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The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 10:29am On Oct 18, 2016
Hi Folks,
Shadeyinka is not known for literature on Nairaland. However I have a piece to unfold within the next 24 Hours.

Sit back, enjoy yourself.

I invite the following specially to follow the story.


Cc Ibogirl1,Talk2bryant, allanphash7, newpundit, AdamuUcheOla, lepasharon, Uyi168, Sheenor, dragonEmperor, BuchiPrinzy, CltrAltDelicious, sample042, alves4, dwilliams, BlackHummer, mjconcept, foxe, Badboiz, gracehart32, Intrepid01, Immorttal, santori, Stanleyafam, elkonS, voizofone, KGBEAST, Ayomikun37
donnffd cloudgoddess, seun, udysweet


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winner01 , kingebukasblog , Richirich713, scholar8200 , malvisguy212 , Muafrika2 Dejideji1 , truthman2012, Image123 , InesQor, Joshthefirst MrPresident1, gatiano sukkot, OLAADEGBU , vooks, UyiIredia Jeromejnr


Copyright:
The work may be copied, distributed, shared in every electronic or manual form with the following limiting conditions.
1. The name shadeyinka@Nairaland must be referenced
2. This work shall not be used for any form of profit making venture.

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 10:31am On Oct 18, 2016
[size=28pt]The Undying[/size]

Today is my birthday and I am afraid. I have just been born the second time but as an adult. My full sense and memory intact. Sweat is all over me, this cannot be true. Its not a dream and I know it. The queue is long but with the speed of lightning its getting to my turn.

My eyes blinked and fluttered. This can't be! Eyes don't flutter in dreams. I tried to remember, how did I get here? Something assured me, no turning back, its too late! I am alone. Oh God!

The thought hit me. Did I just say oh God? He is supposed not to exist..a mere creation of insecure human mind. I suddenly wished I had remained a fool. A beautiful girl of 22 behind me was crying, weeping, uncontrollable mucous running down her nose.

As I looked at her, I suddenly knew everything about her. A daughter of a big pastor in Lagos. She declared her independence from everything called church, Christ at 15. She chose to be free, to enjoy herself and she did. A video picture of her flashed and I could see her smiling and giggling at a club house at Ikeja.

I wanted to take my sight of the playback, but looking at her miserable beautiful face contorted in anguish, the pictures continued. In less than a second, I watch her life from when her mum gave birth to her. I could see the doctors, one white grey haired doctor led the other doctors. Through a cesarean op, she came out! Long haired beautiful baby girl.

I do not intend to bore you with her story, for this is not about her but about me.


To be continued in 3 hours from now!

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Presh900(m): 10:45am On Oct 18, 2016
Letz go..
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Nobody: 10:54am On Oct 18, 2016
.....Great, we're gonna hear a crappy rewrapped story of a care-free, marauding atheist as painted by insecure Christians to.....'scare'? Other believers from listening to atheist.












Buck up guys;

a shitstorm is coming.

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Presh900(m): 11:22am On Oct 18, 2016
SirWere:
.....
Are you the Anti-Christ??












Buck up guys;

a shitstorm is coming.[/quote]

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by hopefulLandlord: 11:59am On Oct 18, 2016
plot reserved and fully paid for
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Nobody: 12:24pm On Oct 18, 2016
shadeyinka:
Hi Folks,
Shadeyinka is not known for literature on Nairaland. However I have a piece to unfold within the next 24 Hours.

Sit back, enjoy yourself.

I invite the following specially to follow the story.


Cc Ibogirl1,Talk2bryant, allanphash7, newpundit, AdamuUcheOla, lepasharon, Uyi168, Sheenor, dragonEmperor, BuchiPrinzy, CltrAltDelicious, sample042, alves4, dwilliams, BlackHummer, mjconcept, foxe, Badboiz, gracehart32, Intrepid01, Immorttal, santori, Stanleyafam, elkonS, voizofone, KGBEAST, Ayomikun37
donnffd cloudgoddess, seun, udysweet


Seun , Plaetton , ilovetheline, JackBizzle, Kay17, AgentOfAllah, Ayomikun37 , hahn , sonOfLucifer , frank317 muskeeto , Decker , PastorAIO , ValentineMary , Pyrrho , braithwaite , dragonEmperor , theoneJabulani , lepasharon , cloudgoddess , ifenes , HopefulLandlord , brigance , stephenmorris , thehomer , dalaman , Ranchhoddas , CAPSLOCKED , lilbrown007 , Elohim1, RaphieMontella , Weah96 , SirWere , sonofluc1fer , Stephendamsoho , EyeHateGod , FearGodAndLive , LenyCool, Kevoh , Deicide , 4kings , aaronson, donffd

winner01 , kingebukasblog , Richirich713, scholar8200 , malvisguy212 , Muafrika2 Dejideji1 , truthman2012, Image123 , InesQor, Joshthefirst MrPresident1, gatiano sukkot, OLAADEGBU , vooks, UyiIredia Jeromejnr


Copyright:
The work may be copied, distributed, shared in every electronic or manual form with the following limiting conditions.
1. The name shadeyinka@Nairaland must be referenced
2. This work shall not be used for any form of profit making venture.
Mention KingEtienneSky next time. Ayomikun37 no longer exists. I've long since deactivated that account.

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Nobody: 12:43pm On Oct 18, 2016
Following,
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 12:45pm On Oct 18, 2016
[quote author=KingEtienneSky post=50303595] Mention KingEtienneSky next time. Ayomikun37 no longer exists. I've long since deactivated that account.[/quote

Sorry for the omission.
Let's roll
]
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 12:52pm On Oct 18, 2016
Continuation:
I do not intend to bore you with her story, for this is not about her but about me. I could see how she got here. She died on her way to the hospital. A jealous friend stabbed her with a broken bottle. The cut was deep. A major artery was severed and she bled.

How did I get here?

I tried to concentrate. How did I get here? Yes, its my birthday I remembered. My 23rd birthday!

Then I began to view my own video. From my mums hospital bed. I was surprised that no one ever told me that I came out with the umbilical cord wrapped twice round my neck. I was like the opposite of the wailing girl I just told you about. Bald head, flat face and I saw my self with a mouth opened like an umbrella crying profusely. My mum was happy, her own baby boy is born.

Someone screamed suddenly in an agonizing wail that seemed to continue forever about 4134, people ahead of me on the row and I understood why! Terror shook me! My mind showed me what is in store and I was hoping for any iota of mercy.

Do I deserve mercy? The question played back a thousand times like a broken record player. I knew the answer. Here no one can lie. Everyone is naked as in transparent in thought and mind.

I was never the religious type all my life although, I went to church religiously with my parents until I turned 16. My journey to atheism was slow and steady. Thanks to my room mate at the university Kolez. I heard that he is now a full blown bible Carrier!

Kolez was handsome and intelligent. He was my guy, my Adonis. I wish I can be like him. He missed first class degee by a wisker. He had this piercingly intelligent look. I swear, he can read peoples mind.

To be continued in 2 hours :

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 12:58pm On Oct 18, 2016
SirWere:
.....Great, we're gonna hear a crappy rewrapped story of a care-free, marauding atheist as painted by insecure Christians to.....'scare'? Other believers from listening to atheist.












Buck up guys;

a shitstorm is coming.

Some Atheists are nice o! Some even more helpful than the average Christian. You may be wrong o.

Why should I paint Atheists with fangs and tallons!

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 12:59pm On Oct 18, 2016
Presh900:
Are you the Anti-Christ??












Buck up guys;

a shitstorm is coming.

We are rolling, don't miss it
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 1:00pm On Oct 18, 2016
KingEtienneSky:
Mention KingEtienneSky next time. Ayomikun37 no longer exists. I've long since deactivated that account.

Noted!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Presh900(m): 1:01pm On Oct 18, 2016
shadeyinka:


We are rolling, don't miss it
Not even for a thousand Kobo will i miss this,milady
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 1:14pm On Oct 18, 2016
Kolez, I said was a handsome and intelligent dude. Even though he was a Biochemistry student, he seemed to know everything. From Physics to Anthropology, to Anatomy to Bible and Quran. He would dispute with Christians about the futility of religion, origin of species, origin of the universe, errors in the bible and so on. He normally won with convincing arguments.

I started despising these dumb, half-educated and archaic Christians whose only argument was "the bible says! ". What kind of fools these Christians are!

Deep in my heart, I knew God must exist. But, it cannot be the God of the Christians. Their God Jehovah killed innocent children, condoned slavery. And these gullible Christians would still say " God is love".

What love! When there is suffering and pains in the world. Shouldn't He have done something about it if he really truly exists? If God is Omnipotent and Omnipresent, why would He watch evil being done to a baby except He is Evil or not existing!

Oh, this gullible fools who call themselves Christians! So, I first became a Pantheist and then a Naturalist and finally stabilized as an Agnostics Atheist. Thanks to my friends in Nairaland. They helped me to consolidate in my newfound religion (although, we all claim that atheism is not a religion). I learnt slowly to argue like a real atheist.

Show me a proof? ....Extraordinary claim deserves extraordinary evidence! Even though my understanding of the theory of evolution wasn't that excellent, I had some rudimentary knowledge to go by. All those "white professors" can't be wrong.

I studied writings and arguments of atheists worldwide. Google is your friend you know. And thanks to google, there were more than enough information by specialists, professionals who provided facts and figures. Unfortunately, the average Christian is really a duns. He doesn't read outside the bible. Most can't even argue intelligently. No wonder, every sunday, they give their hard earned money to one man of "dog" who buys a private jet with it. Gullible Fools!


To be continued:

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 1:17pm On Oct 18, 2016
Presh900:
Not even for a thousand Kobo will i miss this,milady
Shadeyinka is a mil-aman
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by Presh900(m): 1:19pm On Oct 18, 2016
shadeyinka:
Shadeyinka is a mil-aman
baba na mistake o
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 1:22pm On Oct 18, 2016
Presh900:
baba na mistake o

No probs!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 2:00pm On Oct 18, 2016
The next batch up:





Happy reading!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 2:01pm On Oct 18, 2016
The next batch up:



Happy reading!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by analice107: 3:31pm On Oct 18, 2016
waiting.
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 4:14pm On Oct 18, 2016
Continuation:

I said, I studied writings and arguments of atheists worldwide. Google was actually my blossom friend.
The Sweat all over my body was discomforting. Its due to a mixture of Fear and Apprehension. This is real and I know it. Everyone on this queue is silent. You could hear a pin drop except for the occasional lamentations vomited by us at random. The guy directly in front of me is caucasian most likely from Germany but I could read his thoughts. He was white as a ghost. I never knew that fright changes the colour of people. I could read everyone's thoughts; amazing! Every one here is laden with a burden of great sorrow mixed with fear.

How did it all happen? Yes I remember. It was in my house, my girlfriend Tina organized this birthday celebration party for me with a few dozens of friends. The party was on, yes we were dancing a track by Korede Bello.

I just remembered: funny, I don't drink nor smoke. I am just the regular quiet well behaved guy. So, you can expect that it wasn't a wild party. Would God be lenient with me for my fairly good moral behaviours? Rudely, I heard the answer inside me; Like telepathically, one word No! And I knew the answer was a final No! I didn't contest it, there was no argument.

I realized that here, blood ties don't mean a thing. You are all the same; all of us are from the source! I just wished that I had been just a little objective in finding out information with which to deny and reject God. I wished that I had taken the position that God existed until proven otherwise. Maybe if I had slowed down to understand the Bible, I would have been Born Again!

These so called fools are the wise ones now. A moving picture of the other side started playing. They were so few in number and they were entering through something that looks like the main bowl of a large stadium. The crowd, the cloud of witness gave the new entrants the standing ovation and like athletes who just finished a Marathon, they were smiling and waving their hands. The girl standing just in from of the German man sighed so loudly, you would think it was a locomotive. It snapped me out of this vision back to reality.

Suddenly, the MC called me up to cut the cake! I don't know what is wrong with all these "ajebo" girls? A big guy like me cutting cakes?..but not to hurt my girlfriend, I stood up to cut the cake.

I was about holding the knife when I heard a loud crash. Way too loud! Like something fell, something very heavy like a bag of cement or actually two bags of cement. I thought, what could have fallen. There is nothing in sight that could have fallen that hard on the floor right beside me.

I tried to look and then, I saw!


To be continued in 2 hours!

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 4:19pm On Oct 18, 2016
Continuation:


I tried to look and with the greatest surprise, I saw on the floor, myself. How come, but It was me! I fell over the cake and the stool was broken. The cake was upside down on the floor.

I felt very very OK. Nothing is medically wrong with me. I quickly tried to get up at least to show everyone that I was OK. No cause for alarm!

I stood up hurriedly to speak but all in the room ignored me. It was as if the cake was more important than me. I shouted to them in anger, but they seemed oblivious of me. They were focusing on the floor.

My girlfriend was crying, some guys removed their shirts. There was pandemonium in the room. I was confused, can't they see that I am OK?

Four guys bent down over the location of the cake doing something I couldn't see. The girls were all crying, someone ran out to find the key to the car. Curiosity would not leave me. What's the fuss all about? I am OK!

I moved over to see and I got the shock of my life. I saw me, myself! On the floor! No! It can't be, I am very OK. Look everybody...but no one paid any attention to me but on the me on the floor.

This is not real. I pinched myself and moved closer to see. The guy on the floor is actually me. My mouth was opened in one disgusting ugly manner that I didn't want anything to do with this body of mine on the floor.

I stepped away. Could I have been dead? Is this how people die? But how come? I still feel very alive, I feel normal, I feel OK. My senses are supper sharp.

I watched as they carried my body outside the house. I guess to the hospital. I didn't feel like following them. So, the concept of the soul is true after all.!

I touched my head, and it felt solid. The door was just ahead of me, I wanted to go out and then..

To be continued in 2 hours!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 5:37pm On Oct 18, 2016
[i][/i]I pushed the door only to find out my hands and body passed through. This is impossible!

Then, I heard my name. I turned round. I saw no one. Then something like black smoke filled everywhere.

Then, I started falling through the dark. There was nothing to hold on to.The darkness became pitch black. I couldn't even see myself. Fear gripped me. Along the path I felt them. They were happy. Their trap caught one more prey and that prey was me.

The fall was like for hours. I'm I lost in limbo? Like a meteorite in the empty space. Would this be my state forever?

Then I saw a light far far off, like a dot. The light was at least a little comforting and reassuring. A force pulled me towards the light. The Light was pure love and acceptance but I was full of darkness.

I found myself in a field and two very tall men in white stopped me. They looked not excited to see me. They called be by my name and said;

You cannot go to the Light!
You made your choice, come!

Without a word, I followed them irresistibly like a sheep. I knew they were correct, I had rejected the Light. They spoke the truth.

For God so loved the World
that He gave His only Son
that whoever believe in Gods solution
shall not perish but have his eternal life where God dwells.

God did not send His son to the world to condemn the world
But that the world is through Him will be saved.

But men loved darkness rather than Light.

As many as believed on His Name God gives the power to become sons of God.

I lined up at the back of others towards the place where God dumps the useless creatures who have declared their independence away from Him.

Unknowingly, I have served the god of self. The same sin Satan committed! And I just found out the Truth. I have been deceived by the same lies that Eve was told.

Death is NOT the end of Existence!



THE END!

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 5:45pm On Oct 18, 2016
Thanks for reading.
Now your comments if any!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by sample042(m): 4:12pm On Oct 19, 2016
I knw ur exact problem bruh...

TOO MUCH "BAMIDELE MOVIES aka Mount Zion movies"

I blame myself for reading ds CRAP without a base.

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Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 12:29am On Oct 20, 2016
sample042:
I knw ur exact problem bruh...

TOO MUCH "BAMIDELE MOVIES aka Mount Zion movies"

I blame myself for reading ds CRAP without a base.

Thanks! Did it pass a message?
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by braithwaite(m): 8:57am On Oct 20, 2016


Oya wey popcorn .. grin

Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 6:27pm On Oct 20, 2016
braithwaite:


Oya wey popcorn .. grin


Story Don finis na
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by braithwaite(m): 7:52pm On Oct 20, 2016
shadeyinka:


Story Don finis na

Y na

Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by shadeyinka(m): 8:43pm On Oct 20, 2016
braithwaite:


Y na


Abi you no know say na do end dey finis film?

The rest na for ya imagination!
Re: The Undying- A Short Story By Shadeyinka by oaroloye(m): 12:14am On Nov 14, 2016
SHALOM!

There are millions of TRUE LIFE Christian stories out there.

WHY would you need to make ip some nonsense?

When I see "Christian Dramas" on TV, I want to speedball somebody's head!

My ambition was to write the entire story of YAHSHUA'S first Month of Ministry. In Aramaic.

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