Novels by Maame Efua Quainua 26

Two years agoAlex felt so happy when he met Shirley. Because of work, he had always been busy and he had not even tried going out with any girl. Even when he was in school, he never dated any girl. He was so interested in his studies, so he did not have time to even go out on a date. Eric, his be

"I already told your boys what happened that night. What else do you want me to tell you, again?" Alex said defiantly."Hey, calm down. You see, you said you spoke to my boys but not to me. So, tell me. I want to hear what happened that night," the detective said calmly.

"Are you sure about this? Did she really tell you that Shirley was pregnant when she died?" Kate asked Alex again.

Alex had his back leaned against the small cell room. He was wearing just a white vest and his boxers. It was evening and the weather was already cold. Alex body shivered whenever the cold wind got into the room through the small window.Alex c

“Brother, I am so happy you came to see me. How is mother doing? And Cecilia and mark?" Alex asked simultaneously.“They are doing well. Come on, your family is in safe hands. Why are you so worried? Calm down and let’s talk about you. How are you doing?”“How do you think? I can’t sleep without seeing Shirley lying in her pool of blood. It’s been just three days and I feel like I am in hell. What did I do to even deserve this?” Alex held the bars as hard as he could.

Alex sits down on the chair, while his hands are placed on the table. He sits on the chair, wearing a white vest and shorts. His lawyer and friend, Kate, sits in front of him on the other chair opposite his. She has a look that is hard to read on her face as she scans her friend with her eyes. She sits back and folds her arms.

The loud music started playing again. Irene and the girls jumped onto the dance floor and started dancing seductively. Soon, some guys joined them and started dancing together with them. Gina sat at the corner of the room, watching the girls as they giggled and danced like crazy. Irene and the man she was dancing with had gotten too close for comfort. Esther had already disappeared from the dance floor with the man she was dancing with while Rita was already kissing the man she was initially dancing with.Gina shook hear head and ordered for a drink. She poured out her drink into the wine glass and started drinking out of it. Devin sat at the corner of the room and stared hard at Gina. He had always been interested in her but Gina never paid attention to him. One of his trusted boys, who was seated beside him saw that his boss was staring down at Gina."I have noticed how you have been staring at the lady over there ever since she arrived. If you are interested i

"I can't come with you girls, tonight. Sorry," Gina shook her head."What? Why? Don't tell me you no longer enjoy going out with us just because you are married. Or is that the case?" Irene asked, looking Gina straight in the eye."That's

"You know, for someone who just got married, I was expecting to see you back here in like a month? This looks quite early for a newly wed to start working, don't you think so?" Ama quizzed Gina when she walked into her office."I don't see what the big deal is for me to come back to work after a week. After all, I have lots of work to do," Gina replied.

Gina and Jeff continued with their relationship for the next three months. In front of people, they were the most happiest couple ever. But, in private, they were nothing more than friends. Jeff really wished with his whole heart that Gina would one day love him like he loves her, but he knew he had to get his mind off any of that happening if he really wanted their plan to work.He loved Gina to the extent that he was ready to do anything to make her happy. He tried to show her how much

The sun was already up in the sky when Gina finally opened her eyes. She did not know how long she had been sleeping for. She squinted her eyes when her eyes came into contact with the bright light in the room. She cursed herself in the head for forgetting to turn off the lights. She always slept with the lights off, so that when she woke up the following morning, she would not be have that splitting headache like the one she has now.She frowned and lazily opened her eyes. She slowly sat up on her bed and tried to get up, but

Jeff and Fiifi decided to go the bar to have a few drinks to celebrate his upcoming marriage to Gina. They walked over to the bartender and sat on the stools on the other side. They bartenders took their orders and served them. They both took their bottle of beers and started drinking it.Then Jeff spotted someone at the doorway. Someone he never would have thought of meeting any time soon. He frowned making Fiifi to turn to the direction he was looking at.

"The twins have been born," Mr Wilson announced."Wow, that is amazing. When were they born?" Mrs Wilson asked."Early this morning. We have a granddaughter and a grandson."

" Mother, please..."Mrs Wilson scoffed. "So after more than two years, you decided to come back home? I thought you said you wanted your freedom. You better go back to that freedom of yours before I throw you out myself."" Mother, forgi

Days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months. Linda's pregnancy was now almost at term. It had not been easy for her, especially since she was having twins. Yes, twins. She got to know about it in her second trimester. Fred was elated when he was told the news. He even tried to stop Linda from working till she puts to bed, but she was just too adamant. Linda loved working, so staying at home and doing nothing was a big problem for her.Fred could not stop her from working at her salon.

Linda rolled on the bed and felt the other side. She slowly opened her eyes and found the other side of the bed, empty. She slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes. She looked around, but did not see Fred in the room. She called out to him, but did not get any response. She got up and walked into the bathroom, which was in the adjacent room.She wrapped the blanket around her body, and hazily walked into the bathroom to wash herself. Last night had been heavenly. Linda had always been nervous abo

Fred and Linda got married the following month. Their wedding was simple, yet beautiful. Only their close friends and family attended the wedding. That day, Linda looked more beautiful than ever. She was in her white, long, sleeveless wedding gown. Her veil covered her face, as she walked down the aisle with Mr Wilson. Fred stood at the front, his back turned towards them.Everyone present were in awe with her beauty. She looked angelic at the moment. The women in the room were envious of

Fred took out the ring in the box from his pocket and opened it. He placed it on the table. Linda placed her hands on her mouth, which she had opened in shock, and gasped." Please marry me," Fred repeated.Linda looked at the ring and ba