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ANNA'S CHOICE - PART TWO

Teni gave her a look of abject boredom and swept past her into the house. Anna was miffed. She'd hoped... Nay... Wished that Teni would be upset on noticing that a woman opened the door after the brief delay; but Teni was not. Instead, she gave Anna a cursory, disinterested glance and turned her attention back to Soji.

"Who is this one?" She asked in her high pitched voice. She didn't sound like she expected a response.

Anna stood there motionless, gawping at Teni... Wondering if it would be worth jail time to slap the arrogant brat. Apparently, Teni's stance gave Soji the confidence he'd lost temporarily when Anna opened the door. He turned to Anna, pinning her with a cold glare, then lifted his lip in a cruel smile.

"One of the many girls who won't take NO for an answer. She thought opening the door would make you mad and act irrational..."

Teni burst into scornful laughter. She gave Anna a cold once over then turned and planted a wet kiss on Soji's lips.

"It's gonna take more than just opening doors for me to leave my man, ho! Now, get lost before I tag you an intruder and make you a Maximum Security Prison Bitch!"

Soji pushed Anna out the door and slammed it shut. He turned with a smile to face Teni... Pleased that she hadn't brought the roof down in tantrum... and was rewarded with a vicious slap on the cheek. The slap made Soji reel back, stunned. Teni inched closer to him, her eyes blazing with a fury that could only be compared to insanity.

"Let this be the last time you'll entertain your 'hoes' in this house! I'm only cutting you this slack because I know and understand that men need to get their freak on, especially before they get married; but if this happens again, you'll rue it. And please... When next you want to pick a girl, be decent enough to pick one with class!"

Teni stalked towards the bedroom. Soji watched her, his hand still on his cheek that was still smarting from her slap. He saw her emerge from the bedroom, dumped the beddings on the floor and returned to the bedroom.

Outside, Anna paced frantically. A lot of things ran through her mind; one of which was to stalk back to Soji's house and create chaos. Now she understood why Soji's attitude changed towards her. Being the self-absorbed social climber that he was, Soji had managed to charm Chief Brathwaite's daughter and was obviously in a relationship with her. Anna's two years of tolerating Soji's bullshit and selfish lovemaking had ended in her being discarded like rotten Irish potato.

Tears poured down Anna's cheeks as the full force of the humiliation hit her. She had been faithful in the two years of their relationship and now, it had all come to naught. Anger and regret drove her to distraction and made her walk unseeingly, not minding that her purse was still in Soji's house. She had gotten to Gbagada bus stop when she realized she would need her purse. The thought of returning to Soji's place filled her with anger and dread. The bus stop was near deserted and the few people there didn't look like people who would render help should she resort to begging for transport fare. Her cell phone was also in her purse so there was no way she could call anyone to come get her. With a resigned sigh, she turned and walked away from the bus stop... not remotely looking forward to her journey back to Soji's place.

She was wondering what would happen when she eventually got to Soji's place when she noticed that a car was tailing her. Sudden fear gripped her and she hastened her steps. Still the car tailed her. All manner of thoughts assailed her and none was pleasant. She began to utter prayers, her heart beating sporadically and almost making her palpitate. At the entrance gate of the estate where Soji lived, she slowed down and approached the security men in relief. The car also made a turn into the estate and from the way the security men hurried to open the gates and greet the occupant, Anna could tell that he was also a resident of that estate. Still, she couldn't understand why the car hadn't driven past her. To be on the safe side, Anna stood with the security men, waiting for the car to drive into oblivion. But it didn't. Instead the occupant of the car drove through the estate gates and parked by a corner. He then got out of the car and approached her with a curious look.

He was tall, light-skinned, trim and fit. As he neared her, she realized that he was also good looking... very much so.

"Hey..." he said to her. "I've been trying to get your attention but you didn't seem to notice"

"I'm sorry but getting the attention of a woman, at past 9pm, by driving slowly behind her is kinda creepy, don't you think?"

He smiled sheepishly at her.

"You're right... It's hella creepy. I'm sorry. Can I give you a ride back to Soji's place? I know that's where you're headed."

Anna looked at him sharply.

"How do you know I'm going to Soji's place?" She asked suspiciously

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