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I cannot let this stupid preschool teacher get Tenison oo. He doesn't deserve such a classless woman. He's way above her league. Serwaa thought pacing up and down her room.

Serwaa was just a jobless Slay queen. Jumping from one man's bed to another to cater for herself. She and Imelda were classmates from high school.

They both weren't able to go to university due to financial constraints. Imelda worked by doing menial jobs to sustain herself and also save up to go to teacher training college in order to fulfil her dream of becoming a teacher.

She attended Mampong training College of Education, which was located in Mampong, the Eastern region of Ghana.

After her three year study, She was fortunate to do her National Service at Lincoln Community School #126/21 Reindolf Road Abelemkpe Accra-Ghana.

After her one year Service, she was retained seeing how lovable and good she was to the students.

For Serwaa, she wanted the easy way to earn her money and that was by sleeping with rich men to get it. She was advised to get a job but still insisted that such life wasn't cut out for her.

She claimed she wasn't meant to suffer. She claimed she was meant for luxury, not poverty.

"Nti wo ne Maakua papa, paa 3den 3k)so ( So you and Maakua's father what's up with you two?) " Abena, her colleague asked as they went out for lunch.

"I wish, but we're friends nothing more or less." She added taking a bite from her piece of chicken.

"Woboa(You're lying)!" Abena retorted disbelievingly.

"Abena I'm serious we're just friends," Imelda stated as Abena stared at her in shock.

This girl shouldn't slack at all o. Abena thought as they ate on.

"Hey," Imelda said picking her call as she was about entering her class.

"Akosua, can you please take Maakua home after school for  me?" He pleaded.

"Why? Is anything the problem?" She asked worriedly. 

"Oh Daabi(oh no), I have a meeting that's why I'm asking this favour of you." He added.

"You sure you aren't shagging a lady that's why?" She teased.

"I wouldn't have called if I were, Akosua." He laughed.

"I'd take her home okay...lets talk later." She ended the call as she entered her class.

When the school closed and the students had left excluding Maakua, she packed up her things and Maakua's as they headed out.

"Attie, where's daddy?" Maakua begged.

"Daddy is in a meeting baby, I have to take home okay." She explained to the little girl as the Uber she called stopped in front of the school.

"You said east legon right?" The under driver said.

"Yes please, East Legon." She confirmed adding the exact address to the house.

In 30minutes time, they had arrived at Tenison's house. Imelda paid the driver and then entered the house.

Maakua had a spare key in her bag that she used to open the door.

"Where's your nanny?" She asked the girl undressing her as she showed her her room.

"What nanny?" Maakua asked confused.

"Someone who looks after you when daddy is not around." She explained.

"I don't have some, it me and daddy only." She told her teacher.

"So when daddy is not around where do you go?" She probed further.

"To my attie's house, but attie travel so I stay alone with the woman who cooks for us," Maakua explained running into the living room to watch cartoons. 

Imelda rushed into the kitchen and prepared food for Maakua to eat. She kept the rest in the fridge and joined Maakua to watch tv. 

It was getting late and still, Kwame hadn't arrived. 

I have to go get some clothes and sleepover  He's not coming anytime soon. Imelda thought to herself.

She took Maakua with her to her house at spintex to pick her clothes and within 30  minutes they were back and still no sign of Kwame.

She bathed Maakua and put her to bed since Kwame wasn't around. She took her shower and wore her nightgown wearing her robe over it.

She sat in the living room waiting. As at 11:30 pm, he hadn't arrived. 

What is keeping him? She asked restlessly?

Kwame entered the house turning the lights on. He saw Imelda sitting on the couch staring at him.

She got up and was about leaving to the guest room Maakua had shown her.

"Akosua wait," Kwame called.

"What for? Look at the time you're coming home. Kwame, do you care about the well being of your child?" She asked getting angry.

"With all due respect miss preschool teacher, you cannot talk to me anyhow nor teach me how to train my child, this is my house and you aren't my wife." He angrily barked.

" Sorry, I'm sorry Sir." She added as she went inside to change into her clothes and carried her handbag. 

"Yes please East Legon, thanks." She called an Uber driver to come and pick her up. After all, she'd done what he asked her to do.

"Where are you going?" He asked as she opened the door and stepped out and Kwame the following suit.

"I'm going to my house mister, shebi you said it's your house, I'm going to mine," Imelda said as the Uber driver honked his horn in front of the house.

"Akosua it's late, please stay." He begged. "No thank you, I'm going home." She added as she walked out.

"It's late, Akosua!" He yelled but it was too late. She had already left to sit in the car.

A few minutes later, she was home because there was no traffic jam on the road.

God thank you oo. She prayed as she got out of the car and paid the driver hurrying into her house and locking the door.

She threw her handbag on the couch taking out her phone to see missed calls on her phone, all from Kwame. She put off her phone and then headed to bed.

Switched off? He thought. "Is she alright?" He thought out loud tossing and turning in his bed.