Tuesday morning found Sapphire and Jane sitting together in the school bus.

"Hi Jane." Sapphire had greeted Jane as soon as the other girl entered the bus, hoping to strike up a friendly Conversation.

"Hi Jesus girl." Jane called out loudly from where she stood beside the line Sapphire sat, having difficulty deciding whether to sit beside her or not.

Sapphire smiled, flashing her well set teeth to pass the message that she didn't mind.

"Way to go. " Jane said loudly taking the seat beside her hurriedly.

"Do you look forward to school work?" Sapphire asked warmly.

"Well, Mum warned me to stay out of trouble so I am going to try to do so." Jane replied with a straight face.

"At least for once let me be a good girl everyone admires and wants to be friends with. No one will love to be a friend to a troublemaker." She added.

"Hmm, you are right. I for one wouldn't want to be seen with a girl like that." Sapphire stopped for a second, realising her words could pass the wrong message.

"Sorry I said that." She shouldn't have said that. She gave herself a mock up slap on her cheek.

Jane laughed loudly. "No problem. So friends?" She put out her hand for a shake.

"Of course." Sapphire replied taking her hand in hers.

"As long as you don't bore me with talks about the judgement day." Jane added with a serious face.

"Jane, I won't promise that."

"You really believe all those stuff ?" Jane was now staring at her like she had developed horns.

"Yes, I do."

"It's okay." She replied.

The bus stopped in front of the school at that juncture and the new friends found their way out of the bus into the school.

All through that day, Mrs Smith couldn't help but notice that the girls had become so close. Jane didn't cause trouble as the teacher had feared she would.

As the bell rang to signify the end of the day, Mrs Smith watched as her students hurried out of the class. Sapphire and Jane were among the last set of students to leave the class.

"Girls, come over here." She called with a smile.

"What have you two been up to?" The girls trotted over to her table.

Sapphire was concerned. "We didn't disturb the class, did we?"

"Not at all. It's just that I'm wondering what's up."

"Well, we are friends. Isn't that what you wanted MA? For her to tell me of the judgement day?" Jane blurted out.

"Jane." Sapphire gasped. "I'm sorry Ma." She apologised to the older woman quickly.

"It's okay Sapphire." Mrs Smith smiled in understanding.

"Jane, I just want her to be a positive influence to you."

"Well, she's doing that well. I'm staying out of trouble." The girl rolled her eyes.

Mrs Smith sighed; "That's good. Jane, could you please wait outside for some minutes?"

"No problem Mrs Smith." She carried her lunch box and walked out.

The teacher watched her go before she turned her attention to Sapphire.

"How is she doing?"

"Well, she can be stubborn a bit. And she talks a lot too." Sapphire smiled.

"I see. Inasmuch as I want you to be an influence to her. I want you to also be careful."

"Alright Ma."

"If you feel you can't sit with her any longer, I can make her sit alone at the back." Mrs Smith said bluntly.

Sapphire's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh. No worries Ma."

"Alright. Say Hi to your mother for me." She patted the girl's shoulder dismissing her.

"Bye Ma." Sapphire bowed before leaving the room.

"So what did she talk to you about? " Jane asked as soon as Sapphire met her outside the school building.

"Just some words of advice. Mrs Smith does that a lot." Sapphire still had her teacher's words on her mind.

"I see. But she hasn't done that to me." Jane argued.

"She will one day." Sapphire patted her on her shoulder.

"If you say so." Jane shrugged as they made the rest of their trip to the school bus in silent.

They had in no time sat down when the School Prefect Boy entered the bus and sat down.

Jane turned to her friend excitedly. "That reminds me. Sapphire, you have not introduced me to your boyfriend yet."

Sapphire looked at her questionably. Boyfriend? Still she replied; "I have many friends who are boys and You've met them already."

Jane laughed loudly; "Girl, you are funny."

Sapphire stared at her innocently.

"Don't tell me you don't have a boyfriend?" Jane gaped at her "You are going to get married and have babies one day."

Sapphire frowned. What does she have to do with Babies? Even her mother still called her a baby. She had heard enough. "At least I'm not getting married now. What do boyfriends and girlfriends do together by the way?" She asked.

"A lot Sapphire. You have someone to talk to." Jane said dreamily.

"If it's that, I can talk to you or my Mum." the other girl said conclusively.

"No. It isn't the same, girl." Jane hissed. She continued; "Well it isn't necessary it's boys you like. I have watched videos of girls liking each other and in that you don't have to be afraid of getting pregnant."

"Oh! I see." Shocked was an understatement of how Sapphire she felt. She wondered how much her friend knew and hoped she could just drop the subject.

She was not convenient having the conversation at all. It just didn't feel right to her.

She sighed as Jane continued; "I could teach you something's. My Cousin taught me some little things girls can do together. Though she told me my parents must not know."

Sapphire frowned; "It must be bad then."

"No, I feel good. It's just you know, parents don't want you to enjoy life so early." She shrugged.

"I see." Sapphire nodded.

"So you just have to decide if it's a boy you want or a girl." Sapphire stared at her thoughtfully before saying; "Okay."

"It isn't okay at all. Don't listen to her." A voice whispered to Sapphire as she agreed within herself.

"It really doesn't feel right." she muttered under her breath.

"You are beautiful by the way." Jane commented again.

Gush! If Jane should really continue with those type of conversation, she might be forced to lose it.

"Jane Jane, Thank you." She chuckled.

Jane smiled back and both girls were soon lost in their own world.

Noises caused by the other students prevailed over the quietness of the girls as Sapphire stared outside the school bus.

She looked at Jane few minutes later to see her reading a magazine. She relaxed against her seat and closed her eyes.

"I hate all these talks from within me. Why do I feel like I should have nothing to do with Jane again?"

"Maybe I will take Mrs Smith's counsel. I will also ask Mum about what Jane said." She concluded within herself.

The bus soon stopped at the junction to their house. Sapphire waved goodbye to Jane and started a slow walk to their house.

Jane's words played over in her mind as she walked home.

As she neared their residence, the open window blinds revealed her mother was home. In few minutes she was standing in front of the door. She knocked and waited for her mother to open up for her.

"Welcome dear." Megan greeted but she noticed her daughter didn't look happy.

She groaned. What was it about Sapphire and bad days in school?

"Good afternoon Ma." Sapphire muttered closing the door behind her.

"How was school today?" Megan really wanted to know.

"Fine... It's just... Never mind." She moved to go to her room.

Megan took some steps to follow her and decided against it; "Sapphire come back here."

The girl stopped and walked back to where her mother stood.

Megan's smile turned tender as she put out her hand and stroked her hair; "What is it?"

Sapphire sighed; "Well, Jane said something about you not wanting me to enjoy life early."

She raised her hand out. "I am not following." What was her daughter talking about?

"Not you. I mean parents generally." Sapphire explained biting her lower lip awkwardly.

Megan sighed. "Let's sit down first." She pulled her daughter after her and together they sat on the settee.

"Can you tell me what led to that conclusion?" Megan asked.

"She was saying things about boyfriends; that we'll get married and have babies one day." Sapphire whispered, watching her mother's face to gauge her reaction.

"Oh! Is that all?" She asked her daughter.

"I guess that's all and she was looking at me funny like..." Sapphire paused.

"Like what?" She raised her eyes questionably.

"Like she liked me."

"Of course she's supposed to like you. Isn't she your friend?" Meghan asked with furrowed brow.

"No. It felt wrong." Sapphire shook her head in protest.

Ask her if there is more?

"Is there more to talk about?" Meghan asked patiently.

Sapphire frowned as Jane's words came rushing back. "No. It isn't the same, girl."

"Well it isn't necessary it's boys you like. I have watched videos of girls liking each other and in that you don't have to be afraid of getting pregnant."

"I could teach you somethings. My Cousin taught me something girls can do together though she told me my parents must not know."

"No, I feel good. It's just you know, parents don't want you to enjoy life so early."

Sapphire sighed. "Well, she just wants me to decide if it's a boy or a girl I want."

What? Megan had heard enough.

"Sapphire! Listen to me carefully."

The girl shifted uncomfortably under her mother's sharp gaze.

"You need to be careful of this girl. What is her name again?"

"Jane. You are not going to tell Mrs Smith right?"

"No." But is that what her daughter was worried about ?

Sapphire sat up a bit and crossed her legs.

"Well, not yet; but I may be forced to, if I learn this type of discussion persists between you two."

"Okay Ma." Sapphire looked up at her mother's face, wiggling her fingers as she did.

"Daughter, first of all I need you to know with the whole of your being that all that Jane discussed with you as you just recounted to me now is a Lie from the pit of hell." Megan was not going to mince words at all.

"Alright Mum."

"God hates the people who involve in such dirty things and I'm sure you wouldn't want him to hate you. Right?"

"No Ma." Sapphire replied.

"Good! So anytime Jane talks about things like this, just tell her you are not interested."

"It might not be easy but I want you to forget that you had that discussion with her today."

Sapphire dashed her eyelids furiously at that moment.

"Yes! Don't even bother to ruminate on it. Do you get me?"

"Yes Mum." Sapphire nodded.

"You know what? Get your Bible and let's see what God has to say about these things Jane talked about."

"Alright Ma." Sapphire said as she stood up and walked quickly to her room.

Megan stood up briefly to also pick up hers from where it was on the centre table.

She flipped through the pages as she searched for Bible Verses she could use to buttress her points.

"Father, help me to tell her in a way she will understand."

"This girl is growing so fast Lord.
Keep her from the part of destruction." Megan prayed silently.

Sapphire walked in at that moment but Megan did not notice.

"Mum! Are you alright?"

"Yes dear." She replied with a thin smile.

"Have your seat." Megan said.

Sapphire used her feet to push her lunch box which she had earlier dropped on the floor out of her path before sitting beside her mother.

"You are going to open your Bible but I will read from The Amplified Version on my phone." Her mother said as she picked up her phone from the centre table.

"Let's check 1 Corinthians 6:18-19" Megan said.

Megan read "Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body."

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?"

She needed to explain.

"Sapphire, this boyfriend stuff that Jane is talking about has no name but Fornication. Which is called sexual immorality here. Check your Bible what is the first sentence?"

"Flee Fornication." Sapphire replied.

"Good. Sapphire, you can now see for yourself that it is a Sin." Megan said.

"Did Jane ask you if you were not going to get married later on in life?" She asked her daughter.

Sapphire smiled with a questioning look. "How did you know?"

"That's one of the many excuses people offer to why they go into ungodly relationships." Megan said with a smirk on her face.

"Oh!" Her daughter marvelled.

"Yeah! Come to think of it. Why would you involve in a relationship when you are not ready to get married?"

"Even young adults that get involved in it and it's not that they are in courtship are committing fornication."

Sapphire shook her head thoughtfully.

Megan had not even finished. "Sapphire, when I and your Dad started courting, it was solely with marriage as a motive and trust me, we were always reporting to our pastors and Counsellors."

"All these things Jane spoke to you about, I'm sure her parents must not even know about it." There was definitely no sane person who would want his child to be involved in such things.

Sapphire nodded in agreement.

Megan continued; "Apart from that, God hates it."

"And for Christ's sake, how did a girl so young as Jane get exposed like that? What is this world becoming to Lord?" She clutched her head for few seconds as if it ached her.

"Maybe someone told her too." Sapphire chipped in.

"Sapphire just know this. The Holy Spirit dwells in your body. He hates it when you do and think about dirty things."

"Sweetheart, because you love God, you don't need to have anything to do with those boys." She said quietly.

"Jane is the one trying to tell you about boys now. A time will come when those boys themselves will want to be your friend and try to act friendly. Sapphire, you need to be wise." Her mother pleaded.

"You need to be wise." She said again as Sapphire looked at her intently.

"Let's read Galatians 5:19 also." She added.

Sapphire was now determined to do what was right as she opened her Bible in a special way. The Leaves of the Bible made flapping sounds as she opened in haste.

"I read;" Megan started, "Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control), idolatry, sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [that promote heresies], envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God."

"Sapphire, did you see the word fornication?"

"Yes Ma'am."

"What did the Bible say will happen to such people?" Did the girl understand what she was reading at all?

Sapphire didn't answer immediately as she looked through the verses briefly before talking. "They won't Inherit the kingdom of God."

Meghan smiled proudly.

"Mummy, I don't wanna go to hell." Sapphire said soberly.

"Then you must flee anything ungodly like fornication. Do you understand me?"

" Yes Ma'am." She replied with understanding.

"Sapphire, before we pray together let me show you something in Romans 1:32."

"I want you to listen carefully to this. It says knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

"Oh!" Sapphire exclaimed.

"Note this: It say it's not only those that do it but even those who like and support those that do them." She explained.

"You don't need to be envious of those boys and girls or ever imagine that you were like people like that. " She added.

"Mum, I won't do that. I love being born again." Her daughter replied firmly.

"Great!" Megan smiled.

"So avoid unnecessary talks about boys or boyfriend. It can be defiling and will make you unclean."

"I felt that way today." Sapphire agreed.

"That's just it. When your Spirit man isn't comfortable with something, you should know it isn't right for you. That's one of the ways the Holy Spirit speaks to us." Her mother explained.

"Alright Ma. Mum, I don't want to disappoint God." Sapphire said soberly.

"You won't by his grace." Megan said as she placed both Her Bible and her phone on the table in front of them.

"Let us pray." Megan began as the Telephone bleeped at that moment.

"Let me get that." She stood up and walked towards the Dining table where the phone was placed.

"That's the first time someone will be calling us on that this year. I wonder who that is." Sapphire thought aloud.

"The more reason I need to pick this." Megan replied with a smile before picking up the receiver.

"Good Afternoon, this is The Anderson's Residence." Megan greeted.

"Good day Ma. Glad I'm on to the right home." A childish voice responded from the other end.

Was that a kid? Megan frowned.

"Well, great." She replied carefully thinking through on who it might be.

"Can I speak to Sapphire?" the person asked.

"Just like that?" She whispered to herself with a smirk on her face before saying; "You may have to let me know who is on the line first."

"Oh! This is Jane."

Jane? Is it who I think it is? She looked towards her daughter.

"What is it?" Sapphire mouthed.

"I'm Sapphire's friend." The girl added jolting Megan back to the present.

"Awesome. And how did you get our number?" Did she to get parents pull strings for her at the school? She needed to know.

"That! I checked the GA White pages Phone Book online."

"Okay." Megan fell silent after that, wondering what the girl would say next.

"Can I speak to Sapphire?" Megan raised her brow in question. Well, the girl would have to deal with her today.

"You know what! You might want to talk to me. I will deliver your message." Megan said.

"Alright. Is that a good idea?" Jane asked.

"Trust me. My baby wouldn't mind." She replied.

The girl grunted a bit before talking on. For few minutes, Megan listened to the girl talk. Whatever Jane said had Megan rolling her eyes in disgust and tapping her left foot absentmindedly.

"Will you allow her?" Jane asked after she was done talking.

Megan sighed. "Well, you will know that in school tomorrow."

"Alright. Bye." The girl said coldly.

"Greet your parents for me. Sweetie."

"Maybe I will leave a message for them." Jane replied.

"I would be asleep before they arrive anyway. And when I wake up, they are gone." She added.

"Oh! Bye Jane." Megan said and the girl ended the call without replying.

"Jane?" Sapphire asked as soon as her mother dropped the receiver.

Megan smiled thoughtfully as she walked back to where Sapphire sat.

"What did she say?" Sapphire asked again.

"I don't think I like what she told me. She didn't sound like a respectful girl on phone too." Megan frowned.

"That's Jane for you. Well, what will she know in school tomorrow?" She persisted.

Megan sat back thoughtfully as Sapphire stared at her impatiently.

"Mum?"

"We'll talk about it over dinner alright?"

Sapphire frowned.

"Trust me, I will tell you and your Dad what she said."

Sapphire sighed; "Alright."

"We were about praying. Let's do that please." Megan said as Sapphire closed her eyes in response.

"Sapphire, I want you to pray for yourself that the Lord will help you." Megan started as Sapphire prayed along silently.

"Pray that you will not do contrary to the will and plan of God in Jesus name."

"Pray that the Lord will help you to flee every form of immorality in Jesus name."

"You will not give room for defilement."

"In Jesus name we have prayed."

"Amen." Sapphire replied and Megan rounded up the prayer.

"Thanks Mum." Sapphire said as she carried her lunch box and stood up.

"Mum, you're telling me what Jane told you during dinner." She added.

"Of course." Megan smiled as she watched her girl walk out of the sitting room.

"Lord, what should I do?" Meghan thought back to her discussion with Jane.

"I want to tell her to come over to my place after school tomorrow. We could talk and I could show her something's. She could also talk to me about Jesus, If she wish." Jane had said.

Meghan sighed. What are the things Jane had planned to show her daughter? Truth be told, she will do her best to make sure her daughter had nothing to do with the girl again.

She stopped for some seconds as she remembered Jane's reply when she had told her to extend her greetings to her parents.

The girl could be having a lonely childhood. Her parents must be so busy that they have no idea their daughter had been exposed to so much.

Who does the girl stay with at home? Perhaps they have people to assist them around the house or probably some relatives influenced the girl.

Absentmindedly, Megan pushed herself more into the chair and slung her feet over the arm.

Inasmuch as she wanted good for Jane, she would never want to risk the safety of her daughter.

"Lord, teach me what to do." She prayed as she planted her feet on the floor swiftly and went to the kitchen with plans to work on dinner.

She would discuss things with her husband upon his arrival most preferably in Sapphire's absence. She hoped he would see things the way she did.

To her understanding, Sapphire should have had nothing to do with Jane in the first place.

Watch out for Sapphire VI.

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one of the great task which God has assigned to man is child training...i am into it nd i must confess it is not an easy task but with God it is worthwhile. Sapphire should keep jane at an arms lenghth. Blvd i'm really inspired,encouraged and challenged as a christian mother tru dis story,may his grace continue to be with u nd may u never have any reason to regret d good work u r doing nd may u never miss out but shall partake in dat glorious wedding. IJN. Shalom

Op.more grace

Good Day Fam and how have you been?

I sincerely apologize for the delay in updating the Sapphire Series.

After long hours of writing, Sapphire VI is now available. I will update very soon.

Thanks.

Zara20:
one of the great task which God has assigned to man is child training...i am into it nd i must confess it is not an easy task but with God it is worthwhile. Sapphire should keep jane at an arms lenghth. Blvd i'm really inspired,encouraged and challenged as a christian mother tru dis story,may his grace continue to be with u nd may u never have any reason to regret d good work u r doing nd may u never miss out but shall partake in dat glorious wedding. IJN. Shalom

You are right Ma.

Amen and Amen. Thanks for following the series.

Episode 6


Meghan woke up to the sound of her 5am alarm the next morning and the first thing that came to her mind was the fact that her daughter would be going to her friend’s house after school.

She had discussed the issue with her husband after he came back from work and he had not seen anything wrong in Sapphire spending time with her friend. He had even reassured her that their daughter could be trusted.

Meghan looked beside her at John who was fast asleep.

She stood up silently, pulled her night wear tighter and found her way to the bathroom.

Sound of running water could be heard as she washed her face and brushed her teeth to avoid her nodding off during devotion.

She hummed a song of worship as she cleaned up as once again she felt a troubled thought stare within her.

“Why do I feel reluctant in letting Sapphire visit Jane?” She asked herself.

She pushed the thought away as she rinsed her mouth and returned to the bedroom.

Pulling the plastic chair from under the study table noiselessly, she sat down to pray when a muffled voice called out from the bed behind her. “Good morning beautiful.”

“Good morning Sir.” She replied with a smile. “I didn’t know you are awake.”

“Well, your movement in the bathroom woke me up.” He replied as he stood up slowly and went to the bathroom.

By the time he came back in, his wife had started her morning devotion.

He walked over to where she sat, picked up his Bible from the Study table, before walking back to his side of the bed. Before long, he was on his knees talking to his maker.

About two hour later, Meghan was rushing in and out of the kitchen to make sure breakfast was ready and each of them could set out for the day.

Her husband walked into the kitchen to also check out things. He was working on his tie.

“Mum, My lunch box.” Sapphire shouted from the sitting room where she was putting a finishing touch to the arrangement of her schoolbooks into her backpack.

“Hold on.” Megan called back as she entered the living room again.

“Mum, should I take change of clothes since I’ll be visiting Jane’s after school?” Husband and wife looked at each other in silence as their daughter looked at them for answers.

Megan shrugged. “I don’t think that is necessary. Today is Friday so I’ll work on laundry tomorrow.”

“Alright Mum.”

“Here is your lunch” Megan said as she dropped the food flask on the table and Sapphire moved towards it. She quickly packed it with her water bottle into her lunch box. Megan also packed hers and her husband’s.

“Mum, I need to hurry so I’ll not miss the bus.” Sapphire told her mum.

“Okay. Come over here Sapphire.” Sapphire walked towards her mum.

Megan laid a hand on her daughter’s shoulder as she began. “The truth is I’m a bit reluctant in letting you visit Jane but I trust that the Lord will be with you. Daughter, I also need you to be careful.”

Sapphire smiled. “I will Mum.” She gave her mum a peck before moving to go.

“And mine?” Her dad asked feigning displeasure.

Sapphire laughed. She hurried to him and hugged him.

“Bye sweetheart.” Her Dad said.

“Have a great working day.” She said as she turned to go.

“Thanks for reminding us we have a long working day ahead of us.” Megan smiled.

Sapphire hurried out of the house to catch the bus and she was just on time because as she neared the bus stop the school bus arrived.

It was with great delight she told Jane her parents had permitted her to visit with Jane after school.

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As soon as Sapphire stepped into Jane’s home, the first thing she did was gasp in astonishment.

She looked around the living room in awe as Jane blabbed on about her parents not been at home and always coming in late at night.

“Your home is beautiful.” Sapphire said dreamily.

Jane gawked. “Well, thanks.”

“And big.” Sapphire completed.

“That I agree on. It’s usually lonesome being in here alone. Thanks for Susan.” She said referring to the housemaid who took care of things around the house.

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Episode 6 Continued...

The lady in question entered just then. “Welcome Miss.”

Sapphire stared at the Dark plump lady who was also staring back at her.

“She’s African?” Sapphire whispered to Jane who smiled in response. “And there is the same look i had on my face the first time I met her.”

Susan coughed reminding them of her presence.

“What is it for lunch?” Jane asked the maid.

“Chicken and dumplings.”

“My favorite.” Jane said excitedly.

“I still have the meal mum packed for my lunch.” Sapphire put in.

“Okay. She can help you heat it up and dish it out.” Jane said.

“Alright.” Sapphire replied as she handed her lunch box to Susan who went towards a place Sapphire thought would be the kitchen.

She couldn’t help but think that Jane handled things a bit like an adult.

“Let’s eat first before we go to my room.” Jane said as Sapphire jolted back.

Sapphire smiled. “Okay.” “Are you not going to put off your uniform?” She asked her friend.

“I’ll do that after our meal; at least you are also in yours.”

Jane strode towards the Dining area with Sapphire in tow. Before long, Susan arrived with their meals all served.

Sapphire thanked her and the girls started eating. Out of habit, she prayed silently on her meal before eating.

“What does your mother do?” Sapphire asked as they ate.

“My Mum is the Director of Mark and Steel Military Company in this City.”

“Wow.” Sapphire said. “How often do you now have time together?”

Jane frowned. “We used to when I was much younger; that was when she was still finding her way up but now…” The girl shrugged. “She does not even know you are here and might never know.”

“She is that busy?”

“Yeah. Dad’s even worse. I haven’t seen him in like two weeks.”

Sapphire stared at her in surprise. “He works in a far place?” She asked wondering if he was always on transit.

Jane hissed. “I wished he were. He sleeps in this house every night but we don’t see a lot. Mum does well to check on me when she gets back from work. Dad doesn’t.”

Sapphire shook her head. “Then how do they cope?”

“You mean as husband and wife?”
Sapphire nodded.

“I don’t know. I guess that’s why I am the only child. I wonder how they had me.” Jane said with muffled voice because of the food in her mouth.

“There was a day Susan mentioned that my mum was suspecting that Dad was cheating on her with his secretary. She didn’t even dash an eyelid.”

Sapphire stared at Jane in shock.

She sighed. “Do your parents go to Church?”

Jane frowned. “No! I have never been to one myself.”

Soon they were done with their meal and headed up to Jane’s room.

“Your room is beautiful.” Sapphire commented as soon as they got in.

The room looked girlish especially with the wall’s pink color. Beautiful paper flowers were also attached to it.

“Thank you.” Jane replied as she grabbed a laptop from her study table.

“I didn’t know you have a laptop?” Sapphire sounded surprised.

“Mum got it for my ninth birthday even though she told me Dad objected. He said I was too young to have one. Well who cares. I get to watch movies anytime I want.”

After switching on the laptop and waiting for it to boot, Jane put off her school uniform and with her undergarments alone on her, carried the laptop and laid on the bed.

Sapphire stood watching.

“Are you going to keep standing?” Jane asked in annoyance.

“Well, what are we going to do?” Sapphire asked back.

“Have fun of course. I want to show you something’s.”

Sapphire sighed before moving to lie beside Jane.

“Can you please put off your uniform?” Jane asked point blank.

“And why?” Sapphire asked without dashing an eyelid.

“Common we are indoors.” Jane said with a frown.

Sapphire sighed as she worked to removing her clothes. Something stared inside of her that she wouldn’t like what Jane was up to.

“Let me play a video for you.” Jane said as Sapphire nodded and moved to spread her clothes across the study chair.

Soft moans came from the Laptop and Sapphire frowned.

“What’s that?” she asked as she dropped her uniform on the chair and walked towards Jane. The other girl didn’t answer and Sapphire quickly laid beside her to see for herself.

What she saw made her jaw drop.

“Are those ladies kissing each other?”

“What does it look like?” Jane asked arbitrarily.

Sapphire sighed. She shouldn’t be watching this.

She watched as the ladies removed their clothes.

“What are they doing?”

“You’ll see for yourself. Why are you acting like a kid?”

“Well, we are kids.” Sapphire sighed. What was going on?

Was this the video Jane was talking about when she said she had watched girls loving each other?

As she looked on at the screen feeling guilty, she suddenly felt Jane’s hand between her legs. She went still.

She was still trying to find her words when the girl worked her hand into her panties.

“Jane, what are you…” She couldn’t even complete the question as Jane was now moaning in pleasure.

“Just follow my lead. This is wonderful.”


By the time Sapphire was putting on her uniform and leaving Jane’s room they had done unimaginable things with each other.

She walked out to the living room without waiting for Jane. She just couldn’t put away the guilty feeling that lay heavy on her chest.

“Here is your lunchbox.” Susan called after her.

She turned to collect it.

“Young girls!” Susan said before hissing.

Sapphire heard and realized the older lady knew about what had happened.

She was still trying to place how she might have known so quickly when Jane came down the stairs fully dressed.

“I have told Seth he’ll drop you off.” She said referring to their family driver not noticing Sapphire’s thoughtful feature.

They walked out of the house in silence as the driver brought the car upfront. Sapphire moved to enter the vehicle in distaste.

“Aren’t you going to bid me goodbye?” Jane asked with a smirk.

“Bye.” Sapphire muttered without looking back at her. She just wanted to get home.

Before she could move further, Jane grabbed her from behind and turned her roughly towards her.

“Sapphire, it’s because it’s a first for you. You’ll get used to it. Okay?” She said before pulling her into a suffocating hug.

Sapphire gawked.

Get used to it? She assured herself there would never be a next time.

Soon Jane let her go.

“See you on Monday.” She finally said with a thin smile and entered the vehicle.

“Where are we heading to?” Seth asked with an irritating smile as soon as she entered the vehicle.

She gave him their home address which he filled in the GPS and fell silent.

She closed her eyes as she had a flashback to the things that had happened in Jane’s room. She just wanted to forget it all.

Jane had even acted like she was an expert in such things.

She asked herself why she had let Jane get her involved. A tear escaped her eyes and she cleaned it off quickly.

Her mother would be disappointed if she told her what had happened.

And God?

God!

“What have i done?” She asked in whisper as more tears flowed from her eyes.

“Are you alright?” Seth asked with a smirk on his face.

She frowned as she opened her eyes. What was it about this man that put her on guard?

“Yes. Thank you Sir.” She looked up to see Seth staring at her through the front mirror.

“Is anything the problem Sir?” She asked.

“At least you talk with respect.”
Sapphire lifted her brow in question.

“I know about what happened.” He added having that disgusting smile once again.

Sapphire sighed. How was he aware? Even Susan knew.

She frowned thoughtfully. Was there CCTV’s in that house?

She hissed. Why hadn’t she thought of that?

She recoiled to see the vehicle was already few minutes to their house: Precisely at the last bend to their house.

The vehicle stopped.

What was happening again?

She looked at Seth questionably.

“We are still some houses away from our house.” Their house was down the street and she was too worn out to trek the rest of the way.

He didn’t answer immediately.

She watched as he opened the driver’s door and got out of the vehicle.

Sapphire was becoming suspicious as he opened the door at the other end of the backseat and entered the vehicle.

Immediately Seth entered and banged the door close, for some reason all the doors clicked locked.

She pushed towards the side door and gripped the handle in fear. It didn’t open and that confirmed what she had heard.

“What are you doing?” She screamed out.

“You didn’t scream when it was Jane. You made sounds of pleasure that I can still remember.”

“Were you watching?” She asked with a glare, praying someone would come down the street at that instance.

“That little witch doesn’t know her father installed CCTV’s in the house. He just never checks it out.” He hissed.

And why would Jane’s Dad do that? She sighed. That was even none of her concern. What mattered was how she would escape the man who was now staring at her in a dangerous way.

She watched in distaste as he licked his lips.

Hadn’t the man in “Stolen heart” a movie she watched on Fox TV without her mother’s permission also did that before he raped and killed one of the casts?

She shivered in fear.

Was this man about to rape her?

Her mother had told her enough stories to know she wasn’t safe at that moment.

She was caught unawares when he grabbed her and pulled her towards himself.

“Get your hands off me. Help!” She screamed as she beat his hands with the little strength she had. He eventually stopped struggling with her.

She watched as he struggled to decide what to do with her.

“Jane does it with me. It isn’t painful.” He finally said.

Sapphire stopped.

“Jane?” She asked with a shaky voice.

“Yes.” He nodded thinking he was now getting to her.

“And the girl is quite experienced.” He replied and as he noticed she was still trying to process what he had said, he worked his hands into her cloths.

Sapphire’s head pounded. Who was Jane really?

Seth lifted himself up and moved to pull her under him.

“Get off me.” She screamed. “Are you crazy? This is broad daylight.”

“I do it with her in broad daylight.” He muttered.

“I’m not Jane.” She said in anger. And before she knew it, she stretched her right hand to grab her lunch box.

Seth didn’t see it coming.

She hit it hard against his head.

He screamed.

“God please I know I shouldn’t be violent but please rescue me.” She prayed as she hit him the second time.

“Stop.” He shouted out as he hit his back against the door giving Sapphire room to sit up.

“Open the door.” She shouted.

He cursed under his breath as he brought out the automated car key from his pocket and unlocked the door.

With her hold still on her lunch box, she used her other hand to pull the door handle and the door opened.

She lifted herself and got out of the vehicle quickly.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, she grabbed her backpack and lunchbox and turned to go.

Seth got out of the vehicle. “Let me get you home.” He said using his hand to nurse his now swollen forehead.

“Thanks Seth.” she said and turned to him with a glare.

She straightened her uniform and walked away from the vehicle.

“Will you please not tell Jane? I have to keep my job.” He said as he took a step towards her.

“Like I care! You are all bunch of fornicators.” She shouted at him as she turned to go.

“Then what are you? A hypocrite?” He asked, laughing out in mockery.

Those words struck her heart like arrows.

Tears flowed out of her eyes without control as she hurried down the street in anger and frustration.


She was not angry at Jane or Seth.

She was angry at herself.

Seth was right.

She was a hypocrite.

She hadn’t even struggled with Jane.

“God, I’m sorry.” She whispered silently as she cried all the way home.

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Nice update

i'm nonplussed,jst shedding tears....Sapphire's parents shouldn't ve allowedd her to visit Jane not after hearing her line of conversation with theirr daughter previously...God help me ooo. thnks 4 d update blvd,anticipating 4 more...more grace

Episode 7


“I owe it all to Jesus; I owe it all to him...” Megan sang as she worked around the house, mostly packing her families dirty clothing’s in preparation for the laundry she would be doing the next day.

As she sang, she remembered to commit her daughter into God’s hands. Suddenly, someone banged at the door.

“Hold on.” She called out as she took a steady walk towards the living room. The bang continued as if the person at the door was furious.

Megan frowned. Sapphire and John would never knock that way.

“Will you please not pull down my door?” She said firmly before reaching the door. The knock stopped.

She hissed as she removed the lock and opened the door.

There in front of the door stood Sapphire in tears.

Megan blinked in surprise.
“Come here.” she whispered as she opened her arms.

“Mum” Sapphire called running into her mother for a hug.

Time ticked on as Mother and daughter remained like that for sometime. Sapphire didn’t stop crying. Eventually, Megan loosened her hold and pulled her into the house with her. She locked the door behind them. She collected her daughter’s backpack and lunch box and made her sit on the settee.

She couldn’t help but wonder what had happened.

Had the girls fought?

Had Jane hurt her? She sighed.

Sapphire kept on crying without saying a word, leaving Megan to imagine many things.

“Mum, I need a shower. I feel dirty.” Sapphire said amidst tears.

Megan was more confused.

She shrugged. Her daughter knew she could trust her with anything and she didn’t want to act desperate.

“Okay.” She said as she assisted the girl up to her room. As soon as they entered the room, Sapphire went straight to her bathroom.

Megan waited but kept pacing her daughter’s room. Not too long she started hearing Sapphire talking and weeping from the bathroom.

She stopped. Was Sapphire praying in the bathroom?

Her daughter had mentioned that she was feeling dirty.

Her heartbeat quickened. Had her daughter been raped?

She shook her head in protest. No, it couldn’t be.

Had Jane come through to her words of showing Sapphire things? She prayed not.

“Lord, I hope we haven’t made a terrible mistake by letting Sapphire visit Jane’s house.” She prayed quietly.

Sapphire stepped out of her bathroom at that moment with her towel wrapped round her body.

Megan moved towards her and aided her to her bed. Mother and daughter sat gazing at each other waiting for who would start the dialogue that was bound to happen.

Megan couldn’t stand it anymore. “What happened?”

That question seems to set off another ocean of tears. Megan began to wonder what her daughter had been through.

“Mum, Jane is a really bad girl.” Sapphire whispered.

Megan kept mute but her thoughts were in chaos.

God! I shouldn’t have let her go.

Jane hurt my daughter right?

“Mum, you aren’t saying anything.” Sapphire urged.

“What happened?” She asked as she brushed off a tear that had dropped.

“Will God forgive me?” Sapphire whimpered. “I was supposed to influence her but she got me to do dirty things.”

Megan’s heart thumped within her. “Go on.” She urged and listened as her daughter recounted to her all that happened from the moment she set foot into Jane’s home to her ordeal with Seth.

“Mum, Seth is right.” Sapphire admitted in tears.

Megan was doing her best not to break down in front of her daughter but the tears kept flowing.

She sniffled. “Sapphire, how about you rest a bit? I need to do something.”

Sapphire looked at her in surprise.
“Much more than what I have to say, you need to ask God for forgiveness.” She explained.

Sapphire squirmed in her seat. “I have said I’m sorry so many times but I don’t know.”

Megan sighed. “God hates it when his children fall into sin. But he hates it more when they don’t realize they have done wrong and repent. He is our father and he always forgives our wrongs.”

“Alright Mum. I’m sorry I insisted I wanted to go.” Sapphire wiggled her fingers awkwardly.

“I’m sorry too. I should have known the Lord was trying to warn me this morning when I woke up with that burden and reluctance to let you go.” Megan said regrettably.

“Daddy also permitted me.”

“You know some times we are not sensitive to the Spirit’s instruction.” Megan replied sadly.

Sapphire now had a determined look on her face. “I need to ask God for forgiveness. I need to tell him how sorry I am.”

“That’s the right thing to do. I will check back on you.”

“Okay Ma.” She replied as Megan stood and excused herself.

As soon as Sapphire was left alone, she got down on her knees and in tears confessed her wrong doing. She told the Lord to forgive her for being careless and also promised not to walk with ungodly friends any longer.

By the time she rose up from that position, she knew with the whole of her heart that her Heavenly Father had forgiven her.

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Megan sat at the study table in the room she shared with her husband as she thought back to all Sapphire had recounted to her.

In tears, she thanked the Lord that Seth hadn’t succeeded in what he had desired to do to her daughter.
She asked that the Lord forgive her for not been sensitive enough and that he forgive and help Sapphire not to be discouraged by what had transpired. She sincerely prayed that the Lord give her the right words for her daughter.

Megan couldn’t help but pray for Jane that the Lord had mercy on the girl and deliver her from the yoke of sexual sin.

After the prayer, she felt she was now in the right state to talk to Sapphire.

She stood up and picked her Bible from the study table. Suddenly, she felt the urge to throw up. She dropped her Bible and hurried to the bathroom. In seconds, the contents of her stomach had being deposited into the toilet basin.

“What is wrong with me?” She exhaled as she cleaned her mouth with running water and went out of the bathroom.

She picked her Bible back from where she had dropped it and left the room.

She hummed as she walked towards her daughter’s room.
She knocked briefly, opened the door and entered. Sapphire was sitting at her study table with her Bible in front of her.

“Mum, are you alright? You don’t look good.” Sapphire asked as Megan sat down on her bed and bid her to come.

“It’s nothing to worry about. I just threw up. I will be fine.” She reassured as her daughter stood up from the study table and sat beside her.

“Okay.” Sapphire looked at her mother in a funny way.

Megan glared back at her. “What is it?”

Sapphire had a wide smile on her face. “Nothing.”

Megan then told her they would be spending sometime to study the Bible. Before they began, Megan prayed that the Lord speak through his word and grant them clear understanding of his words.

“Let’s start with I John 1:9.” Megan began and both opened to that part of the Bible. “It says if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

“Sapphire, first of all I want to reassure you that since you have confessed and seek forgiveness from God, he has forgiven you.”

“Since God has forgiven you, who is the devil that he should accuse you? Or Sapphire, who are you that you should hold that act against yourself or remain in anger against yourself?”

“When the Devil tries to accuse you, tell him to his face that God has forgiven you and remind him that old things are passed away and all things are made new.”

“When you remember this fall, don’t be angry at yourself or in this case hold it against Seth or Jane. Like God has forgiven you, forgive them and also forgive yourself. If you still hold this day against yourself, you will not be able to accomplish the great things you ought to achieve. So let it be in the whole of your being that you are forgiven. Do you understand?”

“Yes Ma.” Sapphire replied.

“Good.” Both went on to study and discuss Romans 1:27, 31; Mark 9:43, 45 and I Corinthians 9:27.

Megan concluded her words by saying; “Sapphire, you need to detach yourself from Jane. You are not to hate her but to be candid you girls can’t be friends. It’s an unequal yoke. And then you need to pray for her. God died for her too you know.”

Sapphire nodded in agreement as Megan asked thoughtfully; “How can Seth take advantage of a girl young enough to be his sister?”

Sapphire hissed. “I’m going to ask Mrs. Smith to change my seat partner.”

Megan had no problem with that. In fact she smiled. “As you wish.”

“Why are you smiling?” Sapphire blinked.

Megan laughed. “Remember you were worried if I was going to approach Mrs. Smith just last week. What a twist.”

Sapphire smiled in agreement as they both heard footsteps from outside the room.

“That would be your Dad. He probably had to use his key. ” Megan whispered. John might have knocked but since they weren’t in the Living room plus they were discussing they wouldn’t have heard.

“Who is home?” John called out from the hallway.

“Come over here.” Megan called back.

“Okay Sweetie.” He replied from outside the door and he soon opened the door and entered the room.

“Hello Girls. What are you two up to?” He winked.

“Having one of our mother and daughter time .” Megan replied thoughtfully.

John nodded. “Okay. Sapphire, how did your day with Jane go?”

No one talked. Sapphire and Megan just smiled at him but he could grasp that something had happened and he wanted to know.

He looked at his wife questionably.

Megan spoke up. “Sweetheart, a lot happened today.”

“Do I need to sit?” He asked noting Sapphire was not even making any move to talk.

“Please do.” Megan said as she held out the study chair for him to sit.

“Sapphire, you haven’t even welcomed me back from work?” He asked with lined brow.

Sapphire looked down at her Bible “Welcome Dad.”

“Okay. What happened?” he asked his wife in eagerness.

Megan narrated all Sapphire recounted to her when she came back as John listened in Silence. When she was done, he asked Sapphire some questions and she answered.

He looked at his wife and daughter helplessly. “This is too much for me to engross.”

He turned to Sapphire. “And your mother didn’t want you to go?”

Megan placed her hand on his shoulder. “Sweetheart, don’t be weary because of this. We have all learnt from this one.”


He used his right hand to run his hair through. “I can’t believe all these happened to you. Thank God Seth didn’t succeed. I don’t know what I would have done but maybe I would have pressed charges against him.”

Megan pushed herself out of the bed a bit. “Do you think we should contact her parents?”

Sapphire looked at her in disbelief. “Her parents will never be opportune. Let’s just ignore them.” Sapphire even went on to recount all Jane had told her about her parents.

“That home is wrecked.” Megan lamented.

“But that does not change the fact that we need to pray for that girl.” John pointed out. “Let’s just pray for now. God will take control.” And they prayed together as a family.


“Please can we eat out tonight?” was the first statement Megan uttered as soon as they finished praying. She was looking at her husband with pleading eyes.

Sapphire laughed. “Really, Mum?”

“Yes baby. For some reasons, I’m really craving for Boiled Potatoes and Roasted Chicken.” Sapphire stared at her Mother with bulging eyes. John kept gazing at her in surprise.

Sapphire couldn’t control her laughter any longer. “Well, I’m in! We haven’t eaten out in months.”

John stayed seated but was looking at his wife suspiciously.

Meghan’s lips were now set in a pout of mocked annoyance. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

John smiled sweetly. “I’m actually trying to figure things out. The last time you almost tore the house down while trying to roast chicken to eat with boiled potatoes because of your persistent craves was when we were expecting Sapphire.”

He smiled widely; “This is one of your pregnancy turn-ups.”

Sapphire gaped at her mother as Megan stared at her husband with widened eyes. “Are you saying...?” She couldn’t complete the sentence as her daughter kept looking from husband to wife with calculative eyes. “Mum, are you pregnant?”

“Well, we can’t say for sure.” She replied using her right hand to rub her tummy affectionately.

Sapphire was so excited. “But we can know right?” The question was directed to the father this time.

“Of course. A Visit to Dr James will give us the answer we so desire.” He replied with a wide grin.

Sapphire rushed to John excitedly. Before Megan knew it, Father and Daughter were already talking about the sex of the baby and choices of names.

She frowned. “Can we just go get dressed for dinner already?”

They stopped talking and looked at her in awe.

“Please be nice.” She added.
Sapphire and John looked at each other and smiled.

Then they ignored her and continued talking.

“Don’t you get it?” She asked touchily. They looked at her again with amused eyes.

She now had their attention. “The Baby wants to eat Chicken.” She said with puppy eyes as father and daughter burst into laughter.



That night after the Anderson’s came back from eating out, they retired to bed almost immediately.

“Sweetheart, thank you for that sumptuous Dinner.” Megan said before kissing her husband and drifting off to sleep.


Watching her sleep, John traced her lips with his fingers.

Pregnancy made his wife act like a baby sometimes but he loved that.

He smiled at the thought of how much he was going to spend on Boiled Potatoes and Roasted Chicken this time around.

He just hoped she wouldn’t wake up during the night one day and demand he got her roasted chicken. That would be interesting.

His smile widened. For her happiness, he would inconvenient himself.

He closed the little distance between them and pecked her on her forehead. John soon drifted off to sleep.


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Wow
I really love this, more updates ����


A part made me laugh which is when John was thinking of the amount he will spend on boiled potatoes and fried chicken�������
More grace ma

Glory4567:
Wow
I really love this, more updates ����


A part made me laugh which is when John was thinking of the amount he will spend on boiled potatoes and fried chicken�������
More grace ma

Yes that part is funny.

Amen.

Updates coming soon please.

Kilosele

Wen will u give us updates bayii

Good Afternoon Fam.

How has been your day?

Sapphire VIII has been posted on the blog
since yesterday. �

I will update here soon.

I'm sorry it came a bit late. That was why I served you the last three short stories I posted on the blog to make it up to you.

This Episode is kinda revealing and may be the last time you'll read about Jane.

Did the girl die or what?

You've got to find out yourself. I'll be back.

Episode 8

The following Monday, A thoughtful Sapphire walked towards her classroom.

The weekend had gone by so quickly and she couldn’t help but wonder how her day would be especially with Jane’s presence.

It was a fact that things were going to be awkward between them. She sincerely hoped Jane would just ignore her.

She hissed. Like it was that easy.

She hastened a bit as she thought about the fact that Jane hadn’t boarded the school bus that morning. She was concerned but at least it had saved her the embarrassing long minutes that could have transpired between them inside the school bus.

She walked past the Nursery Section of the School and the sight of the little children got her smiling. She would soon be having a sibling. Their family doctor had confirmed it during the weekend. She really hoped it would be a girl.

She entered her class, greeted her teacher and settled into her seat.

Few minutes later, the school bell rang indicating the beginning of classes.



Mrs. Smith had just finished welcoming her students to the new week when Jane walked in sheepishly. She looked unwell.

The whole class couldn’t help but stare at her questionably. She murmured her greeting to anyone who cared to listen and walked past the teaching platform to her seat.

“Miss Jane.” Mrs. Smith called.

Jane stopped. With no expression of any emotion, she walked back towards her teacher.

“Good morning Mrs. Smith.” Jane stared at her teacher now having an uncomfortable look on her face.

“Are you alright?” The woman asked in concern.

“Yes...” She replied with a croaky voice.

“Care to tell me why you resumed class late?” Mrs. Smith looked at her with raised eyebrow.

“I had a rough night but I will be fine.” She replied softly.

“Alright. Go and settle down.” The woman dismissed her with her left hand.

Jane nodded in acknowledgement before moving towards the front seat which she shared with Sapphire.

As she got to the seat and was struggling to remove her backpack, she stole a look at Sapphire.

Coincidentally, Sapphire looked up at that moment.

To be Continued...

Continued

“Hi.” Jane muttered before sitting down. Sapphire nodded in response.

There was an awkward silence for some seconds. None spoke to each other again as Mrs. Smith soon started the class.

While they did their class works, their eyes met at consecutive times but neither of them said a word.

What both girls were oblivious to was the fact that Mrs Smith was watching them thoughtfully and wondering what was off about them.

“Sapphire;” Mrs Smith called as she started the correction of the exercise she had told her students to do.

“Yes Ma.” The girl stood up in response.

“Please read the first question to us and provide the answer.” Mrs. Smith said with a sharp gaze.

Sapphire lifted up her book and did as she was told. As she answered the question, she could feel Jane’s boring stare beside her.

From the corner of her eyes, Sapphire watched as Jane grabbed a water bottle from her backpack as if trying not to get caught and drank from it quietly.

She frowned. Jane rarely brought water to school.

“Thank you Sapphire.” Mrs. Smith smiled as Sapphire sat down. “If you know you got the answer to that question wrong, write the correct one which I will be writing on the board now.” She turned her back to her students as greater percentage of the students picked their pens to write.

Sapphire also did the same when suddenly she heard Jane gasp beside her.

She stopped to look at the girl.

Jane was clutching at her stomach, her face turning white.

Sapphire frowned. She just couldn’t ignore her.

“Are you alright?” She whispered in concern.

Jane shook her head as she gripped her stomach tighter.

“My stomach hurts.” She whispered with muffled voice.

Sapphire didn’t have time to react as Mrs. Smith chose that moment to notice her. “Sapphire, I have been wondering why you girls have ignored each other since morning but I can see I was wrong as you are now having side discussions. Care to give the class a gist?”

The class snarled with amusement.

Sapphire shook her head apologetically. “Its just Jane is in pains.” A hush fell over the class.

“Oh!” Mrs. Smith dropped her teaching note and marker on her table and rushed towards the girls.

Jane was already in tears.

“This is not good. Let me get her to the School Clinic.” She pulled the girl up and guided her out of the classroom.

As they were about stepping out, Jane stopped. Sapphire looked up at towards that direction and wondered what was happening.

“Sapphire;” Jane called before she eventually turned to have a better view of her face.

What was Jane doing? She looked on without muttering a word.

“I’m sorry.” The other girl said quietly.

What?

Sapphire stood up as the rest of the class watched on.

Tearfully, she moved towards Jane and their teacher and pulled the girl in for a hug. At that, Jane started sniffling.

“I forgive you.” Sapphire whispered to her ears.

“Sapphire, I know. But I’m not apologizing for the past.” She whispered back.

Really? Sapphire sighed. Would Jane ever change?

“I’m apologizing for the future.”

Sapphire stiffened against the girl.

Continued


“We need to get going.” Mrs. Smith said pulling the girls apart.

Worried, Sapphire looked at Jane. What did she mean by that?

The other girl smiled at her dejectedly and turned to Mrs. Smith.

Sapphire could only watch as the teacher helped Jane out of the class.

For seconds she stood at that spot lost in thought. What was wrong with Jane exactly? Why had she apologized that way and what was it about that smile that gave her a creepy feeling? Something wasn’t right.

Five minutes later, she was pacing the front of their class when Mrs. Smith rushed back in and told the whole class Jane’s stomach was not in anyway relieving her. The teacher grabbed the girl’s backpack and said her mother was around to take her to the hospital.

Sapphire stood still as she figured that with Jane’s mother being present in the school already; the situation was definitely pretty serious. She muttered a silent prayer for Jane as Mrs. Smith walked past her in a dash.

The woman stopped and regarded her with a smile. “I understand you are feeling sorry for your friend. She’ll be back to school in no time. You guys can sort things out later.”

Sapphire smiled back gratefully and Mrs. Smith left.

Sapphire couldn’t help but shiver at the thought that Mrs. Smith could be wrong this time.

Would she ever see Jane again?

She bit her lips thoughtfully. Where that thought had cropped from she had no idea.



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It had been two weeks and no one had since seen or heard from Jane.

Sapphire never stopped bringing the girl to God in prayer. She had even called the number Jane used to call their landline few weeks before but nobody answered the phone.

Twice, she had begged her mother to take her to Jane’s home and her mother had agreed.

The house was literally empty when they got there, save for the security man. Even though they pleaded with him, he had refuse to give them any update about the girl’s wellbeing.

Sapphire sighed. Was Jane doing well?

The school bell rang, jolting her back. School was closed for that day.

She packed her notebooks from her locker into her backpack and stood up to leave her class.

Suddenly, a sharp pain lunged at her lower abdomen and she gasped in pain.

In a flash, she was back on her seat.

What was wrong with her?

Sitting down for some seconds, she felt relief surge through her body.

She breathed heavily as she wondered what was it about the pain that gave her an uneasy feeling. That was the fifth time such would happen that day.

She relaxed as she remembered she hadn’t carried her lunch box.

She bent down to grab it when another pain lunged again.

This time, she cried out.

Mrs. Smith who was also preparing to leave the class looked up at her. “Are you OK?”

“My stomach has been hurting me since daybreak.” She grumbled.

The older woman frowned thoughtfully. “Oh dear, please get treated when you get home.”

“I will do that. Thank you Ma.” Sapphire nodded as she packed her things and moved to go.

Mrs. Smith’s next words stopped her. “But that’s strange.”

“What is?” Sapphire looked back at her.

Mrs. Smith pouted. “Two weeks ago, it was Jane. What is happening to you girls?”

Sapphire scowled. What was Mrs. Smith implying?

“I thought Jane said she had stomach pain? The area where I am having discomfort is kind of my lower abdomen.”

Her teacher’s frown deepened; “Well, it turned out it was her lower abdomen.”

Sapphire’s eyes widened at those words.

Whatever was happening, she had no idea.

Jane’s words and actions from two weeks came flooding her mind.

“Lord Jesus, please take control.” She prayed silently.

She didn’t have time to think for long as she hurried off remembering she had to catch the school bus back home.

Watch out for Sapphire IX

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SAPPHIRE EPISODE 9

Good evening Beloved and how has been your day?

My people, i hope you still remember the storyline.

Anyways, in the previous episode we saw how Mrs Smith wondered how Sapphire and Jane were having the same health issues just two weeks apart.

This episode clears our doubts about some people who think Sapphire's complaints may be signs of Puberty.

This episode reminds us of times when we might need to come out of the jostles of the day to pour our heart out to our Father.

We get to also observe and learn from the Love and Understanding shared by the Anderson Couple.

And lest I forget, we get to learn about what's really going on with Jane.

It's Thrilling, Inspiring and Soul Lifting.

Sapphire IX will be posted in few minutes. Be on lookout.

Please help me pray I don't get banned by anti-spam bot after this post oo. I don't know what went wrong. Just a post and I got banned.

Anyways, I'll be back soon...

SAPPHIRE IX

Episode 9

Sapphire crawled out of her bed with tears fighting its way out of her eyes. Immediately after her lunch, she had retired to her room for her siesta so she could work on her assignments later in the evening.

As she walked out of her room, she clutched her stomach in pain while also listening for movements to know exactly where her mother was around the house.

“In here.” Megan called from the living room having heard a door being opened and shut.

A tearful Sapphire walked into the room noting the fact that her mother was listening to a sermon on her phone.

“Mum;” She called with croaked voice.

“Hope you slept well?” Megan asked as she looked up at her daughter. She stopped. “Have you been crying?”

“My stomach hurts.” Sapphire replied, tearing up even more.

“Sorry dear; Come sit beside me.” Megan patted the space beside her as she watched her daughter take forced steps towards her. “When did you start feeling uncomfortable?”

Sapphire coughed before answering. “Since daybreak.”

Megan didn’t like that. “You should have told me.”

“I’m sorry Ma. I just felt I would be relieved in no time. I was wrong. I have had to go to the restroom thrice today. I feel so sick.” She explained.

Mother and daughter kept quiet for sometime as Sapphire shifted uneasily beside her Mother. “Mum, something doesn’t feel right.”

Megan looked confused and Sapphire sighed quietly before speaking on. “Jane had to leave school two weeks ago because of stomach pain. She was weeping profusely.”

Megan stared at her daughter with squinted eyes. “What do you mean?”

“Never mind. It’s just...” She couldn’t help but wonder if the stomach pain had anything to do with what had happened between her and Jane weeks ago.

“Where exactly does it hurt you?” Her mother asked interjecting her thoughts.

“Here.” She replied as she absentmindedly directed her right hand towards the lower part of her waist.

Megan stretched forth her hand. “Here?” She suddenly applied pressure on the spot.

“Mum!” Sapphire screamed out loud and fell against her mother. Megan’s heart thumped.
“Sapphire.” She called in misery.

No response.

She waved her right hand over the child's face to confirm her suspicion. Her daughter was out.

Scared out of her wit, she laid the girl down on the settee with her face up. She hurriedly picked up her phone and called her husband’s office line.

“Sweetheart, Sapphire blacked out.” She said as soon as she knew he was listening.

“What happened?” He asked with a calm voice.

Megan moved to stand directly under the ceiling fan as she was suddenly feeling hot. “She told me she had stomach pain, diarrhea and... and…” She stammered.

“Sweetheart, I need you to calm down.” He whispered.

“I…”

“Think of the child you are carrying. You need to stay calm.”

Megan sighed. No wonder she was feeling hot and dizzy. She had almost forgotten she was weeks gone.

John continued; “You are frightened; I can hear it in your voice. Your hands are probably so sweaty by now.”

Megan looked down at her hands. He was right. "You guessed right.” She whispered.

“Well, I…” He started to say when she cut in again. “John, Sapphire also said she was feeling sick and…”

“Megan;” He called.

“Yes.” She was on the verge of tears now.

“Are you okay?” He asked softly.

“I don’t know. I’m feeling hot and dizzy. John, please come home.”

“Alright. I will be with you in less than 5minutes. Stay calm sweetheart. Sapphire will be fine.” He said as she listened to his movements at the other end. He asked her to get dressed before he got back.

“Alright.” She replied as she ended the call.

She looked at her daughter’s still body anxiously before hurrying towards the bedroom she shared with her husband.

In less than a minute, she was back in the sitting room. She moved to adjust her daughter’s clothing when she realized the girl was burning up. She hurried to Sapphire’s room and soon returned with her towel and a basin of water.

It doesn't end here.....