The Reconciliation (Part 6-9) by Rhoda Morenikeji Onaderu

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By Rhoda Morenikeji Onaderu

Part 6

Sola looked like someone who was ready for a long conversation but she was still enjoying the presence of her old friend. Dara came to his rescue, “Tito, please can we have a discussion with you for just five minutes?”. James wanted to excuse them but she held him back by saying,” Please can we talk later?, I am sorry but I am in the middle of an important conversation”

“Who was that please?” James asked as they left. “That was my former..never mind, I will discuss with them later” replied Tito. Few minutes later, James went to the gent and like a lightning, Dara and Sola came over immediately, it showed they didn’t take their eyes off her.

“I am deeply sorry for all I have put you through but I am ready to talk about it now” Sola said. Dara requested they leave the hall to discuss. As soon as they were outside, Sola continued,”I didn’t mean to hurt you but the genesis of this started when Jade, my friend told me you were using my virtue and glory”

“Virtue, Glory, did you just say I was using your glory” Tito asked.

“I am sorry, he believed that the fact that your mother became the breadwinner of the house after your dad’s accident and you also became the breadwinner after I was retrenched at work meant that you were using my virtue. He wanted me to break off from an evil pattern in your family” Sola added.

“He took me to a false prophetess who said, if I really want to prosper in life, I shouldn’t stay under the same roof with you and that I should run away from you totally. That was why I sold the house and also relocated to Spain, please forgive me” Sola finished with a plea of forgiveness.

Tito’s mouth was wide open by the time he finished and she suddenly felt dizzy, the weight of the revelation was too much for her, it was beyond her wildest imagination, she didn’t believe her ears were functioning properly, that was definitely more than she could take, she felt like running from Sola.

As if he knew her thought, he knelt on his right knee before her not minding those watching them.

“Tito, please forgive me, he pleaded.

“See, I have forgiven you since, thank you for telling me the truth but let me inform you that my younger sister has never been the breadwinner of her family. Also, my late mother encouraged me to stay by you when you lost your job, she believed that’s how virtuous women do, she believed you will overcome that phase” Tito said.

“Thank you for all you have done but I still need you in my life” Sola pleaded.

“In your life as what please? I have forgiven you from my heart but may I just remind you that we are already divorced” Tito replied.

Just then Sade’s younger sister came to call her, it was time to dance with the celebrant and for some photo shoot, she excused herself, made her way to the banquet hall and met James at the podium. They both danced with Sade’s family.

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The Reconciliation (Part 7)

They left for their seats when she was exhausted.

“What was that about ?” James asked as he made gesture towards the hall entrance. Tito understood immediately, ” that was my ex-husband” she said. His face suddenly went blank when he heard ,” he still want you back?” he asked.

“Something like that” Tito answered.

“Not now, not now Tito, I want you in my life” he protested, she saw his face like a young man in love for the first time and she couldn’t help but giggled.

About ten minutes later, Sade needed her assistance in sorting some things out with the event planner. She excused herself, got to the office adjoining the hall and met Sade with her husband. As she was about asking for details from Sade, Sola and Dara entered, before she could utter a word, he started pleading again. She was embarrassed but he didn’t stop pleading until Sade’s husband intervened.

“Tito”, Tunji, Sade’s husband started, ” I need to tell you this, in the last one week, I have had extensive discussion with Sola, he wants you back in his life and to show his seriousness, he has transferred an estimated value of your car and your contribution to the house to my bank account”

“Really but honey you didn’t tell me” Sade said.

“Also, continued Tunji, he plans to meet with your two uncles, I think he has realized his mistakes and he is ready to make amends, please have mercy on him”

As if this was preplanned, all of them left the office, leaving her and Sola alone. She was dumbfounded for few minutes.

“Tito, allow me back into your life for Christ’s sake, I know you have forgiven me but please allow me to the best husband you can ever think of” Sola said.

She was speechless , so he continued, ” I know it is difficult to trust me again but please let us take each day at a time, I am ready to wait until our love blossom again”

“I know I left you in your darkest hour but baby, I promise to be with you forever” Sola added.

“I have forgiven you Sola because Jesus forgave me my sins, I love you with the love of Christ but give me time to consider your marriage proposal, this decision will involve my family too, l need to inform them. I am not angry with you, I just wanted to know my offence, I appreciate your willingness to come back into my life” Tito said.

“Thanks Tito, I gave my life to Christ in Dara’s church few weeks after arriving the country and I have discussed this issue with the Resident Pastor, I believe he is praying for us. Please let us start our life over again” Sola pleaded.

Just then James walked in, he saw Sola begging Tito, he looked at Tito’s face, it was expressionless, he was about leaving when Tito called him back. She introduced the two gentlemen to each other.

“Sola, please meet James Lubiya, my childhood friend and James, please meet Sola Olaiwa, my ex-husband”, Gentlemen,can we now go out there to rejoice with the celebrant?”

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The Reconciliation (Part 8)

James deliberately saw Tito off as she left the party, Tito saw in him a man that wasn’t ready to give up. He held the door as she entered the car and said “Please consider me, I am not ready to lose again”

“Lose again, how do you mean?”, Tito asked.

“My family’s relocation made me lose you years ago and I also lost my darling wife two years ago, this time I am not ready to lose”, James replied.

“James, if you are in Christ Jesus, you will know that all things work together for good. Are you born again? Tito asked.

“No but I was, l lost that experience with the death of my late wife, I felt disappointed that God didn’t heal her of cancer, so my trust in Him waned, we prayed and believed God until her last moment, I felt God didn’t love me enough” James said

“James, you are the CEO of the country’s foremost telecommunication company and you say God doesn’t love you. So many people are praying to be in your position, He loves you, its time to come back to His love”.

“Does God care about my love life and feelings

?” James asked.

“He does, He cares about every part of your life” Tito replied.

Few minutes later, right in Tito’s car, James Lubiya confessed his sins and the angels rejoiced in Heaven as he gave his life to Christ.

By the time Tito got home, she had two missed calls from Sola and two sms messages from both Sola and James. Sola’s message was ”Thanks for the audience, I still love you and I am not giving up on us” while James’s message read “Thanks for directing me back to the Father, meeting you again really worth it, I love you”.

Tito knew she needed guidance and she was ready to wait on God for direction. She never believed in divorce but James seemed like a determined man.

She was having her lunch the following Tuesday when her colleague showed her some trending news on social media. She coiled inwards and suddenly lost her appetite when she saw pictures of herself and James with the headline “The Telecoms CEO with his new babe”.

The online report had five pictures of James and her together at the birthday party. She was however destabilized when Sade called over the same trending news. On one of the posts, the writer was ready to give a gift to anyone who could give useful information about the “babe ruling the world of the youngest Telecoms CEO”.

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2 Cor 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new

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The Reconciliation (Part 9)

James called her that evening but he never seemed to be disturbed by the news, “Tito, I am used to paparazzi, I am deeply sorry for bringing you into this, I should have been more discreet at the party. Those guys live through trending news, I was carried away with the thought of reconnecting with you that i never paused to think about them, I will be careful next time” he said.

She was however grateful that she wasn’t trending on social media by the end of the week, it seemed nobody was able to provide useful information about her person, so they let her be. Her colleague’s joke to claim the online gift was however met with a grin and her response was ” Go for the gift and lose our close friendship”.

All attempts by both James and Sola to meet with Tito again wasn’t welcomed, she needed clarity on what to do and so, avoided any distraction from both of them, she just needed to pray. She only sent a generic SMS message to both of them ” please give me time to take my decision, thanks for your understanding “

The following week, Tito got a call from her eldest uncle about the visit of Sola, he had gone to meet him with two of his siblings.Her uncle’s response was “well, it is good you realized your mistake but I will have to inform my niece of your visit and the family will let you know our decision. You left her naked but God clothed her with glory, honor and glory be to the God that can make a way where there is no way”.

Did Sola had restful nights afterwards? No, he didn’t, her uncle’s response and her text message bothered him. He prayed earnestly and asked for God’s mercy, Dara’s wife had earlier shown him the news about Tito and James online and he wasn’t ready to lose Tito to the Telecom guru.

The two relationships he had in Spain after the divorce were energy sapping and financially draining, it was obvious those ladies were only after his pocket, they left him when he had issue. The only woman that never minded his humble beginning was Tito, so, he resolved he was never letting her slip from him again.

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