I am a very beautiful and stunning lady. That’s what people tell me. When I step out of the house, I could get about twenty people complimenting my beauty. And my mirror also tells me I am easy on the eyes. However, I never let it get to my head. I kept myself focused on my books. I told myself I would like to be a big woman in future. And the way to get there was through my schoolwork. So I studied hard and completed high school with good grades. The program was a distant one so I only…
Author: town gist
I met her in a store where she was an attendant and fell in love with her eyes, the way she spoke to me and how soft-looking she was. Because of her, I went to the store every day to look for something new to fall in love with. With time, she came to know my face, and then my name and then my number. She told me, “I close at 10 p.m. That’s too late to see someone.” At 10 p.m that night, I stood by the shop waiting for her to close. When she saw me she smiled.…
Things were fine in our relationship. That was what I knew and believed. We hadn’t had any major fights or problems. We went to bed one night saying to each other, “Good night babe, I love you. Then the next morning this told me, “Babe, I have been doing a lot of thinking, and this is hard for me to say but I want you to know that it’s the truth. I love you but I don’t deserve you. I believe you are too good for me. That’s why I want to let you go so you can meet a…
I have tried to share my story a few times in the past but I have lacked the courage to send it. Even as I am sharing it today, it’s because I get to hide behind the shield of anonymity. I just have to get this off my chest, and hopefully some good counsel. This is what happened… I met this Nigerian guy in Ghana who expressed interest in me. He came to Ghana for work. I liked him enough to date him, however, I wasn’t serious about him. I don’t mean in the sense that I treated him poorly,…
Maria and Peter mourned their son, who had died in a tragic accident. They went to his grave every day, but after a month or so, they noticed that someone had gone ahead of them each time. There was a new rose on his grave every day. But who put them there? Peter had a solution to this mystery: he installed a camera to see who it was. Peter and Maria saw how the screen twitched and a pop-up window opened. All they had to do now was press play to see who had put those red roses on their…
His mother abandoned him because he was “ugly.” What he did 10 years later is hard to believe. In a world where beauty reigns supreme, Catherine stood as a paragon of vanity and self-absorption. Her life, a canvas painted with the hues of her own physical allure, was devoted to her pursuit of a dream: to grace the runways of the fashion capitals. This singular ambition consumed her, shaping every decision and every thought. But the arrival of her son, a child she deemed too unsightly for the judgmental eyes of the world, shattered her meticulously curated existence. Catherine’s response…
After the obstetrician took Margaret’s newborn baby, he was shocked and let out a scream when he heard the newborn utter one word. That shock prompted him to do something that eventually saved the baby’s life. Margaret and her husband Max were overjoyed when, after many weeks of waiting, she finally went into labor. The delivery was long and painful, but when they got to hug their little boy, they felt like the luckiest people on the planet. Then the doctor took her newborn sons away to an adjoining room for examination. He was a skilled professional who was performing…
I was fifteen when we started dating. He was twenty-two then. Now, I know that it was wrong for us to be together. I mean I was a minor while he was an adult. Can you blame me though? What did I know at that age? All I knew was that a cool looking guy was talking to me. He said I was pretty, and that I was mature for my age. So I took it as a compliment when he said he loved me. When we started dating, he gave me the impression that he had no one else…
The doctors declare a newborn dead, but at the funeral, the mother hears her baby crying and can’t believe what has happened. Night had fallen on Brantley, a small town known for its deep roots and unique sense of community. In the local hospital, a modest but well-kept building, a scene of pure love and expectation was unfolding. Mary, a 28-year-old with bright eyes and a radiant smile, was ready to receive the greatest gift life could give her: a son. Ethan, her husband, was by her side, holding her hand as waves of anticipation swept through the room. “We’ll…
A 17-year-old son slept with his own mother every night, but when his father finds out about the betrayal on his wedding anniversary, he can’t help himself, and disaster happens. The dawn was breaking with a serene chill when Albert, a 57-year-old KN security guard, ended his shift earlier than usual. It was his 21st wedding anniversary with his wife, Claire, and he had planned a surprise to start the day in a memorable way. Darkness still enveloped the city as it was still 5:30 in the morning when he made his way home, his heart filled with anticipation. On…