LOVES NOT IN HER DICTIONARY

OBEDIENCE.

"Hmmm!" the old man sighed with deep grief before he replied.

"Of course Son! However, it is noteworthy for you to know, if a tapper foretells all he witness in the wilderness,his return one of these days from the dense mysterious world is not assured. Apart from that, there is a rotten worm eating away the very life on the insides of the precious ripped fruit and our hands are tied as to it's remedy."

The old wise man cautioned his son, old soldier about his safety as well as hints on Jennifer's extra layered predicament.

"Papa! kèdè nè bè enya le Enya mè haa? ↔️ Father!" Old soldier called out anxiously ahead of a question. "Do you mean there is more to what Jennifer is experiencing?.

"Son! Though you have a long way to go in our old ways of communication, I believe you got my earlier spoken words right. We save our necks by employing the oratory of the double coated tongue than plain speeches to escape the wrath of the gods. However, you chose to neglect the warning drowned within the mirage. I have lived in a state of carefulness throughout my life. Would you have me throw caution to the wind at this very favorable juncture of my existence, at the expense of my life?" Togui asked his son in all earnestness.

"No .. Papa!" Old soldier exclaimed. "I wouldn't ask for your life in such a manner. I couldn't even seek that of my worst enemy, talk less of you! " he explained helplessly. "I only want to get you clear. "old soldier added in confusion.

"some clarity comes at a high price son." He second layered his caution.

"I just want to be reassured Jennifer and the princess are ok! father. " He made his intentions clear.

"Son! know ye today; that I would gladly give my life for you without a thought! anytime upon your request. I can assure you! it is not much for me to do. considering our relationship beginning from your forefathers transcripted down through generational time passage onto you. You have become my flesh and blood; meaning there is no restriction on what I get to give you. But some knowledge's are best left unspoken till it unfolds in its appointed time by the gods.Oh! how I wish I didn't have to hold back. That not way standing, let's thank the gods for the gift of restoration as well as life. For what is to come? The future has continuously been pregnant, it has always been a mystery from time immemorial. Not to forget, the instances of Revelations. Even with that, alterations tend to happen out of reflections and deflections of today's actions. The future is not set in stone my dear boy. Let's hope and pray for better days whiles we relinquish tomorrow worry for the merciful gods." Togui comforted his son eloquently doing so with a painful heart for having to inadvertently conceal the impending catastrophe.

"Ok! Papa." Old soldier responded obediently though not satisfied but taking consolation in Togui's wise words.

"Focus on the job at hand for now, Complete your tasks with due diligence, leave the rest be! For before you know it? Your time out there will soon be up and you will be home bound.Overthink not any words you have heard today, that ye may fall into temptation. Walk through your days a step at a time with rapt attention. May the gods be with you, grant you with all the strength! for what is to come. Protect and guide you my son!" He deep toned proudly. "Until you return home safely sound." Togui advised, prayed for his son wholeheartedly, also leaving only meaningless traces of clues evasively to lod soldier. which was cannot amount to anything.

"Mmmgh! " The old man gave off a throaty acceptance of the good wishes, wished him by his son. "May I not take more of your precious time. Go on ahead attend to your pending issues out there whiles we do same down here. May the gods be with you." the Old wise man concluded relieving old soldier..

"Sure papa, and also with you. Talk to you soon." The now official father and son duo said their goodbyes without unresolved feelings to catch up at a later date.

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Asamoah sat in front of his study table with just a white singlet on his chest, below boxer plus an ankle high pair of socks on his feet, in a dimly lit room to his specifications on a re-modifieble chair; which he had adjusted into a lazy chair. He plopped back as the chair gave off a groan in protest to the weight falling back within it at the press of the adjustable lever to put it in it current setting; contemplating his relationship.

The initial stages through to the present looking deceptively at the screen of his study laptop, sitting on his study table, with files of his next day class open absent minded. His intentions was to study ahead of his class for the next day as usual, but found himself lost in thought of the matters of his heart. His fixation on the eye protection function enabled laptop screen blindly sulking away losing time only proves one thing! His desire to study was weak than that of the ache his heart was experiencing. He was zoned out so far off in space dissecting his situation with his woman.

He met her coincidentally in an office where he had some auditory work messed up with a personal insurance policy he signed up for which needed amending. An office representative was needed to assist him in the process of resolving the mix up. He was given the option of either having a male or female employee to be his assistant through the resolution process. However, he opted for the latter with the intension of luring into his spoilt clutches another naive damsel in distress to add to his gallery of women like an art collector eager to obtain the newest finest piece of art.