st had to quit and move away with her to a safe place. Speaking of quitting, I knocked gently on the bishop's door and I entered. He was engrossed in the book h

n and leaned back on his reclining chair. I knew he had a lot to tell me but he was restraining himself. "You don't have to sugarcoat anything bishop, I am ready to listen to anything you say at this point" Bishop Benard sighed for what seemed like the umpteenth time, then he picked up his pen. "For how long have you been having an affair with her?" "Long before the trip to Mauritius" "And you didn't deem it fit to let me know? You have been serving mass and doing things since then zayn, this is atrocious" He was right to a hundred but what could I do? I didn't want to lose the chance to be with her. "I am willing to accept the punishment of the church, bishop" I finally said and a bizarre look appeared on his face for a brief moment. "I will affect your decision tomorrow and I will announce to the church that you have left. I don't have any physical punishment to give you but you won't be allowed to climb the pulpit again" My punishment was even too little and I was grateful to him, I made a mockery of my faith and it was not something that would easily be forgiven. By the time I left the office, I knew I would be a free man before the end of the week. I couldn't wait to share the good news with Ayita but before I could dial your number, another call entered my phone. "Hello" I said as I pressed the phone against my ears. "It's been a while bro" Alex's voice filtered into my ears from the other end of the phone and I had the inkling to roll my eyes. "Why are you calling me out of the blue?" I asked him. "Your dad said you would be coming back to the hood, is that right?" I hissed angrily, Dmitri was now getting