The Coffin Maker ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 1-5 Episode 1 Opana Madam this is not what you told me when you wanted to rent my room in the first place. Now you want to turn my house into an orphanage by adding some extra people to the four children you first came to the house with. Eno...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODES 6-10 Episode 6 Opana: Young man, have we met before? Fred Yeboah: Yes, we just met this morning and you took everything I had on me. Opana: Me? Where and how did I do such a thing to you? Fred Yeboah: Mmmm……. Mmmmmmm……. Mmmmmmmmmm……. Opana: Sir, is your nephew a stammerer because I...
The Coffin Maker ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 11-13 Episode 11 Opana (whispers to himself as he heads to his flat) I will deal with anyone who flouts my orders in this house because I have the final and utmost say in this compound. I won’t hesitate to eject anyone who rocks shoulders with me in this house...
The Coffin Maker ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 14-15 Episode 14 Commander Just name it and I will do well to honour it. Opana Ah well, you asked for it so listen to what I have for you. The three thousand Ghana Cedis (3000) you promised to give my daughter, I am taking it from you as compensation...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 16-18 Episode 16 Kuukua Nhyiraba Hmmm, the room is very hot this afternoon so why don’t we sit outside here under the tree and enjoy the cool breeze. Opana Since when did you start to host me outside your room, even when the electrician hadn’t fixed the meter for you to get electricity...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 19-20 Episode 19 Opana walks into the house pretending to be drunk and falling down as he entered the living room. Akua Yankey Not again this evening Kofi Ansah, why have you decided to engage me in such hefty job recently? You come home heavily drunk that you can’t locate the way to...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 21-23 Episode 21 Dennis Asomani Stop this concert and talk to me because as you are seeing me here am very annoyed and the way I’m charged up erh, if I get hold of that Michael of a boy the way I will discipline him erh his family won’t even recognise him. How...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 24-25 Episode 24 Commander (answers the call in a harsh tone) Whoever you are am not ready for you stupid games and if you don’t take care I will track you down and deal mercilessly with you for these foolish games you are playing with me this afternoon. Are you mad? Caller Hey,...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 26-28 Episode 26 Shortly after Akua Yankey left to the house, a boy between the age of 16 to 18 riding a bicycle mistakenly splashed muddy water on Opana. Michael and Bernice saw the move early, but Opana who was pressing his phone by then didn’t see it so he was badly soaked...
The Coffin Mak-er ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 29-30 Episode 29 Michael Ansah Please, how may I help you? Visitor (yelling at someone who was hiding behind him) Herh, is this the man who seized my bicycle? Young Boy Bros please, he is not the one, it is his father rather. Visitor Massa, where is your father? I...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 31-33 Episode 31 Michael Ansah Papa, is what I’m hearing from people true that your shop got burnt to ashes and even a nail was not taken from the place? Opana Who told you that? Michael Ansah Mmmm, I overheard that gossip of a woman telling the other tenants when I...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 34-35 Episode 34 Opana is pushed into the police cell and immediately he is placed inside the cell he rushes to the toilet to ease himself because he had developed an emergency running stomach due to the new development that had taken place and now he sees that there was no escape route...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 36-38 Episode 36 Opana enters his bedroom whistling to a melodious tune and he picks his shorts from the laundry basket and puts his hand in the left pocket where he knew he placed the lotto coupon but the coupon is not there so he moves to the right pocket and that...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 39-40 Episode 39 Michael Ansah Mummy, I was told the fight is taking place at the lotto agent close to his workplace, let us rush to the place so that nothing bad happens to him or anyone. Akua Yankey Herh, Bernice take care of the house as your elder brother and I are...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 41-43 Episode 41 Chief After listening to both parties carefully and having a short discussion with my able elders, we have come to a conclusion which will bring peace to both parties. First I would like to throw light on these important things to both of you, we have to note that anything...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 44-45 Episode 44 The man from the second car ordered the men in black to take the blindfold off from the face of the guy who was brought out of the car and he engaged him in a conversation. Boss Nicodemus, so you think you could abscond with my money and concealment huh?...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 49-50 Episode 49 Brigadier Adu-Tettey and his beautiful wife walk majestically into the hospital followed by Captain Awude. In that same moment, the matron saw them coming and quickly turned to climb the staircase to avoid the couple but wasn’t fast enough. Mrs Adu-Tettey Hello matron good morning, I trust you are...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 51-53 Episode 51 Opana gets to the estate developer’s end and he tells him his purpose for coming over. Opana Good morning Mr Addo, I will make my mission of being here very brief so that you can proceed with your day’s activities. Mr Addo Good morning Mr Ansah, let me offer you...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 54-55 Episode 54 Quincy Jessssssssus Christ!!! Baby get out of my way, someone’s life is at stake here. Unknown Person You are not going anywhere you cheat, stand here and let’s get to the bottom of this Mr man. Quincy (pushes his lover to the bed and rushes to the deep freezer and...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 56-58 Episode 56 Opana Doctor, so if the money you quoted for me the other day is ready, how soon can it take for my daughter to be flown out of the country for her surgery to take place? Doctor I will say if the money is ready today, latest by seven days...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 59-60 Episode 59 Pretty Lady Do you go about in town carrying people’s bag? If you want to render services to people free of charge, I will advise you to go to Makola, Kaneshie or Agbogbloshie market to help people there and not here with me. Michael Ansah Hey, a slap from an...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 61-63 Episode 61 Kwaku Mike moves slowly to his right-hand side so that the snake wouldn’t strike or pounce on him, as he was moving he kept the torchlight of his phone fixed on the cobra snake so that the snake wouldn’t notice he was making a move. As he moved the snake...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 64-65 Episode 64 Quincy: Hey, I don’t have….. Unknown Person: (cuts in) I don’t take chilled water so you can relax, I just need a glass of water from the tape, or you won’t allow me enter your kitchen also? Michael Ansah: God, I hope I’m safe behind this fridge? God...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 66-68 Episode 66 Michael Ansah: (screaming) Leave me alone, what have I done to you people? I don’t want to fight you people because I promised Henrietta, my love not to fight again, please stop because I don’t want to break my promise to her and if you touch her again I will...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 69-70 Episode 69 Back at Opana’s house: Opana: My dear this breakfast is something else paaa ooo, this kind of food was last prepared for me when I was chasing after you like 35years ago and I remember our first mama and dada match in my small room by then. Akua Yankey: Eeeeiiii...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 71-73 Episode 71 Quincy: Jesus Christ!!! The brakes are not working properly! My goodness! God, take over the steering or else your children will die any moment from now. Michael Ansah: Watch out for that black Range Rover ahead of us. (the motorbike hits the bumper of the black Range Rover and the...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 74-75 Episode 74 Maabena Boaduwaa: Kwaku Mike, do you like what you are seeing? if you like it, then come and grab it. Michael Ansah: (smiles and licks his lips) Come here and let me show you the other side of me that you don’t know. I will make you know the stuff...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 76-78 Episode 76 Quincy’s room: Maabena Boaduwaa: (talks with her back facing the door when she hears the door been opened) I knew you will come to your senses and crawl to my feet again Mr. man. All my life no man has ever got the courage to see my nakedness and...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 79-80 Episode 79 Kwaku Mike walked back to Julia’s suite and as he entered he realised that all the lights in the room had been turned off and candle lights had been put on, he closed the door and went to check on the number on the door to see if he had...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 81-83 Chapter 81 Mike dresses up in a space of 30 seconds just like a soldier man who is late for the morning parade. He checks his pocket to see if he had taken everything he brought on him as he came to Julia’s end, and when he was convinced that he had...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 84-85 Episode 84 Julia sings and dances happily to her suite, but some few steps to the door, something hit her that all was not well back in the room where she left Mike. She finally got to the door and started knocking politely from the start, but as she knocked for some...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 86 Episode 86 On phone: Opana: My son how are you? Things had to change with our travelling to the city, we were called very early for us to set off from the village to the city. I was told there were some documents I had to sign before your sister and mum...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 87 Episode 87 Senior Apprentice: Master good afternoon and welcome to the shop, as you can see everything is under control over here. I made sure every Tom, Dick and Harry is busy doing something and I am very pleased with the job everyone has done so far. Opana: Are you aware you...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 88 Episode 88 Kwaku Mike later returns with food and drinks and he served Quincy as they ate and work. After some shuffling and scrutinizing of pictures, they settled on some pictures and decided to create some social media handles and upload them there. Quincy connected the hotspot on his phone to his...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 89-90 Episode 89 Julia: Mickey let’s say my company tries to convince people to buy our products, we try to persuade our clients to buy things they can’t live without it. Michael Ansah: Hmmmmm then what could those products in question be and what is the name of your company? Julia: (in a...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 91 Episode 91 Maabena Boaduwaa: Wrong f**king time, who the hell could be that at this time of the day? Quincy: I hope it is not that stupid man who claims he is looking for Jemila because if it’s him I will deal with him for interrupting my emotional pleasure. Maabena Boaduwaa:...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 92 Episode 92 Mike managed to get to the reception. Because of his strangling encounter on the staircase he informed one of the stewards at the hotel reception to go and help Julia convey her things down to the car park. Because of the signal he gets from the necklace, he sits at...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 93 Episode 93 Five Months Later Opana’s Workshop: Opana: Herh so what is happening in our society now? This old people have refused dying, erh? After doing this man’s coffin which I got many accolades for my good work, no one has passed by my shop to order for a coffin or...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 94 Episode 94 After Opana sat and slept over what to do to revamp his business some ideas popped up in his head which he felt were laudable. He sat on his bed and gave a devilish smile to himself. He stood up and went to the kitchen to reheat a bowl of...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 95 Episode 95 Conductor: Yessssssssss!! Master, please give me your lorry fare. Opana: Ah what is wrong with you young man, I just boarded this bus and you are demanding for the fare. What if I pay you and the next minute your wretched bus breaks down? My friend I will...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 96 Episode 96 In no time the cousin of Julia shows up at the airport car park and Julia and Mike join her over there. Julia does the sorting out of things and hands over the main package to Mike and issues out a caution. Julia: Mickey darling, please in this paper bag...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 97 On Phone: Client: Hello Quincy, where are you? If I don’t see you here in my office in the next ten minutes, you will come and meet my absence and I promise not to leave behind any cheque for you. Quincy: Am four blocks away from your office, please take your time...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 98 Ginola gets the things his boss instructed him to get and he goes back to the place he was standing. The boss sips the champagne he had in his glass, smiles then take the container which contained “the ancient black diamonds”, he turns the cover of the container then pours the content...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 99 Oga smiles and takes leave from Opana, Opana on the other hand, did a cross sign on his forehand and smiled. He whispered to himself; “In three nights from today I will execute my plans tactically and no one will ever suspect me.” Opana leaves the place after looking left and right...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 100 Maabena Boaduwaa: Eeeeeiiii Mike what at all do you want in this world? Ever since you stepped your two left legs in this room everything has not been the same, it has been one problem to another and as if that is not enough, you have gone to bring your lover or...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 101 Maabena Boaduwaa: I will see to it that your end comes soon. I will feast very soon with the benefits I derive from your misery. I will show you that I am the daughter of a leopard who doesn’t lose its spot even if I fall in a river. Wait and see...
ALEXANDER AKOTO ADJEI THE COFFIN MAKER EPISODE 102 Maame Dufie: (runs into the house screaming) Julia! Julia!! Julia!!! Where the hell are you? There is trouble on the mountain my dear, where are you? Julia: (jumps to her feet) Hey, what is wrong with you that you are screaming my name all over the place like that? Do you...
The Coffin Maker THE WRITER I am Akoto Adjei Alexander, a Christian. A product of Abetifi Presbyterian Senior High School, Abetifi-Kwahu. I am in my late 20’s and the last born of the boys my parent brought to earth. I am a fiction/scriptwriter who loves to write about nature and the realities of life. Furthermore, I do a little of...
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