THE CHURCH GIRL

Chapter 1

"Everything God created is a solution to a problem; you were created by God so make a difference"- Rev.Isaac Osei Bonsu.

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Naomi's POV
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When you wake up with sweat all over your body from nightmares when your room has all the AC it needs to feel comfy, and your best friend's leg an inch from your face, and your bed side clock screaming like is judgement day, what do you do?. I asked myself this question five minutes ago when I was wondering what to do to Julia and her leg in her sleep and the only thing I came up with was push her off the bed so I did. We had overslept again, twice in a row since Julia wanted to share my room with me and I usually pray first thing in the morning before I get up from bed whether late or not. I took a last look at her yawning and hugging the fluffy carpeted floor and closed my eyes to pray, well is more like talking to God since I ask Him for a lot of stuff. I sighed and clasped my palms together with my eyes still closed, "Dear God, yeah...is me, again, just in case you wondering why I never let you have some peace from me. Well today, I'm really not gonna ask for much except to thank you for the love and favour which I would appreciate it if you still shower them on me for the rest of my life. I love you God and please spare me again from being late, bye Father...sorry...Amen".

I got off the bed to the bathroom, took a quick shower and wrapped my body in a towel. I grabbed the bedside clock and set the timer on one minute, took it closer to Julia's ear, and one minure later.."Ddiiiinnnnggg.....diiinnnggggg...!!", she jumped off the floor and rushed into the bathroom locking the door behind her. I couldn't help it, I held my tummy throughout my laughing glory with tiny pricks of tears threatening to come out. I heard her murmuring and ranting what she was going to do to me while I dressed up.

She finished with her shower sooner than I expected which was not surprising. I helped her get dress with picking out her casual and scrubs shirt and her putting on a little makeup. She stared down at her hair which was in a loose ponytail and my trainee jumpsuit with my lab coat on my shoulder and then smiled,"What's soo funny?"

"You. Will it hurt to wear your own clothes sometimes and stop hiding that perfect body that I want in those hospital rags for Christ sake", Julia said as she kept staring at me with her files in one hand.

Julia was like a sister to me. Our parents were friends and also members of the church board. I wouldn't say rich but both our families were okay. My father was the pastor in our church so technically I grew up in a strict and discipline home till I wanted to move out to a little apartment close to college and my workplace. Julia and I planed our days together; after high school, then college and then work plus family but we decided differently again when I decided to practice paediatrics and her psycology. We had passed the entry tests and we were now official trainees in one of the biggest hospitals in the world. Julia only moved in with me two days ago when she realised my apartment was closer to the hospital where we worked.

I just smiled and grabbed my bag. In retaliation, I hit her buttocks with my bag making her drop her files scattered on the floor.

"I will kill you Naomi. We are already late. And i meant it when I said wear your own clothes though you do look good in the hospital jumpies too. How come you hide every ounce of beauty God blessed you with. If only I had that face and that body" Julia said with her hands digging through her files to arrange them. Between me and her, she was beautiful. She had those round brown eyes with straight hair and a cheekbone to die for. Her lips were full and always moisturised with flavoured gloss. She didn't have the best figure but she had the perfect body. So sometimes I wonder why she keeps comparing me to beauty. Not that I was ugly though but I didn't really think I will pass the "beauty standard" anytime soon.

"Julia shut up and hurry up. We are late", I shuffled the room keys and turned it in the door lock as Julia grabbed her bag quickly and followed me outside after locking the door.

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The hospital was busy as always, Mrs.Dante, our trainee supervisor had already assigned everyone to their positions and partners for the month and we were yet to be told ours since we were late again. Eversince Julia and I started going to the same school, we had never been separated. Always lab partners or project partners. But when we started working in the hospital together, we were constantly putting in different areas except if Mrs.Dante had a say in it then we will be in the same group.

Mrs.Dante was in her early forties, married with two lovely girls and a boy. She had a name for both of us. She called Julia gutsy and me smarty pants. Not that Julia wasn't smart, she was very smart but she got that name because of her guts and runny mouth.

"You girls are late again and I think I know whose fault it is", she turned a suspicious eye at Julia who pretended she wasn't the one Mrs.Dante was talking about.

"Rough night doc. What field are we in?", I asked hurriedly to save Julia from being scolded. Again.

"Well, I had to battle with Samantha again to put you two in the same field and trust me, I won but it wasn't easy", Julia and I turned to eachother and smiled gratefully at Mrs.Dante who smiled back nicely.

Doctor Samantha was a bitter and scornful woman who for some reason hated julia and I and wished we never even existed in her world. Well she hated me more too but that wasn't what bothered me. What bothered me more was why she always wanted us in different fields even when she wasn't in charge. She didn't scare me or Julia and that was what pushed her more. It wasn't just her who had the spiteful eyes for me or Julia but the well wishers overstepped them everyday.

Julia cleared her throat and pounced on Mrs.Dante with a hug then we both giggled a thank you and watched her leave for her office.

We took the elevator to the third floor and a few steps to our roots, we noticed a bunch of nurses and trainees and doctors mostly young standing infront of the huge new samsung plasma on the wall smiling and moving to the beat coming from the tv. Before I could turn to my destination, Julia pulled me over towards the crowd and tapped one of our colleagues to ask questions.

"What's going on, is Barack on tv or something?", Julia asked as Nicole laughed and pushed her hair behind her ear.

"Oh nooo Julia, is Devon diggy Darlyn. You know him right, that beautiful guy who every girl wishes to marry but never gonna happen, the number one top A list singer and the most eligible bachelor with crazy abs, the most famous young RnB/ pop singer" Nicole replied with excitement and breath shots as Julia gasped in happiness with a confused look on my face wondering what the hell was wrong with girls on this planet. I could have yelled at Nicole to snap out of it. I heard Julia squeal like a little girl and pushed herself through the crowd infront of the tv. I kept thinking; how stupid can she be, even all of them, but I dare not say it because thinking about it even made me ask God for forgiveness.

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