I work as a nanny in a mansion in Accra. My madam asked what I would like to do with my life. “I want to be a hairdresser,” I told her. The next thing I knew, she had enrolled me in an apprenticeship. This family has been good to me throughout my four-year stay here.

My boyfriend went for my marriage list the other day. We’ve been preparing for marriage since then. This is where I sensed something unpleasant with my boss. She wants me to stay with her a little longer. So she wasn’t excited about my engagement at first. However, I believe she has gotten on board with the idea now.

Two months ago my madam’s brother died. We buried him last month. Before the burial, she brought out one of her kente to be used to cover the casket. After the burial, she gave the kente to me as a gift. I was wowed.

I remember asking her if the kente was not used at the burial. She said no, they forgot to use it. The mistake I made was I didn’t go and look at the corpse so I believed her. I accepted the kente and wrapped it as though it was new.

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A few days ago, we were going to town when she asked me to look at the funeral pictures. You won’t believe what I saw. The kente she said wasn’t used at the funeral was lying on the corpse. Not even the casket but the corpse. I’m pained. If I had known how it was used, I would have handled things differently.

Ah well, I didn’t know then what I know now. I took that kente innocently but now that the truth has come to light, I need help deciding what to do with the kente. I know for the life of me that I can’t use it.

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If I can’t use it then should I throw it away? Is it right to discard it? What if it upsets the ghost and he harms me? I have contemplated returning it to her. My boyfriend doesn’t support that decision. “If someone gives you a gift and you return it to them, it’s disrespectful.”

Here lies the case where I cannot in good conscience gift it to another person. So what do I do with it now? I don’t like having it in my possession. The thought of it alone gives me sleepless nights. I need urgent counsel. What do I do with this gift that’s giving me nightmares?

— Rebecca

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