Once upon a time ( Rachel and Leah)

chapter 21

Leah's pov

Jacob had given up. For three months,my sickness was getting worser and worser.
He took me to mother's house and dumbed me there.

" Mother, Rachel has bewitched me,"

" Instead of praying for mercy for how heartless you have been, you are busy accusing your sister, shame on you Leah," she condemned me, making me cry.

I had been at mum's house for a month,and couldn't hear Rachel's voice and when I asked around,no one seemed to give me a straight answer to where she was.

" Mum! Mum!" Abigail who fail on my laps, panting called.

" Abigail,is that you?... What's wrong?" I worried.

" Aunt Elizabeth has died," she reported causing me tramble in fear.

" Abi who told you that?" I asked breaking voice.

" They found her dead at the market side were she was found,there is even a funeral at her house," she informed.
I gasped In shock to what she had told me.

My pain was worsening everyday and I knew I would die anytime.
As my mother-in-law had said,my wickedness was catching up with me,I was paying for my wicked ways.
Elizabeth my chef adviser was gone,I didn't know what was left of me.
I had to confess my sins so that I could die peacefully
But in as much as I wanted to confess,I thought about my children,if Rachel learnt the truth, would she ever love my child because I knew I wouldn't going to serve,to take care of them?

" Mother, I need to talk to Rachel, please take me to her," I demanded trying to get up, but she stopped me.

" I don't know where Rachel is," she answered hold me back.

Rachel's pov...

I would call it a feeling of freedom,I felt like Africa had just gotten it's independence again or we had just won the 5th world war.
I felt light,I felt free ,a new creation,one that had God as the ruler of it's life.

We arrived home that afternoon and found people at home.
Mum, Dad,my mother-in-law, sister Lydia, sister Grace, Jacob,Leah,her children,they where alot of people.
Leah was sleeping on a mattress outside and from afar she looked sick.
As I kept getting closer,I noticed her body looked decomposed, it was routing,it had sores, very gross.

" What's happening?" I whispered to Hannah and she shock her head.

" Rachel," I head almost every say,as I got closer.

" Rachel?where is she?" Leah shouted trying to get up.

" What's happening here?" I asked glancing from one person to the other and finally at Leah.

" Rachel my sister, please come closer," Leah demanded and I did as she said.

" What happened to you?" I asked puzzled.

" My wickedness has caught up with me,am paying for my wicked ways," she cried.

  As tears rolled down her cheeks,the sores on her face got wet and became fresh.
The white pat that was coming out met with tears looking very disgusting.

" Don't say that,you are just sick," I convinced her, holding her hand as it was the only clean part of her body.

" It's not just sickness, Elizabeth ran mad and died two days later and here I am sick with every disease you can think of and having a decomposing body," she cried, quivering.

" Leah,"
" Rachel,it has always been me, I'm the reason for all your sadness, your childlessness, broken home,all me," she confessed, losing me.

" What do you mean?" I asked shrugging

" I have always hated you because,I couldn't add upto your level, Jacob loved you,mother and father loved you and you even won the heart of our in-laws,that used to eat me up.
I closed your womb so that they could hate you.
But it was like the worse I hated you,the more you were loved,....... I caused Jacob to hate,I used some charm on him to turn him away from you, please......for give...me," she confessed, draining me.

I knew my sister hated me, but I never knew she could go to an extent of closing my womb.
She was always there when I cried, giving me hope,that it would be well,when it was all her.
I know people are wicked but to that extent,I was drained.

" Leah....," Was the only word that I could say as I watched her gasp for breath.

" Pastor Mark please pray for her,she can't die,"I pleaded as mum started crying.

" For the wages of sin is death sister Rachel," he said and closing the eyes of my lifeless sister.

Grief from the people around was held and I knew she was gone, though she did a trouble thing to me, I never wanted her to die,I still needed her,her children still needed her, mum, Jacob ,mum in-law, everybody needs her.
But she was goon.

Rest in peace Leah😣😞

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4 Years later.....

I took Leah's 5 children with me and they were now my own, my marriage had gone back to normal and it was like Jacob loved me more than he did before.
I gave birth to my first child,a daughter and pregnant for now.

Things life has taught me,
Faith,sin, forgiveness and love.

Faith: I was suppose to heal along time, but because I lacked faith,I delayed my healing.
Faith in God is healing on it's own,so never lose it.

Sin: for the wages of sin is death, and when you sin as long as there is no repentance,we are going to die. Run away from sin, repeat against it and let God save you.

Forgiveness: the bible tells us forgive and you will be forgiven.
We were dirty in God's eyes,he wanted to kill us all, but Jesus washed our sins and we have been made clean.
That should be the greatest reason why we should forgive.
Our sins are great,yet he forgives us.

And lastly,love: love your neighborhood as you love yourself,love is the greatest tool to a better word,love ended the world wars,love brought independence to Africa and love is the reason we are living in peace.

Rachel

The end