This fiction is a rejoinder to the article titled “Puberty complaint” ( http://bit.ly/IcKKE2 ) written by aghoghosam, here on naijastories.
The original article was about a fourteen years old boy “Emeka Ohameze” who wrote to God, complaining about developing sexual desires. This act (in his own opinion) goes against his faith in God. The story ended with a letter response from God.
I couldn’t resist the temptation of thinking about a possible statement from Satan in a bid to secure his presence in the mind of the boy.
Please enjoy…..
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Emeka Ohameze,
No 19b Adebola Street,
Opposite Tope Falomo Gardens,
Agege,
Lagos Nigeria.
Dear Emeka,
I came across your letter, and couldn’t help feeling you would require my assistance. Your sexual desires running wild? That is my department.
As you get of age, I think you and I should get better acquainted. I know you might have heard a lot of negative reviews about me, but you know better than to believe everything you hear. This is the real world, outside the confines of Pastor Francis church. Be prepared for false doctrines ; be prepared for backbiters and those evil bearer whose only intention is to steal from you. I know there would be times you will condemn me because the world paints me as bad; yet I will wait patiently, knowing we will one day make up.
Pardon me, I haven’t formal introduced myself. Yes, history has labelled me evil because I led the 1st revolution, but I have other name those close know me by. Because of my radiance and beauty, I am called the Morning Star. Latin speakers have a rather derogatory translation when they say my name; they call me “Lucifer”.
But there is more to me that just a name. I always stay close, willing to provide assistance in times of need. Your antiques are not new to me; I am always lurking somewhere in the background waiting for that right moment. Do you remember when Ifeoma attempted bullying you in Primary 3 and you stood up for yourself? I was somewhere around, whispering…
(OK, maybe you went a little bit too far by stabbing her in the eye with your pencil; but there is no need to feel guilty about that.You got her off your back for good. Imagine if you hadn’t; imagine how that would have destroyed your self-esteem ).
I have been around for long before your time, and seen many just like you. I have encountered staunch fanatics with strange beliefs backslide years after (when it became evident that their path had a different destination) then blame me for their misfortune. Haven’t your people read the Holy Book where it says that “God doesn’t dwell in buildings made by man”? Think about it, what have I got to do with everyone’s misfortune? I have problems of my own. My creator hasn’t said a pleasant word to me centuries before your race was even conceptualized.
Make no mistake, I don’t think you should consider fornication; you are too young for that, and it is a sin just as Pastor Francis said. I think you should be ready to explore what this change is about; just as God said: “be curious”.
I think the best way to prepare yourself for what your body truly has to offer is to familiarise yourself with the female anatomy. You can start by doing something awkward; something that I will consider almost innocent: peeping at a nude Ibele tonight (remember, you overheard Ibele saying she takes her bath every night.. the toilet of her window is next to your room. I don’t think a peep is breaking any of the 10 commandments).
My young man, getting used to this body and its wild sexual drive is going to be tough, and I can assure you, most times out of control. It is a natural human instinct. Don’t fight. I won’t pre-empt you but I think if you should do as I said, you will be just fine.
This is the easy part. As life gets more complicated, you will get lost in discerning right from wrong. As you struggle to make sense of the world to produce that thought that can liberate you, as you work to attain freedom to live right and be happy at the same time, take comfort is this knowledge; I will always be somewhere around, whispering…
Your’s sincerely,
The Light-Bearer.
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Lol,
I read this on a blog some time ago.
Lucifer has a lot of scribes on NS o
Yeah, on my blog. All the post I have here are uploaded there.
Hmmm. I like this one.
Interesting and almost too true take.
thanks boss.
Will have to read the prequel to help me make sense of this piece.
Lucifer, he does make a good case;lol
Food for thought.
Lucifer! Always thinking himself wiser. Why did he even come “across” a letter that was not sent to him? I suspect he is also a pirate or maybe a hacker.
lol
Hehehehe. Dis one na @kaycee line o. Im b numba one lucifer fan.
Nice writeup dude. Bt it cn b beta.
@louis you are a Lucifer fan????? Careful oh! Some of us are armed with holy water. lol. Men I couldnt resist the temptation to finish that story (even though the writer actually commissioned kaycee to write it 1st.
Lol! Nice response. Lucifer advising not to furnicate? Hehehe!
This Lucifer is actually quite good
@francis @Myne the attribute of Lucifer I am trying to capture isn’t the fact that he is the founder of sin; it is his mastery of deceit and his understanding of the human psyche
The sight of a young lady nude, especially with the knowledge of sin, is one of the most powerful images a boy of that age can lay his eyes on. And I think that is the most powerful strategy of Lucifer. He introduces a sin using the current disposition & frailty as standpoint. With the right mix of lies and truth, the sin creep in; slowly and surely, till humanity moves from eating an apple that God said they shouldn’t to…Boko Haram.
I got what your Lucifer was doing. I hoped for more though.He could have made a stronger case. Nice one.
Good. I used to think it was only @kaycee who had Lucifer’s private mail. Hehehehehe
@banky It is still on @kaycee that has his private mail; I hacked into the devil’s yahoo account…lol
Well…Lucifer is freaking wise!..From peeping to touching then to doing…And like that Emeka would begin his Journey to hell…Nice, nice One Seyi…Well done…$ß
This was an interesting read, plus I like the fact that you did not make Lucifer advice him to go into fornication directly, your plot seemed more real.
Well Done!
Hahaha,funny o-A Letter from Lucifer(gud title?)Satan acts as if he is an ignoramus so you will feel you are wise or smart. Who needs the devil to remind him that fornication is a sin? He knows you know,but will give u sweet options-‘its an adventure that will make you know y many do it. Get d experience so u will b @d right postion 2advice oda teens d right tin 2do‘ &such person may b trappd til he founds himself in hell
Thanks @thrilla @teewah @sibbylwhyte @riowrite
Hehehe….the letter from Lucifer is even more interesting than the reply from God…but is it an unconscious effort by most people to make God boring? Just asking a general question oh…. I liked it sha
Well written, just a little observation, antiques should have probably been antics. Plus your Lucifer is a bit too subtle, not enough intrique , nice ending though, flaunting himself as the light bearer when we know he is better signed as the deceiver. Good work.