Early on a Sunday morning, Cynthia is awake on her mattress. She picks her phone from under her pillow and checks the time. The time is 6 o'clock. She drops her phone and closes her eyes for a while.
'Today is another Sunday, won't I go to Church again today?' She turns and lays on her back, 'over three months in this new apartment and I've never for once gone to any Church service.' Shakes her head, 'No! Things must be different today. Any Church I see today, I must enter and fellowship with them as long as it's the name of Jesus that they are mentioning there and their teaching is not against what dictates of the Bible.' She yawns, uses her hand to cover her mouth. She then picks her phone, goes to her browser to read the day's news headlines. She clicks on the headlines that have interest in local and global business to read. She then goes to WhatsApp and goes to Rii's contact.
'GOOD MORNING MY MAN. TRUST YOU SLEPT WELL. MAY THIS WEEK TURN OUT WELL FOR US. MAKE SURE YOU GO TO CHURCH TODAY. LOVE YOU!'
She yawns and stretches her body again. She checks the time, it's 6:45. 'Around that 7 o'clock, 7:10, I will stand up to bathe and prepare to go in search of the church to attend.' She picks her phone, goes to the browser and enters the web address of an adult movie. She browses through the videos displayed on the Homepage of the website but none of them catches her fancy. She clicks the Menu at the right top of the Homepage and a drop-down appears showing different options available. She scans through till she gets to her favorite, clicks on it and another page is opened showing the different videos under that particular category. She clicks on one of them and downloads it. While the video is downloading, she scans through other videos. When the video finishes downloading, she switches off the data and turns to lay on her chest. She places the phone in a good position and starts playing the video. She later pauses the video, removes her top, lays back on the mattress, resting on her elbows and starts playing the video. In the video is a black man kissing a black lady. As they are kissing, Cynthia slowly starts caressing her areolas. When the guy proceeds to sucking the lady's breasts in the video, Cynthia starts playing with her nipples passionately and getting herself in the mood. She packs her left boob in her left hand, fondles and shakes it while the right hand keeps caressing, softly pulling and pressing the right nipple. She bites her lower softly as she watches the video and handles her breasts. The guy in the video lifts the girl in his arms, walks to where the couch is and gently drops her on the couch. They look at each other seductively, the girl quickly grabs him and kisses her. Cynthia moans softly and sucks teeth. After the kiss, the guy slowly pulls up the skirt the lady is wearing and also removes her black net pants. Cythua changes position to lay slantly on the mattress and resting on the left hand elbow, she holds the phone with her left hand. She slowly dips her right hand under her short nightie and starts caressing her pussy gently and slowly as she watches the guy feast on the girl's pussy. She drops the phone at a position where she could properly see the videos play and starts using the left hand to get busy with the boobs. She closes her eyes, raises her and opens her mouth to the ceiling as she brushes and robs her pussy.
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It's 8:20 in the morning, Cynthia is fully dressed up for Church. She is in a shoulderless gown with a flowing jacket and a wedge. She puts her Bible in her bag as she works the street in search of the Church to attend. She walks away from her street and meets people dressed up and going to church.
'Ehnehn, I believe these people are also going to Church. Let me just slow down a bit so that they can overtake me and I will follow slowly from the back, watch and see the Church they are all going to. Wherever they turn to, I will follow them as long as it's Church.'
The people she's following enter into a corner and not from the corner is a Church by the road. Cynthia is blown off her feet to see that there is a Church there.
'Really? But I pass through this place virtually everyday to work and while coming back, how come I had no knowledge that there is a Church here?' Pauses for a while. 'Hmm! The proverb that he who asks for direction doesn't miss the way is really a loaded proverb. Anyways, let me join them for today. If my spirit flows well with them, then I've found the church I would be attending regularly then.' She enters the Church at exactly 9 o'clock, they've just finished the Sunday School classes and the choirs are leading the congregation in praise and worship. The Usher accosts her at the door and tries leading her to the vacant chairs at the front but she objects to seat at the back, about six rows to the door in the middle column in the church. At first, the usher is persistent that she comes to the front but after a short time of pleading, the usher lets her be and goes to attend to other things in the church. Cynthia sits down, bows her head for a short prayer then stands up, drops her bag on the chair and joins the congregation in praise and worship. Both the choirs, the instrumentalists and the speakers are in accordance with their rendition and this really puts Cynthia in the mood to dance and let go of whatever might be holding her down. Shortly, another usher leads in a tall, well built dark guy with beards with almost the same structure as the guy in the porn Cynthia watched before coming to church, the only differences are the face and beards. The guy in the video is not hairy with a thick backside but the guy in the church has a flat backside and is not hairy. The usher leads him to sit just two chairs away from Cynthia. Cynthia, on seeing him, is totally captivated by him. Different thoughts start running through her mind again.
'Gosh! No now, no now. Today that I finally decided to come to church, the devil decided to plant a distraction beside me, ehn? Why did this usher bring him here amongst all the vacant chairs in this whole church right now? This is unfair.'
The guy, standing up, holds his hands on his Bible at the front of his head and bows his head to pray shortly. Cynthia tries not to be disturbed by his existence beside her. After praying, the guy drops his Bible on his chair. He goes to the other column beside them and greets the people there.
'Oh! Seems he's even a regular member. God, pls, don't let him come back to this place. Just let him carry his stuff and go to join his friends over there.'
After greeting his friends, the guy returns to his seat. On arriving there, he stretches out his hand to shake and greet Cynthia. Cynthia pretends not to see him and continues with her dancing but the guy softly taps her, Cynthia looks at him and could see him waiting for her with a broad smile and his hand still stretched out. She smiles bluntly, shakes his hand and continues with the dance.
'Why did I decide to come to church today of all days and why this church in particular? Assuming I've decided to stay at home now, I won't find myself in this particular situation. Ah God! This shouldn't be happening to me. How can someone so dark, handsome, beard gang, pink lips and still have white shining dentition like this? Daughter of Zion, thou shall not fall. You are in church, focus on that.'
She couples herself. After the praise and worship session, an elderly man from the Elders' Seat approaches the pulpit and briskly leads the congregation in a session of intercessory prayers. After which, the choir gives their special number, the Pastor mounts the pulpit to preach. Throughout the time in church, Cynthia is busy stealing looks at the guy but the guy is unaware of this. During the sermon, the guy is busy writing down what the Pastor is saying.
'But seriously, this has to stop. I'm in church to worship. What exactly is in this particular guy that Rii, my man doesn't have or even have more than? Hum? I'm just the one giving myself unnecessary thoughts and giving in to what's not worth it. Babe, stop this! You are more than this. In fact, that's making you unfaithful to Rii and he doesn't deserve that from you.'
From that very moment, she decides to bury the existence of this guy beside her and focus on the sermon.
Immediately after the service, during the prayer after the sermon, Cynthia quickly leaves the church because that's when they would make the different announcements for the week and also welcome the new members which she doesn't want. She wants to avoid the general eyes seeing her or given the opportunity whereby she would be able to see the whole member of the church in a bid to avoid further and more temptation.
On getting home, she sees her landlord's children playing within the compound. The man is a Muslim in his early forties, low cut, rough beards with a very big potbelly. He is married to a slim, pretty light in complexion lady in her late twenties and they already have three kids, one boy named Abdullahi who is the first born, followed by Muslima and Shedinja, who is the last born. The compound has just a building, the landlord and his wife stay in a two bedroom apartment on one side, Cynthia stays in the studio apartment on the other side close to the gate. On seeing her enter the compound, the kids run to meet and greet her.
'Welcome, Ma' says Abdullahi and Muslima as they hug.
'Awwn! My cute little ones. Thank you and how are you doing?' She replies as she scouts to their level.
'We are fine,' Abdullahi replies.
Muslima collects her bag from her, 'what did you buy for us?'
'Oh! Sorry, I forgot to buy something but I promise you, I will soon go and collect my clothes from the dry cleaner, while coming back, I will buy something for you.' She looks around, 'where is your sister?'
'She's inside,' says Muslima.
'She's sleeping inside. She has come to your side knocking the door thinking you are inside and you didn't want to answer her,' Abdullahi explains everything.
'Awwwn! So sorry about that.' Collects her bag from Muslima and brings out her phone. 'Let us snap some pictures together.'
Both Muslima and Abdullahi are excited and they get beside her to snap selfies together. They snap different styles.
Giving her phone to Abdullahi, 'pls, snap me alone, after which I will snap the both of you.' She makes different styles while Abdullahi joyfully snaps her. She also takes turns to snap the both of them. After the photoshoot, both Muslima and Abdullahi allow her to go inside, change and rest since she has promised them that she would soon be going out to collect her clothes and she would get them something while coming back. As she's about to enter her apartment, her phone rings. She opens the door, shuts the door after herself and picks the call.
'Hey Babe,' she says.
'My baby, how are you?'
'I'm good. How was the Service? I was just returning from church.'
Rii is surprised to hear that, 'wow! You actually went to church today. Rain will fall today.' He laughs.
'Stop it!' Rolls her eyes and removes her shoes. 'At least it's not that I don't want to go to church, I just didn't know the exact locations of churches in my area and that's because of my work schedule, I'd leave the house very early in The morning and come back late in the night. So it's not my fault.'
'So, how did you locate this one you went to and I hope you enjoyed their service?'
She sits on the mattress, 'my Dear, I woke up this morning with the ful determination that no matter what I must go to church today. So I got up, took a bath and got dressed up. As I was going on the street in search of church, I let the people following me overtake and I told myself that these people must be going to church and wherever the church they are going to is, we are going there together and I followed them to the church. And about the Service, the service was ok. It's not like some churches that the choirs would be singing off key or the instrumentalists would not be playing according to the rendition by the choirs…'
Rii cuts in, 'and if both the choir and instrumentalists decide to work together the speaker would be sounding like an angry frog that wants to mate.'
'Exactly. You get my point.' Both of them laugh. 'In all honesty, I enjoyed the service. How was yours?'
'I didn't go today.'
'Oh! Sorry the tide has changed.'
Rii chuckles, 'tide didn't change. I was on call last night and I had to do a ward round before leaving this morning. Even by the time the other Doctor who took over from me arrived, it was already late.'
'Well, we are still saying the same. You are now the one stabbing church.'
'Ah! So because you went to church today now, today oh within the past six months, you suddenly think the tide has changed? Just be playing. Be playing, my fans.' They laugh. 'But I really miss you, my queen.'
'I miss you more.' Sighs. 'Different temptations flying left and right.'
Surprised to hear that, 'really? What temptation?'
'Never mind. I didn't finish the service though. I left immediately after preaching..'
'That's serious. But why?'
'Really serious. If I had waited, they would have gotten to the point where they welcome new members in which I will have to stand up and become welcomed. Then after service they would say they want to follow me home to know my house. Before you know it, they would be dropping by for a visit or check. I don't want that pls. When I'm around and healthy, I will surely visit the church, especially now that I know where it operates .'
'It's alright. Don't worry, it's well. Anyways ,I have a surprise for you.'
'Surprise? What surprise?'
'Relax! He who they are bringing the wife home to meet need not die of anxiety. So have you eaten or what do you plan to eat?'
Deep breath, 'my dear, I don't even know. But I have pasta and some pepper at home, maybe I'd prepare pasta. But that would be after I've woken up, you know a Sunday is not complete without a Sunday afternoon nap.'
'Well, that's true. Did you snap today?'
There goes a knock at the door, she looks towards the door and later ignores the knock, 'yes, I did. I will send them to you when I'm online.' The knock goes again, 'pls excuse me. It seems there's someone at my door. Don't hang up, just hold on, I will be back soon, pls.'
'Alright, no problem,' Rii replies.
Cynthia drops the phone on her mattress, stands up and heads towards the door. She opens the door, it's her landlord's wife standing at the door with a tray in her hands.
'Good afternoon, Ma,' says Cynthia.
'Good afternoon. How was the Service?' the landlord's wife asks.
'It was fine, Ma.'
'I was here earlier but you weren't around. Pls, help us manage this.' She hands Cynthia the tray.
'Oh! Thank you, Ma.' says Cynthia as she collects the tray. The landlord's wife goes back to their side. Cynthia gently and carefully closes the door and carries the tray to her mattress. She sits down and takes her phone.
'Hey Babe, are you still there?'
'Yes, I am. Who was that?'
'It's my landlord's wife, she came to give me food.' She opens the try to check what's inside the tray. She sees fried rice with chicken. 'It's even my favorite food.'
'Oh! Your prayer has been answered then, no need to trouble yourself thinking of what you eat again.'
'I'm telling you. This God ehn… He just keeps working in mysterious ways that we can't think of.'
'So are you going to eat now or you'd wait till you wake up?'
'My dear, it's laziness that wanted to make me sleep the other time. Now that there's food, I will eat before sleeping. With that, the sleep will be deep and refreshing.'
Rii laughs, 'you ehn… Anyways, let me free you to eat your food. I love you a lot my queen, far more than mere words could express.'
'I love you too, my man.'
They end the call. Cynthia stands up, goes to the kitchen and returns with a spoon in her hand. She balances on the mattress for the food.
Later in the night, Cynthia is awakened by a scream. She brings out her phone from under her pillow and checks the time, it's 2:13 in the morning.
'Where could that noise come from?' She switches on the phone's torchlight and quietly gets off the mattress and walks to check the kitchen if there's any intrusion but there's none. She heads to the toilet and also there's no intrusion. She heads back to the room.
'Was it a dream?' Stands akimbo, 'no, a dream can't be that real. The shout was so real. Well, maybe it's from the house on the other side of the fence. Whatever it is, may God be with them.'
She switches off her phone's torchlight and is about to jump on the mattress again, now another scream comes out. This time, it sounds pleasurable. After the scream comes tum tum tum sound like something is brushing against water or watery substance.
'What's that?' She walks to the window in the room which is open and listens very well. This time around, she could hear the moaning of a feminine voice. 'Oh boy! So it's my landlord and his wife. He must be really giving her really well for her to be moaning this loud.' She keeps quiet again to hear them, the moaning continues.
'Married people are really enjoying themselves. Nothing concerns them with the cold weather or the coldness that comes immediately after a heavy downfall because they have themselves to warm up. But we singles…' she goes back to her mattress, 'how I wish my babe is here and we are married, we too would be having fun now.' Hisses. 'It's well, it's all a matter of time.' She lays in the mattress trying to sleep but no luck. She taps her phone to check time.
'I'm in for sure. It's just 2:40. Is this how I will stay awake till 4 o'clock when I'll start preparing for work?' Hisses. 'This is unfair. They are the ones having fun and enjoying themselves but I'm the one here bearing the consequences, their loudness woke me up and now, I can't sleep again.'
Normally, Cynthia is the type that doesn't sleep deep. Any small sound when she's sleeping except when she takes medication, she's awake and it takes only the grace of God to be able to sleep in such a situation. She sits on the mattress and interlocks her legs like a monk. She tries to engage in yoga but her mind refuses to clear off and settle down.
'What you ought to be enjoying, someone you are older than is enjoying it and even disturbing your sleep with it. But joking apart, Babe, when exactly are you going to stop denying yourself and just enjoy this for once? You are dying for this and you know it. You are here considering Rii, do you know where he is right now? Do you even know maybe he has more than a lady riding him right now?' Laughs. 'You are doing yoga and you are wet. No, you touch your pussy and see if you think I'm lying. Thank God, you are wearing just this nightie. You are not just wet, you are dripping.' Cynthia, still closing her eyes, takes her right hand over her pussy, she could feel that she's truly wet.
'Fuck! I'm really wet.' She opens her eyes and her expression poses tiredness, 'this is really becoming something else for me to handle.' Sighs and bows her head left hand whose elbow is on her left thigh. 'I initiated and had an agreement with my guy to wait till after marriage before we can have sex because I'm a virgin and I want to remain like that till marriage, he agreed. Now, temptations are just walking past me every now and then waving themselves at me. God, pls, help me. This is becoming way too much for me to handle. I'm not the one having sex but I'm here thinking and imagining everything about the sex to the extent that I'm wet.' Sighs.