His Only Wife

Afi wakes up to find Eli missing from the bed next to her. She is horrified to discover that he is in the kitchen making breakfast. She tries to take over the cooking, but Eli insists that she should rest. Afi cannot relax because she keeps thinking about Aunty’s warnings and lectures. Over breakfast, she starts thinking about her night with Eli, too. She wishes she had not made her pleasure so obvious. Then she hears herself admitting that she is sore from sex. Eli again tells her to relax until she feels better.

Afi calls Olivia to tell her what happened. They have “never talked about sex before,” but Afi admits that she and Eli were intimate (131). Olivia is proud and says she will give Aunty the news. Afi spends the day relaxing and recovering but worries that everyone in the family will know the details of her sex life. She is especially worried when Eli keeps attending to her and even brings her a hot water bottle.

Afi and Eli ease into their life together throughout the following weeks. They have sex regularly and eat their meals together, too. Then one night, a month into their new arrangement, Eli takes her to the National Theatre, a jazz club in Osu.