He first reached out to me on Facebook, and I ignored him. Later that same day, he sent a long message explaining why he was trying to contact me. His reason? Friendship. Now, in my experience, when someone who’s already a Facebook friend starts asking for “another kind of friendship,” it usually doesn’t end well. So I ignored the message too. I figured silence would eventually send the message. But clearly, I underestimated his persistence. He kept messaging me—over and over—insisting he wasn’t a bad person. At one point, he even joked that…Read Full Story Here………
Author: town gist
He pursued me for a long time, but I kept turning him down. Every time he asked me to be his girlfriend, my answer was no. He didn’t understand why. He talked about his dreams for us, how much he wanted to be with me. He was sincere—desperately so. But I just couldn’t say yes. There was nothing wrong with Aaron as a person. He was kind, responsible, and deeply committed—to his work and especially to the church. His life followed a simple routine: work, church, home. Over and over. But that wasn’t what I was looking for. I wanted…
Ryan loved his wife deeply and decided to surprise her by coming home early from work. It wasn’t something he did often—being a workaholic, he was usually the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave. But that day, he wanted to do something different. Brittany wouldn’t be expecting him so soon, and the thought of catching her off guard with a sweet surprise made him smile. As Ryan stepped into the house and kicked off his shoes, his smile began to fade. From down the hallway, strange noises drifted from the bedroom—muffled sounds that didn’t belong.…
I completed senior high school at a younger age than most of my classmates. I was considered one of the gifted students, but things were tough financially at home. All I wanted was to continue my education at the university so I could gain the knowledge and skills to build a better life for myself. Because of that, I was fully focused on my studies. Although boys tried to get my attention, I had a clear goal and wasn’t willing to compromise it. So I stayed focused. When I sat for the WASSCE, my dedication paid off—I passed with good…
Deep within the vast, untamed beauty of Tanzania’s Serengeti Reserve, where golden grasses stretch endlessly beneath a wide, open sky, there lived an old man named Makonde. The Serengeti, with its roaming herds and prowling predators, had always been his home, and for as long as anyone could remember, it had also been his life’s purpose. Makonde had dedicated every breath of his life to the protection and preservation of the wildlife that called the Serengeti home. From his earliest days as a spirited young man, he walked the plains with quiet determination, standing as a silent guardian against poachers…
Marcus, just seventeen, wandered the cracked sidewalks of the projects with the weight of survival etched deep into his every step. He was a Black teenager who had grown up learning how to make himself small, how to disappear when danger passed by. Nights meant curling up on cold park benches or wedging himself behind dumpsters, hoping no one noticed him. Hunger was his constant companion, and trust was a foreign language. Since his mother vanished months ago leaving only silence and a trail of broken promises—he’d been on his own, scraping by through odd jobs, scavenging, and hustling whatever…
Ibrahim Traoré had many strengths, but his biggest weakness was the people he loved—especially his family. His enemies knew this well. They didn’t go after him directly. Instead, they targeted his little sister, Aminata. Aminata was only 14 years old when she vanished. It happened on what seemed like an ordinary afternoon. She had just finished her day at Imam Malik Middle School, located in one of the safest parts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The hot sun beat down as she walked home, her school bag slung over one shoulder and a math book gripped tightly in…
Victor Hail had built his empire on suspicion. He was a man who trusted no one: not his lawyers, not his partners, not even his own blood relatives. To him, loyalty was an illusion—something people pretended at until temptation pried it away. And temptation, Victor believed, was best measured in stacks of cash. That was why, on this gray afternoon, he found himself sprawled on the carpet of his luxury townhouse, his face painted with artificial bruises, his limbs stiff in a staged collapse. The open safe on the wall glared down at the room like a wicked eye, its…
Strange things had been happening at the Rainbow of Hope Nursing Home. One by one, the elderly women living there began to show signs of pregnancy—something that should have been impossible. At first, the staff thought it was a medical error, a mix-up in test results maybe, or some strange reaction to medication. But as more and more residents began showing the same symptoms, the atmosphere in the nursing home shifted. Whispers spread among staff and residents. Some were scared. Others were just confused. No one had any answers. Two nurses, Lisa and her colleague Maria, couldn’t shake the feeling…
“Hey, step away from that bag. Now.” Jamal Rivers turned slowly, both hands raised. The Atlanta airport buzzed around him, but in that moment, it felt like a silent battlefield. Two white officers closed in, eyes already judging. “I’m Staff Sergeant Jamal Rivers. Just landed from Ramstein.” Officer Beckett snorted.“That so? You always walk around in a stolen uniform?” “I earned this.” “Sure you did.” People began to stare. A child pointed. A woman clutched her purse tighter. Jamal stayed calm, but inside, fury built. He’d been welcomed home before—with cheers. Now, with suspicion. “I have my ID. Check it.”…