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Gloria Oluwafunmike, Osun (2025)

12/09/2023

Children are susceptible to the character their parents exhibit, whether good or bad.

12/09/2023

Episode 4.

Richard woke up feeling weak from the nights cry. He looked around him to see others around him but they were no where to be found. He thought that they all have left him. He quickly stood up from the floor to search for them, he found them outside the building talking together and observing the rising of the morning sun.

Richard was happy seeing them outside and this gave him relief that they are still with him.

Samco looked towards the entrance of the building and saw Richard standing and smiling at them.

" My boy." Samco said excitedly.

" Good morning, sir. Thanks for yesterday, sir." Richard greeted him prostrating.

" Oh no, stand up. Do not dirty your shirt. What I did yesterday was nothing, it was just a service to humanity." Samco told him.

" By the way, I don't your name. So what is your name?"

" My name is Richard."

" Wow… that's a nice name you've got." Samco said smiling.

" Come over here and sit beside me." Samco said as he created a space beside him for Richard to sit."

" So, what would you like to eat this morning."

" Nothing, I am okay."

" How will you say nothing. Did you eat in your dreams."

" No, sir.

" Ok, don't worry, I will tell one of my boys to prepare something for you.

" Ok, sir. Thank you, sir.

" Ah… shey this boy will not use " thank you, sir" to kill me like this. How many times do you want to thank me. Stop thanking me, I am only doing this for God." Samco said jovially.

" Ok but sir, you don't know how much you made me happy yesterday by accepting me yesterday despite the fact that you don't know me, you took me in and fed me…" Richard said as tears gathered in his eyes.

" Ah… you want to start crying. See don't cry o." Samco said as he drew him into a warm embrace. Richard couldn't hold his tears anymore as he remembered the scene of how his father threw him out of the house. He remembered how he was so much despised by his parents and siblings.

" So, can you tell me the full details of what happened between you and your father because I am very sure that what you told me yesterday night can not be the major reason why he sent you out." Samco asked Richard after he was sure that he has stopped crying.

Richard took his time to explain how everything has been going on for him with his parents. How his parents despised and hated despite being their first child.

After he was done talking, Samco took in a deep breath as he replied.

" I am very sorry for all that you have gone through. I know you would have been deeply hurt… in fact, I don't know what to say but I will want you not to put this to heart, forget about it, I know it will not be easy but for you to move on, you will have to forget about them first and move on with your life because from what you have said, that hatred is too much that they do not worth remembering." Samco said as he looked into Richard's eyes whose face has been filled with anger towards his parents. Then Samco continued.

" This is one thing I want to tell you, when I bent down and looked into your eyes yesterday, I saw an innocent boy whose future is still bright and that was the reason why I told you that you should forget the past and move on with your life. I am very sure that since you got here yesterday, you may still not have gotten a glimpse of who we are." Samco said as he looked up into Richard's eyes who was attentive.

" We are armed robbers." Samco said as Richard shifted a little bit way from Samco.

" Do not be scared, boy. I can not hurt, we can not hurt you. I may be dreadful but I still do it with sense, I don't just kill anyhow. I still have my conscience intact but it has been brutalized." Samco was saying and Richard interrupted him.

" Pl… please, do not kill me. Just let me go in peace…" Richard pleaded with fear written all over him as he was beginning to doubt him.

" Chill man… I can not kill you. If I wanted to, it would have been done since yesterday because no one walks into my abode and come out alive. So, listen I am not done talking. Do not be scared." Samco assured him patting his back

" Since yesterday that you got here… you know I told you have an innocent mind." Samco asked him and Richard nodded his head in agreement.

" Since that yesterday, I have had this feeling of not to let you go yet because all I have planned to do this morning is to take you to a far away place where you would not know talk less of locating this place again. That was my plan for you because I do not want to kill you but now, you will be staying with me for the main time that I will be here. I don't know the reason why I am having this feeling of letting you stay but everything is going to be fine." Samco said…

To be continued…

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Gloria Oluwafunmike

12/09/2023

Do not do things because you see everyone doing it. There must be a reason why you are doing it Some people ended up not achieving anything because they think that since everyone is doing it, they must do it but at the end of the day, they usually get tired or frustrated because they never had zeal or passion for what they were doing.

You must be able to answer these questions whenever you want to do anything;

- What do I want to achieve in doing it?
- What is my purpose of doing it?
- Will it be of benefits to me or will it cause havoc?

If you are able to answer those questions correctly and sincerely, then you are good to go.

Have a nice day

Gloria Oluwafunmike

12/09/2023

Do not give up keep on going.
There is a prize for not giving up.
Have a blessed Tuesday
Gloria Oluwafunmike

11/09/2023

As long as you are alive and you want to become successful, you must be a student at some point and be ready to learn more everyday.

You must be able to submit yourself to teachings and seminars.
You just need to keep on learning as much as you can just as they say " learning never ends."

Gloria Oluwafunmike

11/09/2023

When you know the God you serve, you will not be afraid of any raging storm.

11/09/2023

Being a parent is more than what the physical eyes can see and the foundational level of a child matters a lot in parenting.

11/09/2023

Episode 3.

That night that Richard was thrown out of the house, he begged his father to at least make him stay for the night but he wouldn't answer him.

He started wandering about that night with no particular destination in mind.
He had no friend around the neighborhood whom he could walk up to for help.

He walked for about an hour before he spotted an uncompleted building where he heard voices. He moved closer to the building to listen to what they were talking about. He listened for a while and when was sure that they weren't fighting or arguing, he started walking towards where he heard the voice.

He wasn't even bordered about being killed, all he had in mind was a place to rest his head for the night.

" Who dey there?" Samco, one of the guys in the building said as he heard footsteps approaching where they are.

He called out the second time to know who was coming inside the building but no one answered him. Richard was too scared to answer the person as he was not sure of what the person's action will be if he speaks out.

He decided to stop at that same spot where he his but Samco who sensed that it may one of their enemies stood up with others to know who was inside the building.

He signaled to his guys to stay at alert should in case there may want to be an outbreak. He picked up his weapon, switched on the torch light in his hands and he started moving boldly towards where he heard the sound.

He thought that any one who enters his abode that night must have a mission he wants to carry out. So, he pointed his torch towards that direction and he saw a little boy standing on a spot scared.

Richard on the other hand became more scared when the light from Samco's torch fell on his face.

" What are you doing here. What are you looking for in our place by this time of the night? Who send you? What is your mission here?" Samco said as he moved towards him fiercely grabbing him by his shirt raising him above the ground level with his hands.

He gave him no space to answer his question and by this time, Samco's gang members were already at the scene when they sensed that it was not what they think it was.

" Pl… please… no body sent me, do not kill me, please." Richard said stammering and shaking.

Samco released him from his grip as he pushed him away and this made Richard fell down with an heavy thud to the ground.

" So, if no one sent you, what are you doing here? Samco asked as he bent down to his level. He looked at him deeply as the bright light from his torch fell on his face. Richard had to cover his eyes with his palm to prevent the light from entering his eyes.

" Please, help me. My father sent me out of the house this night and I have no where to sleep so I thought that I should find somewhere to pass the night. It was when I was roaming around that I came across this building. I never knew someone lives here." Richard answered.

" Ehn… ehn… What did you do that made your father throw you out of the house." Samco asked.

Richard explained what happens between him and his sister to Samco.

" Nawa for this kind father ooo. What you did should not be reason why he should throw you out, there is more to it." Samco said wondering.

" I can see that you have good intentions and with the way I am seeing you, you will be a good boy. I am going to give you the opportunity to spend the night here I don't know how tomorrow is going to be but let's see how it goes." Samco said.

" Thank you so much, sir." Richard said gladly.

" Viper."

" Yes, boss."

" Take care of him and give him something to eat. Nothing must happen to him. I repeat, nothing must happen to him."

" You can trust me with that Boss." Viper said.

They all went back to the room they shared to rest their head after an hectic day for them all while Viper took Richard to their kitchen and gave him something to eat before resting for the night.

Throughout the night, Richard couldn't sleep. He remembered his father, his mother and his two sisters Mojisola and Precious. Even though they never liked nor loved him, he has always loved them with the whole of his heart but there was no way he could express his love towards them because the level of hatred they had for him was more than the level of love he has for them

He accepted his fate that night thinking that was how God want it to be but he remembered that his sunday teacher once said that God does not allow bad things to happen to his beloved.

" So am I not part of God's beloved any more because everything that has happened to me in this life has always been from bad to worse. The family that are supposed to love me are the one who hates me so much passion. Ah… I don't even have hope of going to school anymore. I don't even know where to start from. I am tired…" Richard thought to himself as he cried and few minutes later, nature defeated him…

To be continued…

Gloria Oluwafunmike

11/09/2023

There is a reason God created you the way you are. Whether you are short or tall, dark skinned or light skinned, there is a reason for that.

Do not feel inferior because of your height or skin colour.
God created you the way he did so that you could suit the purpose he created you for.

So, it is high time you stopped living based on what people say about your height. It is high time you stopped believing what people say about your skin color. You are beautiful just the way you are.

You have to start seeing your self through God's eyes. You need to know what God is saying about you and you need to believe it.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made and you are unique and amazing just the way you are.

One more thing, people may not appreciate you the way you are but do not let it make you feel down and most importantly, you need to love yourself first before any other person can love you.

Have a blessed day.

Gloria Oluwafunmike

11/09/2023

I affirm that in this new week, my steps are ordered. The Lord will go before me and he will fight my battles for me. I receive supernatural strength.
Doors of breakthrough will be opened for me and I will be blessed beyond measures.

Amen.

Happy new week and I wish us all a blessed and fruitful week.

Gloria Oluwafunmike

05/09/2023

EPISODE 2.

" See him, he looks like a chimpanzee." Mojisola said.

" I never knew you took note of it. I thought I was the only one. Infact, I do not even know the reason why he is here with us." Precious said

" Abi ooo. I hate him to the extent that I can't even call him my brother when we get outside." Mojisola added

" Me too. I will move far away from him and insult his life if he tries to come close to me."

" I don't even know how he manage to be among the best five in his class. " Mojisola mocked Richard's intelligence

" Ah… we can't say ooo. You don't know maybe he is doing exam malpractice. Who knows?" Precious said shrugging.

" You are right oo Precious but come to think of it, if he is engaging himself in exam malpractice, he won't still be among the best five in his class because he would have been exposed long time ago." Mojisola said

" Sit down there as if you don't know anything. Don't you know that students are getting wise they by day. If you see the different techniques they use in carrying out exam malpractice, you will be surprised. You see all those scanning machine abi what do the use to call it that they use in exam centres now, are all scam. Scam ni gbogbo won. Person wey go carry paper inside will carry am. Sidon there and be looking like pesin wey no know anything. People don upgrade." Precious added.

" Ehn… I never know na. You go tell me about it sha. You know I need to skill up in this exam malpractice I am participating in. You that is what keeps me going in scholl. Mojisola said.

" Ah, sister, nothing comes for free oo. You will have to pay." Precious said.

" Don't worry."

Richard who has been listening to their conversation since looked up to them and Mojisola's eyes and his eyes met.

" See this one that is looking at me like a goat. Abi you want to engae inexm malpractice too?" Mojisola said annoyingly.

" Shey this one. Mtcheew. I hate him with the whole of my heart. I don't know what he is still doing on this earth. He suppose have die tipe tipe." Precious said.

Richard became angry when he heard his sister's last statement. It is enough for him that they hate him. He didn't even know that that they wished him death.

" Are you okay? How dare you wish me death?"

" Am I lying? You should have been dead because you are of no use to humanity. You are only a liability and a waste of time." Mojisola said said with contempt.

Richard became more angry and he gave his sister a thunderous slap out of anger.

For the first time in the past 15 years of his life, he has never beaten any of his sister and this time around, he has been pushed to the wall. So, he had no choice than to slap her.

" Yehh..." she shouted at the top of her voice when the slap landed on her face.
Richard mother rushed out of her room to know what happened.

" What happened?" Richard's mother asked.

" It was Richard. He gave me a slap without doing anything for him." Moji said with tears in her eyes.

" Ah.. were you not the one that started it by wishing me death." Richard asked her.

" Shut up, was that the reason why you slapped her. She is not lying now, you should be dead. What are you still waiting for in life? You this good for nothing boy." Richard's Mum said.

" Mum… why did you hate me so much. She did something wrong, instead of you to scold her, you are supporting her. Mum I can't take this anymore. I am sick and tired of this. What did I even do to deserve all of this." Richard said with pain in his voice.

" You are still questioning me. Instead of you to apologize and tell her sorry." Richard's mum said.

"Apologize my foot! I will never do that. It is enough that you all hate me. I accept that but for me to apologize for what I didn't do is what I will never do." Richard said standing his ground.

" Ok, it seems you are becoming stubborn now, no problem." Richard mum said as she walked back to her bedroom with Moji to pet her.

When Richard's father came back to where he went to, Precious explained all that happened between Mojisola and Richard. He became angry and asked Richard what gave him the audacity to give Moji a slap.

He explained what happened to his dad but his dad would not hear of it. It became intense and this made Richard's dad to throw him out that night…

To be continued…

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