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Chapter 1 - Not all friends mean well

Ivie and Martha were two inseparable friends from secondary school to university.they did everything together; studied, cried, laughed and even shared secret that not even their mothers know, everyone referred them as twins that didn't share the same.

After graduation, life became harder;job was scarce, pressure from home increased, after two years of job hunting without any result they resulted to doing any work to survive.

One day Martha called Ivie and said; "there's this woman in power,she help people become rich and successful I think we should go give it a trial but Ivie told her that is not a good decision because nothing good comes easy.martha wasn't really impressed with Ivie 's suggestion ,after all effort to bring Ivie to succumb to her suggestion failed,she angrily left.

One week later, Martha visited Ivie looking so different,Ivie was so surprised and asked her friend what brought about the change barely one week and Martha replied "remember that woman I told you about she helped me,Ivie was shocked and she asked again what did you do, but Martha whispered to her "is just spiritual, you only do one cleansing ritual after that money will start flowing,no blood, nothing evil.she trusted Martha and agreed to do it.

On the night of the ritual, they travelled to a secret place on the outskirt of town; when they got there,a strange man clothed in white lobe greeted them.ivie was so afraid but Martha assured her to remain calm.she bath in water that smells so bad,her body trembled,she felt like something left her body but she didn't know what it is.

Two weeks later, money came, jobs begin calling.everything seems perfect until the nightmare started.a voice constantly whispering to her ; you belong to us now.she wasn't having it at all, rashes started coming out on her body.the worst of it was when her only brother fell sick, diagnosis no cause just weakness like something was draining him, when she couldn't bear it any longer she confronted martha"you said it was safe" Martha's smile was cold and she said nothing in life is free, don't worry you will get use to it.ivie was really devastated if only she knew.that was the last time she spoke to Martha.ivie return to praying, fasting and deliverance it took months to break free but scars remain emotionally, spiritually and in her family.

Now whenever she tells young women her story she shook her head and say"if I knew I wouldn't have followed her, not all friends mean well

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