Drama In the Church by Dynah Zale

Author:Dynah Zale [Zale, Dynah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2015-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Olivia looked at the message indicator on her answering machine. There was one new message. She hit the playback button.

“Olivia, I have some news for you.” Mr. Murray’s deep voice echoed through her apartment.

“Good news, I hope,” she said out loud.

“I found the hotel you said Bryant stayed at in Chicago. I managed to get a copy of his phone records and he called a Ms. Daneesha Oaks several times. I also have a North Carolina number, but I haven’t tracked down to whom that number belongs yet. I’m going to try to get an address for Ms. Oaks and pay her a visit. I’ll try to find out what her relationship with Bryant is. I’ll keep you posted with any updates. Talk to you later.”

Olivia lay on the couch hoping to soothe her aching head. For the past two weeks she had been nursing a headache that wouldn’t go away. The stress from worrying about Bryce had put Olivia in a state of depression. She hadn’t slept in days. She had lost her appetite and had isolated herself inside her bedroom.

Aside from her worry about the baby she had also been suspended from her job, pending the criminal charges pressed against her.

“Oh God! What have I done to deserve this pain?” she cried. Elise’s words of wisdom filled her mind. . . . by not maintaining an intimate relationship with God through daily prayer and reading of the Word, distance will grow between you and the Lord, resulting in trials and tribulations.

“Lord, I’m sorry,” Olivia prayed. “I was always too busy with the baby to pray. God, have mercy on me and my baby. You promised that whatever we ask for in prayer, we shall receive. So I ask for the safe return of my son. Bring him safely home to his mother. Amen.”

A knock at her front door told her she had a visitor, but Olivia wasn’t in the mood to see anyone, so she ignored it. The knocking continued and she soon realized that her unwanted guest was not going away, so she lifted herself up from the couch and answered the door.

A beautiful, tall woman with long, black, silky hair pulled back into a ponytail stared back at her. The pecan color of her skin blended well with the earth tones of her make-up.

She shivered from the cold chill of the air. “Hello,” the woman said. “I’m looking for Bryant Winters.”

Olivia was surprised by the woman’s inquiry. This was the first time anyone had ever come to the house looking for Bryant.

“Bryant? ”

“Yes, Bryant Winters.”

“You’re a friend of his?” Olivia asked.

“No, I’m his wife.”

Olivia’s heart dropped. She couldn’t believe Bryant had a wife and she was standing at her door. She didn’t know he had ever been married. She was speechless. It took her a few seconds to regain her composure.

“Would you like to come in?” Olivia said, offering the stranger a seat. “My name is Olivia.”

“Hello, I’m Taima.”

Olivia sat across from her. “Bryant never told me that he had a wife.

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