Father Taye was shocked when he heard Alejandro speak, he might not have had that close relationship with Alejandro before, but he knew him well enough to know that he cannot construct a correct phrase. So, the new English by Alejandro was a shock to him. He was puzzled, by his English, and the level of things he now knows.
Alejandro woke up to meet the presence of a priest, he was thrilled to see him.
"Oh, thank God, a clergyman." he quickly said as he saw the priest, he wore this thrilled face, he was certain that the priest will have a level of understanding than even the doctor who he thought was supposed to be wise.
His word got him even more confused, he looked at him confused.
"Clergyman? Did you just say, Clergyman?" Father Taye asked, looking very dazed.
"Hahaha, Father, you have to see what I am seeing, even his wife is as shocked as we all are. This man speaks queens English. Are you sure he is not learned?" the Doctor asked the priest.
"I might not know him well, but I undeniably know him well enough to know that he is not literate. This man is a stack illiterate, and his wife is a devoted member of the church, I know him very well, he might not be a churchgoer, but he keeps to his giving, when it is time for her best, they never miss." the priest responded.
"I am still here, look at me, I can hear you, I am not deaf, please Padre, I am confused, I am not the man you all think I am, I am literally not this man," he said pointing to himself.
"This is not me, this is not my body, this is not my flesh, I am not this young, as a matter of fact, I am not young at all, I am in my late 70, and I can remember sleeping in my bed the other night, and waking up in that box, now I am in this body, please, where is this? Is this some enchanted place? I am a multi-billionaire who resides in the Federal capital territory, you know what? All these things are confusing me because I was very ill, my organs were failing me as of last night, so, it is unclear to me why I haven't felt any pain since I got up." Alejandro spoke. All that he said were all dropping on the cassock of the Reverend Father, who was not paying attention to the content in the words he was saying but to his accent and the strength of his English. Listening to him speak, the Reverend turned to Cecilia, who sat with her daughter with tears running down her eyes. The poor lady had little or nothing to say, all she needed is that her husband should return to his normal self. She required a husband who recognizes her and her daughter, Shania.
The priest quickly deep his hand into the Bible and brought out the rosary which was there and used it to make a sign of the cross before he could
"Is there something that I do not know about your husband?" the priest asked Cecilia in a very calm tone.