Anthony looked at him. Be careful, do not offend God with your utterance, he warned. Larry was frightened, he put his hand over his mouth and he knelt down. He raised his arms towards the heaven and he prayed for forgiveness.
Anthony invited them to attend a fellowship meeting at the school auditorium. Usually, only a small number of students usually attended the fellowship meeting but that day, almost all the school turned up for the fellowship, so much that social gathering for that week was forgotten.
While they were at the meeting, a senior girl was preaching and telling them about the end time and said the Lord was about to come as promised. Just then, Larry tapped Dele's knees and when Dele looked at him, Larry nodded towards Anthony.
Pastor Anthony was fast asleep while remaining in a single position. Larry was smiling and it was obvious he was trying to stifle a laugh.
Dare was staring incredulously at Anthony. But none of them said anything, the boys attended all the church services in school and tried all they could not to be found wanting.
The rumoured day came and passed and the world did not end. Dele and his friends were relieved. But Anthony insisted that it was the prayers of the saint that caused God to have mercy not to end the world.
You would have gone to hell fire because you were sleeping during fellowship meetings that you took us to, Dare said.
Larry laughed and before long, the boys had returned to their old selves, they made more jest of Anthony using the end time period as a reference.