EPISODE TWELVE
The next morning, an assembly was held and Cassandra stood to address the young nuns.
She told them she was their new mother superior.
Blah, blah, blah.
She was aware they are wondering why she was Soo young.
Blah, blah, blah.
She intend on working with them in serving God and all those stuff.
Blah, blah, blah.
The girls welcomed her and accepted her. That was a step forward. The next step gave me goose pimples.
She called me out. ” And now, I’d want you all to meet, Matthew, he’s a priest serving under our superintendent. He’s going to spend two weeks with us in the Covent.”
I was standing in the shadows when she turned to me and beckoned on me.
” Matthew, would you come forward and introduce yourself?”
With unsteady steps, I walked out of the shadows and stood before the girls.
The girls stared at me with interest. I fascinated them. I was rather too young with a clean shaved beard.
Cassandra had spent the rest of the night preparing me for this morning. She shaved my hair, shaved my beards and got me some priest clothes.
She also got me some reading glasses even though I told her I didn’t need it. She spent her time dressing me to her satisfaction.
I’d say this for her, she was good at what she was doing. I looked like a true priest. I couldn’t believe it.
My gaze went through the girls below me. They stared at me and I stared right back at them.
Cassandra watched me, her eyes drooping from boredom.
” Hello,” I waved at the girls. ” I am happy to be here with you, dear sisters. It’s an honor to spend the rest of my two weeks here with you all.”
Did I sound that bad?
Definitely. I s—-d at this stuff.
The girls looked at each other, then they responded. ” Welcome.”
As simple as that. Cassandra came to my rescue before I would embarrass myself further.
” Alright, girls. Now that you have met him, it’s time we all get back to our daily duties. Mass would hold by 12:00.”
I was glad it was finally over. I nearly wet my pants.
” Come on,” Cassandra whispered to me as she passed me.
I followed her, watching as the girls as they dispersed from the corner of my eye.
” I’ll take you to your room,” Cassandra said, leading me to a room upstairs. ” I’ve spoken to the kitchen women. They have been given strict instructions to always deliver your meals at your room. As agreed, you’d have enough milk, vegetables and vitamins to boost your sperm production. Stick to our agreement and in two weeks, you’ll be free to go back home.”
I said I understood and she showed me my room.
It was a small room, as small as a kitchen with a rough spring bed.
” This is your room,” Cassandra spoke. ” It’s not much but since you’d be staying for a couple of weeks, I don’t suppose you needed anything fancy.”
” I’ll manage it,” I walked past her into the room, sitting on the bouncy spring bed.
I waited for her to leave but she didn’t. She stood by the doorway, smiling at me.
” Are you happy, Boris?”
Can any man be happy when he gets to screw a woman every night?
But I didn’t say so. Instead, I said, ” There is God.”
She held herself from laughing. She was really enjoying herself. ” What makes you say that?”
” I don’t know, remember we’re in the place of God. After all these nonesense, we’re both going to hell.”
Cassandra raised an eyebrow. ” That’s a fact. Well, just so you know, you’ll be leading the twelve o’clock prayers.”
I glanced Sharply at her. ” What did you just say?”
” You heard me right and I’m not repeating myself.”
” I’m not leading any prayers. Are you out of your mind?”
She shrugged. ” Well, that’s what priests do when they pay a visit to a nunnery. You don’t expect to just sit around and do nothing. The nuns would take you as an imposter. You should be seen. Take a walk around the Covent, talk to the older nuns, interract with the staffs, lead prayers and go to bed. You can also go to the classroom and teach the girls one or two things.”
” I have no idea how to do all of that!” I nearly yelled. ” Cassandra, this is too much to ask for. I’m not a priest and I can’t act like one.”
” Then use your instincts,” she said leaving me. ” The cards are on the table. They’re all your cards. Play them smartly and you’d get your freedom. Play foolishly and you lose.”
And she left me.
The first bell rang and I knew it was time to start up something.
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I began by taking a walk around the covent. While the nuns were in class, I was busy walking aimlessly.
I still have a lot of time on my hands before Cassandra bedtime comes.
For the first time in my life, I despised nightfall.
The blue sisters covent was Large and ancient. From the looks of the building, I’d say it must’ve been standing here for ninety-eight years. The walls were high and dangerous to climb and the gates were never opened.
Now don’t come to the conclusion that I was just walking aimlessly, waiting for nightfall so I can get my two weeks over with. I’m not that foolish. I was making plans, calculating, plotting and observing. Cassandra has been smart enough to have me trapped in here. Now I’m going to be smarter. I’m going to act as a fool to fool her. My first step is to make her feel she has the power over me. Then when she’s not looking, I’ll bolt.
After going through every inch and breath of the Covent, I sat down on a bench at the garden and began thinking really hard.
There was only one way out of here and that was through the gates.
But it was always locked from inside and outside. Only one person would have the keys. That would be Cassandra. But if Cassandra had the keys, it’d mean she could only be able to unlock from inside the Covent.
Someone outside has to unlock from outside.
Meaning only two people held the keys. Cassandra was number one. Who was the second person?
That was my new mission. I need to find out who this second person was and somehow win her over to my side.
First things first. I need Cassandra’s key.
I must’ve spent a longer period of time at the garden because I soon got tapped from behind me.
I woke up from my thoughts and looked around.
” Good afternoon, father.”
I stared at these two nuns. They were both pretty young girls with beautiful eyes and holistic looks.
My mind jumped. Another Mary and Sandra?
” Afternoon, sisters,” I said, standing to my feet. ” I thought you two were in class.”
” Actually, it’s time for midday prayers. Mother Superior wants you to lead us in prayers,” one of the girls said.
I cursed Cassandra at the back of my mind. ” Well, alright. Let’s go then.”
I went ahead of them and I could tell they were watching me closely.
Cassandra was standing behind the pulpit, waiting for me with a hundred girls seated already on benches when I walked in.
” And now, let’s welcome father Matthew as he leads us in prayers,” she said stepping down the pulpit.
I passed her and she gave me a suggestive look. When I stood behind the pulpit, I stared at the piece of paper she’d left for me with words to say for conducting prayers.
This woman was taking no chance to anything. She was well prepared for the worse.
Somehow, in my mind, I thanked her. She just made my job easy.
And so I began prayers. It was the most scariest thing I’ve ever done in my life. At some point, I’d imagine a long streak of lightning from striking me dead.
Father forgive me, for I don’t know what I’m doing, I prayed silently.
As we prayed, I took my time to stare at the young nuns below me. They were all lost in concentration in prayers. Even Cassandra was deep in prayers.
Hypocrite 🙄.
Suddenly my eyes caught something very interesting.
A young nun.
She wasn’t praying nor was she closing her eyes. Her eyes were staring straight at me.
I screwed my eyes as I studied her. She wasn’t what you’d call pretty but she had big serious eyes.
Those eyes didn’t leave my face. It was as if those eyes were telling me something.
Suddenly she broke her stare and closed her eyes.
I finished prayers but believe me, I had no peace. My heart was hammering against my side and I was sweating.
Something is going on in this new Covent.
Something that’s not good. Definitely not good.
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Lunch.
Lunch was brought to my room and I dug in. After eating, I began thinking.
Who was that creepy young nun and why was she staring at me in that manner?
Was there something I’m missing? I mean, other girls were focused during prayers but she deliberately decided to stare at me.
Did she consider me good-looking? Is she interested in me? Is she another Cassandra?
Then the next questions hit me. ” How do I get Cassandra’s keys?”
I was still going about these things when someone knocked on the door. I went over and peeked at the keyhole, expecting Cassandra.
But who I saw wasn’t Cassandra.
It was the young eye staring nun. My heart froze. What was she doing here?
Then I saw the mopping stick and buckets in her hands.
Wait, was she going to clean my room?
What kind of temptation is this?!
