Right from the beginning, my mother wanted me to marry a certain man because of his money. I told her politely, “I can’t marry this man. I don’t love him and I don’t see myself marrying someone I don’t love. Again, he’s way older than I am. I can’t marry him.” She insisted. She did all within her power to make me settle with that man but I didn’t succumb to her pressure. When the time was right, I introduced the one I wanted to marry to her and that was when the issue started.She said no to us. She…
Author: town gist
He reached out to me on Facebook and I ignored him. Later that day, he sent a lengthy text explaining why he was reaching out to me. His reason was friendship. When someone who’s a friend on Facebook asks for another form of friendship, it usually doesn’t end well so I ignored his explanation. I thought ignoring him will make him stop but because he’s the most persistent guy who ever lived, he kept sending me messages upon messages telling me he wasn’t a bad person and that he could prove it with a certificate from his pastor. It was…
According to my people, when a girl is the only child of her parents she is not allowed to get married. Custom demands that she lives in her parents’ house and reproduce to continue their lineage. I didn’t know about this until I was expected to uphold this tradition. My father has other children, but I happen to be the only child he has with my mother. Which makes me the only child of my parents. I don’t know if they couldn’t have other children or they just chose not to. They had the means to cater for more children…
He pursued me for a very long time but I kept giving him no as an answer. He asked why. He talked about his dreams for me. He desperately wanted me to be his girlfriend. I didn’t want to because I didn’t see any fun in him.His whole life was centred around the church. From work to church, from church to house. I wanted a man who had a fire in him. Who liked to have fun. I’m that kind of woman. I want to be taken out. A walk down the beach. A night stroll on an empty street…
I didn’t want to stay home after my national service so a month before national service ends, I started sending CVs around looking for a job. I will wake up in the morning, and move from office to office carrying nothing but a file full of CVs to distribute. Some offices gave me a good reception and later said no to me.Others said no even before I told them what I was looking for. It didn’t discourage me, I went ahead sharing and praying something come out of it. One day, I saw a poster on the wall advertising a…
I was at a place in life where I lived from hand to mouth. I had a job but it was something I got with my SHS certificate. So the money wasn’t much. Everything I earned went into rent, transportation, food, and bills. Sometimes it didn’t even cover all my expenses. I couldn’t count on my family for help because things were hard for them as well. I was basically on my own. I didn’t want to keep living from paycheck to paycheck. So I decided to further my studies and get a degree that would help me get a…
A black woman is driving home when flashing red and blue lights appear in her rearview mirror. She pulls over to the side of the deserted road and rolls down her window, but then something unexpected happens. Jasmine had always been a night owl. She used the quiet hours to work on her art. This particular evening, she’d been at her studio. She lost track of time as she worked on a new piece for an upcoming gallery show. It wasn’t unusual for her to be driving home late. She was almost there, just a few more miles to go.…
There was a sense of dread in the exhausted lady’s eyes. Her children were the only ones around; as of yet, they were not old enough to drive. Her breathing was labored. It was imperative that she get to the hospital as soon as possible. When was her husband going to return? Grasping her stomach, she fell to the ground in agony. Having a large family had always been a dream of Rosetta Sanchez, 38, of sunny New Mexico. She had a contagious smile, a heart of gold, and an insatiable desire for a large family. Her husband, Michael, shared…
This old man adopted this young woman 28 years ago. She was only 3 years old, and no one wanted her. The foster home even warned him that she would cause trouble, but he ignored that information and brought her home. Everything seemed fine, but now, 28 years later, she did something behind his back. When Walter Landry was aged 49, he made the well-thought-out decision to adopt a child. He secretly wanted a child for a while but only now realized it fully. At his age, he felt this was the best way to do so, and surprisingly, the…
When this waiter heard a customer insult a Black boy with Down Syndrome, she angrily approached them and did something shocking. Her actions had unexpected consequences for everyone involved and changed several lives in the span of a few days. “I can’t do it,” Ben whispered with tears in his eyes. His smile dropped, and his confidence wavered as he noticed the odd stares from the people in the restaurant. His mom gently gripped his hand, but it didn’t make him feel better. He had thought he was ready, that he could face the world and its cruel judgments, but…