17/04/2019
Peter quickly puts on his jeans trousers and a T-shirt, grabs his gun and rushes down the stairs. He jumps into Mwangoye’s Range Rover and drives behind the Bishop, who is behind the last of the police cars.
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Nancy settles into the co-driver’s seat while the Bishop drives.
“You are a good woman Nancy,” he says.
“Thank you, Bishop,”
“You are so much like my late wife Esther. I think it is time for you to take her place,”
“I don’t understand, Bishop,”
“When do you intend to get married?”
“That is really not up to me,”
“Mmmh,” the Bishop grunts.
They ride in silence for a while.
“I am an old man now. I think I need to hand over the church to a younger person. I think your fiancée is the most suitable person to replace me,”
“He is happy enough as the youth pastor, Bishop. Besides, you are the face of the church. If you leave suddenly especially after this drama, you might undo what you have built for over the years,”
“I will not leave suddenly. I will remain as the Bishop…but without administrative powers. I will make Michael the Senior Pastor. I will probably involve myself more in the charity work and let you and Michael run the church. In fact, call him up and put him on speaker right now,”
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(Continued from Potiphar’s Wife II) The Bishop takes Nancy’s phone and reads the story silently while she stands a respectful...
