The next day in the morning, it was the long awaited Sunday and Anna was preparing breakfast as Liam was ironing their clothes they would wear for church service.
"Papi!"
"Yes!"
"Don't your parents ask where you sleep for all these days you spend here?" Anna asked, as she served breakfast.
"I'm I Ron to be questioned about my whereabouts?" Liam asked back,
"I know you're not but aren't they mad at me for exiling you?"
"That's their joy knowing that their son is out there fucking his girl's pussy and not some men's assholes like they used to assume."
Anna blushed at his embarrassing speech, "So unfiltered."
"Why would I beat around the bush? That's reality." He said shrugging.
"I wonder how Lexie makes love to her girlfriends."
"You mean you don't know how lesbians fuck?"
"No"
"So innocent" He said, "I promise you, you wouldn't want to know because you may despise my cousin"
Anna glanced at him and decided to change the topic, "Why do y'all still stay with your parents when you're old enough to cater for yourself?"
"My mom is like Max and Kim, only she and her sister are the only ones alive from a very big family that was wiped out in 1990 genocide. We're her family that she wants to look at everyday." He said, "She wants us to do Indians style that even if we marry, we should still stay with our wives with them."
"That's what we actually do in our culture. Only girls get taken away when married but boys stay together with the parents. What differs is that they don't stay in the same house as they build a small house besides the main house towards the boy's wedding; but they share the rest."
"She will be glad I chose her tribe-ment." Liam said with a proud smile on his lips which showed to Anna how dear his mom is to him.
She smiled as well, "I wish she likes me."
"I'm sure she will"
"Do they have a good relationship? I mean your mom and the sister."
"They are best friends. When you find them talking on phone you may think that they haven't seen each other for years. I wonder whether their gossips ever come to an end." He shook his head.
"That's me and you or Nancy" Anna said, "We haven't been together for two full weeks but the way we gossip about people is insane."
"I'm not that type of a person but what would I do if my girl is a gossip queen, I just move with the floor." Liam said feigning sadness.
Anna clicked her tongue, "I bet you're the gossip king here because there's nothing you don't know about. Whenever I try to tell you about something, I find you knowing it better than me. It annoys me."
Liam chuckled, "That's because I like what you like and our fancies are in common."
Anna rolled her eyes on him and proceeded to set the stool for him as a dinning table. After taking breakfast, they prepared to leave for church. Liam was wearing a black suit pants and a white shirt while Anna was wearing a pink knee high dress enhancing her body shape clearly with a pair of white heels and a white Gucci handbag.
"Belle"
"Hmm!"
"Won't Fiona need financial help?"
"She would! She will need to feed the girl and herself nicer foods."
"Wouldn't we give her money then before we leave? I don't think that Debby will keep transporting them wherever they want." Liam said.
Anna pecked on his lips then wrapped her arms around his neck, "Thank you for caring about my friends, Papi. I had thought about it but I thought you would think I'm so extravagant."
"Why would you think like that, babe? You taught me that helping the needy is a necessity in one's life so I wouldn't. Besides, Fiona is our friend not only yours."
"So you want to steal her from me like you did to Nancy? No way, she's mine alone." Anna said with a scowl.
"From emotional to dramatic!" Liam said with a raised brow, "Get your ass out"
Anna turned on her heels and started wiggling her butt.
"Hope you remember where we're going to because I wouldn't want to pin you down right now." Liam said folding his arms in his chest.
Anna hurried out at the mention of pinning her down. She went to give Fiona the money Liam had given her as he was locking the door. After Liam greeted Fiona and the little girl, they drove to the church's address.
They had reached at the church in a few minutes. The church was so crowded that it was full inside and outside yet it was so big and vast.
"Seems like we're late" Anna murmured under her breath.
"We're not but rather, your promise of attending today and testfying attracted a lot of people." Liam wispered, "Because according to the temporary expansion of the seats, it seems like they weren't prepared of such big number."
"So wise and observant!" Anna complemented with a wink but he merely shook his head and stayed silent.
Liam held her hand and led them to two empty seats behind but a female usher stood in front of them with the widest smile Anna had ever seen all her life.
"You're most welcome to Miracle center cathedral. Your seats are at the front." The lady said happily, "Follow me please"
Anna glanced at Liam wide eyed then at the lady, "Is it okay if we sit here? It's not fair for us to come late and take front seats"
"No sister!" The lady said smiling ear to ear, "Your sitting arrangements were made yesterday. So don't worry about the rest, we've been patiently waiting for you; specifically."
"Oh!" Was all Anna replied, somehow, she felt so happy to be awaited by a big number of people like this in real life besides the social media thing. It made her feel loved and recognised.
Liam didn't let go of her hand as they passed through the long aisles heading to the front. The whole congregation applauded as soon as they saw Anna to which made her nervous. The usher took them to two empty seats just below the well decorated pulpit. She put Anna's handbag on the table infront of the chairs where there was two bottles of mineral water.
"Seems like you're today's pastor!" Liam wispered for only Anna to hear.
"We're in church mister, stop gossipping." Anna rebuked.
"Aye bishop!" Liam joked to which she fought so hard not to laugh.
Liam hoped for her to automatically climb up the pulpit as they found them praising but he was amazed to see her remain calm and collected. She didn't neither dance nor sing loudly, she just kept clapping her hands lightly till the praise was done and worship service started.
🎶 You're alpha and omega!
We worship you alone
You're worthy to be praised!🎶
Tears were now flowing freely on her cheeks but there wasn't any sign of sadness or a scowl on her face. Liam tried to hold her raised hands to ask whether she was alright but she shoved his hand away lightly; not bothering to open her eyes. She raised her hands higher when the worshiper changed to her favourite worship song.
🎶 You're who you are,
Yesterday, today and forever more. What you say, is what you do! You never fail, you never change. You're faithful till the end, faithful God I worship you! I worship you!🎶
She sang the next part with much love and thankfulness.
🎶 You're too faithful to fail me!
Oh Jesus!
You're too consistent to leave me halfway.
You've proven yourself in my life.
And I've come to realize You're too faithful to leave me🎶
Anna knelt down as she continued to worship from the bottom of her heart in much gratitude for all God had done for her.
After the worshipping, one minister led the congregation in prayer which lasted for several minutes then did other programs. It was around 11am that the programmer welcomed the senior pastor to preach.
"Praise the almighty God!" A middle aged man said.
"Amen!" The congregation of thousands of people replied.
"Before I proceed to anything else, I want to thank you all for coming here today. May God meet your needs and full the desires of your heart." He said, "I want to greatly appreciate and welcome the child of God up here to say hello to us and of course give us our long waited testimonies."
Anna's heart skipped a few beats when the pastor welcomed her and the congregation applauded, she closed her eyes momentarily to collect enough energy into her wobbly legs. Liam nodded to her with a reassuring smile which kind of helped. She grabbed a brown envelope from her handbag then proceeded for the pulpit. She stood besides the pastor but close to him. A guy working in sounds gave her a microphone.
"You brought all these people here today. Both Christians who don't pray from here and non Christians. Just to hear what you got to say." The pastor said.
"Glory be to God!" Anna said lowly with a grin.
"Alellujah!" The Pastor said. "Go on, we're all ears."
Anna bowed lightly in appreciation to the pastor then turned to the congregation. She looked over at people infront of her and on the balcony above. Each and everyone; including Liam was so attentive and so eager to hear whatever she was about to say. Not even a slightest sound of a piano was heard.
She stepped forward, put her hands on waist then started posing like a model and turned around to show the people her big butt. She got closer the camera so that people watching on TV screens from outside could see her clearly.
"How do I look?" She asked checking herself out. "Attractive, right?"
People started casting themselves confused looks frowning deeply.
"Come on, don't be envy of my beauty!" She said, "I'm I attractive?"
"....."
"Even if you don't reply to me, I know that I'm the most beautiful girl in this country that no other girl can stand against me if we were compared." Anna said, "Or is there any girl in here who can compete with me?"
"....."
"I'm better than y'all by looks but I promise you that you're better than me in many ways." Anna said but people were still confused.
"I know a lot of girls wish to be attractive but you don't know the disadvantages of it. It is the thing I wouldn't pray for my kids." She paused.
"Men started cornering me at a very young age. I've been followed home, I've been stalked, I've almost been raped. I've been harassed by fellow females because I blur their presence, heavy on jealous that I steal their man. I have friends that cut me off out of the blue." She said with a heavy heart,