My Encounter With Kate - Episode 8

 

The pulpit was made of a wood, two golden cups beside two lit candles was on it. 

The congregation muttered "hail Mary" and "our father" repeatedly. It was custom in the Catholic church to pray rosary before the commencement of the evening mass. I knelt on a concrete floor,  I felt pains on my knees. 

The Chapel had wooden benches, the chapel was hastily constructed, it had no windows and the walls weren't plastered. 

From where i knelt,  i could see the other church; where non catholics worshipped, i could hear their worship .

Alas, the  priest arrived we stood up as he walked down the aisle to the alter. The mass took about fourty five minutes which it ought no to, it encroached into dinner time. 

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After the evening parade, I was on my way to the camp market to get some items,  i stumbled upon a lady who look familiar . She asked if i was aware of the presence of the chapel in the camp which i said no. She then inform me about the Catholic church and the weekly programs, she accompanied me to the market and as we walked, we got to know each other, she introduced herself as Maureen. She behaved mature and appeared so

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. It was obvious she was quite older than me. After purchasing the items, we went to the place where our platoon members were rehearsing for the forthcoming inter-platoon cultural competition happening in two nights . Maureen was part of the cultural group, she suggested that i shouldn't join and i gave a excuse that I  would not be able to meet up. She emphasized that it wasn't too late, I declined her offer.  

After the rehearsal, Maureen coerced me to attend evening mass which i lackadaisical obliged.

I stood up to take communion, as i turned to my seat i sighted the girl i saw a day back,  that came beside me to take a cover from the sun.

I noticed how beautiful she sat at the back of the choristers. I was really impressed by her beauty, i was astonished how i didn't noticed how beautiful she was at our meeting,  she was extremely fair and beautiful, she looked like  someone of a mixed race. She looked calm, sophisticated and expensive. She looked like someone that lived most of her life overseas, of a foreign descent, her  lips were painted red hot and she wore a  large gold dangling round earring. I just stared at her as i walked back to my seat, she didn't see me. 

I didn't know when i passed my seat, i was alerted by someone, i felt embarrassed.

Read " Tales of Nene " by the same author ( Osazuwa Omorodion )

. Till the end of the mass,  i couldn't take my mind of her,  i  lost concentration. I didn't realize when the priest said the final prayers.

The corpers were address before we were being dispatched. I walked briskly to catch up with the girl from Calabar. 

Me: "Hi"

Her: ***surprised*** "I remember you so well. Are you a Catholic?"

Me: "of course"

Her: "Good to hear"

Me: "Please give me few minutes, let me talk to someone, i want to accompany you back to the hostel "

Her: "OK, but i will head first to the kitchen"

Me: "alright"

As i turned to excuse myself from Maureen, I saw Maureen staring at me with disgust, she looked at me with anger written all over her face i queried her about why the sudden change of mood, she said i would have taken permission before leaving her. 

I apologized but she was still angry, she placed her hand by  her waist and tapped her feet repeatedly on the floor. 

The girl from Calabar beckoned on me to hurry. I explained to Maureen that i want to discuss something important with her. Before i finished explaning, Maureen walked out on me and I was shocked by her attitude. I felt she was just being jealous. 

I went to meet the girl from calabar and i remember the scent of that perfume.

Her: "Why did you take much time?"

Me: "I am sorry dear"

Her:  "no problem"

Me: "May i know your name?"

Her: "I don't tell strangers my name"

Me: ***laughs*** "but i am not a stranger"

Her:  "OK,  you have to pay a price"

Me: "name it"

Her: "Lol,  well i am Kate, What about you?"

Me: "I am the almighty Osas"

Her: "Almighty indeed"

We  both bursted into laughter. We discussed various matters, i noticed that Kate wasn't much of a talker, but i immediately fell in love with her, i couldn't look into her eyes, it was round and sexy, she had this pitiful look like someone going through a lot, and i felt i could lift whatever was bothering her. 

After i accompanied her to kitchen. It was time to depart our separate ways, i promised to always check on her, i then waved goodbye as she disappeared into the dark.  Just as i dialed my phone to ask Kunle of his whereabouts I saw Maureen looking at me,  she must have been trailing us from the Chapel and must have heard our discussion. I was frozen to the pant.