Demons Don’t Wear Horns — They Dress in Suits
The tap was very sudden and his voice felt like someone in trouble. He tapped my thighs three times and spoke to me almost in whispers; “Mather, get up my wife is here.” I thought I didn’t hear him well. He repeated, “I said find some place…
With All My Heart, I Truly Wish You Well
I and Johnson were very good friends when we were in school. Many thought he was my boyfriend but we were just friends and loved being in each other’s company. After school, life took us to different paths and slowly we lost contact. I went…
It’s Different From What You See on Screen
This is what happens in the movies…
A girl leaves a guy because he’s not well to do in life. The guy pleads with the girl not to leave him because he loves her so much. He goes on to make a lot of promises to the girl about the future.…
Some Maids of Honor Shine, Others Just Bring Shame
She was by my side on my wedding day, beautifully dressed in a turquoise gown. She had a bigger place in my wedding and decided on so many things because she was a friend who had become more than a sister to me.
I moved to Accra when I…
When a Woman Takes the Lead: What Happens When She Proposes
I’d returned from school one evening when mom came to tell me; “You’re going to have a long vacation so Father Clement would be coming over from time to time to give you home tuition.” “Father Clement?” I enquire. “Yeah, Father Clement.…
Rescuing a Soul: How to Save Someone from a Man’s Drowning Path
The hardest breakup I’ve ever handled was with Abeku. It hit me like a thunderbolt when one of his friends told me, “I think it’s better you know the truth and make a decision for yourself than to fall for this false hope my friend is…
Sibling Showdown: When Sisters Turn into Rivals
I don’t know when it all started but one day I realized my senior sister’s mood had changed. I got closer to her to enquire about what was eating her up. Both of us were that cool. People thought we were even twins because she never went…
How Would You Respond If a Patient Confessed Their Love?
The first patient who proposed to me was a seventy-two-year-old man. He was at the twilight of his life but he believed falling in love wasn’t out of his reach. He was almost lifeless each morning I went to his bedside to administered…
A Sister in Christ and My Spiritual Struggle
Some years ago, I got fed with my waywardness and turned to Christ. It was through the help of a Christian sister who found me and showed care and brought me nearer to Christ. From the day she found me, she made me a sister, took me to…
The Blind Bride and the Groom Who Took Back His Own Wedding Gift
It was he who started talking about marriage after two years of being in a relationship with him. I thought it was a good thing. Being with him for that long and knowing who he was, there was no way I was going to say no to his proposal of…