A DEMIGOD AMONGST MEN
I am a chorister in my church and at the same time a good girl, yeah i am a good girl a very calm one at that or you could call me a “wolf in sheep clothing” yeah but all the same i am a good girl because i was raised well by my parents in the ways of the Lord and in the ways of the cane. That aside, I have been a chorister from home even before i came to the university, although i was drifting between being identified as an usher and being a chorister all the same i was serving in a unit in my church. I joined the choir in 2020 as a fresher in the university and like i said i could be what i want to be it all depends on the situation and how i feel like reacting to the situation on ground. I am an alto singer so it is only right if I join the “Alto Singers’ all female, I specified because in some churches there are alto brothers and tenor sisters, it is what it is.
My first encounter with this particular guy was not pleasant and he has continued to be a thorn in my flesh. His appearance alone gives me the “ish” vibe. This particular person I am talking about is the disciplinary officer of my department. He is just too pompous and believes he is always right, we have a very strict rule against lateness but him being the disciplinary officer walks in or should I say strolls in late and still punishes those who were walking with him. That's basically not my concern it is his duty and office so he should do what suits him, but not when it comes to or concerns me “ can never be” I don't flaunt orders, I'm not rebellious, I'm not disobedient but when it comes to you wanting to use “your power” in a situation that is to my detriment, nah it's not gonna happen. NEVER.
The last straw that broke the camel's back for me was when I spoke to my assistant director rudely (it wasn't my fault, it was my fault) let mexplain. When I entered the university she was already a two hundred level student but we were friends not really close buddies but we were friends and we gist talk and all that, I was in the choir in my year one until I had accommodation issues and had to leave because my house was so far from church and I could not attend services again from my location and the choir director then understood, only for me to come back in my three hundred level, (mind you I left in one hundred level) and of course there are new regulatory bodies. We were supposed to attend a workers' prayer but I could not because I was busy at work and did not take an excuse from anybody so yeah I was at fault. When it was time for rehearsal all those who didn't attend workers prayer were asked to come outside and I came outside with the others, then we were asked to explain why we didn't show up for rehearsals, as I was talking my friend now assistant choir director said my friend no excuse and I in a friendly and insulting manner said “please can you allow me explain myself”.
The was an uproar and this disciplinarian of a human asked me to stand up because we were all asked to kneel down and he insulted my life 😭 I was both angry and teary at the same time and that was when I got to know she was our assistant director, he didn't stop there he came with the “ you don't know what it means to be a leader, if you want to learn code of conduct of this ministry come to me” in my mind I was like, me that was born in another denomination and was dedicated her in this church but not this branch, I know all the rules of this commission even without opening a book. My guy continued ranting and all the malice I have been keeping inside just came out in one sentence “ my friend would you keep quiet and leave here” . In age I know he's older than me but the difference was not much, this guy has been a thorn in my flesh, if I begin to talk all about this guy's encounter with me and others. Is it when he flogs you for coming late or he spanks guys bum for coming late. That guy feels like a Demigod, after telling him to keep quiet he was like “are you asking me to keep quiet?” I didn't utter another word but was actually expecting him to wait for me outside after rehearsals but he didn't. I would have given him a piece of my mind. Surprisingly when I got back to my seat everybody was praising me for standing up to him, that wasn't my business, my joy was I have said a bit of what's in my mind for him. I later went to apologize to my friend turned choir director because I didn't know she was the assistant choir director.
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It is normal to feel a certain “dislike for someone”, the detail in your case is that this person exposed you to others. I can imagine the mixture of emotions and feelings you had. Regards
hello @onyinye-chi. Your piece would benefit from some light editing to enhance clarity and improve the flow of your writing. I would also encourage you to read your work back to yourself out loud to enable you to pick up on elements of redundancy in your writing (ie: repetition of thoughts/ideas) which slow the pace unnecessarily and don't progress the story. In The Ink Well we require our writers to support other members of the community by reading and commenting meaningfully on at least two other stories each time you wish to submit one of your own. We are unable to curate this submission until you fulfill this requirement.
Yeah, thank you very much. I'll do that right away
I can imagine the feelings you had for someone to be a thorn in the flesh. There are people like that and what I do is just to mind my business and hope I don’t have anything to do with them.
In this guy's case you can't mind your business, everybody is complaining about him
Really not cool at all
Ha ha, well, you stood against your so-called bully, right?
Things like this happen in so many organizations.
A statement quite the ranting. Good one.
Thank you, I mean someone needed to put him in his place
funny enough i get easily irritated by some humans, so i understand what you felt
My dear, this guy was doing too much
It's so bad that this person was like a fish bone in your throat, exposing you was not necessary. It's normal not to like someone, we can't like everyone who comes our way but then this was extreme.
My dear, he was doing too much
All these church people, anyway When it comes to discipline, I have learned that it is just meant to be obeyed, but then again dealing with annoying people will mean that you just have to take those shit from them. I've learned to do so without grudge, perharps you should too.
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