The sins

Mom and Dad were religion zealots.Or maybe it's just Dad.So, we were brought up differently from our mates. Everyone thought us as snobs, we didn't go out. We were not like the loud kids in the neighborhood. We didn't attend parties or socialize either. According to my father, those were sins. The only social life we had was at the mass, in church.

My grandfather was a traditionalist. I have never met him.But, my elder sister had heard about him from mom. She was 17 while I was 15. Father had become a convert twenty years ago.Now we were catholics.

My sister told me about grandfather whenever Dad and Mum were out. Father must not here you speak his name, Olamide would warn me before she began.

She said grandfather was a nice man. The villagers loved him, he was one of the chiefs in the village. But, because father had told him to come to the light so he can be save like us all and he refused. Father cut all ties with him.Grandfather worshiped Obatala(Lord of the sky). And he vouch, no one would take him away from his Tradition.

Father's faith was so strong he made sure we all stayed away from sin,mother inclusive. The day she had back pains and didn't follow us to the mass. Dad was shocked and dissapointed. But he made sure mother repent and asked for forgiveness, he kicked her, slap her until she bled by the lip.

We all had our dozes of beating from him in. All in the name of correcting our sins. That was father's way of showing us his love, even though we sometimes end up in hospital. He loves us and the lord loves us.

Picture Source: Pixabay
Prompt: Mum and Dad

Written for @mariannewest and @freewritehouse daily free writes. Join the free writers, lots of Steen and SBIs to be won.

Obatala is child of god sent to create the land on waters. He's one the deities in yorubaland in Nigeria. Obatala is free of gender, could be male, female or neither. People believe obatala is the most powerful and sweetest god in yourubaland.
THANKS FOR READING!!!