CHAPTER104:STREET FOOD
Paul and Sylvia accompanied each other to the club in the evening. Paul forgot all about calling his wife, Ivana on the other side was preoccupied with the cleansing party and the bracelet that she was given.
"Hey Paul, l miss the street food can we try out?" She asked from the back seat of the car, beaming with happiness.
"Sure, l know you we were used to eating them back then" Paul said as he pulled the car to park aside from the road.
"I think that looks tasty, l am silivating just by looking at it" she pointed to roasted corns.
"Are you hungry? Why don't we go to a hotel and have our meal. Rather than eating from here?"
Paul didn't think of paparazzi when he stopped the car. It dawned on him that he have an image to protect and maintain. He can't eat street food with his ex-girlfriend. He can only compromise his image when he is with Ivana. That's why he wanted them to go the hotel.
"Yes l am hungry, then let's just buy two corns then" she said.
"Sure, l am sorry l know you really miss he street food but l just don't want to be on the headline tomorrow" he apologized while walking back to the car.
"True, l have forgotten that you have an image to maintain, I understand dont worry." Sylvia smiled at him as she said. Exposing her perfect dental formula.
They went to the hotel before proceeding to the club for a toast.
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Ivana and Milka closed the main gate even before six o'clock in the evening. They switched on the security light at exactly six o'clock. Closed the doors, and now they were busy in the kitchen preparing their supper.
Despite Milka insisting on preparing everything for supper. Ivana had refused and decided to help her in the kitchen. For the first time she was scared of being alone in the sitting room.
"Ma'am Ivana just relax here l will cook everything, this is nothing. Perhaps it's only food for two of us" she pleaded with her to sit at the kitchen table and relax as she cooks.
"No Milka, l will help you prepare the ingredients. Will you please stop calling me ma'am how many time should l remind you?"
"I am sorry ma'...l am sorry Ivana l forgot, you know l am not used to calling you by name"
"Let me cut the onions and tomatoes to make your work easier then." Ivana said.
Milka washed the ingredients she needed them to be prepared then took them to Ivana on the kitchen table to slice them in required shape.
Since the day she tasted the Frieda chicken from Paul's company cafeteria. It tasted horrible so she wanted to cook it herself to figure out what was the problem back then.
"Iva..Ivana,Milka called her.
"Yes,she looked at her.
"I want to tell you something and l hope you won't get mad at me" Milka said to her.
"Okay, what is it?"Ivana stopped slicing the tomatoes as her full attention was at her. She had an expectant look as she waited for milka to tell her.
"Stop being serious, because it's not something serious, atleast smile. You have gained weight l think marriage is good" Milka said as she opened the pot to look at the chicken she was cooking.
Ivana scoffed before continuing slicing and cutting the onions. "Milka, adding on weight does not mean that marriage is good as..."
"Huh,Ivana are you going through something?Do you want to talk about it. I am here if you want to talk about it"
"Milka, marriage is good when you are with the right partner" Ivana finished what she wanted to say without answering any of her questions.
"Woow, you mean Sir Paul is your right partner, l see now. I remember the day you got yourself drunk because you didn't want to get married to him. Only to be saved by him from the club and brought home safely. Who would have thought that you will turn out to be the perfect couple being envied by me here" Milka smiled as she glazed at Ivana.
"I didn't know you talk this much, l am hungry Milka. Will you please hurry up, increase the pressure of the cooker" she said changing the flow of the story.
She didn't know if her marriage was good or not. Judging from the fact that her husband Paul change from time to time like a chameleon. One time he is the gentle, caring and loving husband that every girl dreams of having. The next moment he behaves like a bachelor, someone who is still chasing after women. She doesn't really understand if they are in a marriage or a partnership or they are still courting and married at the same time.
The fact that Paul had cheated on him when she was in the hospital with her father. The girl called him again one morning and Paul said that he doesn't know who the caller is.
He didn't know that Ivana had saved Slyvia's contact and she have the full information about her. Ivana knows that Slyvia is her husband's ex-girlfriend. They are still in touch while she cut of the contact with her ex-boyfriend or should we say former boyfriend since they didn't break-up officially?
She cut of her contact with Samuel. She only got to see him when he almost knocked her off with his Benz.
Despite not being happy with Paul, she was trying her best to make her marriage work. She was not read to divorce him, because she trust that her father had the reason behind her marrying Paul. Paul was the man her father chose for her.
If Mr Bombwe could be alive,he could explain to her why he chose Paul to be her husband. Despite Ivana telling him that she has no feelings for him and she was in love with someone else!