Love , lust or something like that (A Ghanaian Romance)

"Tenison I can explain," Annabelle added as she wrapped a cloth over her body. He had come to visit his girlfriend to see how she was fairing because she told him she wasn't well. But what he met was an eyesore. She was in bed with another woman. Yes, a woman! 

How could she? After all, they had been through and all he'd done for her, this was how she repaid him. He thought as he left the room. 

"Annabelle, there's nothing to explain. How could you! , you know what we're done. Don't bother calling me ever." He added walking out.

"Kwame, mesr3 wo (I beg you)." She said trying to open the door but he had locked it from inside as he drove off.

"Ah! Mmaa tiri mu y3 den (women are wicked)". Tenison huffed as he drove to his office. 

Had I known is always at last. He thought getting out of his car. 

" B33ma (guy), why the long face?" His best friend Kwabena asked as he entered the office.

"Anna o Anna, she's a bisexual...I'm even disgusted thinking about it." He stated.

"You're joking ah, how can you say that?" Kwabena disbelieved 

"Kwabena, I'm serious I'm just coming from her house, I caught her red-handed." He added.

" It's fine, don't stress yourself too much about this. There might be a woman out there who would love you for you and not for anything else." Kwabena added tapping his friend's back.

"I need to go pick up Maakua from school. I'd see you later bro." Tenison said as he left his office with Kwabena in tow. Maakua was his two-year-old daughter he has from a one night stand. Her mother left her with him and then continued with her life because she vowed never to do anything with her.

Tenison parked at the car park and then headed inside the school. She attended Lincoln community school one of the biggest in the country.

He knocked on the door of her classroom. "Come in." A set voice called from the inside. That was strange because her teacher was an older woman and this voice didn't sound like the old teacher's voice.

"Sir how may I help you?" Imelda asked the man. She knew him not personally but had seen him countless times on tv. He was the CEO of Tullow Ghana limited.

"I'm here to pick my daughter Maakua Boateng," Tenison stated.

"Who may you be by the way?" He questioned confused.

"Sorry, my bad I'm Miss Imelda Ampomaah, the new teacher." She smiled showing her white teeth and her dimples.

Imelda was slim and curvy. She had dark oily skin and was 5'8 ft tall. She had dimples which showed when she talked and smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Imelda." He added shaking her hands.

"Daddy!" Maakua exclaimed as she runs to her dad raising her hands for him to carry her.

"Hey baby, you missed me?" He asked his two-year-old.

"Yes." She said giggling. Imelda watched them in awe. The relationship between father and daughter was a beautiful one.

Tenison was a handsome and successful man. There were rumours here and there was that he was a womanizer. But she didn't mind. She fell in love with him at first sight.

"Miss Imelda, it's nice to meet you. Can I have your number so I can contact you in case of anything?" Tenison said.

She is a beautiful woman but I'm not ready for any commitment. He thought to himself 

"Alright." She added giving her number to him.

"Bye attie...Akosua." Maakua said as she left with her dad. 

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Weeks passed and Tenison and Imelda had grown to be great friends. Maakua had grown to love her teacher, who also seemed to be fond of the little girl. She could cry for minutes refusing to go home unless Imelda carries her to the car and convinces her until she stops crying.

Just as their friendship bloomed, her love for Kwame grew the more but he wasn't ready to commit into any relationship because of one bad nut.

Imelda and her friend Serwaa decided to go out for fresh air at the Accra Mall that was around spanner junction. They decided to do a little window shopping and change Imelda's old rusty phone. 

They had entered into the Huawei phone shop and they were checking out the latest one to get since Imelda wasn't a fan of Apple products like her friend Serwaa who fantasized about them.

"Attie Akosua." A tiny voice called pulling on her trouser.

"Maakua, where's your daddy?" Imelda asked carrying her.

"Who is she?" Serwaa asked poking her chubby's cheeks.

"She's Kwame's daughter," Imelda answered stretching her neck to see if she'd find Kwame. Kwame searched the shop looking for Maakua. 

She'd been right beside him as he was checking out the prices of their products.

Where could she have gone? He questioned worriedly. He walked to the entrance of the shop as he saw her sitting on Imelda's laps eating ice cream.

He heaved a sigh of relief as he approached them. "Maakua, you scared me. Thanks, Imelda, I almost reported that I couldn't find my child." He remarked. 

"It's fine Kwame, but make sure you keep your eyes on her, what if I hadn't found her?" She retorted.

"My bad, meet Serwaa, my friend, Serwaa meet Kwame." She introduced.

Is this girl serious, she's friends with the Tenison Boateng and her dey slack, her mind for dey o. Serwaa thought to herself.

"Hi." Serwaa greeted stretching forth her hand only to be ignored by Kwame who only nodded.

Yawa o. Imelda thought as she chuckled.

"So what are you doing here, by the way, I thought you said you weren't going out today?" Kwame questioned.

"I did but, when I received my salary I decided to spoil myself a little by getting a new phone." She answered.

"It's time you got rid of that crappy phone," Serwaa added.

"So which phone did you plan on getting?" He inquired.

iPhone naaa, ghana girls dier )mo Huu Iphone no )mo ante hwee bio ( It's an iPhone as for Ghanaian girls as soon as they heard about iPhone no other phone matters) He thought to himself.

"I wanted to get the Huawei P20." She said shocking him as they walked into the shop. He helped her check on the specifications of the phone as Serwaa stood outside fidgeting with her phone.

"But the P20 pro's specifications are quite better." He added.

"I know but my money won't be enough for that." She added.

"And who said you're paying?" He asked. "Please she'd take the P20 pro...how much does it cost?" He asked.

"It's Gh¢4000.00." He said as Imelda opened her mouth wide.

She watched as Kwame handed over his credit card and with one swipe, 4000 cedis was taken out of his account.

"Thank you very much, Kwame, I owe you one." She added.

"Don't worry Akosua, it's nothing. " "You girls up for lunch?" He asked as they reached where Serwaa was standing.

"Of course we are." Serwaa beat her into answering.

"Alright, let's head to KFC then." He said as Serwaa led the way leaving Imelda, Kwame, and Maakua behind.

Imelda was shocked at how her friend was behaving.

I have to be careful around this one. She's an opportunist. It's good I didn't tell her which of the Huawei phones I was getting or told her the type Kwame had gotten her. She thought.

"Thanks for the phone, Kwame, I'm very much indebted to you. She added through the phone as she lay on her bed. When they got back from the mall, Imelda cleaned her room and then prepared dinner. After dinner, she transferred all her stuff from the old phone to the new one before calling Kwame.

"There's something about that your friend Serwaa be careful of her, she has bad intentions,” Tenison said seriously. 

"I will Kwame, I saw that when we went out today, thanks for the advice though." She chimed. The two friends talked about random stuff getting to know each other's embarrassing, sad and happy moments and even their deepest secrets.