Melancholy...

Chapter 8

Knocking on the metal gate as hard I as I could,I stood impatiently as I waited for Baba to open the gate. It was around 8:00 on a Saturday morning and I had been standing here for more than 10 minutes. I shouted Baba's name again in annoyance as I knocked on the gates again. My knuckles hurt so bad that I resisted the temptation to just turn and go back home.

Through the metal fences,I scanned the house only to see a head sleeping peacefully on the wooden bench which was in the corner of the house. Though I could not see the person's face,the round bald head which reflected like a diamond as the sun hit the surface of the head gave me a sign that it was Baba. With annoyance,I gathered energy and yelled his name again.

Looking tired and confused,he staggered to the gate,opened it for me,mumbled an apology and went back to sleep. The fact that he was older than me and I had been taught to respect the elderly restrained me from telling him a piece of my mind. The house had the bastard's car in it which meant that he was still around. Stumping my foot on the floor like a child,I murmured as I entered the hall. And ladies and gentlemen,what I saw almost made me run back home.

The place was in a complete mess and there were people all over the place. And what was that on the wall? Urine? My goodness! Controlling my temper,I looked around the house only to find the bastard in bed with some girl. And no,it wasn't Lois. I woke him up after trying for about 5 minutes and he successfully managed to wake all his friends up. After they left,he took his bath and had me prepare him and the girl he was in bed with some porridge and took his leave too.

After I cleaned up the whole house,I went to check on Baba,who told me that the bastard had thrown a party the night before and the loud music kept him up all night. I was so angry that I just left the house when it was around 4pm. I had seen him throw parties but this was something else. There was filth everywhere. Someone had even managed to attend to nature's call in the hallway. Like come on,who does that?

Ew.

So many things were running through my head as I walked home. I was exhausted. Burying the thoughts to shove an iron down the bastard's throat or poison his damn food,I focused of hurrying home. I just wanted to sleep.

I was honestly in no mood for a conversation with anyone,so with a frown and a harsh gaze,I walked home briskly,my demeanour showing people around not to dare mess with me. I walked by a group of teenage boys and they started cat-calling. Most times I would just pass by without even turning my head,but today,my anger forced me to stop and divert my harsh gaze on them.

They might have caught the signal,for they stopped cat-calling and resumed smoking. One of them,however amused me. I could feel his presence behind me as I resumed walking. "Siiii..Sii" he called as he tried to catch up with me. He got closer and touched my hand with his cold hands and with my anger and quick reflex,I gave his hand a smack before he could say Jack.

"What"? I asked harshly.
"Oh Ohema. It's been long since I saw someone as beautiful as you. I just wanted to have your number or Facebook name."He slurred
Shaking my head,I turned and started walking away. Running after me,he caught up with me again,but he knew better than to touch me. He started talking and talking and talking about how rich he was and stuff. Did I look cheap to him? Lol.

He might have noticed that I would continue to ignore him so he run to stand in front of me,blocking the way.
"Are you mad"? I asked him. He continued to talk and talk and I couldn't help but take some steps back. He reeked of alcohol and smoke and smelt like something that had died a few days ago.
"Honey" I said,"go and get some water to bath. You smell" with that,I pushed him out of my face and continued my journey. This time,he did not follow me.

As I walked home,I replayed what had happened earlier in my head and found myself laughing. If he had approached me in a better way at a better place,then maybe I would have talked to him. Like,we are in the 21st century and you still call a lady "siii"? Sheesh.

As a girl,knowing your worth is one of the key things to a productive life. Just look at your beautiful self,and you allow yourself to get pregnant like a guy like him? Nah.

My ladies,know your worth.
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WORDS WHICH MAY BE UNFAMILIAR TO SOME OF YOU
• Ohemaa:Queen in twi

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Hi loves. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. A lot of you have been asking me questions about the book so I decided to answer one question at the end of each chapter. The questions and answer for today are:

Q: How many chapters will this book have?
A: Since this is my first book on Wattpad,I'm planning to write between 20-35 chapters. Maximum will be 40.

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Xoxo,
Arianna.