LOVES NOT IN HER DICTIONARY

The CONCEPTION

Back to work at the military base in Accra. One would have thought he'd persist in the gloom which hovered around him. somehow, he was consoled; going about his normal duties prior the whole catastrophe usually. Not because his love for his daughter was unwholesome. In lieu with all she requested granted, she truly rested in peace thereby bestowed peace on her beloved father.

Through the passage of years the CONCEPTION and BIRTH of many lives in his household from both his wife and females that caught his interest he copulated with.

With rapt attention he studied each off spring from birth especially the females hoping fervently to catch a hint of ENYONAM in any of them to his disappoinment. This became the very order of his life. After three conservative births from his wife and an unknown number from his conquests hope began eluding him.

Sitting with a framed picture of her in his right hand whiles his left elbow played a supportive role, also rubbed his head and face with his left palm talking to the picture of Enyonam in a progressive loud voice..

"Enyo! you promised me! you must come back to daddy. I have waited patiently for you all this while, plus I did everything that was requested. please don't leave me all by myself ...you need to come back! am loosing myself".slamming the frame on the table with abit of anger most especially desperation.

To add sour to injury his wife declared her disinterest in anymore conception to his disagreement. she stated Angrily she was going in for a birth control program.

"Damn! woman you not the head of this family and don't get to decide the number of children in this home!"

"Yes! I may not be the head neither are you the one who goes around with a protruding belly to add to that all the discomforts of unsettling food in your system. A human jumping around kicking you within helplessly over a nine whole month period! let me know when our positions turn around ..... I may have a change of mind then dear husband!" she said scornfully.

She was contented with the three kids they had been blessed with by God after the demise of her first child. she loved her too and in no way was going to kill herself for an uncertain promise of a dead child. His wife was mouthy to his knowledge but this particular instance was overboard!

He stormed out of his house in an attempt to avert disaster banging the door so hard a hing was broken.

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A new notification was plastered on the wide notice board with a catchy header with colors as loud as the sound emanating from a troublesome neighbors woofer sounds system set. which drew the attention of the men in uniform that early misty morning in October 1987.

A list of name was posted on the notice board few days prior for the batch of men in uniform going on a peace keeping mission in Israel. He casually strode over to where the board was just to stretch his legs after long hours of sitting down.

Including the fact that he was way overdue for this type of travel, kind courtesy his job but for some unknown reason was never in the select.

"Congratulations! Soldier, congrats... Congratulations Senior! congratulations!"

Instead of the normal greetings from his colleagues, juniors, even his superiors congratulated him. This was how he was welcomed to the notification board to his confusion. He wondered what was happening because he didn't remember getting any information or telling anybody he had won any price to be congratulated.

"Chale! what up? I mean what is with this congratulations from all of you guys?" All this while he had not looked on the board out of the assumption it was the same case as usual.

"Aaah!? you no peep the board?" the colleague he question responded in the local english."Your name join the guys wey dey gy3mli this time oooh!"

a slurp noise escaped his teeth showing disappointment in the guy followed by a sarcastic rhetorical reply. "Na today you join us? which kind play be that?"

"You figure say I dey lie you? kk! go peep come, your name dey close bottom. just turn go find am, if you see say your name dey? I go take one crate of beer for you hand! Nonsense guy!" with a burst of laugh

"No p! as in 'no problem' but if na lie I go wound you!" the words slip out with a serious warning facade

He turned around surprised at the people that had gathered within that short period, but thought the news of the travel drew them in as it spread. He made his way through the crowd reluctantly with the thought of dealing with the colleague who broke the alleged information to him.

Incase it was a rouse but to his utmost shock he located his name shortly due to the heads up! he got from the guy. Unbelievable as it was his name was there in ink! on the board. He didn't know if he should laugh, jump or shout! the next thing he noticed was him hugging the next guy so tightly the guy had to wrestle himself free from him.

"You self wassup?" irritatingly shouted the guy.

"Sorry! Sorry!!! a beg".

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Peace keeping mission came with it ups and downs. Some young healthy men and women went and came back in body bags, others with some part of their bodies missing also psychological issues after battling to survive the inhumane environment they ended up in. In the name of serving their countries. The honourable aspect is they save and protect lives though with their own lives at stake!

In view of the dangers associated with a peace keeping mission he was supposed to be disheveled but was elated to be part of the badge going this time.

At long last he was going to experience, what his mates who had embarked on the mission preceding him narrated. some with enthusiasm others with gloom. He felt a hand on his shoulder only to turn facing the guy who told him about the news awhile ago. The Joy faded off his face slowly with the hit of remembrance... "s**t! I owe this guy". he said in his head.

"But you! you no go relax?" unenthusiastically harshly the sentence came out with a hiss

"No Soldier! my beer nu... I still dey here? My eye dey follow you since you turn dey go look,I see you when you dey marsh that guy arm. I no wan make you come forget,go buy my drink give me". His excited mood clouded now by frustration of paying up a dept he incurred ignorantly. A menacing dept at that!

"kk!kk!! come pass, make I see wetin I fit do."unwillingly striding off with the guy on his tail.

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The mission was an emergency which didn't accord enough time. He said his farewell to his wife on the eve of his departure but spent the night with his favorite mistress Jennifer revering in the ecstasy of the moment in her bossom giving his all passionately as he received sensually bountifully back pleasuring themselves as a parting gift. Somewhere within his conscience he wished secretly that very ecstatic moment would beget his beloved child from a woman he at least cared for other than his wife. A woman who understood him. Yet was reminded of all his failed efforts. In a rush of adrenaline of the moment amidst the excitement of traveling it escaped them to adhere to safety precautions they were accustomed to. This time around they had passionate intimacy without protection.

"What did you do baby?" Questioned Jenn as her friends affectionately called her. pitifully in the wake of realization as though she was not culpable of the act of omission.

"Baby J! what's the matter are you kk..did I hurt you?".

"Where is the rubber?".

"s**t! am sorry babe...It didn't occur to me earlier, you know i wouldn't do anything to hurt you purposely right?. The situation at home, the travel all the frenzy crazy stuff going on in my life right now made me loose my sense a while back. Most importantly I missed you so dearly! wanted you so bad I could not hold back a milli second and I am going to be missing you painfully for a stretched while you know? ..I...I.. just"

She planted a kiss on his lips to hush him up.

"Fine I will get a morning after pill later when the sun comes up, No need to be worked up about it".

One of her attributes that made him unable to find flaw with her was her understanding nature.

"Am cool but!" with a full visible blush and a sly pretentious coyish naughty suggestive look she said.

"in the mean time my darling we have an unfinished business, I have not had enough of your sweetness yet, Come to Mama baby". ever so silkily slowly suductivly spoken.

He responded as he would a commander at work.

"Yes ma'am!"

with a devilish grin spread across his visage, with a Swift but smooth move roped her in his arms drawing a silly giggle out of her, leaving sets of little perks of kisses trailing the back of her neck down her spine releasing hums of mmmhh! mmhhhhm! sounds from her throat which pleased his senses giving him instant hard on ... setting the scene for another sensual episode of indulgent lovemaking.

Jennifer didn't earn her infamous title as old Soldiers most cherished mistress just by coincidence.

They met at one of those annual parties the military held"WASA". Jennifer was accompanying Mansa a friend who was invited by her fiance a Soldier and fortunately a colleague of old Soldier during thier training before induction into the military.

They lost contact after thier training when old Soldier was stationed at the army camp while Amoah, Mansa's husband-to-be was transferred to the Air Force Base. The day of their passing out ceremony was the last day they saw each other until this faithful day.

Old Soldier was done for his duty on that blessed day and couldn't be any glad his replacement came in early this time around, to his gratefulness as well as suprise. He had just steped out of post in completion of his duty in an ambivalent state as to either go home first fresh up then return to the celebration or just pop by then head home to have that much needed rest, when he run into Amoah his pal from training days who was on errand to deliver some boxes needed at the celebration grounds.

in an astonished playful manner he asked

"eeeiii! Amoah is that really you?"

He in turn commanded him as was done to them in training.

"SOLDIER! level up with the ground! Give me 100 push ups now!"

Together they let out an uncontrolled chortle which lasted for minutes climaxed with a manly hug.

After a while catching up on throw back

memories and pranks they pulled in the days. Amoah saved old Soldier the stress of deciding where to go next by asking him to lend him a helping hand in delivering the boxes to the party thereby granting them enough time to catch up on the latest info on themselves after the oldeee's was done with.

Old Soldier had a little mind conversation with himself...

"Well! as I have been saved the full days job of deciding on where to head towards next, which I think is a sign from the spirits that TOGUI always tells me to take note of. I might as well kill two birds with one stone. Help Amoah with his errand stay awhile in the party then retire for the day".

Oblivious of fates nasty manipulative sticky clutches which was always up to mischief in the life it victims that turned out positive. unknowingly to old Soldier he was about to be exactly that.....a victim of Corny fate!

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They had just arrived at the venue when he spotted her at the other entrance with a firm but loose hold on her escort beside her, with a gleeful look almost jumping in excitement. Her eyes sparkled like a million dazzling stars intoxicating him, straight natural eye brows plus the right length eyelashes not the overrated lengthy type that made some women look like masquerades parading the streets scaring the hell outta people such as himself. Neatly contoured face with a petit alluring lips painted in a nude lipstick, addition to that was a sexy pointed nose. ooh! that knee level sea blue lace dress did justice to her body in the right sense all thanks to her reasonable denim wedges which entrenched her straight legs lifting her thigh putting a spot light on her thight calf a topping of a boost to her already portable ass turning her standard look into chic.

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"these men could pass any time and day for top male models" said Jenn

"I told you, you was gon love the view...lols! Considering their training and rules it must be a form they can't help".Mansa responded

"am sure going to have a filled day with my eyes till it's blinded tonight".. laughs historically. They toned down the convo noticing Amoah coming towards them.

They were met by MANSA'S fiance alongside old Soldier who was already ruminating the fore sight of the charming young lady. Fixated on the perfect live portrait infront of him, he ached a piece semising Jenn could be his friends babe, but was saved from the misery of his thoughts when Amoah pulled the ladies in a surround warm lingering embrace briefly succeeded by a lip to lip tap with Mansa. Introductions followed suit to his delight.

"Yes! I have a chance to woe this enchantress... wheeew! that was close. who had me hankering for her". he thought to himself with a sly one sided cheek smile, hands akimbo his head bent to hide his smile and relief.

As if the opportunity granted him by the spirits with this captivating work of art was not enough! they also made sure the whole process was not near breaking of a sweat.

Amoah announced!

"My friend! Jennifer is going to be your date for tonight! ordered, packaged and now being delivered to you" in a jovial stance. Both ladies and gentlemen shrieked with laughter. Jenn impulsively gave Amoah a slight slap on the right shoulder.

Subsequently things picked up at a faster pace than they had imagined. The vibe of this two strangers seemed to have synchronized automatically perfectly, almost abruptly to the amazement of the couple. Jenn turned out to know the right topics of discussion to initiate. It was not long before they were spotted chattering also giggling away as old friends from high school catching up on funny throwback moments to top it all they looked so good together to be a first time acquaintance even to themselves yet that was what it is.

"Man! you looking straight up ravishing in that uniform but I would enjoy the pleasure to behold you in civies better still shirtless would do the closing trick" with a playful gleaming smile attentively showing some white teeth with a wink. Jenn was a die hard fun of abs and military men were infamous for that physic.

He was still in uniform because Amoah had met him after duty battling conflicting thoughts between home, change of wardrobe or straight to party! Though now he was grateful for meeting him but it prevented a change of clothes possibly saving him from refusing to come back to the occasion which would have been a big fat unbearable lose to him. He was supposed to just drop in and out but now he was hooked with an interesting bewitching lady holding him spell bound presently which he wouldn't have any other way. Everything panned out differently as envisioned pre time but turned out favorable.

Any female who has had the elbow room to be with a military man would attest to the fact that they Were salacious creatures. They enjoyed skillfully dealing with s****l matters playfully enticingly to cup that up they have a very active sense of humour giving them a perfect complete combo for women's affection. Which woman would not want a man that had the ability 'which seemed to them'natural to make her laugh at any given time?.

"oooh! Shirtless is not a bad idea tho! but how about a full body strip tease for your inspection as an eye candy, see if you like anything else more.... don't fret! it would be a pleasure my lady!" Counteracted by the sleek old Soldier licking his lips.

"You! Mr zombie is definitely going to be a force to reckon with I strongly sense"

"I'll be any force you need me to be sweetness!" Offering his arms which she slide her long lady hands with neatly polished nails, in Queenly. They slipped amidst the other attendees.

They had an absolute fulfilling night in each other's company from making jest of some of the awful beverages served, awkward moves made by some of the men on the dance floor to amazing exhibition of dance skills from others in addition to few pranks they pulled on some of old Soldiers colleagues including Amoah and Mansa. There was no need disputing these two were a pair ment to be.

Fascinated with this coquet who lulled his ragging personality to be calm. He wanted to bask more in the rejuvenating entrancing of her body and Soul. The further he delved into the ocean of her life the more drawn into her he was by the charm of her nature resulting in his unending sort after her. He was devoid of satiation for this fem fatale. It was not only about the s*x, her opened mindedness, out going empathetic personality, her eloquence always knowing the right diction and action to take made it all so refreshing! bestowing her the position of the most adored woman in his life.

Customarily he was entitled to as many wives as he desired as a traditional ruler. Though he rejected the throne vowing not to live the life his father was caught up in yet desperation gave him a blind angle to the dangerous life he was living synonymous to his father's, the same one he was trying so hard to avoid, snailling him into deeper slippery waters that he prejudged was the cause of his father's death unconsciously in one word 'WOMEN'.

The dawn of his departure arrived sooner than expected. The rigorous activities of slimming stickily against each other, the robbing off and smooches made time seem as an impasse. Sitting on her bed knees pressed against her breast, hands embracing her thigh and legs together her chin resting on her knee cup, eyes wide opened sparkling from the reflection of the deemly lit table lamp near the bed watching him dress up made her feel a sad pang within her chest which she struggled to keep down her system. she needed to be strong not to break resulting in damaging his already weavering morale. A slight eveporation of an unhappy emotion from her in the air to his senses could cause that. Charged involuntarily with a task of not being the stumbling block to a man's duty to his country, nation and people antipathtically she did a wonderful job at that! fighting for supremacy with her self and desire over selfish interests.

Finally he was fully suited up ready to embark on his journey. Words were no where near... they stared into each other's gateway to their souls for awhile in sync a smile slowly creeped on their profile as if they had mind linked like a pack of werewolves in communication. Instinctively at the same time in a flash they were in each others arms in an airtight emotional embrace in still silence.

She wrestled against her will to hold him down but did the exact opposite encouraging him to step out for game time!

"Listen you need to let go now and be on your way. This is not a bad bye but a good bye, you would be back before you know you were gone. I'll be right here waiting for you! I mean where would I go ha?" Putting so much effort into trying to ease the tension with a non effective comic line.

If anyone had told him he was going to love this lady to this extent he would have cursed them outright! called them lairs!..... yet that was the situation he found himself in, she was an amazing lady who would not love her!? He was glad he met her and she was with him.

With a heavy sigh, one last sniff of her sweet smell a gentle kiss between her neck and color bone he let go stepped back nodded two times with a heart breaking forceful smile he briskly picked up his luggage in a passing of breeze he vanished into the dark dawn. Any more minute spent there in her presence might make him neglect his obligation to his country which would make him a disgrace, disappointment to his people. Something an ordinary citizen of ANGLO land wouldn't dare do! They were know for upright behavior! Men of their words! to whom their allegiance was sworn!, to that person they dutifully serve! How much more a royal?....yet he couldn't put up a shamful front to the raw truth that he could become a cast out for her. He held his words to avoid breaking down praying she understood which she did comprehend wholesomely.

She whispers after him "return in one piece to me".

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The communication was occasional however they appreciated the small window to keep in touch. Few months after his departure she woke up in the middle of the night with a monstrous growl in her stomach. She was so farmished to her own astonishment, because she had a large dinner. Sincerely speaking that was how she has been for awhile but this new development of waking midnight seriously hungry after a mountainous plate of dinner is unwelcome! She appreciated her beauty sleep indeclined to give it up easily without a justifiable reason. She dragged herself drowsily to a chair in her kitchen. No sooner than she pinning her tail down did she begin to dooze off, before she could change the next gear to accelerate to an accumulative speed to zoom into dreamland, she was shaken wide eyed with a snarl in her bowels. Angrily she went to the fridge flinged it door open to get something to munch on she didn't have the patience of microwaving. Nothing that had to go through such combersome process. Aggressively typical of a person who had missed several days meals, she dug into variety of foods in preservation an entree of leftover desert, fruits, carbonated drinks, instant gratification delicacies. Shortly she was stuffed to an extent breathing became a task. Lazily she pulled herself to a standing position her room now seem to be a mile away however it was her goal. An imagery of her bed formed in her minds eye. Regrettably rather than heading to her bed for that much anticipated sleep she found herself veering towards the washroom as if pesued by a predator which would have been acceptable instead everything she downed was rushing up from her inside to her chest calling for a change in her previous decision. Instead of her bedroom she for her washroom. The food rushed out her gob offensively combined with the feeling of her intestines being evicted from within her body, causing her pain in her sides. She stayed on her knees infront of the WC as that of worshipers in a temple infront of a representation of their god in reverence for over ten minutes regurgitating food and bitter bile in distress.

Weak muddled and stunned by what was happening she went for her phone the least chance she felt a bit good dailling up Mansa to help her for she was new to all this craziness revolving around her presently. Reiterating every single detail concerning the new disconcerting normal in her day to day.

"Heey there babes! hope you good?"down spirited

"Yeah! how bout you girl?"

"Not! not!!" ensued by a distressful sigh!

"What's up? do tell! ...You know I got the antidote to all your problems cause am your genie". in a delightful tongue-in-cheek humorous way ... thinking it was the same old stuff they had delt with before

"I really don't have an idea what's up with my body, I think I contacted something babes".

"As in? Do you miss him? teasingly.... elaborate! baby girl". Shakes her head quizzically with a gesture of her unoccupied hand

"Can you believe I am a gourmand now! That not with standing I can't even get enough sleep! not what you think please...rolling her eyes.. I am waken in the late hours severely hunger struck! Now am puking all over after satisfying the hungry edge!" Breaking down into a hysterical sob over the phone reaching for a cookie in front of her on the center table abstractedly.

"Really girl? wide eyed... you don't mean all that stuff right? Haarsh! now baby girl.... just chill kk! Calm down...no need to cry. Come to think of it when was the last time you had your reds? I mean these are kind of symptoms of belle oooh!".

With a mouth full of cookies now realizing she was stuffing herself once again absent mindedly taken aback by MANSA'S query she roared

" "HELL TO THE CAPITAL NAH" my reds have been consistent since I was last a horny succubus.. responding in sacarsm... except the flow is less than usual but am kk there". Abruptly going into another fit of uncontrollable bawl murmuring gibberish with a full mouth, best understood by herself.

Mansa with certainty that her girl was with child just after that shot display of mood swings buttressed by all the signs she confessed she showed. Not wanting to alarm the unaware expectant mother anymore, calmed her down and suggested they paid a drop by visit to the hospital the next day with a doctor at the military hospital at her boyfriend's expense.

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On the other end of the world, worn out old Soldeir was done for the day with his duty pleeing to the spirits to enable his relieve mate turn in early on that particular day to set him loose since he had a bone breaking day, which was unlikely of the colleague mercy he was at.

Sluggishly he dragged himself to bed in his quarter after his release mate came through thirty minutes late ,he managed to peel off his uniform grudgingly before long he was snoozed out. In a phantasmagorical scenery as if an unseen hand was impatient to whisk his subconscious there by the touch of his body on his bed.

He found himself walking on the beguiling shores of the Sea back home with a rainbow of bright colors overhead before him in the full blown sun high up when suddenly a blinding light reflecting the sun above from an unknown object drew his attention towards the water.

Reflexively he was turned in the direction of the object. A tap of his feet on the surface of the solvent miraculously parted the water in a bewitching display he could not help but marvel at. Spiralling on the edges was glistening white bubbles mingled with overlapping rainbow colors in a rose bud design on both sides exposing a paved runway of LUX DE TOUCH MARBLE flooring in mnemonic Red,Orange,Yellow, Green ,Blue ,Indigo and Violet boardered on the sides thinly with dazzling GOLD leading to the middle. where stood a gargantuan BAOBAB TREE standing tall in magnificence covered with healthy well nourished green leaves swaying to and fro, accompanied with a hypnotizing melodious harmony which numbed his senses keeping him besotted. As he neared the tree a figure came in sight, Beneath the splendor of the tree he was welcomed by a female endowed with weakening beauty he had ever seen cuddling a baby. She gave him a mesmerizing smile took a step closer with out stretched hands, handed him the baby uttering "She is ready" in an out of this world voice! He felt a cold warmth run through the zenith of his head to the tip of his toe sending a short lived exciting tremor through his body goosebumps attacked his full body instantly. It was an effect he had never felt before and that was the best justice he could do in description but it was way more than he could put words in for.

In a blink of his eyes she was gone as in the space time of taking a look at the baby in his arms and lifting his head she had varnished into thin air.

"Aaadjeii!" left his lips as he fell from his bed with a heavy thud onto the cold concrete flood, hands in a form of a baby in. The screech of his analog two ways radios radiophone nudging his soul back from the dream realm into his body startling him causing a jerk to his fall. Sitting up on the cold floor leaning into the bed, a 180° turn of his head to his left directly to the bedside drawer giving grounds to a partable table clock realization washed the rest trace of sleep from his head,he had only been out for 30mins!