"Haha okay, you got me this time." Naa Larley rolled her eyes sarcastically as she pulled her chair back and took a seat.
Louisa just couldn't stop laughing."You see how karma is honey? We almost canceled today because of you."The duo were on their usual lunch date at Jerry's and it had been Naa's turn to be late hence the laughter and mock anger.Louisa had been lucky. She had been in court the whole day so she had come straight from there."I can see you haven't ordered yet." Naa Larley muttered as she eyed her friend's glass of orange juice."Yes, yes." Louisa teased. "I'm not a foodie like some people who can't wait for their friends to show up before they get something to eat. "Naa shrugged. "Meh. You still love me anyways so..."The two laughed."Okay, so now tell me how your weekend went." Naa Larley stated as soon as the waiter had come for their orders.Louisa wished the ground would swallow her up. The question had come unexpectedly and she didn't have any time to make up any stories.Knowing Naa, she was definitely going to be subjected to some rigorous teasing.Brazing herself she shrugged. "Oh, my weekend was... great."Naa Larley leaned in and frowned. "Oh, so we're doing short answers now huh? That's cool. Dope.""Oh goodness relax... I'm getting there.". Louisa sighed."Okay so I took Isa to the Efua Sutherland Park to see the Sky girls crew, we really had fun. It was great. Really great. Uh-huh. Yeah. Th....that's all." She stammered conclusively.Naa regarded her friend carefully. The poor woman was fidgeting in her seat. Naa smiled. She could tell her friend was hiding something and she was going to make her uncomfortable till she blurted everything out."Oh okay...." she dragged out."Is there anything else you wanna tell me?" She quizzed expertly while inspecting her nails.Louisa gulped. She really hated it when Naa went all detective on her. It was a hilariously scary feeling and she disliked being put in such a situation. But she was going to hold on a little longer."Uh...no...nothing else. That's uh..just about it. Well unless you want to count church on Sunday." Louisa managed to let out.Naa Larley sighed. "Honey. You know you're going to tell me anyways. Why stretch out the inevitable?"Louisa rolled her eyes. I didn't even make it past 2 minutes. She thought sadly."Alright, I met Chris on Saturday okay? There. Happy now?""Chris? Is he someone I should know?" Her friend asked thoughtfully and then gasped dramatically after a moment. "No way!!!! Chris as in Chris Ayettey? That nerdy guy back in uni who used to have a crush on you?""Yes that Chris Ayettey." Louisa confirmed, placing her hands on the table. "And he did not have a crush on me."Naa Larley scoffed. "Keep telling yourself that love."Their orders arrived and cut conversation for a few minutes."Chicken stew and plain rice for you ma'am. And here's your fried rice and grilled chicken, Madam."After the duo had received their meals and the waiter had bid them bon appetit, he took his leave of them, leaving Naa Larley to continue with her probing."So is he bald now? Grey hair? Details girl...details."Louisa intentionally filled her mouth with food and signaled for her friend to give her a moment. Oh, God. It's going to be a long lunch break. She thought dejectedly.***********Chris Ayettey's office"Dude I've found a lawyer to contest the lawsuit your dad's rival filed against us." Chris informed his best friend and co-partner as they dug into the pizza he had ordered for them.The duo had been close friends for a while now and they always had each other's backs.His friend nodded. "I hope he's good. I just want this to be over and done with."Chris smiled, reaching for another slice. "Now see? That's the beauty of it. It's not a he but a she and she's damn good at her job. I've done my research on her, and, we're good... we're in safe hands."His friend raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Hmm..impressive. It looks like you seem to have the hots for her. Please don't let that get in the way alright?"Chris nodded as he bit into his pizza."Good. I have to go, I have a meeting with the wifey. You're going to have to be the one handling the lawyer and the whole court issue though. I've got quite a lot on my plate."Chris got up to give his friend a bro hug. "Sure dude. Extend my greetings to the wifey. And be good."His friend laughed. "Bro I'm always good. I can't say the same for you, however."They both laughed as Chris watched his friend take his leave.Spinning in his swivel chair, he allowed his mind to drift back to Louisa. He had wanted to call on the beauty today, but things hadn't gone according to plan. He had hope though. There was always tomorrow. He thought to himself as he continued his lunch.************"Don't worry, Mrs. Asante. That's why you have us. We're going to make sure we milk as much as we can from your husband and get you custody of Junior as well alright?" Louisa confidently consoled the crying woman.Her husband had filed for a divorce after he had cheated. Louisa knew this case would be as easy as a breeze. The bastard wanted custody of their seven-year-old son and yet, he was a drunkard who beat his wife up whenever he had a few drinks or was upset.Louisa's cell phone ringing snapped her out of her reverie. Signaling for a moment, she stepped out of the conference room and answered the call."Yeah. Louisa Mensah here.""Louisa it's me, Nate." Nate was the investigator for the firm, and though young, he seemed to be the best there was at the job."Oh Nate, yeah. I want you to go to Mrs. Asante's house and gather whatever evidence you can against her husband. We must make sure the bastard doesn't even have a chance of sharing custody of Junior alright?""I copy ma'am." Louisa hanged up right after. She glanced at her wristwatch. It was three o'clock. She really couldn't wait for the day to end.**********Louisa tiredly dragged herself to her white Range Rover. The poor woman seemed knackered. Settling in painfully she glanced at her wristwatch.The time was 9 pm and she now had to get home. After seeing a handful of clients at the office, she had to dash to the Kempinski Hotel to meet some investors. They had just ended the meeting.She reached out for her phone and dialed her mom's number to let the old woman know she had just finished her meeting and that she was on her way home. She was told Isabel had fallen asleep a few minutes ago. After Louisa had hanged up and pulled out of the parking lot, she allowed her mind to dig up another philosophical question.Which was better...being a working mom, or a stay at home one? She had given this a lot of thought before and had even wanted to stop work and stay at home but what had kept her going was the fact that their finances would be strained if she didn't work. As it was, she felt like she was missing out on spending quality time with her daughter and she felt guilty sometimes, but it had to be done. She was grateful for her mum though. At least she was rest assured that her daughter would be raised just right.Louisa turned on the radio to have some form of companionship on the long drive back home."Morning Akua." Louisa greeted her assistant as she briskly walked to her office. The poor woman could barely keep up."Morning Louisa. Here's your coffee"Louisa gratefully took the plastic cup from her assistant and quizzed her on the day's itinerary."Uh...you have to meet up with Mr. Asante and his lawyers, and you promised to be on Jeannette's co-defense council meaning you have to go to court.""Ughhh." Louisa groaned."It's today? The days seem to be flying by so fast."Placing her bag down and settling down in her chair, Louisa massaged her temples as she waited for her assistant to get comfortable in the chair opposite her.Akua scrolled down her iPad ."Oh and Louisa, one Mr. Ayettey called to book an appointment. Should I clear him for today?"Louisa sipped on her coffee with an indecipherable look on her face. Oh so he still has my card. After a whole week, he calls to make an appointment and thinks I'll be at his beck and cal
"Don't tell me you're not going to have breakfast today too." Mrs. Mensah stated as she glared at her daughter. It was a Wednesday morning and the older woman was busily cleaning the kitchen counter.Louisa tried her best not to roll her eyes. She didn't know why her mum always bothered to get her to eat in the mornings and she voiced out her feelings.Isabel sat at the dining table digging into her cereal obnoxious to what was going on around her. She couldn't handle anymore bickering between her mum and grandmother especially over the same issue.Mrs. Mensah continued. "Louisa breakfast is an important meal in the day. You simply can't skip it."This time Louisa rolled her eyes for real. She had had enough, so to humor her mother she grabbed an apple from the fresh fruit stand."There mum. Happy now?" She asked sarcastically.Her mother grinned. "Very much."Isabel quickly washed her bowl and headed upstairs for her school bag while her mother an
"Louisa." The man standing before her breathed out.Louisa couldn't move. After fifteen solid years, she was meeting the love of her life all over. Granted, she knew she'd definitely meet him again after a while, but then after ten years she had started to relax, resigning herself to the fact that she'd probably never see him again. After all, he had come into her life and made a sad period of time a very happy one, not forgetting the gift of life he had left her with-Her only love, Isabel. She had assumed that he was just one of those people, the type who came into your life for a while but were not meant to stay and she had learnt to accept that.Seeing him now, a lot of feelings rushed through her body- anger, nerves, disbelief, joy, love, and all at a pace she had no control of. She didn't know what to do, what to think. Of course the only thing she could do was stare.William Blankson couldn't believe his eyes. His Louisa stood before him, looking almost the same
William woke up very early the next morning. Throwing the covers off his body and trying to sit up, he stole a glance at the sleeping figure lying next to him. She was still soundly asleep.He padded into the bathroom to brush his teeth, trying as much as possible to avert his eyes from the mirror which seemed to mock him. He wasn't even fifty yet but a considerable amount of grey hair had began showing, especially at his sides. His once vibrant eyes were looking tired now and the dark circles under them didn't help at all, they must have shown up due to his inability to sleep the night before. The bathroom was splendid really, spacious, finely tiled in white and the entire setting was well put together. The shower had a huge shower head and there was a Jacuzzi in the corner and a toilet. The bathroom mirror was very large, with a medicine cabinet and all the other necessities. It was a very beautiful room.He stepped into the shower and turned it on full blast, settling f
It was a Friday night, and William and his fiancee had decided to spend it with a couple of movies and some serious cuddling. William had come around eventually and he had realised that he was being unfair to Reggie. All the woman had ever done was love him and give him her all and the very least he could do was show her some appreciation and stop being an ungrateful ass.The living room was beautiful and very plush. It had all the evidence of a bachelor pad but luckily for William, Reggie wasn't really bothered by that. On the outside, she seemed like the perfect girly girl, hell she was a supermodel, but indoors, she could switch it up, forget about the glam, and really kick ass during video games and Will loved that. She was just like Louisa in that aspect.William realised where his brain had strayed to and did everything possible to halt its progress. He had promised her he'd stay away but that was going to be hard to do if he couldn't get her out of his mind."O
Saturday dawned bright and early and Naa Larley groaned tiredly as she felt the room brighten with sunlight."Wake up...It's morning." She heard Louisa gush as she hastily turned to her side and used a pillow to cover her face."I don't know how you're so energetic this early in the morning but please get out and lemme sleep. " She complained bitterly.But Louisa was undeterred, pausing briefly from her active task of opening the curtains, she stated. "But you said we'd think of what to do with the girls today. You said we'd have so much fun with you here and a-""I know I know...But I'm sure it's only six o'clock. We have the whole day and you know I don't joke with my weekend sleep... plus I can't even have coffee so lemme catch some extra shuteye- thirty minutes I promise." Naa Larley pleaded.Louisa sighed. "Well alright, I'll be downstairs, but just so you know it's eleven, not six."The duo had slept really late last night, all plans of sleep had
"William are you okay?" Reggie asked him as she combed her hair in front of the dressing mirror. She had been observing her man for about twenty minutes and he seemed troubled. She didn't understand. Everything was getting back on track, and he was almost his normal self..that is, until the night after they came back from the beach, she really didn't get what was going on. Their eyes met, bluish-grey clashing with dark brown and William sighed.How was he going to break it to her that he wanted to end things? He really didn't want to hurt her feelings but he knew there was no way she was coming out of this relationship without getting hurt.He stood up from the bed and knelt before his fiancee, turning her chair so she faced him completely.Taking in a deep breath, he said. "Reggie, I want us to break up."The woman looked at him for a long while and then burst out laughing."Whew William, that was a good one. Okay I admit it now, you're a little funny."
"Should I wear the red one or the beige one?" Louisa asked as she held the two dresses up so her friend could help her make a choice. She had initially decided to wear something simple, but as luck would have it, Naa Larley had voice called her right after she stepped out of her bathroom and when she had learnt of her dear friend's agenda, she had immediately switched to video call to "help her girl out.""It depends on where you are going Lou. Do you know?" Naa Larley asked."Yes. I'm meeting him at the Robin Hood Hotel."Naa Larley whistled in appreciation. "The man's got taste."Louisa rolled her eyes. "Girl, if you won't help me, then I'll make my own choice. I don't want to be late."Her friend raised her hands in mock surrender and muttered as she readjusted herself on the bed. "Jeez jeez. I didn't know you were that eager to meet him. Choose the red one."Louisa pursed her lips in displeasure. She wasn't going to give her silly friend the reactio