After my marriage fell apart, I decided to stay single and do my best to raise our daughter. Because I was the one who got custody of the child, my ex-husband left me to bear full responsibility for the child. When it comes to feeding, clothes, school fees, school uniforms, books, and all other needs she has, I take care of it all. This man hasn’t even contributed a dime as child support since the divorce. I have been the only parent in my little girl’s life. This hasn’t afforded me a lot of time to have a social life.…
Author: town gist
I didn’t know my dad. My mom for years accused him of leaving us when we needed him the most. When I asked why daddy left, she told me, “He didn’t want a girl child so when I gave birth and it was a girl, he took your brother and ran away with him. She made me feel unwanted. The sperm that moulded me abandoned me because I was despicable. I didn’t choose my gender but he chose to leave. I was bitter anytime I thought of my father. When my mom showed me pictures of my brother, I didn’t…
A white landlord refuses to rent his property to a Black family, but he’s shocked when he discovers the truth about his own son’s connection to the Black family, challenging everything he believed. Mr. Harris stood at the window of his grand office, gazing out at the pristine neighborhood he had built. The manicured lawns and elegant homes filled him with a sense of pride. He had worked hard to create this exclusive community, and he wasn’t about to let anyone ruin it. With a contented sigh, he turned back to his desk. His eyes fell on the framed photos…
Lily sat in the front row of her brother’s funeral, her eyes fixed on the coffin that held his lifeless body. Tears streamed down her face as she thought about the things she would miss about him – his laughter, his quick wit, and his unwavering kindness.As she sat there, lost in her grief, her mind began to wander back to the days when her brother was a little boy. Their parents had died in a traffic accident when Lily was just 18, and her brother was only 12. She had taken on the role of mother and father to…
My wife, Suzzy, and I have been married for the past four years. The first time we met at a mutual friend’s birthday party at his residence in Cantonments.The party went late into the night so around 2:00 AM, I decided to drive back home to Tema. My friend pleaded with me to drop Suzzy, his work colleague at her place on my way home. That was the first time during the night that I interacted with her. My friend had mentioned her in conversation several times in the past so I was glad to finally put a face to…
I could have sent this story to you earlier but I couldn’t. I couldn’t because I’m still married to this man and it felt like I’m giving him away. Also, I believed in miracles. I believed our problems would be over very soon but it hasn’t. It’s been four years and nothing has changed. I’m giving up. I don’t know when but very soon I would. And this has brought me the courage to share my story with you.I’m a church girl. I mean I’m the girl you’ll call “Chrife” and be right every day. The majority of my days…
My husband was crying. I was crying too. I was waiting patiently to hear what he would say after the tears.He swallowed a lump down his throat while staring into my eyes. I saw the movement of his throat. I knew what that meant. He wasn’t saying anything so I asked, “It’s over, right? You’ll never forgive me, right? Say something. I know men don’t forgive these things, so go ahead and tell me.He turned away and for several seconds, he uttered no word apart from silence, the movement of his fist and the legs he was standing on. Silence…
When an officer observes a young girl wandering alone on the streets of a quaint town in Maine, he discreetly follows her. She takes him to a neglected structure just past the trees bordering the woods. What he discovers is startling, and upon understanding the full situation, tears begin to form in his eyes. Stay tuned to unveil what happens next. On a lively evening in a quiet town in Maine, Officer James Matthews patrolled his regular route, observing the bustling crowd. He spotted a young girl, approximately four years old, appearing lost and scared. Her large eyes scanned the…
Black woman is arrested, but when cops find out who she is, they turn pale. In a world where first impressions mean everything, it’s the people who surprise us that we always remember. Mostly, a black woman—calm and collected but handcuffed and wondering what comes next. Who is she? What could she have done? The officers, going through their usual routine, have no clue who they’ve just arrested. But then something changes. As they learn her true identity, their faces go pale with shock. How could they not have known? This moment isn’t just about an arrest; it’s about how…
There had never been such a big police presence in and around this sleepy rural village in Central America, but ex-police dog Zena had shaken things up massively when she would not stop barking at a seemingly random tree. Only when her owner managed to break it open did he realize what Zena had detected inside it. He immediately called the police, and they came with every available officer. The first officer that arrived could not believe what he was witnessing. How could it have come to this? Hidden in a tree, nonetheless. Deep down, he and everybody else on…