As the sermon proceeds, there is nothing special about the place of worship. Its a gathering of old grannies. Mostly grand mothers, few youth. what makes it village like, is the settings. The gathering makes up the choirs, and the pastor of the church who preached in english language. Not fluent but with rusty pronunciation, beside him an interpreter a lady, translating the message into native dialect. Jessica kept on fidgeting, for Prieto to notice she was around. Though, she came late by sitting two benches away at the back of Prieto. Prieto in his manlike attitude listened to the sermon with half of his mind at the message, half of it looking through the window closely adjacent him while he sat beside the wall. Looking at the villagers passing by foot, and some riding on their bicycle, trying to force their movement through the hipped sandy road across the street.
Not wanting to show much awareness about his attention on her because Jessica herself appears saucy in attitude. He looked back at every chance he get, to behold how she look on that Sunday service. Still acting half awake, appearing not to be interested in her, with a good sense of humour. Jelling it up with a smile, hoping she signaled him to proceed on his intention. After the service, He looked back seeing her breathing an air of importance, crossing her legs in lady like proud attitude. He kept on smiling to himself along the line during the service, a young man stood up just in front of Prieto and went to where the children sat, at their section and carried a little boy to the youth section sitting close to the place Jessica sat and dropped the little boy beside her. They started a funny argument, that actually gave Prieto a second thought.
Prieto don't want to mind the drama that was going on. All he heard from two benches away at his back, where Jessica and this young man sat was some audible argument between them. The young man, he appears to know her well. Beholding, he heard Jessica saying; what concerns me! that Prieto. At the middle of the sermon, when it was time for every one to give their offering. People were sitting to drop what they have as tithe and offering, at the alter in a medium size bowl. Prieto stood after observing half of the congregation dropping money, even Jessica went forward to contribute her own quota. Prieto humbly went close and dropped his offering money in the front bowl.
virtually, everyone there kept on looking at him. As a strange good looking young man, his mother was present as well, she was the chief usher of the church and she was proud to have her son, as a first timer among the congregation. For so long, she had wanted all her life to have her son identify in her village, to prove to them that she had one, even if she was poor she. At least, she had a promising future to hold on to. Her son Prieto. The pastor announces the first timer in the church but Prieto refuse to be identified, till his mother came close to where he sat and boldly ask him to stand up for reference, he stood up. A young man approached him, and ushered him to the altar to meet with the pastor for prayer. He stood in front of the congregation, like a young woman half shy of her own glory and was noticed by everyone.
At the end of the service, his mother was telling her friends, pointing to the direction where Prieto was; that’s my son she said. A fat looking girl came to where Prieto was just when he stood to start looking for a way to pass inbetween the benches. If you’ve ever seen and over grown Ribena big baby! she’s compared to that. Even busty. All eyes on him. Am sure that the girl wants to be noticed with him,  not minding throwing herself at him. Prieto greeted her lightly, recognizing her to be some guy’s sister who he first met, that showed him around the village.
He took a wavy glance across where Jessica was, jealousy raved her from hair to toe. I could not help laughing. Prieto’s mind interpreted the scenario, and felt more confidence with himself by deciding to walk a little bit around the church, meeting the woman his mother introduced him to as her son. Politely, he bows down his head and responded to them. Among the choirs was some guy, who introduced himself to Prieto as wisdom, Donatus and Emeka. Donatus  looks skinny and innocent in appearance, with funny puffy afro hair style, hairy face with lumpy chin. Average or little more than average in height. Before Prieto met him, he was the young man that ushered him to the altar for prayers. Emeka, Prieto already knew as his brothers friend, an uncle. He recently graduated from the university. Prieto’s mother was with the pastor of the church on some conversation. Before the conversation, Prieto saw Jessica walking beside her mother to the direction of the altar as his mother, was about meeting the pastor. Prito called Jessica by name; Not too loud, but audible enough for her  to hear him. She acted as if; her hearing lobe needs an operation at the hospital. She acted deaf.
Undermining her attitude, Prieto walk close to his mother while with the pastor, Jessica walk through the door, navigating to the right side position, in a manner facing the altar. Amen! Amen! I heard Preito's mother. God will keep blessing you; this is your year of two thousand and eats; as the year was 2008. The pastor of the church kept on saying in prayer, as Prieto’s mother kept on saying; Amen. They both walk through and out of the church, at the second door, where Jessica walk but at the middle door.