Holy Bible vs Textbook

          Berta, frankly, was a very good student. She loved to have fun though, as well as to study and pass. Her motto was, you couldn't go wrong if you did everything in life well. Besides, who was she kidding? Psychology was her dream course and she loved to understand behaviours. For example, her friend Maggie is an open book. Funloving, kind, sweet, gentle, has low self esteem so she thinks she is ugly which is extremely wrong, infact Berta thinks she could have a career in modelling. To Berta, Maggie's bad sides are that she can be extremely stubborn, too loyal (for example, she is still with her very annoying boyfriend), stingy and so many other qualities I really don't want to bore my dear readers with.

           Anyways, Berta is a good accessor of people's qualities, limits and aura. And so she cant be wrong in thinking that to get this particular much needed textbook, she would need to preach. Confused? lol. Just hold on.   

Berta's book buddies were the aspiring first class students in her class and this particular one, Jeffery was just a thorn on her side. He wasn't bending to her female whims. He was stiff. Not even a sweet 'how was your night?' from her would make him smile back at her. She had to use other means to get that textbook from him and she wasn't liking that fact.

Unfortunately, Jeffery was the only person who had the textbook for now and she must get her hands on it for at least 5 days in preparation for her exams.

 

'Jeffery, hello.' Berta had to raise her voice and walk quickly to his side.

 

'Hi.' He replied, not even turning his head or attempting to slow down.

 

'Please I need to ask you for something.'

 

'Of course, you always need something from me but its hardly the other way round.' he replied.

 

'Jeff, don't be like that, I know you must mean your invites for sunday service but I have told you that I cant leave my church.'

 

'Even for a sunday? why is that?' Jeffery asked

 

'Frankly its because I am an active church worker.' Berta replied, lying.

 

'Oh I see. Ok then. What do you want?'

 

Once the textbook was mentioned, Jeffery winced and claimed he was using it profusely for that week and that she should come for it next week Thursday.

Thursday quickly approached and Berta just couldn't wait to get her hands on the book.

 

'Come see me by 4pm.' Jeffery simply replied when Berta met him.

 

'Whyever is he so hard?' Berta asked no one in particular.

By 4pm, Berta went back to class to see him and he was surrounded by at least 15 other people, obviously members from his church for they were all holding Bibles and praying. Jeffery made eye contact with her and wove for her to come closer. He gave her his Bible and brought out another one from his bag.

'He had obviously planned this out.' She thought to herself.

 

'Let us welcome our dear visitor on this very special day of evangelism.' The leader of the prayer group said after they had finished praying.

They all stood up clapping and smiling at her then they beckoned on her to introduce herself. As she got up she couldn't help thinking that she must make an 'A' in that course for all the trouble she is going through just to get one textbook.

Bible verses were shared and pondered on and then they were grouped into ten to match the ten hostels. One group was to go into each hostel, EVANGELISING.

 

'Jeff, please I need to meet up with someone in 10minutes. May I simply get the book and go?'

 

'What do you mean? Don't you want the textbook? don't worry, whoever it is you need to meet with is not running away.'

 

'This is an academic blackmail Jeff, you didn't tell me I will be evangelising to get the textbook!!! This is not fair or right.'

 

'Do you want the textbook? or not?'

 

'Of course, you know I do.'

 

'Then stop whining' He replied her with a grin.

 

It was so embarrassing for Berta that she planned to avoid entering rooms she may know someone in and to shield herself from being seen by hiding behind the others. This is someone that party's and dresses skimpily, going for evangelism.

Maggie will surely die of laughter if she hears this one.