The love I hated

Chapter 1

It had rained heavily a day before. The morning was so cozy and snug under the duvet.

Harry stretched himself and rolled from one side to the other, he wakes to the consciousness of the lady laying down next to him.

It had been a rough night , not romantic but pleasure filled.

Harry wakes up from his gigantic bed. He pulls himself up and wakes up the lady he had picked from the club last night.

"Get up", he said opening the drawal next to him. He takes a bundle of cash and throws at her.

"Wouldn't you want breakfast?" The lady asked.

" No , please ,just get out! I have workers who attend to my needs",he said keeping a straight face in order to appear mean to her.

" I don't blame you, I blame myself for hanging out with a rude man like you", she said.

The lady quickly puts on her clothes , she wonders why he was so harsh towards her.

He had been cool with her all through last night.

"why the sudden change? "she asked herself.

Well she had her money and that was very vital to her, at least he paid her well, she thought and left the room.

He had a very important meeting to catch up with that morning. As the CEO of NCN collections ,a company that deals on various fabrics imported from China and various countries . He never played with his job .

He always went on time to work, so he could get hold of his late and lazy workers .

At his early 30's ,all staff who worked under him had great fear whenever they sighted him. He had this very cruel look that frightened all ,and to think that he was their boss and his company paid them well, made all very submissive to his acts.

Harry was chocolate in complexion, a bit huge and about 5.6 fits tall.

He had this charisma that attracted ladies to him basically through his looks. Although he was goodlooking his attitude was a mess.

Offering no regards for his elders ,neither did he respect women , he believed he could order anyone and have his way with them. One of such moments was the day he slapped an old taxi driver who had accidentally bashed his car. Sending the man to jail for 3 days without pity.

He was more of a less bothered person, who failed most times in tackling certain actions, until they resulted into heavier problems .

"Ahhhh! My whole body aches badly", he said stretching himself while walking to the bathroom , yawning loudly.

He had drank so much the previous night at the club, that his head ached badly and the lady he brought back home had made his night really long.

He wasn't a Casanova but played around at times, he had fully rejected having a girlfriend or having a wife, for reasons best known to him, but this didn't stop him from picking up random girls whenever he felt like .

Walking into the club the previous night, he had sat down for long drinking and nodding his head to the rhythm of the Afro music played in the background, he then sighted this lady ,she had a red short gown with her long brownish hair, she was quite dark in complexion and had this ebony skin type that looked glittering.

He decided to give his shot at her. She was carried away by his looks and they both drank and danced together at the club. He then asked if she could go home with him and she accepted his offer.

He had gone five rounds with her that night and she kept asking him for more of which he declined. He didn't want to go intimate with any woman, so he chases them away immediately after sex. This was to ensure that he didn't catch feelings with any.

"Life is best without women" he told himself most times. He believed women came with so many problems and he wasn't ready to associate himself with problems yet. He knew he had to catch his breath and rest for the day ahead.

"My God"! Looking at the time ,he discovers it already 7:30 am. He quickly rushes into the bathroom , picks up his tooth brush and paste. Moments later he walks out of the bathroom with his towel and heads to the wardrobe ,grabs his outfit and dresses up quickly.

Realizing that his shoes weren't polished, he opens his door and calls out for Agatha his house keeper.

" Agatha ! Agatha! Where is that old hag that calls herself my housekeeper?" He says angrily.

"Sir you called, I'm so sorry I was downstairs

" Agatha said , while entering the room.

She was a woman in her late 50's , she had worked for him for close to twenty years and knew that his call that morning was either to complain or scold her. However, she was fully grounded to recieve whatever he was about to display towards her.

He replies in an angry tone,

" Downstairs doing what?

" I was making sure that there is enough foodstuff to last for the week, sir" she said.

He ignores her answer,

"Where is the shoe I asked you to clean for today's work?"

"Sir , it's there, I dropped it next to your bed last night",she points at the direction.

"I can only see a black shoe there,I asked for a brown shoe yesterday ,Agatha" he said.

" I am sorry sir, but you didn't ask for a brown shoe, you only stated the shirt and trouser you wanted. So I felt a black shoe should match, sir " she said

"Are you trying to say that I tell lies, or maybe I am mentally deranged,that I do not know when I say things anymore, he ranted.

"I am sorry sir, I didn't mean to upset you ", she said.

"Are you tired of this job? "He asked.

" No sir , please I am sorry.

"Have you served my breakfast? " he asked.

"Yes I did that before coming up, sir, she replies.

"Please leave", Harry instructs as Agatha opens the door , he follows her and bangs the door after her.

"Highly incompetent woman !who can't do simple task right, only here to get paid for not doing things right, I will soon put you in your place, very soon!".

He puts on the black shoes and adjusts his tie. Looks at the mirror and praises himself.

Smiling sheepishly

" Here comes Mr Harry Benjamin, CEO NCN collections, the number one African brand! None can be better than you. You've got this, so go and do as you always!"

Admiring himself he puts on his wrist watch and wears his suit. He gets hold of his car keys and suitcase, turns around to see if his outfit fits him properly, he looks at the large framed portrait on his fall, he plants a kiss on his hands and touches the picture, please guide me today dad, I promise to always make you proud ,he walks outs of the room.