When I was young, I had a friend who became more like a sister to me. Yes, we were those girls, screaming “besties for life” at the top of our lungs. We shared our feeding money, our pens, and our pencils. When boys were giving us trouble, we turned to each other for advice. Sometimes…
When I was doing my national service, it was very hard for me, especially during the period when our allowances hadn’t started coming. I had used all the money I had to rent a place in this village I had been posted to. My parents were even looking up to me to send them something…
I called her in the morning, just like I always do when I wake up. I asked if she slept well, and she said she didn’t. I asked what the problem was, and she answered, “It’s not easy telling you. But don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP CHANNEL TO RECEIVE ALL STORIES…
My husband was doing very well in life when we got married. He had a car at twenty-four and started building his own house even before we got married. While we were dating, he spoiled me with money, gifts, and expensive outings. To him, he was showing me love, but I came from a place…
He proposed first, and I said no, but he didn’t give up. He kept coming, asking why I didn’t like him. He told me he was ready to change everything changeable to be with me. I just didn’t like him. I liked tall men, but he was short. He came from a tribe I had…
My boyfriend is a headteacher, and because of the way people respected him, I assumed he was financially “settled.” At that time, I hadn’t been posted yet. I had no salary, and for a year and a half, Kojo was the one providing for me. We have recently been talking about marriage, and a lot…
My father came from town one afternoon and saw me sitting in the hall with a female friend who had come to visit me. Immediately I saw him, my heart skipped several beats. I was scared he was going to get angry and beat me in the presence of my friend, but he smiled politely,…
Because of busy schedules, we normally hired domestic assistants to help with the house and to always have someone home when we were out. The challenge we had with most of them was how they slowly grew into laziness. Once we had a house help who started acting strange when I was home. She tried…
My friend, Alice, told me her husband likes me. She said it casually, as if there was nothing wrong with that. I smiled because that was the only response I could give. Days later, she asked me to visit her for a drink, and I went. I didn’t know her husband would be there. Immediately…
When I was in junior high school, I had a friend whose mother sold waakye around town. Her mother knew me, so anytime I went to buy waakye, she gave me extra. When Memuna was the one selling the waakye, I didn’t pay for it. So on weekends, when all hope was lost and I…