Brother Peter, Our Youth Leader



“Were you seeing other ladies while you were still married to her?”

He hesitated as if unsure of what to say, looked down at his feet for some seconds. 

He looked up and said “Yes but I didn’t get them pregnant”

“That is not the question? The question is, were you seeing other ladies while you were still married to her”

“Yes I was.”

“and you didn’t have any child with them?”

“Yes”

Lawyer Abiokun Adeigba smiled, walked across the room and suddenly faced him.

“So who is Zainab?”

He looked sharply as if pinched with a needle.

“Zainab? Zainab? I……”

Lawayer Abiokun Adeigba laughed loudly.

“Zainab was a one-time lover and she claimed to have a child with me”

“She claimed you have a child with her?”

“Yes” he replied

“So you didn’t have any sexual intercourse with her? the child she has jumped on her and she suddenly became pregnant?”

He looked at the Lawyer Abiokun, unsure of what to say.

“You brought someone to court for extra marital affairs and you are also guilty of same offence?"

“She cheated. She did…..”

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SCENE ONE

Brother Peter our new youth leader is so handsome! Tall, dark with a very cute smile that kills all the ladies. He has a way of switching his mouth to the side anytime he addresses us and most of the time, we were usually so mesmerised by his looks and style than what he was saying.

We look forward with excitement to the fellowship monthly meeting as it affords us the opportunity to see Brother Peter again except on rare occasions where you bumped into him.

“……….Like when Lagos and Abuja meets” Brother Peter bursts out laughing in the middle of his speech.

We all laughed too even as most of us were not paying attention. In my mind, I was already fantasizing about how I will be the envy of the ladies if I dated Brother Peter but then again, I was the least of the person Brother Peter would want to date as I wasn’t as beautiful as the other ladies in my fellowship.

“He is handsome. Oh my God!” Tola tapped me and that jolted me from my thoughts.

I wasn’t even aware that Tola was beside me as I was already deep in thoughts.

“Yes he is. But I told you.”

I watched Tola admiringly looked at Brother Peter and I was somehow shocked as Tola had brushed me off when I first spoke to her  about Brother Peter and his lovely looks. Tola had been absent from fellowship meetings as she has been so busy with her Masters Program.

After the service, Tola dragged me and we both walked over to Brother Peter and greeted him.

“Good afternoon Brother Peter”, I said

“Good afternoon Lilian”

“Please meet my friend. Her name is Tola. She is a member of the fellowship but haven’t been around due to her Master’s program.”

“Nice to meet you Tola”, Brother Peter said

“Same here” Tola said in one of her cutest voice.

“I will like to discuss something with you sir.” Tola said

What does she want to discuss with Brother Peter? But Tola never mentioned discussing any issue with him. She stylishly told me to excuse them and I did.


After about thirty minutes, Tola joined me where I was seated. To douse off my curiosity, I wanted to know what they both discussed but Tola brushed it off and said I shouldn’t bother as the matter discussed wasn’t that important.

Two weeks later, Tola was made the assistant choir leader of the church.

“Lilian? How far now?”

“I am fine Tola. How are you doing?”

“Very fine. So you have started ignoring me right?” Tola said.

“How?”

“What stops you from saying hi after the service?” She asked.

“Don’t be annoyed please. I needed to rush home to sort out some things” I replied .her

“Anyway, I have good gist for you.”

“Gist? What’s good?” I asked

“Brother Peter and I are dating” she said lovingly.

“Oh! Really?”

“Yes! He asked me out of course and I agreed” she said.

“Oh! That’s nice”

“Thank you. We went out on our second date last week Friday and it was fun!” She emphasized the fun. She continued “But I need you to tell me more about him please” Tola said.

“But I thought you just went out on your second date? I should be asking you about him. Brother Peter joined the fellowship a week after I told you about him. I don’t really know him too.”

Tola probably didn’t believe me because she ended the discussion and walked away and that was the last time we ever came close to discuss about Brother Peter. Because seven months after, they got married and it was fairy tale wedding, the talk of the town for months.

Tola of course became the envy of other ladies who were hoping that they would be the lucky lady. If only the other ladies knew perhaps they would have been the happiest……

(Watch out for part two)

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