I am from a well-to-do family. A very respectable one too. I didn’t live a reckless life when I was young. I played by the rules. I did all the things my mother taught me good girls did. I didn’t date anybody’s husband even when married men threw themselves at my feet and told me to use them however I wanted. I told myself, “What belongs to someone does not interest me. Besides, karma is a b**ch. What if I go after somebody’s husband and I also get married someday and another woman comes after my husband?” So no matter…
Author: town gist
When you know someone for as long as you’ve known my husband, you are sure to understand what makes them tick. You recognize when they’re hiding secrets and notice the subtle changes in their breathing. After fourteen years together, if I didn’t know the little things that made him the man I married, do I really love him? That’s why I could always tell when he was up to something suspicious. A slight change in his demeanor would concern me. The first time I noticed a change in him was after four years together, before we were married. The change…
On one fateful evening, Marie’s life suddenly changed for the better when she found out she won $188 million. At that point, it seemed nothing could go wrong, but then things went really wrong when her pastor decided to do something mean. The evening that Marie Holmes’ life would change, she had no idea. She sat on her couch with her legs up on the center table as she watched the TV in front of her on a low volume. She was keeping it low so her children wouldn’t be woken up. She knew very well that her moment of…
When Emily chided a man for not properly looking after his child, he mocked her. He called her all sorts of names and even laughed at her for simply being black. But just one hour later, this man regretted it a lot. As Emily strolled into the park, she was met with the joyful sight of happy children. These kids were of different ages, running around and playing with each other while their parents watched them carefully. Emily smiled as she remembered her own childhood days. She always spent every weekend in this particular park with her mother. As she…
When Chrissy went into labor for the fourth time, she thought it would be business as usual. Little did she know, a big shock was awaiting her and the doctors when they’d find out what was in her stomach. Chrissy lived with her husband, Larry, in Florida. Theirs was a happy home built on love, sacrifice, and patience. With three children already in the house, their home was filled with lots of activities, laughter, and baby cries. The family would go out almost every weekend, holding hands in public and laughing about everything and anything. They shared an incredible bond…
“No, no, no, this can’t be,” Bill exclaimed, his voice echoing off the nearby trees. Disbelief filled his eyes as he took in the sight before him. It was Daisy, one of his favorite cows, which he thought to have lost on a bleak morning eight months prior. Never had he anticipated that he would see her again. With each passing month and no sign of his beloved cow, he had gradually lost all hope. Yet, there she was, right in front of him as if nothing had ever happened. Amidst his excitement, something caused Bill to halt in his…
Amelia, a small-town police officer, never expected a routine beach patrol to turn into a chilling mystery. As she stood before the ancient ship that had washed ashore after 90 years, she felt a shiver down her spine. What she discovered inside was so unsettling that she radioed for backup without hesitation. But before we start, smash the like button and make sure to subscribe if you haven’t, and hit that notification bell so that you won’t miss any new stories. It had happened on one of her routine patrols. She had been cruising the beach to see any trace…
John was having a hard time finding the horse of his dreams, but when he first laid eyes on this enormous creature, he immediately knew this was the animal he wanted. He made a deal with the owner, which was surprisingly easy and cheap, but he didn’t know that there was something special about this horse—something so special even the police would get involved. John knew that he had no other choice but to bring his new horse to the vet. There was something going on with his beloved animal, and he could not fix it himself. But it quickly…
Zoe had noticed her dad’s new peculiar habit of rushing to the barn every time her mom left the house, but she never understood why. Finally, curiosity got the better of her, and she decided to follow him one day, tiptoeing behind as he hurriedly made his way to the barn. The sight that met her eyes was beyond anything she could have imagined. How was her mother going to react when she found out what dad was doing in the barn? Zoe knew she had found out her dad’s biggest secret, and she couldn’t believe he had been keeping…
Cop pulls over black man. When he rolls down his window, his life changes forever. In the small town of Riverton, Officer Jack Thompson was on his usual patrol. It was a quiet evening, the kind where the only excitement was the occasional speeder or someone running a stop sign. Jack, a veteran cop with over 20 years on the force, had seen it all. He prided himself on his instincts, his ability to read people and situations. But tonight, those instincts would lead him to a life-changing encounter. Jack had a history of complaints against him for racial harassment,…