Afosua left the courthouse as soon as the recess was announced and went back to her office. She prayed that Mr. Boakye would be out when she arrived. Someone must have been listening in the heavens; …
Author: Malaka
Monday morning came sooner than Annette had anticipated. She walked bravely up the few steps leading into the local court house at Kanda and waited for her lawyer to appear in the foyer. Sophia had gone …
Annette played nervously with the hem of her skirt and glanced occasionally at her lawyer. They had decided a few days ago that it would be Annette’s best interest if she found somewhere more permanent to …
Cecelia waited nervously for her daughter to arrive in a taxi. She had been cooking since morning, and most of the food was settling at room temperature now. Most of the money that she earned had …
Afosua and Gertrude wrapped up their proposal and recommendation to the Deutsch Tech group. Though the men didn’t say so, it was a resounding success, judging from the smiles and chatter that filled the board room. …
Lucas stood and asked Afosua to join him at the bar. She dutifully followed him. “Your colleague is very pretty.” “Gertrude? Yes, I suppose she is.” “I hope she is not equally naïve.” Afosua glanced back …
Tony tapped his foot on the restaurant floor until Afosua arrived. She sounded so intense on the phone…more agitated than normal. He was looking forward to seeing her, but wondered what could possibly have set her …
Well hello ATS STANs! I have to make this note brief so that I can write the next installment before you all nail me to the wall for not having it done. 🙂 I need your …
Lydia Oppong went to the trunk of her car and pulled out a simple batik dress and a pair of flip flips and stuffed them into a plastic bag. She strode confidently into the jail and …
The phone rang early on Monday morning, snapping Afosua into reality. “Afosua?” “Yes?” “This is Sophia Ike.” “The designer?” “Yes.” Why was Sophia Ike calling her so early on a week day? How had she gotten …