The Jailbird Episode 63 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe is ushered into the dim interior of the cold room. The room is divided into five booths. There are high-backed chairs in front of each booth, and on the little metallic protrusion in front of the booth is a telephone receiver. The kind-faced policeman who is with Effe walks forward and pulls...
The Jailbird Episode 62 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe’s office door opens. Her office is huge, replete with all the modern gadgets that a state-of-the-art office should have. Her desk is U-shaped and made of polished mahogany. The view out of the window is an exquisite sight of the beachfront. There is a door that leads to a finely-furnished sleeping quarters....
The Jailbird Episode 61 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The family is in the living room having a family discussion. Reverend Brand Bawa, Mrs. Lois Bawa, Diana, Stan and Ruben Essel are present. They are thinking about their next meeting with Chris, a move Stan is strongly opposing. The huge television is on, but the sound has been muted as the family...
The Jailbird 57 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris is sitting on the edge of the bed. Effe is sitting behind the small glass-topped desk she uses for late-night edits. Chris has just finished telling her the most horrifying story ever, and she is shivering. She is so scared. She realizes just how close she and Junior had come to losing him...
The Jailbird 55 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The old man bites his lip, and his face takes on a pained look. “I owe Shapiro a lot of money, kid. Drug money, before I was imprisoned. I knew he was gonna kill me. There was no way I could hide from him. I used to work for him, you know, before I...
The Jailbird: Episode 44 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Steve drives for a while, and then he stops the car and gets out. He slams the door with fury and kicks at one of the tires. His head is thudding with pain as he recollects the sight on the floor. He sees Effe, so aggressive as she strains passionately on top of...
The Jailbird: Episode 43 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris sighs deeply, and for a very fleeting time, a look of deep shame spreads across his face. He shakes his head sadly, and then he looks at Effe. “Alright, Effe. If that’s how you want to play it, we’ll play it your way. But I must tell you something I couldn’t tell...
The Jailbird Episode 29 Episode 29 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris feels a rush of love, the same strong blast of love he had felt the very first time he took his son into his arms when he was born. He wraps his arms around Junior’s little body, and a while later the boy’s rhythmic breathing tells him he is asleep....
The Jailbird Episode 30 Episode 30 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is fight night. Rupert is driving and Eyram is sitting by his side. Chris is in the back seat. Rupert is wearing an excellently-tailored black suit, white shirt and maroon tie. Eyram is in a dark green dress that shows off her stunning beauty. Chris is making do with one...
The Jailbird Episode 26 Episode 26 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman There is an uncomfortable silence for a little while, and then the man of God takes a step closer to his last son. He clears his throat before speaking. “Listen, son, I think we went through a hard time as a family when this whole thing happened five years ago. You...
The Jailbird Episode 25 Episode 25 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Two days later, Eyram drives into her yard and parks the car near the Boys’ Quarters. Behind her car is a white U-Haul. She gets down and looks across at Chris, and her face closes in a look of extreme displeasure at what she sees. Chris is at the far end...
The Jailbird Episode 24 Episode 24 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Rupert is dressed in an impeccable black suit, and looks quite handsome as always, but he has a subdued and almost worried look on his face as he approaches them. His bungalow is down the incline, a short distance from Eyram’s place. “Just heard on the news that the lady lied...
The Jailbird Episode 23 Episode 23 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The Eden Hospital Staff Residential Hub, known as the ERSH, is a sprawling beauty. It has many entry gates manned by armed security men. The bungalows are well-demarcated and range from simple but beautiful one-bedroom blocks to fully-detached five-bedrooms and Boys’ Quarters detachments. Eyram’s compound reeks of serenity from its splendid...
The Jailbird Episode 22 Episode 22 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe’s defences come up, and she glares at him defiantly through the sharp pain his words have opened in her heart. She detests the fact that she suddenly feels so guilty. She remembers how she behaved at the hospital when she heard the police were coming for Chris. Knowing that Chris...
The Jailbird Episode 21 Episode 21 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The Commander turned to Chris, who is still holding Cuger up by the neck. “Listen carefully, Mr. Bawa,” he says harshly. “In five seconds if you’re still holding Cuger, I’m going to lock you up for assault on an officer of the law, and believe me I’m going to make sure...
The Jailbird Episode 20 Episode 20 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The main yard of the Central Police Station is crawling with the press and a sizeable crowd. The previous evening’s episode of Elaine’s popular GIRL VIBZ talk show which featured Mr. Chris Bawa as “The Beast” has made the press besiege the police station that early, eager to grab a good...
The Jailbird Episode 19 Episode 19 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe bites her lower lip and begins to tremble. She clamps her hands to her temples and rubs them hard. “Damn you, Chris! I won’t allow you! Do you hear me? I won’t allow you!!” she says desperately. On the television screen, Elaine is walking forward again. “That was not the...
The Jailbird Episode 15 and 16 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 17 Chris swings Barbara’s car through the gates of the gigantic Eden Hospital. He swerves into the parking lot with the tires screeching in protest. He had torn off the sleeve of his shirt and tied it around his arm where Barbara stabbed him, and now it is soaked with...
The Jailbird Episode 15 and 16 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 15 Chris slides dejectedly to the floor, his breathing laboured and frantic, his expression beset with deep emotional pain. Trembling, he reaches for his glass of water and drinks thirstily, and all the while he keeps his eyes away from her. She sits up slowly, her eyes tearing into him...
The Jailbird Episode 13 and 14 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 13 Junior gets down from Steve’s car and runs straight into the house. Steve stares after him, and then he looks over at Effe who is unstrapping her seatbelt. “Seems your son is really fighting for his father, sweetheart,” he says calmly enough, but there is an underlying tone of...
The Jailbird Episode 11 and 12 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 11 It is Sunday, and the Central Auditorium of the Golgotha Heights International Church is filled to capacity, as usual. It is a huge church, a sprawling three-story edifice that rises majestically into the air with its finery and proud lines. It also has an underground pool area for baptismal...
The Jailbird Episode 9 and 10 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 9 Chris sits down and quickly signs the spaces Joshua points out to him. Effe feels the emotions building up uncontrollably within her as Chris’ hand flies over the sheets as he appends his signature quickly. This is it then, finally. He is signing the divorce papers, cutting off the...
The Jailbird Episode 7 and 8 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 7 Steve slips an arm around Effe’s stiff shoulders protectively and speaks with a chuckle to help ease the horrible friction that has sprung up between the two friends. “Hey, hey, hey, Elaine! That’s enough! Look we’re all a bit stressed here! Why don’t we call it a night, huh?...
The Jailbird Episode 5 and 6 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 5 Junior, weeping uncontrollably, takes faltering steps after the sedan, making his shattered mother reach out for him. “My Prince,” Effe whispers sadly. “Please, don’t!” Junior shies away from her, his gaze fierce and accusing, and then he runs past her into the house. Steve bends and picks up the...
The Jailbird Episode 3 and 4 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Episode 3 The taxi stops in front of a very beautiful two-story building. It is located in a beautiful neighbourhood. The streets are well-demarcated and the addresses, precise. The houses are neat and well-arranged, testifying to the affluence of the rich people living in the neighbourhood. The lawns and hedges are...
The Jailbird Episode 2 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Barbara joins the main road towards Achimota, and she keeps casting furtive glances at Chris. Chris is reclining in the seat, head back, eyes closed, hands lying limply on his thighs, obviously lost in his inner conflicts. Barbara sighs with great compassion for him. A man cooped inside that horrible place for five...
The Jailbird Episode 1 by Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The sweetest music he has ever heard is the creaking sounds of the twenty-foot metallic gates of the prison sliding open. The tall well-built man steps outside, leaving the four heavily armed and muscled prison officials who have accompanied him at the gate. He stops just outside as the gates slide shut behind...
Day 45 of 45 Days 45 Days 45 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Doctor Anaman removes the stethoscope from his ears, folds it, and places it carefully on his desk. He looks quite shaken as he looks at Effe. Effe and Eyram watch him apprehensively as he blows air through his lips and stands up. Out in the reception, their parents...
Day 44 of 45 Days 45 Days 44 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Steve Hollison sits at the gambling table and watches his empty wallet. He has been drinking and gambling for almost two hours, and he is aware that he has lost a sizeable amount of money. He is wearing a blue shirt, and he cannot even remember where he...
Day 43 of 45 Days 45 Days 43 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is evening. The taxi stops and Eyram, Elaine and Aunt Ruth get out of it. They approach the beautiful bungalow, and the front door opens and Rupert Henderson steps out uncertainly. He comes forward to meet them as Eyram pays off the cab. Elaine looks at Rupert...
Day 42 of 45 Days [responsivevoice_button] 45 Days 42 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe has never seen anything like it. The car that is in the parking lot of Eden Hospital is a cross between a sedan and a limousine. It is black and huge, with an exquisite sleek-edged design. It is the most beautiful car she has ever seen....
Day 41 of 45 Days 45 Days 41 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe rides the elevator to the ground floor. Eyram and her father are beside her. She has just been discharged by the new Administrator of Eden Hospital, Doctor Gabriel Anaman, and asked to take things cool and slow. She is still terribly worried. Mr. Ntim called her early...
Day 40 of 45 Days 45 Days 40 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe opens her eyes slowly. She is lying on a big bed in an air-conditioned room. She knows instantly that she is in the Executive Ward of Eden Hospital. Sunlight filters in through the huge tinted glass windows because the Venetian blinds are pulled and tied back...
Day 39 of 45 Days 45 Days 39 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The beeper on Effe’s desk chimes, and a moment later the voice of Auntie Joyce, her Secretary, comes over the intercom. “Doctor Ayeh to see you, please. Here on appointment.” “Oh, yes, send him right in.” A moment later, the door opens and Gilbert enters. He looks wan...
Day 38 of 45 Days 45 Days © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman 38 DAYS Steve steps out of his office. It is 2:30 a.m. He is unshaved and looks haggard. He locks his office door and walks to the elevators. It descends rapidly and stops on the tenth floor. It opens and a young doctor enters. His name is Gilbert Ayeh, one...
Day 37 of 45 Days 45 Days 37 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It rains almost the whole day. Effe stays in her room almost the whole day, thinking. She is happy and sad at the same time. Happy that she is pregnant at last and sad that the love of her life, the one who she has fallen in love...
Day 36 of 45 Days 45 Days 36 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe stands in her bathroom. She is naked, and she stands halfway in front of the huge mirror. Her stomach is incredibly flat, save for a little bulge under her navel. She runs her hands gently over her tummy, and then she looks at the seat of the...
Day 35 of 45 Days 45 Days 35 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is morning. Ken Kedem turns into the huge and well-demarcated parking lot of Eden Hospital. Sitting beside him is Ivy Kedem, and in the backseat, are their daughters. Eyram is going to buy some clothes and other things for Junior and Henderson Junior. Effe is unusually quiet,...
Day 34 of 45 Days 45 Days 34 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Rupert Henderson kisses Junior on the cheek. The baby giggles and gurgles with delight, and Rupert hands him over to Eyram. “Sorry I wasn’t here yesterday to check him out, Eyram. But he’s fine. A very mild infection that’ll clear by tomorrow or the next,” Rupert says with...
Day 33 of 45 Days 45 Days 33 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Mrs. Ivy Kedem closes the door and leans against it. She closes her eyes tightly, sighs deeply, and then walks forward slowly into the luxurious living room. She drops her handbag on a chair and sits down warily. She hears footsteps from the stairs and looks up slowly....
Day 32 of 45 Days 45 Days 32 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is a cold basement. The walls are solid concrete, with no windows. Stone steps lead upstairs to a door. There is nothing else in the room except a rickety standing fan, a water closet and a single 100-watt bulb that burns in the concrete ceiling. The basement...
Day 31 of 45 Days 45 Days 31 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe descends the stairs early in the morning. It is just a few minutes past six. She hears voices from her parent’s room, and a moment later they both emerge, dressed for the office. They pause and look at her. “Effe, my darling. Glad to see you...
Day 28 of 45 Days 45 Days 28 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman There is a loud pounding on Effe’s door. She wakes up and looks at the time sleepily. It is just past four in the morning. She groans and reluctantly gets out of bed. She is very tired and sleepy. She walks to the door in her negligee and...
Day 27 of 45 Days45 Days 27 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Elaine cannot stop crying.She is devastated. She is with Doctor Anaman and her friends. The shocked doctor has just finished explaining to her how she had ended up giving birth to Dr. Rupert Henderson’s son.“I’m sorry, Elaine,” Doctor Anaman says kindly. “I’m very sorry. That’s how it happened.”Elaine cannot speak,...
Day 26 of 45 Days45 Days 26 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe wakes up with an effort. It had been a wonderful dinner with Chris the previous day, and although she had enjoyed herself so much, she had not been able to get rid of the sight of Elaine’s ‘strange’ baby. She had told Chris about it, and he had...
Day 25 of 45 Days 45 Days 25 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman It is late evening. Effe sits in her office and gently massages her neck. She had carried out two complicated surgeries earlier, and she is tired. But she is happy. The previous day had been one of her happiest. She feels like a teenager all over again. She...
Day 24 of 45 Days45 Days 24 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe parks her car and gets out. It is 3.00 in the morning. She had tried the previous day to come and look for Chris, but just as she finished dressing up a call had come through from Doctor Ameyaw; there had been a serious motor accident, and she...
Day 23 of 45 Days 45 Days 23 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Effe turns on her side restlessly and her eyes fall on the bedside clock. It is 5.00 a.m. It occurs to her that she needs to leave her parents’ house very soon. They had been a great help during her ordeal, but she feels it is now time...
Day 22 of 45 Days 45 Days 22 DAYS Effe is driving her mother’s car. Sitting beside her is Eyram, who has a paediatrician appointment with Dr. Rupert Henderson. Eyram casts speculative glances at her sister. Like it has been the case for so many years and is peculiar to twins, she can feel her sister’s inner pain and...
Day 21 of 45 Days 45 Days 21 DAYS © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman Chris wakes up and lies on his back. He is quite spent, and he is luxuriously tired. His heart is joyfully happy. He remembers them having the sweetest breakfast he has ever tasted, courtesy of Mr. Katoto. He remembers them starting kissing in the living area, getting naked...
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