Legitimate Adultery III
Short StoriesLeila looked towards her garden. How much did Malik know already, and how much could she tell him? He wouldn’t understand her need to validate herself in Henry’s family and the entire community.
Leila looked towards her garden. How much did Malik know already, and how much could she tell him? He wouldn’t understand her need to validate herself in Henry’s family and the entire community.
In this Ghanaian fiction family drama, one woman’s desire for a child exposes the fault lines of duty, tradition, and forbidden love.
In this Ghanaian fiction family drama, one woman’s desire for a child exposes the fault lines of duty, tradition, and forbidden love.
Men don’t cry. Doctors are familiar with death. But this pierced my soul. I checked again for a pulse, blinking fast so that the tears don’t fall, willing life into his body.
Flora was surprised when Kumi proposed to her. They had known each other for eight years, and Kumi had never hinted at having feelings for her.
On a different day, she would have called Basil to hang out or just drive around. She shook her head… he hadn’t even called to apologise after that embarrassing night.
She believed that an unhappy spouse should consider divorce rather than stay in a marriage that would disrespect their spouse.
From the beginning, she had viewed her marriage to Elias as a divine plan – they were fulfilling God’s purpose.
She chuckled, turned away from the window and took a deep breath. With that breath came a vivid image of a hotel cabin with only one man in it.
As he took in the ambiance of the environment, his thoughts strayed to her and he closed his eyes. He would give anything to see her again.