Aaron Ansah-Agyeman’s Chronicles of the Stranger Chronicle Title: BROKEN VOWS Episode 10 Location: THE DIVORCE COURT The stranger looks at the faces of his listeners with a great grin on his face. They all look stunned. Naa Shormei is visibly the worst affected as tears slowly course down face. Afia is staring, horrified, shaking her head numbly. AFIA...
Aaron Ansah-Agyeman’s Chronicles of the Stranger Chronicle Title: BROKEN VOWS Episode 7 Yaw Kuntu sat for a long time in deep thought, and then he leaned forward and looked at the two of them. YAW KUNTU You’re both right, of course. After meeting A.T. I’ve come to the realization that I’ve never stopped loving her. I do need her...
Aaron Ansah-Agyeman’s Chronicles of the Stranger Chronicle Title: BROKEN VOWS Episode 4 THE STRANGER Well it is! AFIA (hollowly) And the woman behaved differently? She behaved differently to how I’m behaving? THE STRANGER Well, yes. Compared to your case, all of them behaved differently! There is a silence, and then the elderly stranger suddenly stands up, gives a slight...
Aaron Ansah-Agyeman’s Chronicles of the Stranger Chronicle Title: BROKEN VOWS Episode 1 Location: THE DIVORCE COURT There is a divorce hearing inside the courtroom. Outside in the lounge, the families of Takyi Barima and Afia Agyeibea are also waiting tensely. Their case is going to be called next. Afia had started a painful divorce process against her husband, Takyi,...
Wedding of My Ex Chapter 28® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman When Chris gets out of his car his mother comes tearing out of the house to meet him. He turns to walk towards the house, and that is when he sees his mother running towards him. She is barefoot and is still in the dress she had worn in the morning. Her...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 27® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The sun is going to set. It is low over the sea, casting a golden glow on the waves. The waves are lapping gently, rolling smoothly towards shore and splashing the rocks with deep and muted sounds, and then cascading down the sides of the jutting rocks. Chris is sitting a little...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 26 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Five white Chrysler saloon cars enter the gates of the Golgotha Heights Chapel. The cars are now parked in front of the church with precision. Mr and Mrs Opoku alight from one car. Effe gets out, helped by two handsome men in black tuxedos. Eyram pulls the veil across Effe’s...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 25® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The passenger door of the fifth Chrysler has opened, and a woman steps out. She is the bridesmaid. And, worse of all, she looks exactly like Effe! Chris turns and stares at Effe, and then he whirls around and stares at the woman who has gotten out of the car. They look...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 24® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris overtakes wrongly, drawing the angry horns of drivers. His attention is divided between driving and looking out for a wedding procession. His face is the epitome of distress. He fumbles out his phone and dials Effe’s number. The call is picked. “Effe? Is that you, Effe? Hello, Effe?” “This is her...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 23® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Steve pushes Mike backward. “Lay off, bro! The man says he gotta blast outta here, and we’re all heading home, so what’s stopping you from bringing your ass back to the house and having it addressed?” Mike looks at Chris desperately, and Chris sighs and speaks calmly. “Listen, Mike, I’m on edge...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 22® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris is driving. He is obviously distressed. He keeps hearing the voices of Dr Anaman and Bright Koffie. Chris runs his hand through his hair repeatedly. Finally, he turns off the road and parks the car. He picks up his mobile phone and calls Steve. “Hey, paddy! What the dilly-dilly-dilly-dilly-yoo!” Steve says...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 21® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Bright turns to leave, but Mr Tamakloe holds his arm. “Hold on, Bright. I don’t understand a thing! What’s all this? What are talking about?” “Sir John, it is a bit complicated,” Bright says in a calm voice. “You see, four years ago, Effe and I were both lucky to leave...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 20® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris opens his bedroom door and comes out. Elaine is following closely behind. Chris is well-dressed in an expensive and well-cut suit with a crisp white shirt and polka-dotted tie. Elaine is wearing her nightdress but has pulled on a morning gown. They go down the stairs, chatting softly. They find Madam...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 19® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris stands just inside his living room. He looks around slowly, his face anxious. He takes a few steps further into the room. Chris racks his memory, dredging up that painful moment when he had seen a mean-looking Effe standing over the sprawled body of his mother, holding a side table in...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 18 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is Friday afternoon. Steve parks Chris’ car. In the passenger seat behind him are Chris and Elaine. The three of them are laughing from a joke Steve just told them. Mr and Mrs Boateng have emerged from the house and are coming forward to meet them. They are both smiling...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 17 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris sits up slowly, and Iris drops her hands. He leans his head back against the sofa and closes his eyes. Iris speaks gently. “And that’s it?” Iris asks with wonder. “That’s how it ended between you and Effe?” “Basically, yes. I took my Mom to see Dr Anaman that...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 16 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris parks his car behind two cars in his driveway. One of the cars is for Steve. The other one is for Effe. Chris gets out of the car. He begins to limp towards the front door. “Okay, Effe. Good, you’re here. Now you’re going to tell me WHY! Nothing else...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 15 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris is seen parking his car several meters away from the entrance of the Ocean Front Hotel. He gets out, and Afful appears at his side. They begin to talk, and Afful glances furtively over his shoulder and quickly directs Chris halfway around the hotel, and they enter through a small...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 14 ® Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris is in his office. His coat is draped on the back of his huge swivel chair. His tie is loose, and the first two buttons on his white shirt are undone. The laptop is on, and on the desk in front of him is a huge file containing documents that...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 13: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris gets out of his car. He walks up the driveway to the front door and rings the doorbell. After a moment the door is opened by Effe. She is wearing blue jeans and a fetching pink top. She stands just inside the room, looking at him strangely. “No welcoming hug for...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 12: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris rubs his eyes and leans back fully, putting his head across the edge of the sofa. “Wow, that was amazing,” Iris whispers, intrigued. “You really loved her, didn’t you?” “Love is definitely an understatement, Iris. I really adored that girl. She filled my heart, you know. Hell, there was not a...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 11: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris and Mr Opoku are leaning against the walls of the Female Ward of Dr Anaman’s Clinic. Chris’ arms are folded across his chest whilst Mr Opoku’s hands are shoved deep inside his trouser pockets. The door of the ward swings open and Dr Anaman steps into the corridor. A stethoscope is...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 10: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Elaine, unaware of what is going on, links her arm through Chris’ and drags him towards the high table. Chris’ eyes seek out Effe, but she seems to have melted into the crowd. And then, quite suddenly, Mr Boateng approaches Chris with Mr Ken Opoku at his side. “Chris, my boy, meet...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 9: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman And it begins from there! Chris and Effe are at the beach, sitting under coconut trees. There are drinks, flasks and paper plates around them. They laugh happily and walk hand-in-hand on the seashore. Chris chases Effe around and plants a kiss on her cheeks when he catches her. They face the...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 8: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris stops talking for a while and sighs. He is telling Iris about how he met Effe and how he was forced to take her with him to Takoradi and eventually gave her to the Opoku’s to take charge of her. He also filled Iris in on how he had seen her...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 7: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris is driving. Iris is sitting beside him, leaning back in her seat, half-turned towards him. The CD track changes, and soon R. Kelly is singing When a woman loves. “Awwww, this song kills me! Just like an old school song, but rendered with such passion,” Iris says. “I love it too,...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 6: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris parks his huge car and surveys the glass-fronted nightclub. Two huge bouncers are manning the doors. Chris walks into the interior of the nightclub. He is greeted by the blast of high-octane hip-life music. There are a main dancing floor and outer tables where revellers are sitting. The dancing floor is...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 5 : Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris enters the well-furnished lobby of the Slash Designs building. He enters the lift. There is already one other person inside. He is Gabriel Blankson, and he is forty-four years old. He is short and squat with a powerful compact body. Gabriel is dressed in a smart cream suit. He is...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 3 : Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris suddenly bolts forward. His phone, on the passenger seat, is ringing. He looks at his phone. The image on it is a portrait of a beautiful young lady, and the name below it reads ANGEL. Her real name is Elaine Boateng, and she is twenty-eight years old. She is Chris’...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 2 : Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It had been on the Winneba-Accra road. Chris is driving a dark-coloured Toyota Camry. He has just left Winneba junction and he is approaching the next town. He sees a lot of people along the road. Some are frantically waving to him to slow down. Chris is in a bend, and...
Wedding of My Ex: Chapter 1: Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is a large modern office, brightly-lit and replete with modern art and office equipment. Chris Bawa is sitting on an elegant swivel chair behind a huge oak desk. He is dressed in an excellently tailored black suit and crisp white shirt. His necktie is loosened at the neck. The office door...
