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Black marriage episode 28
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 28 Jessica concentrated on taking in air and releasing it but even at that, her breathing was terribly fast and her chest was heaving. No! This is not happening! She tried to shake herself to see if she would awaken from this horrible nightmare but she could not […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 27 The following day, Andy was feeling too nervous. he hadn’t heard anything from Jessica ever since he left Lizzy’s house the previous day. In a few hours, it would be time for the party his father had organized and he still did not know if he would […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE ©Ralph Angel EPISODE 26 Jessica took in a deep breath, feeling like confusion was her middle name. It had been hours since Andy left and she still could not put the pieces together. Now that she was actually thinking, she could not imagine Andy raping anyone. She had spent a night with […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 25 She did not know when Lizzy opened the door, all she saw was Andy, standing at the entrance, looking directly at her. As usual, his presence was so powerful, she could almost touch it, but she still noticed his anxiety. “I would leave you two alone” Lizzy […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 24
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 24 “Wow Jessie, that is a really strong statement. I assumed that Andy was the subject matter but needed confirmation. Andy does not strike me as a womanizer, though I can’t dispute that he looks seriously like a ladies’ man. Women would always be attracted to him, there […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 23 Andy felt like he was going crazy. He stood up from the bed and sat on the small chair in the room. This was the third time he was standing up from the bed after fruitlessly trying to sleep. He had been terribly devastated ever since he […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 22
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 22 “OK. Come and get rid of this cloth. Did I mention that you are looking very sexy in this dress?” Lizzy said, trying to make Jessica smile a bit but when Jessica fought back tears instead of smiling, she knew that something was terribly wrong with her […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 21 “Jessica” Jessica heard her name being called but she did not even think of answering. She just went her way. Andy came out of the car, leaving it at the middle of the road. He had been searching for some time, moving the car slowly in order […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 20 Andy jerked Sonia’s hands away with so much force that her hands hurt. He stood up looking totally confused and alarmed. “Jess, it is not what you think” he managed to put the words together though he was totally devastated and confused. Jessica was not sure she […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 19 Andy noticed her eyes on him immediately he stood up and smiled as he pulled on a trouser. He turned and she instantly averted her gaze. “You can stare at me honey” he grinned but it did not last long. “I certainly am enjoying the view.” Jessica […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 18
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel: EPISODE 18 Andy changed his position on the bed as he came awake. His eyes landed on the angelic form sleeping on the bed and his drowsiness vanished. Jessica had never looked more beautiful. She was more than he ever imagined, much more than any man would imagine. She […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 17
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 17 Andy’s father looked at Andy. “Did you two have a fight? You both seem to be on the edge with each other, or is it another form of emotion I am sensing?” Mr. Williams hid a knowing smile. “Don’t be ridiculous dad. It would help if you […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 16
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 16 Jessica roused from her sleep with a lazy stretch. It took her some seconds to remember that she was in Andy’s room, and with the realization, she jumped out of bed. One quick glance told her that Andy was not in the room. She wondered if he […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 15
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 15 That was the very first time that she would really see his chest. His chest was filled with athletic muscles which depicted power and strength. He looked alarmingly inviting and try as she may, she could not take her eyes off him. She forgot to breathe as […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 14
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 14 Andy roamed the masters’ bedroom in anxious strides. He was angry, confused, hurt and every unpleasant emotional feeling that can come to mind. Jessica had been sitting in the sitting room for over an hour, with her eyes glued to the TV set. She had refused to […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 13
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 13 Jessica was surprised that she had enjoyed the evening. Andy almost could not take his eyes off her, making it difficult to concentrate on keeping up with the charade but Mr Williams was a very down to earth man, and she found herself relaxing, forgetting the pretense. […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 12
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 12 Even if the trumpet sounded three times in a row, Jessica was certain that Andy would not have heard anything. He seemed to be glued to the place he was standing beside his father, as he gazed with disbelief in his eyes. Her normally bold personality instantly […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 11
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 11 He dialed his best friend and assistant to tell him that the office was in his care. He had a feeling that he was in for a long night. Jessica lay on the chair, reading a novel. One thing she loves about the house was the study […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 10
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 10 “How is life as a married woman” Paulina asked after some time. Jessica swallowed slightly. “Life is beautiful. You should all get married” “Yeah, we are working on it” Sonia said, focusing her eyes on the decorations on the wall. Lizzy was in thought and Jessica was […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 9 Two months into the wedding and Jessica was already feeling extremely frustrated. Ever since they left the beach after the pathetic honeymoon, Andy had gone worse, leaving the house at seven and arriving a little before midnight when she would have been fast asleep. At first, it […]
Read MoreBlack marriage episode 8
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 8 “How could you do a thing like that son?” Mr. Williams was yelling on the phone. Andy had been postponing this call but now, he didn’t have to. He had done the wedding without his father’s consent. His father had been in Germany on an important business […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 7
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 7 Jessica and Lizzy got to Eko Tourist Resort and for the first time, Jessica knew that she would be having a lot of fun. They had both talked endlessly on their way there, even though almost all the references Lizzy was making were of the gossips she […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 6
THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 6 “Jessica…” she gasped. The words Jessica had heard continued to echo as she stared ahead, seeing nothing. It was until tears had slipped out of her eyes that she again saw the bad news bringer and Miss Bolu. She wiped the tears instantly and marched forward, standing […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 5
THE BLACK MARRIAGE ©Ralph Angel: EPISODE 5 After two days and Andy continued to go to work, Jessica became fed up with the pretense. She felt bored and useless in the beach house so she decided to go and see her friends. If Andy wanted to be unreasonable, she would show him that two can […]
Read MoreBlack Marriage episode 4
THE BLACK MARRIAGE ©Ralph Angel EPISODE 4 Even as Andy alighted from the car about an hour later, he was still boiling in anger. Jessica had guts, he could give her that. No woman had ever confronted him hands down the way Jessica constantly did. She had the talent of getting him angry whenever she […]
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THE BLACK MARRIAGE © Ralph Angel EPISODE 3 Jessica packed her hair up the way she always did as she stood facing the mirror. The length of her hair always made people envy her even when the only thing she wanted to do recently was to cut the hair off. Combing it was always a […]
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**THE BLACK MARRIAGE** © Ralph Angel EPISODE 2 Jessica Adams stood at the entrance of the overcrowded hall, feeling like an exposed rabbit. Her uncle had her hand tucked in his elbow and the music was being sung softly but Jessica heard nothing. She felt a chilling fear in her spine that something would go […]
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Black Marriage by Ralph Angel
**THE BLACK MARRIAGE** ©Ralph Angel EPISODE 1 “This gown is perfect” Sonia exclaimed as she hurriedly held out the wedding gown that caught her fancy in the extremely large room filled with gowns. Jessica sighed exhaustedly. “You can’t obviously expect me to wear that?” “And what is wrong with this one again ooo” Paulina asked, […]
Read MoreDon’t mess with a righteous woman episode 3
DON’T MESS WITH A RIGHTEOUS WOMAN. EPISODE 3 “Hello Ranti.” No response. She was breathing hard. “Mr Kayode, please pray for me. Something is pressing my stomach. I don’t want to lose this child. Please!” Pregnant? I hadn’t even noticed she was pregnant. “In the name of Jesus, I command you, stop oppressing her!” I […]
Read MoreDon’t mess with a righteous woman episode 2
DON’T MESS WITH A RIGHTEOUS WOMAN. Written by: Adexshowking Adeniji EPISODE 2 “Ranti, how much did you bring to my office?” Ranti was just about leaving the office when I approached her desk. She hesitated before responding. “Please don’t tell me that money is missing.” The other sales rep stood there watching. She ran out […]
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Don’t mess with a righteous woman
DON’T MESS WITH A RIGHTEOUS WOMAN. Written by: Adexshowking Adeniji EPISODE 1 Bimbo didn’t want me to take up that job initially. She said something about her heart not being comfortable with it but what was a man like me to do when I have been living on my wife’s meager income for the past […]
Read MoreSofia and Ekene episode 5
#Sophia_and_Ekene_ (Part 5) It seemed a very long night for Sophia at the hotel as she roamed about quietly in dismay searching for answers to many unanswered questions. Ginika failed to show up again since she strolled out. She had to monitor every action within the surrounding meticulously and conscientiously. Sophia was wary of CCTV […]
Read MoreSofia and Ekene episode 4
#Sophia_and_Ekene_ (part 4) Sophia had lied earlier at the airport. she had told Obyno that she was waiting for her aunt then. She maintained that lie – but made slight changes this time in a bid to suit time and events. This time around, she told him that her aunt began having issues with her […]
Read MoreSofia and Ekene episode 3
#Sophia_and_Ekene_ (part 3) In the gathering gloom, the prelude to darkness, Sophia wandered around the airport premises in despair. Communications with Ekene remained in deadlock. She was once upbeat and hopeful but recent events have connived to deter her mind. She was beginning to lose confidence in Ekene’s credibility. Then, she remembered Ginika, one of […]
Read MoreSofia and Ekene episode 2
#Sophia_and_Ekene_ (part 2) Sophia hoped for a nice outing in Asaba but little did she know that a huge surprise awaits her on the horizon. Ekene was expecting Sophia on a Saturday evening as agreed but Sophia decided to create a scene. She touched down on Friday evening. Filled with joy amidst fantasies, she had […]
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Sofia and Ekene
Episode 1 A lady flew all the way from Kaduna to meet this guy she met coincidentally sometimes ago in Asaba. . . Sophia met Ekene during her kid sister’s wedding preparations. They had come to main market Onitsha to buy valuable stuffs for a glamorous wedding. It was on one of those outings that […]
Read MoreOsuwake episode 14
OSUWAKE Episode 14 The next morning, around 5:00am, she was breathing heavily. She called me to come and hold her – she was feeling extremely cold and was shivering when I reached her. “Osuwake! I’ m not feeling myself again! I’m very cold. Please are you touching me or close to me” “mummy! I’m here, […]
Read MoreOsuwake episode 13
OSUWAKE Episode 13 I arrived home safely. I met my mum in tatters – she was suffering seriously. She had started menstruating again. It has been more than a decade since she saw her last menstrual flow. Since the time she gave birth to our lastborn over ten years now; it stopped then and now […]
Read MoreOsuwake episode 12
OSUWAKE Episode 12 As I got back to Lagos, I secured another job still as a househelp to one woman who had no child. The woman was very kind to me and was even thinking of adopting me as her child from the look of things then. While in her house, one of her friend […]
Read MoreOsuwake episode 11
OSUWAKE Episode 11 I was only seventeen years of age as at then but was surprised when I heard my dad quoting the wrong age and asserting that I was married and living with my husband. they invited me to the witness box; they made me swear an oath of honesty and sincerity of whatever […]
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