CHAPTER 14- “CORDELIA”
©️ Opeyemi Akintunde
As Inspired by the DEEP ONE
I went back to my room.
The looks that followed me? Those looks could have escorted a person straight to the afterlife.
Everywhere I turned, eyes.
MS Laura didn’t even bother to hide her disdain…her face carried it like a billboard.
Even Saint Oluchi, the extremely quiet one who never spoke a word unless commanded, was weeping like a baby. Weeping. In a room where tears were rare commodities.
And when I asked gently, “Saint Oluchi, what’s wrong?”
She looked at me with dagger eyes. If stares could pierce, I’d have bled right there.
I respected myself and lay down on my bed.
But sleep? Sleep ran away from me.
I was afraid. Afraid someone might stab me in the middle of the night. So I drifted in and out of a half-sleep, half-alert state.
That was when it happened.
A man walked in. Just like that.
Through the door…no knock, no explanation.
He stood by my bed and said in a calm voice,
“Don’t struggle with it. It is ordained.”
I jolted up, heart in my throat.
By the time I blinked, he was gone.
But the room wasn’t empty.
Every single one of my roommates was awake.
And worse…every single pair of eyes was on me.
“Did he come in here?” I asked shakily.
“Who was that man that just left the room?”
They all turned silently and went back to their beds.
No answer.
No acknowledgement.
Chills ran through me.
Who was that? Angel? Demon? Spirit? Or one of Father’s men?
I lay back on my bed, staring at the ceiling like maybe an escape hatch would open there.
My mind replayed his words on loop:
“Don’t struggle with it. It is ordained.”
What was I struggling with?
This nonsense heretical “Eve assignment”?
Ordained for what?
That I must marry Father Soji?
Ordained by who?
God?
Man?
Or the Devil dressed in borrowed robes?
My chest was pounding so hard, I could hear the drumbeat in my ears.
At some point, sleep…or trance, or whatever that half-reality was…took me.
I saw Father Soji.
He was fetching water from a well. Dirty, muddy water.
He filled his bucket and began to drink.
And though it was filthy, he gulped it like it was the sweetest thing he’d ever tasted.
When he was satisfied, he began to pass it around.
To saints. To innocents. To children.
They drank it too, with smiles on their faces, like poison disguised as honey.
I woke up in panic. My throat was dry.
I looked around the room quickly, making sure I hadn’t been… unalived in my sleep.
Everyone else was lying still. Too still.
Somehow, I drifted back again.
This time I saw myself.
Driving into the Kairos compound.
Not with a bucket.
But with a tanker.
A full tanker of water.
Clean. Pure. Sparkling.
I opened the valve and poured it out.
People rushed with cups, bowls, hands.
They drank greedily, their faces lighting up as the dirt was washed away.
And then I woke up again.
I sat up on the bed, whispering:
“Lord, what does this mean? What are You trying to tell me?
Am I here to be drowned, or am I here to bring water?
This ‘ordination’ I heard… is it Yours?”
The words of that man echoed again in my ears:
“Don’t struggle with it. It is ordained.”
And I knew one thing for sure.
This was no longer just about Cordelia.
This was about something bigger.
To be continued….
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May devil clothed in white rope not deceived us
That Father is just a distraction, your work there is to help others, feeding them with the word of Truth….
Where is TJ? This is tough
Hmm!
Mabel you are there to liberate others…. That’s your Ordination.
God bless you mummy
Speechless
Hmmm🥹
If it is what I think it is, Saint Mabel is on a divine assignment and the prayers of TJ and the church is providing spiritual covering for her.
It is similar to Queen Esther who was made queen for such a time as this.
More grace ma🙏
It is getting clearer why Tj hasn’t shown up. Saint Mabel is the real one on assignment to teach them the truth of the word of God.
Replying to @Adeola Olalere
If it is what I think it is, Saint Mabel is on a divine assignment and the prayers of TJ and the church is providing spiritual covering for her.
It is similar to Queen Esther who was made queen for such a time as this.
More grace ma🙏
Okay, this is all scary, pretty serious and amazing.
I really hope she gets it right.
She’s there on assignment but not the one she thought brought her.
More grace Ma.
Ma thank you for this episode, more Grace and revelation in Jesus name Amen, TJ where are you oooooo😃😃🙂🙂🙂
There’s a bigger picture we aren’t seeing yet…
Wow 😲
This twist wasn’t forseen, most likely God had an assignment for her to bring light to that coven
😲😲
Anticipating the next episode…
By the way, I’m wondering who’s going to borrow the devil the robes he’s wearing. He probably stole them as per the thief wey e be. 😂
More grace ma.
Please oooooo release the full book I’m so much suspense 😫😩😭😭😭😭😣
Lord please help our sister fulfill her ordained purpose, so that those on programmed bondage can be set free
Replying to @Anonymous
God bless u ma
This is getting more interesting 🤔
Replying to @Ajao Bukola
I’ve practically read all of Mummy Opeyemi’s book,( or maybe haven’t read one or two of her books) but you see this one, I’ve not been more on my toes than when reading this. Full e-book please! There’s a queue for it. I keep thinking how you get these ideas(or revelations) because your books are always high up. I hope to someday write like you
Father Lord!
I don’t even know anymore. God please may we hear your voice clearly when our heart is confused
We thank God for this mission that is changing lives. This ministry will continue to soar high in Jesus mighty name
Indeed this was no longer about Cordelia
This calls for the bigger assignment there
Lord pls help us and help us to be discerning even in the midst of our confused state.
More grace and inspiration ma’am @opeyemi akintunde
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So intriguing!!!
May God help us discern what His will is in the midst of our confusions in Jesus name
Glorious God!
There’s indeed an assignment for Mabel in there.
Holy Spirit, please help, and see her through, and take all the glory.
Ordained?
Waiting ….
I really love this
More grace ma
My heart, I can feel it thumping against my chest…
What’s next??? Ehh! thanks be to God. God bless you continuously ma’am.
Replying to @Gina
The story just begin
Geh geh geh geh
Wow!! So much revelation.
My heart, I can feel it thumping against my chest…
What’s next??? Ehh! thanks be to God. God bless you continuously ma’am.
Hmmm
They’ve been waiting for her indeed. She’s the light they are waiting for
Wow!
This is getting more serious
Replying to @
This is deep
More grace ma