The Bath

He has to go.

Nath's POV

I don't really know maybe at this point, I should be happy or sad, maybe I should think about the issue of I should let the sleeping dog lie. It is one month after I got that message from my mom, so they are due to go tomorrow. Just cause I am 18 doesn't make me feel so cool with separating with my parents, no they are going too far. You must be in an oblivion, I am too but let's help each other. Let me share first.

After the Church service that Wednesday, I got he anticipating the arrival of my parents, normally they ought to have finished from whatever meeting it was before the end of any evening service, no matter how long the service is. But this is the first time we are experiencing such. I lingered in sharing the grace as I wanted the pastor to do it himself. But when people kept staring at me and the wall clocks round the Church were almost pulled down, I shared the grace. Getting home and even sleeping for about an hour after having my favourite, I missed due to my late coming, they had not still called, trust me I rang my mom to make sure she was fine, she sounded sad but just simply said they were in a very serious meeting and I could go to bed.

I slept and fixed my alarm for 9:00 pm when I was sure they would have returned, quickly they were just getting into the compound. I quickly washed my face so it would be just like I kept awake for them, as soon as they walked in, my dad got me like always and asked if I just woke up now, I denied but he argued that I had water drops on my cloths and my face looks wiped, I jumpy said I wanted to prevent sleep from coming. He said okay and walked inside. I felt they all heard a disturbing news from the meeting but I just ignored the feelings.

I called my mom when I was sure she had changed her cloths, she came and I tried to get some information from her. I asked her the meaning of the message, her response broke me.

She said my name before she heaved a sign and continued saying she did not know what we did to this Church, 12 years ago we applied for transfer out of Enugu at least to have a new pastoral experience, we stopped requesting because 6 years passed but we got no response from them. Now that your father is getting old, they want to take him faraway from his fatherland. We just got a letter from the headquarters and we went for the urgent meeting. On getting there we were about 5 given transfer letters out of the state. Of all things to have happened, Pastor Chris the youngest pastor was transferred from Anambra is now posted to Ebonyi, can you imagine?. Then your father that should just be taken to somewhere nearby was now posted to Nasarawa ".

I was so shocked, I tried not to interrupt her but I could hold it no longer as I grabbed her and shouted Jesus!!!. We are going to reject it right Mommy or have you rejected already, I asked anxiously wanting an answer. She almost cried at the change of my countenance but she continued saying she understood how I feel Omu, take heart, all this will be solved. That's the main reason we are this late, we traveled to Port Harcourt to see the G.O personally and explained everything to him. We told him about how you his got admission and being our only child, we wouldn't want you to be that far from us. All he simply said was that if we do not accept we should leave the Church, everyone obviously would not like where they are transferred to if it is not Abuja or Lagos city. Your father even felt insulted but had no choice than keeping quiet and accept the transfer. We believe God has a reason for things being this way out of plans. Because sincerely it would not be easy. We have to leave in a month's time. That night was not good, I have not recovered from it. I never stayed from my parents more than any 4 days camp before and now it looks like forever.

Chatting Steph up that night even complicated matters the more as it looked like an absolutely great idea and I would have my freedom, she feels like it is always normal to leave one's parent just that mine is quite early since I was their only child. With that I have begun to see the positive sides of the transfer. Yet I know I will feel so empty as I did not really socialize. I will miss my mom especially.

Oya Nathaniel take all the remaining bags to the car and the other things, in fact call the remaining boys to join you now called out my dad and it brought me back to reason. They are leaving today and I would have to stay living at the boy's hostel with monitoring from the porters, all this stress my dad is going through cause of me, that's not my concern now but their leaving is. I cannot smile to the freedom part at all.

I remember how it was when I was about to join a boarding school in my Junior class. Just the interview for three days without my mother I knew I did not in any way suit anywhere without them and maybe it is bad. Nathaniel wise up, be brave you are 18, I just had to console myself for the strange journey ahead.