Redemption

Have you ever made a mistake that not only affects your life but also those of loved ones around you?

Benedicta who has always been the model child makes a costly mistake that turns her life upside down and tears her family apart. Would she be able to make things right or can one mistake be unfixable? What would she have to do to try to fix.

Find out in this packed story of making mistakes and correcting it.

This is a story of the war between dreams and reality.

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Episodes
    • Redemption - Introduction

    • Guess who is back? Yeap! Your loyal girl is back o. I couldnt leave you people for more than a week.  So this story has been on my mind...
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    • Redemption - Episode 1

    • Benedicta:   The sound of cheers coming from the congregation made adrenaline rush through my body. I feel high standing on this exalted altar ministering to them....
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    • Redemption - Episode 2

    • Lucas: "A bar really?" I ask my brother dearest who is grinning at me. "Come on. You don't have to take anything. I am tired of the drama at hom...
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    • Redemption - Episode 3

    • Benedicta: The inside of the car is awesome. I am a girl but I have a thing for cars. Especially vintage cars. This is obviously a ford mustang. "Cool ride&qu...
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    • Redemption - Episode 4

    • Ten comments on the last episode. Hmmmm. I have been having pretty serious headaches for the past few days but I still try and update. You guys should try and encourage me with com...
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    • Redemption - Episode 5

    • Benedicta: "Go on. Call him" Ade repeat for the umpteenth time. I look at the phone in my hand then at her. I bite the inside of my cheeks as I contemplate....
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    • Redemption - Episode 6

    • Benedicta:  "So what did you say is wrong with that sweet ride yesterday?" I ask the ever smiling Luis who is sitting beside me in the backseat of the taxi...
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    • Redemption - Episode 7

    • Lucas:   I follow them discreetly making sure to stay two cars behind them to avoid being seen as a stalker. That wouldn't be a good first impression. I see the ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 8

    • Benedicta: "You are grounded young lady. Grounded! I can't believe you went to such an establishment. I am so disappointed in you. How would the church see me wh...
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    • Redemption - Episode 9

    • Benedicta: "Yea. We sing the chorus twice then I end with the bridge just like we did just now. Well done guys" I smile at my fellow choir members and we all cl...
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    • Redemption - Episode 10

    • Benedicta:   Luis end the call on me after dropping that big bomb and I spring out of bed. I dial his number numerous times and he doesn't answer my calls. I am ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 11

    • Luis: I c*ress the soft skin of my Benedicta who is still sleeping beside me. My eyes scan her naked body and I feel proud. She's mine now. I knew my plan would work....
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    • Redemption - Episode 12

    • Benedicta:   Luis is back and he was at my church, probably looking for me. I have mixed feelings about that. I don't want anything to do with guys right now but...
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    • Redemption - Episode 13

    • Benedicta:   I made the kind taxi driver drive me around town for hours just to clear my head but right now as I stand just few steps from my door, am more confused tha...
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    • Redemption - Episode 14

    • Sorry for the delay guys. I have been having really bad headaches these days so I can't concentrate enough to write. It's still a bit bad but this is for you all. ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 15

    • Benedicta: "Come on Bennie. We are going to be late. I want to make an impression on my new boss." Luis calls from the other side of the door. I am just a littl...
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    • Redemption - Episode 16

    • Lucas:  What am I going to say to her? It is not like I can just introduce myself to her. "Philip. Don't keep the lady's hand hanging" Jake ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 17

    • Benedicta:    Geez, my head is spinning. I shouldn't have drank the whole glass of that delicious drink. At least I had felt a little better with that stran...
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    • Redemption - Episode 18

    • Lucas: "Son. You and your brother are worrying me. What did you fight about?" My mom sob as she cleans my face wounds. My face hurts like hell but I grab her ha...
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    • Redemption - Episode 19

    • Benedicta: The footsteps are getting closer and I gather my wits for the risk I am about to take. I nod determinatively to the nurse before picking her charts and opening...
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    • Redemption - Episode 20

    • Luis: I slam the door shut behind me as Benedicta walk silently towards her room. She hasn't spoken a word to me since we left the park. She only spoke to that nosy n...
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    • Redemption - Episode 21

    • Benedicta: The closer this taxi gets to dad's gate the more anxious I feel. It has not been longer than two months since I left this place but I miss it fiercely. ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 22

    • Seven years later: Benedicta "Hey! Bennie wait up!" The always cheery voice of my bestie stop me at the door of the hall where I just wrote my last paper...
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    • Redemption - Episode 23

    • Lucas: "Bloody hell woman!" I yell as she vomit all over my shirt. F*ck. Why is this woman such bad luck? I look her up and down in boiling rage. People's a...
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    • Redemption - Episode 24

    • Benedicta:  I was already beginning to enjoy myself on this girl's night out. I have even had a few cocktails which helped in loosening me up and lowering my inh...
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    • Redemption - Episode 25

    • Lucas:   I drive slowly to the address Benedicta gave me so as not to rouse her in her sleep. She fell asleep few minutes after she texted someone on her phone and I...
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    • Redemption - Episode 26

    • Lucas:   I can already feel a mingraine coming. I never thought professional nannies were this many in this city. The list Jake gave me of the nannies had just ten c...
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    • Redemption - Episode 27

    • Benedicta: The tunes of Talinah's latest single 'Purged' filters into my sleep and my sleepy brain realizes that my phone is ringing. I feel around for my pho...
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    • Redemption - Episode 28

    • Lucas:   I twirl around in my office chair in giddiness. I can't believe I got her under my thumb. This is going to be fun. An image of her face when I told her ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 29

    • Lucas: "High five buddy." Jason gingerly clap my hand.  "You did great. Imagine she wanted to eat your dad. The evil woman!." I continue....
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    • Redemption - Episode 30

    • Benedicta:   It's already few minutes to ten pm but I am still turning in bed. I already put both Daisy and Jason to bed more than an hour ago after reading them...
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    • Redemption - Episode 31

    • I am on my knees asking for forgiveness for the late upload guys. Had something going on the last few days, I couldn't write. But I am back now so let's get right to it....
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    • Redemption - Episode 32

    • Lucas: "I am coming to get you, Bee" I can't believe this, but I am actually chasing after a woman inside an ice cream house. Said woman is giggling as she ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 33

    • Benedicta:   I am still rooted to the same spot as I watch Lucas kiss talina. My chest feels weird as I watch them. I feel one lone tear fall down my face and I...
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    • Redemption - Episode 34

    • Lucas:   I couldn't get out of there soon enough. Benedicta almost lost her life because of Luis. Luis almost died too. There's something I don't know an...
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    • Redemption - Episode 35

    • Benedicta:  I am wide awake when my alarm clock starts blaring and I weakly stand up to get ready to wake the kids for school. Thankfully, today is Friday and I hope...
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    • Redemption - Episode 36

    • Lucas: "Why is she unconscious?!" I whisper yell at James who is fidgeting with one of the balloons I have been arranging on the cruiser boat. I had wanted to s...
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    • Redemption - Episode 37

    • Lucas: "I love you more than life itself." I just say it out to her because that's all my heart is screaming. It has been screaming for years even when I wa...
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    • Redemption - Episode 38

    • Benedicta: "Good morning sunshine." I say as Lucas's eyes blink open. His arms are still wrapped around me as we lie in a spooning position, with my back to...
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    • Redemption - Episode 39

    • Benedicta: Okay, that hurts. I blink my eyes open to see Lucas above me. "Maybe we should call the doctor again. She isn't waking up!" I hear Lucas y...
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    • Redemption - Episode 40

    • I know the upload came late and i apologize. My resumption got moved. So, I haven't been able to write. I was busy settling down in school. Hope you guys enjoy. Bened...
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    • Redemption - Episode 41

    • Benedicta: "He's going to take him away. Larry isn't safe here. We should leave Port Harcourt. Maybe we should just leave the country. Yes, then we__" P...
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    • Redemption - Episode 42

    • Lucas: "That's pretty messed up boss" James says and shake his head solemnly. I don't need him to tell him how fucked up this is. Why is fate so cruel. ...
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    • Redemption - Episode 43

    • Benedicta: "He just hung up on me." I tell prudence who shrugs. "Something could be keeping him. " she assures me but ever since meeting Luis at the m...
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    • Redemption - Episode 44

    • Lucas : "sh*t! Twelve missed calls from Benedicta. " I exclaim as James and I alight the car at Benedicta's house. It seems too quiet for a party. It's ...
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