I came to Ghana in 2018 and found Asantewaa in the town where my parents live. I saw her once and felt something for her. She looked different. The way she talked and walked was different. It wasn’t so hard to notice that she comes from a different place.
I tried getting her attention but it was hard. She felt I was a town boy and didn’t deserve her attention but with time she got to know me and we talked. She said she came to town to visit her mother but she lived in Accra. I also told her what I came to do in town, “My parents live here too. I came to see them and would go back very soon.”
We spent about four days talking until she told me she was leaving. I had her number already so I told her, “I would be in Accra very soon and I would give you a call.” The next time we talked, we were both in Accra. I had only three days to leave the town.
I proposed to her and she said no. I asked why. She said she was in a committed relationship but doesn’t mind keeping me as a friend. I accepted the offer. Half a loaf is better than none. When I was leaving, she took me to the airport and said goodbye to me.
We kept talking. I kept asking her to be my girlfriend. She said, “What you’re doing isn’t right. You want me to leave my boyfriend for you? I thought you accepted it the first time when I said we could only be friends?” I got embarrassed.
I decided not to talk about it again. In the middle of 2019, she told me her boyfriend had left her. I did the sign of the cross but on the phone, I tried to console her. I didn’t want to know the reason. All I said was, “Relationship is like that. Those who won’t stay are not the ones we are meant to be with. Those we are meant to be with would stay with us no matter what.”
We talked often but I never made any move on her again. One day she said, “When I had a boy, you were all over me, trying to make me leave him for you. Now that I’m single, you’ve stopped asking me out. Why are you men like that? Or you have someone now?” I answered, “I was allowing you space to heal. I didn’t want to barge in just because you’re alone now.” Two days later, I ….Read Full Story Here…,,..
