I have been in a relationship with this guy for almost five I years. We met on Facebook and later became lovers. I ove him as If my very life depends on him. When we met, he was a student and I owned a shop. It was not a big shop but made a lot of sales at the end of every week. My boyfriend didn’t have much because he was in school. So, I supported him in the best ways that I could. When he needed bookS, I bought them. When he needed money to sort his life out,…
Author: town gist
An elderly monk from India was heading from his hometown of Calcutta to London with a layover in Abu Dhabi and attracted the attention of the airport staff in the United Arab Emirates. He gained worldwide fame by simply showing his passport.When the check-in officer saw the passenger’s date of birth, she was so surprised that she turned to security to investigate the situation. According to the ID the man provided, the Indian man, Swami Sivanata, was the oldest person on the planet.The passport stated that the man was born in the previous century, specifically on August 8, 1896. If…
A rich girl helps a homeless black man without knowing who he actually was in the heart of New York City. Emma lived a life of privilege and luxury, with a beautiful penthouse, a successful family business, and an endless array of designer clothes. She had everything anyone could ever want. But despite her wealth, Emma was far from being a typical rich girl. She had a kind heart and a genuine concern for others, always willing to lend a hand to those in need. On a cool autumn evening, as she walked through the bustling streets of Manhattan, Emma’s…
When Peepa started to feel suspicious about her housekeeper, Jackie, she decided to get a little sneaky herself. She secretly installed a bunch of cameras in her house without Jackie or her husband, Sam, knowing about it. And you know what? Peepa’s plan totally paid off, ’cause the footage she snagged blew the lid off of Jackie’s real intentions. When Peepa spilled the deets about those sneaky cameras in her house, the housekeeper’s face went all kinds of pale. She was mortified with regret, but it was too late. But what had Jackie dug up on the camera footage?Jackie’s work…
When he was taking me home to meet his mother, he warned me about the mental health situation of his mom. He told me she hadn’t been stable mentally since the demise of her husband. She goes off-key and rants about things I might not know about so I shouldn’t be bothered if that happened. I was worried about her immediately. I asked what they had done about it. He told me they had tried but the woman didn’t take her medications hence the mood swings. The woman I saw didn’t look like who Abbey described to me. This woman…
It started with a pet name. She asked that I give her a pet name and ensure I call her by that pet name all the time. She’s my wife but she didn’t want me to call her sweetheart, darling or sweetie pie. She said those names were archaic. I couldn’t think of any so she picked one for herself and asked me to call her by that. She doesn’t initiate sex. She says it’s not a woman’s duty to initiate. I always do but before she would agree to do it with me, I have to pamper her. She…
A few days ago I asked a male friend, “Can a guy propose to a girl he doesn’t like? He answered my question with a question; “What do you mean? You mean the guy doesn’t love the girl and yet proposes to her?” I answered, “Yeah, something like that. A guy meets a girl, he knows that physically the girl doesn’t match up to his taste but yet goes ahead to get the girl interested in him and later proposes to her.” His answer was; “If any guy does that then it means he’s not sane.” I said in my…
The first time I saw Tom, he was with some friends who happened to be my friends too. That day when I saw Tom, I didn’t pay him any attention. I just talked with my friends briefly and walked away.I kept running into Tom everywhere I went. Once, there was a church dinner and we were both in attendance. I was with my friend Sarah, and Tom was sitting at another table looking my way. Sarah noticed he was looking at me and said, “That guy behind you keeps staring at us. He is not even eating his food.” I…
My father started sleeping with me when I was in JHS. I was his favourite child. She paid my fees on time, bought me things he didn’t buy for my other siblings and always made sure I was alright. One night, I was sleeping when I felt a moving darkness had descended on me. I instinctively opened my eyes only to see my dad standing at my feet, casting a large shadow on me. I was sleeping next to my elder sister. My dad asked me to get up and follow him. I trusted him. A man who loved me…
I completed senior high school at a younger age than most people in my class did. I was one of those gifted kids but the financial situation at home was challenging. All I wanted to do was further my education to the university, so I could acquire the knowledge and skills to make something out of my life.So I didn’t play when it came to my books. Boys tried to get my attention but I had a goal I was not willing to tamper with. So I didn’t pay them any mind. When I wrote my WASSCE, my hard work…