I started working for this pastor when I was young. The church was young too. He wasn’t married then. I became like his personal assistant. I’ll run errands, prepare the room for service and do other things he required me to do. The pastor got an opportunity to travel abroad for a year, and by the time he came back, the church had scattered. The people he left in charge had squandered the church money, sold some of the properties and members too have left. I was the only member standing. He called on me and we started rebuilding again.…
Author: town gist
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….Read Full Story Here……..
This flight attendant kicked the black cop off the plane over a minor issue, but what happened next made her regret it immediately.As Officer Jeremy Paval made his way down the cramped aisle of the plane in search of his designated seat, he met a shocking surprise. A young man engrossed in a newspaper had already occupied his seat. Confused by the arrangement, the 31-year-old officer politely informed the man that he was in his assigned seat, urging him to excuse him. The young man, however, did not budge, only explaining that the seat was arranged for him. Taken aback,…
Tom has been homeless since divorcing his wife, which left him with nothing. After that, he thought he would never be happy again. But one day, everything changed. He noticed a man standing nervously next to two large trash cans, and to Tom’s surprise, the man dropped a big sack full of money. Intrigued, Tom wanted to see if this happened more often. To his surprise, he realized that the event repeated itself every day. But Tom’s sudden wealth caused a scandal in the city, and soon the police got involved.Tom was delighted with his discovery. He still couldn’t believe…
My elder sister’s marriage started suffering just a year into the marriage. She kept coming home to complain about her husband, Alex. Her husband would come home to ask her to leave with him. My parents would send her away only for her to return a month or so later. She complained about a lot of things her husband was doing against her. To my parents, those issues were not good enough to cause her to leave her matrimonial home.My sister was married but was always back home with us. I went to live with them and witnessed the fight…
Miranda possessed a beauty that was truly one of a kind. It was an unparalleled sight to behold. So when she married James, everyone was sure the union wouldn’t last long. They told James that she would never be faithful to him and that she would dump him soon. James ignored the naysayers, but just a few months after their wedding, he got the shock of his life. Miranda did something that he could never have imagined in a million years.At 34, James was confused, hopeless, and depressed. Life had never been fair to him. Right from a young age,…
I walked into an eatery one afternoon to order takeout. While I waited for my food I kept busy with my phone. A man walked up to me with determination on his face. He smiled and said “Hello my name is Victor. I have been trying to get your attention from my table over there (he points to a far-off table).You didn’t even blink in my direction.” I looked at him and said “Sorry I’ve been engrossed with my phone.” He said “I can see that. I suppose that’s how to get your attention, through your phone. Can you give…
I had no idea what was going on at the time and spent a lot of time doubting my husband. This was almost 10 years ago when I was in my 30s and had only recently married my husband. He had been working hard even before we got married, and I expected life with him to be difficult, but he never came home for so long that I felt alone.At first, I tried to let my husband relax at home during the rare times he would be there, but my frustration grew. I became harsh with him every time I…
I thought it was love so I allowed myself to be blinded by it. Unbeknownst to me, it was a betting game two friends were playing. I was the prize. He had only two weeks to sleep with me or lose the bet. While I was busy studying him to know the kind of man he was, he was fixated on taking me to his room. I didn’t understand why he was so bent on me visiting him. If I wasn’t blinded, that should have been the sign for me to leave. But I’ve grown to have patience so while…
We are in the same church together, me and Fred. His father is the pastor and I’m the lady who comes to church and takes the front seat. We started dating when Fred was in school. I was in school too but we made it work. He visited me on campus when he could and I did the same. When school vacated, we met in church every Sunday, met in the dark and met at his place when his parents were asleep. We both completed our national service last year. While I’m home looking for a job, Fred is working with…