TRINITY (TWELVE)

She went back to bed and tried to fall asleep again but that didn’t work so just laid there and watched the ceiling, her thoughts blank.She had wanted to go and see them the next week. 

She knew Adoley was still there because she had kept contact with her until a few months ago when she misplaced her phone. She had left it in restaurant some time back as she rushed back to her office.

 

 Apparently, a waiter saw a man pick it up but that was after she had left but didn’t do anything since he thought that it was for him. She had no problem with the missing phone but lost all contacts including her best friend’s numbers. 

The last she heard about Adjeley from Adoley was that she had travelled to Togo to buy goods for her shops. They were all doing well in diverse ways.She closed the lid and went back to bed. She slept peacefully for the next four hours .

she had nothing to do at home so went out after she had her shower and breakfast. She drove around town for a while looking around at people generally and also the nice scenery Aku admired what had been done on the mallam-kasoa road.

 She contemplated on going over to see her parents and then again she thought that was a bad idea since she knew her mother would hassle her as usual to get a man in her life.

She drove to the korle beach and sat there for a while and had lunch. 

She just sat there and watched the sea. She had not done any of this in a while. Just taking a drive around town and thinking about nothing. Just then Adokwei’s thought flashed her mind. She took in a deep breath and called for the waiter. When he got closer, he smiled at her and gave her the bill.

 Aku was indifferent; she picked her wallet from her bag and gave it to him. He came back with her change but she asked that he took it. He smiled again and walked away briskly.

It was late afternoon. She walked to her car and sat in there for a while not knowing what to do or where to go. She was living in solitude. She couldn’t take it any longer so went to her parents’ house again. Her father was happy to receive her and she was somehow glad that her mother was not at home. 

She stayed with him as they chatted and laughed. They sat out for a while and when her mother came finally, she joined them at the summer hut. Aku chose to ignore the comments about her not getting any younger.

She had heard it over and over again and the best way to cope with the mother was to keep her mouth shut and pretend to be listening. She smiled occasionally at her mother and looked at Mr. Tetteh who looked away and picked a magazine.

 When what Aku referred to as the sermon was over, she got up and stretched and begged leave of them. Mrs. Tetteh shook her head as she watched her daughter walk away. 

It was getting late. Mr. Tetteh picked up the magazine and asked his wife to come with him into the room. They had grown a bit old but Mr. Tetteh still looked strong and his wife had not changed a bit. They held hands and walked into the hall. Mr. Tetteh whispered something to her ears and she giggled.

 They had managed to remain a happy family after forty years of marriage and they still loved each other dearly. The couple went to the dining table after they had watched the evening news. Mrs. Tetteh was peeved because she didn’t like to eat late.

She had left the cooking to Mansa because she had to attend to some business in town. And Mansa had taken too much time. She didn’t say anything to her but her attitude made Mansa a bit nervous. She served them and hurriedly left for the kitchen. Mr. Tetteh stole a glance at his wife whose eyes caught his. She smiled and he smiled back at her as they ate their meal quietly.

Aku was not in so much hurry to get home so she didn’t drive fast. When she got home, it was past eight and she took her shoes off and ambled along carrying them. When she got to her room, she dropped the shoes on the floor and laid on the bed but realized she had to shower before she felt asleep unknowingly.

Whiles in the shower she thought she heard her door bell rang. She dismissed the thought because she was not expecting any anybody. There was no way that somebody could show up in her house that late as it was almost nine.

 

When she came out she heard that her door banged noisily. She became annoyed and wondered who could be there. She went ahead to dress up and went into the kitchen to grab a glass of water.