Good afternoon, Sister Abena, and greetings to your wonderful Facebook family. #MyLandlordAndI
My landlord used to bring ladies into the house whenever his wife wasn’t around. I’m on good terms with him and have seen him with these ladies several times but chose to remain silent about it.
One fateful Wednesday morning, his wife left home very early for the market. After about 45 minutes, a pretty lady arrived as usual. I happened to be outside washing my shoes when the lady arrived on an okada (motorcycle). She greeted me and asked if my landlord was present. Just as I was about to respond, he came out and escorted the lady inside.
About 10 minutes later, I spotted my landlord’s wife returning from about 300 meters away. Being the good guy that I am, I hurriedly alerted him about the impending danger. At first, he thought I was joking, but as he stepped outside to confirm, he overheard his wife calling someone. He asked me to hide the girl in my room, which I did. The girl sat in my room while I stayed outside. He asked why she had come back and she explained that she wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t be opening her shop that day, even saying that she might go the next day when she felt better.
Once the woman entered her room, heavy rain began. I entered my room and saw how disappointed the lady was. She asked me, “Ah bra adɛn, deɛn na ɛkɔso?” (What’s going on). I informed her that the man’s wife had returned, which surprised her as she had been told the man’s wife had passed away two years ago. She was upset and began venting her frustrations, which I can’t even repeat here.
We struck up a conversation for a few minutes. She felt uneasy with me in the room, fearing my girlfriend or wife might return and create problems. I assured her that I didn’t have a girlfriend or wife, though she remained skeptical. After the rain stopped, she asked me to see her off. During this time, she was engaged in a WhatsApp argument with the man (my landlord).
We left my room and met my landlord and his wife in the compound. We exchanged greetings, and the man acted as if he knew nothing. His wife, however, seeing the lady asked me, “Eii so you won’t introduce your girlfriend to me, eh?” She then asked for the girl’s name, but the lady gave a false name, he got excited and exclaimed, “eiii. That’s my younger sister’s name o. Wow, then I will watch over him for you, okay. He’s a very good boy, though guys can be stubborn sometimes. But I can assure you that you are safe with him.” These were the words of my landlady.
Her husband mentioned my name and jokingly said, “Now, I will keep an eye on you, paa! 🤣” The girl kept smiling throughout this exchange, while I remained silent. We headed to the roadside to get her a car for the journey home, but after waiting for about 10 minutes, the rain began again, so we hurried back inside. My landlord was already indoors and didn’t notice our return. Back in my room, the girl smiled at me, and our conversation deepened. She was touched by my landlady’s words, and, we kept chatting and chatting and one thing led to the other, and we knacked 🙈
Everything happened rather quickly, but I like her, and she likes me too. The girl messaged the man and warned him not to contact her again, thanking him for connecting us. She has been coming to my house since that day and gets along well with my landlady. However, my landlord has become a thorn in my side, calling me names and demanding that I vacate his property.
Mano fans, what should I do??