Chasing the Fantasy ||Completed

Chapter 14: De- atomized

Sunday mornings are always hectic!

He woke in the morning pratically rehearsing his sermon in his head. He skipped breakfast and went to church ahead of his wife, who took at least 2 hours to get ready. Women always want to make a statement and she dressing to kill was one way of telling the other women to back off.

Sundays are a fashion show for the ladies! They wore their best gowns and had the most exquisite styles. Some wore skirts with long splits and smeared oil on their bossom. Secretly,  some of the women wanted husbands and quite a few had been able to snatch the eligible bachelors.

At nine on sunday mornings, most church goers would have filled the place. His church was not super grand but it had over a thousand members.  Works were underway to expand the church even further using money collected for that purpose.  Hence, renovations were going on quickly like the back- to- back pirates of Caribbean sequels.

In spite of the place being pretty crowded, the atmosphere was alive. The craziest and most random dance breaks were displayed  on the floor during the praises segment.  The cheers from onlookers made the dancers get more funkier.

An interesting fact about New Redemprion church was that songs for both praises and worship were sang by the most angelic choir who had numerous awards as proof.  The choir conductor did the most dramatic moves-  he could jump while conducting as if creating knots in the air then bounce right back. Fortunately,  they only had one service on sundays, so the conductor's energy was well proportioned for the time slot. Being in the church was like having a front seat at a Nicks basketball game. But ironically, the front seats in the church were reserved for the elders and the four celebs who attended. No matter what,  they were expected to give gigantic offerings.

After the worship segment, Pastor Joe stepped onto the podium to preach. He looked formal,  cool and calm in his smart black suit and clarica.  He said a short prayer, spoke of passages in the bible before making the unexpected detour.

"Those politicians take our money and don't do anything for us. They are cowards hiding behind privilege."

There were some confused nods which made him realised that there were fully aware of what was happening in the country. But why a sudden deviation?!

"Their time of judgement is here, for each and every one of them"

The crowd was itching for more. "Preach on", they shouted.

"Kennedy will be killed by some of his party members", he continued.

"The President will be involved in an accident and die"

With that being said all jaws dropped. They cringed at what he was saying. It was like they have been de- atomized and reassembled. Stacy who had come with Nancy to help with the baby recalled the conversation she had with Erin and her father and their near death experience with the military.  In all actuality,  Kennedy and the president were using the military as a disguise to carry out their evil intentions. Even with simplest of issues that they could probably turn to the police, they called on the military. The president being ex- lieutenant was not a justifiable excuse.

His wife's face was burning and her forehead boiling.
"This is too much,  why is he even saying these things publicly. Someone take him off the podium. If you have news like this about a public figure, you contact his reps and give them that information.  Any meeting that needs to take place would then be organized.", she thought.

"We need to intercede on their behalf", he concluded.

What he did not know was that someone was secretly recording all that he was saying and sending it to Kenedy straight up. Usually Joe hires people to record and edit his service before they air on any TV/ radio. In contract to the editing done on reality shows where drama is the hallmark, his editting team did their best to make him look his absolute best.

To this end, when a TV Network contacted him in hopes of him doing a reality show about his life, he had a bitter sweet feeling about it and was reluctant to agree.

Kennedy upon hearing the recording was intitially petrified, but his demeanor protrayed annoyance and defiance. 
"Who does he think he is!", said Kenedy. With that his savage mode was activated.

Vote and Comment!