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another Chris/Effe Romance story but its not that sweet if Chris is not with Effe.. anyway let's ride

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so now this one is starting with Chris and Elaine being in love or pretending to be in love

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Chris Bawa, Effe Kedem, Rupert, as in Jailbird? Hahahaha this one no be me oh

anoda Chris and Effe's romance??? dis is going to be anoda twist in destiny,,,, ride on,,

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Chris-Effe romance again? Following anyway

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episode 2 The Klever Magg Chris is driving down the fast lane of the 37 Military Road heading towards Airport junction. He is listening to music from the CD player, and nodding his head in time with the tune. His phone rings and he glances over to his right. His phone is lying on the wedding card, which has now slid further out of its envelope. The picture on the card depicts a beautiful girl holding hands with an elderly man, framed in a heart. Chris picks the call. CHRIS What the dilly dilly dilly yoo, Steve. I am driving, okay? Let me call you back, bro. Yeah, yeah. Safe, rasta! He cuts the call, still smiling, and leans over to put the phone back on the wedding card. He sees the picture on the card and he groans hoarsely, passionately, his face absolutely shocked. CHRIS JESUS H. CHRIST! He draws a shuddering breath and rubs his forehead. He looks really disturbed. His face filled with incredulity, he looks at the card again. He is close to a bus stop. He swings in past the waiting passengers and parks at the extreme end of the bus stop. Trembling, he reaches up and turns on the twin inside lights. He reaches for the card and pulls it out of the envelope. Chris looks at the woman on the card. She is a fair woman, oval-faced, slim, and extremely beautiful. CHRIS EFFE KEDEM! OH, DEAR SWEET JESUS! IT IS EFFE! His body begins to tremble, and his breathing is laboured. Slowly his eyes fall on the card again. He sees the words: RUPERT AND EFFE, A CELEBRATION OF LOVE. CHRIS YOU DAMN BITCH! EFFE He leans his head back and closes his eyes. He bites his lower lip, and a deep groan that sounds almost like a sob blasts through his throat. He remembers that first time he met Effe Kedem… It had been on the Winneba-Accra road. Chris is driving a dark-coloured Toyota Camry. He has just left Winneba junction. 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 he slows down considerably. First he sees the green branches lying along the road, and shortly afterwards he comes across a motor accident. The people are staring down a deep ravine, and Chris sees a badly mangled bus lying half across the street, and the burning remains of another car down in the ravine along the road. Chris pulls over, stopping several metres ahead of the parked cars. He gets out and trots to the edge of the ravine. The car, tyres pointing upwards, is burning now. Chris listens to a young man narrating how a bus belonging to the ORPHANAGE OF HOPE has collided with another bus. No one is dead, and the wounded have already been conveyed to the Winneba Government Hospital. Chris then gets into his car, starts up and drives away. Suddenly he senses a movement behind him and looks into his driving mirror and finds himself looking at the blackened face of somebody sitting in his backseat. Chris shouts with shock. He drives off the road unto the shoulder, his eyes still fixed on the driving mirror. He brakes hard and swivels in his seat. It is a girl. She is wearing a badly stained designed dress of some sort, and after a moment he sees that it is printed with the round logo of the ORPHANAGE OF HOPE. Her face is grimy, just like her skin. She stares at him with fear on her face, continually wringing her hands. CHRIS Who the hell are you? And how did you get into my car? She holds up her hands towards him, and tears suddenly forms in her eyes. Her voice is soft and plaintive. GIRL Please, please sir, don’t let him take me back, please! CHRIS Were you in the Orphanage bus? GIRL Yes, yes, please! When the cars collided I fell out. I was lying in the bushes when you parked your car, and climbed in when you got out! CHRIS What’s your name? GIRL Effe. Effe Kedem. Please, please, I beg of you, don’t let me go back to that awful place…to that bad man…please! CHRIS Listen, girl, I don’t want to get involved with you, okay? I am sending you to the first police station I see, okay? Her whole body shakes with violent panic, and her huge eyes look very terrified. EFFE Nooooo! Please don’t send me back to him…don’t send me back to him! CHRIS Okay, okay, belt it down, lady. Hey, shut up! She stops screaming. CHRIS Who are you talking about? Who don’t you want to go back to? EFFE Mr. Afful. Chris waits, but she says nothing more. CHRIS This Mr. Afful, is he at the Orphanage? EFFE Yes, He is the Manager. He does bad things to me…very bad things! CHRIS Listen, Effe. I’m going to Accra. I can’t take you with me. That will be kidnapping and can get me into serious trouble with the law. Is there somebody you know who I can call for you? EFFE I have Auntie Joyce’s number. Please if you’re going to Accra take me with you. I’ll get down at Accra. CHRIS Is Auntie Joyce in Accra? EFFE No. She’s in Winneba. She also works at our orphanage. She is good. CHRIS Aren’t you a bit too big to be in an orphanage? Do you work there? EFFE No. I grew up there. i was left in a basket in front of the orphanage when I was a baby. It seems my mother, whoever she is, didn’t want me. CHRIS (His expression melting to one of sympathy.) I see. Mr. Afful, the Manager, he rapes you? EFFE Auntie Joyce has not allowed him to…yet! But he does bad things to me…with his fingers… Chris sits silently for a while; lips pursed, and regards her with troubled eyes. CHRIS Listen, Effe. Because of what you have told me, I will take you to Accra… EFFE Oh, thank you, thank you! CHRIS When we get to Accra, I will contact Auntie Joyce, and I’ll let her come for you. That’s all I can do for you now, ok? Effe lies down in the seat. He drives on. After a time he looks back at her. She is sleeping now, both hands clasped under her head, legs bent innocently. When they get to Kasoa he stops and buys a T-Shirt and jeans for her. He also buys some Waakye and bottled water too. She wakes up suddenly and starts screaming, her hands slapping at unseen attackers. CHRIS It is alright, Effe. It is alright. You’re safe! She looks at him, and for a moment she does not recognize him. After a moment she calms down and then she nods once. He parks off the road again and turns to her. CHRIS There’s a police barrier ahead, Effe. They might be aware of the accident, and seeing you in my car, dressed in the Orphanage’s clothes, will make them suspicious and bring problems. You understand? She looks terrified again, but he holds up a hand to reassure her. CHRIS It is okay, alright? I bought you some clothes. I will get out and allow you to change. There’s a towel too. Clean up your face a bit, and then eat. Hopefully, we can get through. She nods, and he gets out. He stands at the back of the car, leaning against the boot. CHRIS What the hell am I doing? What am I getting myself into? He passes through the police barrier safely, and they get to Accra. He enters a boutique and buys her some dresses. He finds a small hotel and pays for a night, and he sends Effe in. Her face is beginning to get terrified again when they enter the room, but he smiles at her reassuringly. CHRIS Don’t worry, girl. I will not do anything to you. EFFE (nodding) You are my guardian angel. Auntie Joyce told me that someday I will find a guardian angel who is willing to help me out. CHRIS I’m no angel, girl. I will call Auntie Joyce, she will come for you…and that’s that, okay? He orders some more food and asks her to take a bath first. He gives her the three dresses he has bought for her. Her face lights up with pure innocent joy, and he smiles. She selects one of the dresses, a knee-length white thing, simple but nice, and disappears into the bathroom. He is sitting at the desk, making a list of the things he will do the next day, when the bathroom door opens and she comes in. She is wearing the white dress. Her hair is tied back in a ponytail. She stops and looks at him shyly. Chris stares. The change from dirty grimy girl to the stunning beauty he is looking at is so great that for a moment he is lost for words. Her beauty is quite extraordinary. CHRIS You’re beautiful. She blushes furiously. A waiter wheels in their food and they have a meal. Later she falls asleep in the far corner against the wall, curled up on one side, covering herself completely except for her head. She does not use the pillows, but her hands are folded under her head. Chris stands beside the bed, hands in his pockets, and stare at her.

so from this kind of beginning effe, u have the guts to leave Chris for an older man. hmmm, bad gyal,,,, let the story flow

afful the black sheep

Chris has got some international business to do but that invitation card reminds him of something

Effe has survived the accident and she wanna escape about to be raped

He's loving her...she's sleeping...she's grateful...she's sad but happy

Nice Story going on here. Right here on time. Let Ride On

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nice story,, am liking the start already

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What a painful childhood

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Is this Chris bawa not getting too much

this is unbelievable,,,, Effe in d orphanage? dis twist is unexpected

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It's another CER

Just landing from u.k now hope am not late for this woderful story

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Episode 3 The Klever Magg 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. She is 28 years old. She is Chris’ fiancée. Chris picks the call. CHRIS Hello, Angel. ELAINE My love, it is getting late. Traffic demons again? CHRIS Yeah, but I’m at Airport junction. I will be there soon. ELAINE What’s wrong, love? You don’t sound so funky. Horror day again? CHRIS Nah, just a bit bushed out, I guess. ELAINE Hurry up and come home, my love. I’m going to rub you down real slow and show you a piece of heaven. CHRIS Hmm, yeah. I think I will like that, Angel. Love it when you’re in this kinda mood, sugar pie! ELAINE I’m all spread out and waiting, Superman. Just fly and come and rescue me! I’m all heated up here, love. CHRIS Can’t wait to sing to your body, Angel. See you soon. Bye. He looks at the wedding card, and stares at the face of Effe Kedem. Suddenly he looks angry. CHRIS Leave me alone, Effe Kedem! Stay out of my life, devil! He begins to drive again. Suddenly he starts hammering the steering-wheel with his fist. CHRIS Leave me the hell alone, Effe! He snatches up his mobile phone again, activates the call list, selects a name, and dials. A male voice answers. The voice belongs to STEVE HOLLISON, aged 38. He is Chris’ best friend. STEVE What the dilly yoo? Are you at the fuel station? CHRIS Nah, man. I’m driving home. Elly’s waiting, so I gotta rush. STEVE Eh, charlie, your own good oo! Say hi to her for me, ok? CHRIS Belt up and listen, you damn parrot. Something bad just happened. You won’t believe the shit you’re about to hear, man. Effe is getting married! STEVE You’re not, by any stretch of the imagination, talking about Effe Kedem, are you? CHRIS Do I know any other damn Effes? Of course it is her, the greatest love of my life, the girl who broke my heart so badly that I almost committed suicide. Same girl, dude, same hell. And I’ve been invited to her hell of a wedding. She’s marrying some asshole from South Africa, some damn… STEVE Hey, hey, hey, man, slow down. Simmer down, rasta. Take it from the top. What happened? CHRIS What didn’t happen, dude? You just wouldn’t believe how small the world is! My bosses just invited me to Effe’s wedding! STEVE You telling me you’ve been in touch with Effe all this time? CHRIS Hell no! Haven’t heard from or seen her for four years! This is just one of those damn twists of fate! Our business partner from South Africa decides to marry a Ghanaian girl, and he chooses no other girl than my girlfriend, can you believe that? STEVE Not your girlfriend, dude. Not even your ex-girlfriend. That girl was death to you, man. But talk about crazy coincidences, and this surely beats any I’ve ever heard! Say, bro, what… There are two sharp beeps in Chris’ ear, and then silence. CHRIS Hello, Steve, you there? He looks at the phone, and redials. A mechanical voice tells him that Steve cannot be reached. Steve’s phone has gone off. Chris swears, puts down the phone, and continues to drive. He rubs his forehead occasionally in obvious stress. CHRIS Oh, Effe! What’re you doing to me now? Why now, oh Lord, why now? CHRIS’ LUXURY APARTMENT IN HAATSO – NIGHT Chris drives into a very beautiful compound. The house is flat and very nicely designed. There is a white Nissan Rogue already parked in front of the house. It belongs to his girlfriend, Elaine Boateng. He picks up the wedding card, looks at it for a while, and then he opens the glove compartment and throws it in. He picks up his laptop and gets out of the car. He enters the house. The living-room is semi-dark, and he quickly doubles his steps as he nears bedroom door. He pushes the door open silently. The bedroom is huge, has a four-poster bed. Gentle and soft music comes from the speakers. It is an alluring and romantic setting. She is lying on the bed, propped up against the headboard, wearing a very short sky-blue nightdress. Her legs are slightly apart. He looks at her, and then he drops his laptop and approaches the bed. A happy smile plays around her lips as she raises herself up to meet his kiss. They kiss passionately, and her hands push his coat away and frantically undo his tie. He holds her desperately, kissing her hard. There is a flash as he recalls Effe’s face. Elaine reaches inside his shirt and caresses his chest. She unzips his trousers, and her hand reaches in. She stops suddenly even as he tries hard to kiss her. She puts a hand on his chest and gently pushes him back. Her eyes search his face. ELAINE What’s up, Tiger? The engine room is cold. CHRIS Just a bit bushed, I guess. Let me take a shower. That might do the trick. ELAINE Do that, Sweetness. I’m here, and I’m all yours. Chris shirks his clothes and walks into the bathroom in his boxers. He leans against the closed door and exhales rapidly. CHRIS Effe, I will not let you do this to me, you damn bitch! He turns on the shower. Cold water splashes over him, and he let it fall on him for a long time. He emerges from the bathroom naked. Elaine watches him, and a mischievous look passes across her lovely face. Their kiss is fervent, their desire strong. They moan as they make love. Later, he falls asleep. Elaine lies beside him, her face happy as she lazily watches the muted television. Suddenly a soft dinging sound comes through. It is Chris’ mobile phone’s message tone. She takes his phone out of its trouser clip and glances at the screen. It reads: NEW MESSAGE FROM STEVE. ELAINE What’re you bad boys up to? She inputs Chris’ password, opens and reads the message from Steve. SORRY. HAD LOW BATT AND DE FON WENT OFF. WE’LL TALK LATER BUT U KANT GO 2 EFFE’S WEDDING. OPT OUT CUZ IT’LL BRNG BAD ENDINZ. SEE YA LATER. Elaine freezes. She reads the text message again, and then she glances at the sleeping Chris. She shakes him awake.

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This story is tampering with my imagination of the picture i painted of chris and effe from 45 days... Though it sounds so interesting

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Elaine don't be fast... wait for explanations

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Episode 4 The Klever Magg Chris sits up groggily. He speaks sleepily. CHRIS What’s wrong, Honey pie? ELAINE What’s going on between you and Effe now? CHRIS What’re you talking about? ELAINE Stop it, Chris. Please, don’t start that with me! She hands him the phone. Silently he reads Steve’s message, and his jaw tightens. He sits up higher and sighs deeply. CHRIS Something happened today, Angel. I told you about a Mr. Rupert Henderson, our South African bankroller. Remember? ELAINE I remember. You told me he’s the brain behind the Slash Designs South Africa lounge. CHRIS As I told you, I’ll be CEO of the South African lounge. The decision was taken today. Henderson’s been basing in Takoradi most of the time when he’s in Ghana. He’s some relatives there, I gather. Well, he is going to get married this Saturday. Evelyn told me today, and gave me the invitation card. He is going to marry Effe. . ELAINE (stunned) What? What’re you telling me, Chris? You told me the man is an old man. He’s going to marry Effe? And you didn’t know about it? You really expect me to believe that? CHRIS No one at Slash knows Effe and I were once engaged! I don’t think even Mr. Henderson knows! It is just one of those crazy coincidences! ELAINE And you were not going to tell me about this, were you? CHRIS Of course I was going to tell you. I was just waiting for the right moment. ELAINE And the invitation card? Where is it? Don’t tell me you forgot it in the office, Chris. I wouldn’t believe that. CHRIS I left it in the car. ELAINE In the car or stashed away in the glove compartment? CHRIS Come on, Honey. Don’t get riled up over this. It is crazy, sure, but it has happened. It doesn’t need to change anything. Effe is dead to me. You have given me back my life, and I am totally committed to you, so let’s concentrate on what’s important. ELAINE: (wagging a forefinger at him.) Don’t tell me it hasn’t changed anything! You put that card in the glove compartment, didn’t you? You never intended to tell me, at least, not today! And when you came in and kissed me your damn dick was colder than ice, Chris. That has never happened before! Of course this has touched something in you! You still care for that girl, don’t you? CHRIS Now quit it, Elly. Fine, I would be lying if I say I wasn’t affected. I was shocked, yes, just as you were, but that’s it. Effe is getting married, fine, let her. You and I are getting married at the end of the year, remember? So that’s it. Let it go. She gets up and sits on the sofa and folds her arms across her breasts. She looks at him with venom. She is breathing hard, barely able to control her anger. ELAINE You’re not going to that wedding, Chris. Saturday, our plans remain the same. We’re going to Akosombo to visit my Aunt. CHRIS John Tamakloe wants me to go, Elly. He is the Chairman of the Board, and he thinks this will cement the relationship between Slash Designs and Rupert Henderson. They are using my designs exclusively for the South African Fashion Show in September, love, and Henderson is setting up the platform for me. I can’t say no to Tamakloe. ELAINE Four years ago Effe treated you like trash. You were so hurt you lost even your will to live. I stayed by your side, loved you, and helped you heal. That bitch tore your life to shreds, and made your heart all mushy like minced meat. I stayed with you and nurtured you back to life, Chris. Now, if I mean SOMETHING to you, find a good excuse and stay away from that damn wedding! Her hands are balled into angry fists, and there is fire in her gaze as she looks at his face. He approaches her and speaks gently. CHRIS Stop working yourself up over nothing, Honey. You’re the one I love, you know it. ELAINE Don’t touch me now, Chris, please don’t. CHRIS Elly, you’re letting that witch affect our lives again. We vowed to move out of her web four years ago, didn’t we? Please, don’t let us bleed our hearts for her. She is not worth it. ELAINE If Effe is getting married to a rich old bugger, well, that’s no surprise because she has always been a shameless gold digger, a slut who’ll go to any lengths to ensure that she has her hands on money. But you’re right, she doesn’t matter anymore, love. What matters is that you don’t go to that wedding. CHRIS Fine. I’ll find something to tell Evelyn tomorrow. Maybe they might want to let Gabriel go instead. ELAINE This is no coincidence. I will not be surprised if Effe somehow found out that Rupert Henderson is related to your work, and wormed herself into his arms. Now she marries Rupert, she goes to South Africa with him. You’re made the CEO of Slash Designs South Africa, and of course you’ll be there with her. How convenient! CHRIS Now, don’t go that way, Elly. It is purely coincidental. Why, if I go to South Africa you’ll be there with me, as my wife! You know me, Elly. If Effe and I are alone in the same room and she happens to be the only girl in the world, nothing will happen. You know just how much I detest her! She can never draw me into her dark shadows again. ELAINE (standing up and facing him. Her face is cold and earnest.) You’re not going to South Africa anymore, Chris. You don’t have to let them push you around like this. You told me yourself, darling, they’re using your designs exclusively. They need you, and not the other way round. Maybe this is the right moment for you to leave Slash, darling. You’ve made your name already, and you can make millions just by going on your own, representing Africa in the fashion world, baby. This is the time to break free! CHRIS We’ve gone over this before, love. I need more experience. I need more exposure and we agreed that South Africa would be the best stage for me. Evelyn took me in at a time in my life when I was useless. She had faith in me, and took great care to teach me the finer details of my talent. She has been good to me, and I can’t betray her now. ELAINE It is your decision, darling. But if I mean anything to you, then stay away from that wedding. If you attend Effe’s wedding, our relationship will be redefined. Just bear that in mind. She lies on the bed, far away near the wall, and turns her back to him. She does not want him anywhere near her. He stares at the bed. He sighs softly and lies down beside her. He feels her relaxing, and he draws her closer, running his palm down toward her breast. She turns towards him, and kisses him deeply. For a very brief moment as his lips descends, it is not her face he sees. He sees Effe ‘s face.

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It Is Not Her Face He See But Effe Face,wahala Near You

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Truth be told, Chris is yet to get over Effe... Elaine seems to be over reacting but you wouldn't blame her. A woman gat to do what she gat to do to keep her man

Elly if you trust your man, believe in what he tells you

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episode 5 The Klever Magg 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, 44 years old. He is short and squat with a powerful compact body. He is dressed in a smart cream suit. He is Head Designer of Slash Designs. Chris smiles in greeting. CHRIS Good morning, Gabby. GABRIEL Morning. You didn’t get my memo yesterday, did you? CHRIS Oh, dear Jesus, forgive me, Gabby! I got it. You wanted to see me at four, right? It slipped right out of my mind. You see Evelyn brought in the Cameroonian figures and needed an immediate analysis. So sorry, Gabby. Can we make it today? GABRIEL Today will be fine if you can find some time off your busy schedule, or if our gods release you. The elevator stops, and the heavy doors ding open. Both men step out unto a well-lit corridor. Gabriel begins to walk away but Chris reaches out and holds his arm. CHRIS Listen, Gabby. It was a genuine mistake on my part. I forgot all about it, and I’m sorry. I’ve been telling you I personally hate these cold wars between us, and I do my best to be civil, but sometimes you make it so hard for me. GABRIEL We are not friends, Chris, and we shall never be friends. Maybe it is through no fault of yours, but I personally think the stink that permeates these halls are not as rosy as some of you may think. CHRIS Gabby, chill it. There is no need to start that kind of battle. GABRIEL Battle? Get real, Chris. It has been a war all this while. I think it is downright incredible that only your designs are going to be used for the South African shit, forgive my language. Personally I can’t congratulate you because that kind of shit sticks in a man’s claw. But what can mere humans like us do? Go to South Africa, Chris, but here’s one heart which will not miss you. CHRIS Give it up, Gabby. So much bitterness bottled up inside you is going to eat you all up. C’mon man, we can ride this together if you’ll just allow yourself to defreeze. Gabriel turns and begins to walk away. He speaks over his shoulder. GABRIEL See you around, Chris. And if you can make the time, let’s go over the quotes today. Chris stares after him, shocked. After a moment he turns and walks in the opposite direction. He walks along a red-carpeted floor towards a glass door marked Evelyn Boampong, CEO. Chris pushes the office door open and enters. The office is huge and has all the accoutrements of a modern office. Evelyn Boampong is dressed in a fetching cream skirt suit. EVELYN Good morning, Chris. How’re you this morning? Chris takes her hand and shakes it gently. EVELYN You don’t look so happy, my darling boy. What’s the matter? Come, sit down, and tell me what’s ailing you. Chris sighs and sits down on one of the chairs facing the desk. EVELYN The first prints of your FURY collection will roll off this evening, Chris. Already the feedback from the factory heads is astounding. You’re reaching for the skies with this one, boy. CHRIS So soon? Well, that is something! EVELYN You did it, Chris. This is what will cut your teeth internationally, and we’re all so very happy for you. CHRIS Evelyn, there’s something you must do for me, please. EVELYN Mmhhm? Let’s hear it, Chris. CHRIS It is about Mr. Rupert Henderson’s wedding, Evelyn. I am afraid I can’t attend. You just have to find a way to get me out of it! Evelyn shakes her head at him, alarmed. Her eyes send him a desperate message, and she casts furtive glances at the sitting-room area of the office. A huge, booming voice speaks, startling Chris. It is the voice of MR. JOHN J. TAMAKLOE. He is the owner of Slash Designs, and Chairman of the Board. He is 62 years old, tall, slim, elegant and silver-haired. MR. TAMAKLOE You’re not getting out of anything, Chris. You’re going with us. Get that into your thick skull. Chris swivels round in his seat. Mr. Tamakloe sits up straight. He had been at the sitting-room area, and Chris had not seen him when he had entered. CHRIS Mr. Tamakloe, please, I have very genuine reasons why I can’t go to that wedding! MR. TAMAKLOE The fact that Rupert’s bride-to-be was once your fiancee doesn’t mean you can’t attend the wedding. Hasn’t that relationship been dead for ages now? EVELYN (shocked) What, John? Did you just say Chris and this girl – ah, what’s her name – Effe, yes, once dated? MR. TAMAKLOE Yes, you heard right. Chris here used to date Effe, Rupert’s bride-to-be. They had something thick and fancy going on, from what I heard from Rupert. Chris dumped the girl, and now she’s getting married. So what’s your beef, boy? Evelyn Boampong stares first at her boss, then at Chris, lost for words. CHRIS Boss, how… MR. TAMAKLOE How did I know? Effe told Rupert, and of course he told me. He gets up and approaches the desk. MR. TAMAKLOE Listen, Chris. Life is not as complicated as you young folks want to make it look like, okay? Evidently it didn’t work out between you and Effe, though I find that to be a pity. Quite by accident she finds out you’re on the invited list, and she told Rupert all about her life with you. It is over, and it is done with. Rupert holds no grudges, and believe me neither does Effe. I don’t know what happened, but the dear lady has moved on. So, if that’s the reason why you want to bail out, forget it. Unless there’s some other reason you want to tell me about. CHRIS I guess that’s the only reason really, boss. MR. TAMAKLOE The South African Minister for Trade will be at the wedding, Chris. Also, the CEO of Black House Creations, the biggest name in African fashion, as you well know, will be there. Rupert has conveniently arranged a meeting between them and Slash Designs, and we will showcase your FURY collection. So you simply can’t afford to miss this opportunity. Let me assure you that Effe bears you no grudge, if that’s causing the cold feet. She is a remarkable person. She speaks highly of you. CHRIS I don’t know what that little devil told you, but if there’s any grudge bearing, it certainly isn’t coming from her! MR. TAMAKLOE I don’t want to hear what passed under the bridge, my boy. Just be there on Saturday. Eve, I’ve to go now. I’m meeting the Minister of Tourism. Will catch up with you later. Evelyn still looks shocked. She speaks softly. EVELYN Okay, John. We’ll talk later. Mr. Tamakloe squeezes Chris’ shoulder and then he walks out. Evelyn gets up and goes to the bar. She mixes two drinks and comes back to the desk. She hands a tall glass to Chris. EVELYN Here, take this. I think you need it. Chris takes the drink. His hand is not steady, and it shakes slightly. EVELYN I must say this is quite complicated. I can’t imagine, by the craziest stretch of the imagination, how your ex ended up with Mr. Henderson. Obviously, you’re greatly affected. Believe me, if I had known about this earlier, I could’ve done something about it. I certainly would’ve prevented this seemingly ugly situation! CHRIS It is crazy, really. But well, there are things we can’t control, right? I’ll have to get it over and done with. EVELYN Four years ago there was a look about you. You were really hurting, and though you never told me anything, I got the distinct impression that your heart was badly broken. Can I safely guess that you were running from this Effe? CHRIS Yes. Effe was the reason. I’ll tell you this, Boss, this heart that is beating in my chest has never cherished any girl as much as it did Effe. I can tell you too, now, that although it might never beat as hard as it did for any other girl, it is now filled with only the bitterest kind of gall for Effe! EVELYN From what I hear about Effe from John, and from the little I’ve heard from Rupert, I find it very hard to believe that we’re talking about the same girl here, Chris. Chris laughs gently, and then he wags a finger at Evelyn. CHRIS That’s her devil-given talent, Evelyn. That girl has the looks of an angel, but beneath that cover lurks the most vicious devil you’ve ever encountered. She makes everybody fall at her feet, fawning and lapping, and then when she bares those fangs, even the luxurious depths of hell does not compare to the torture of her sick soul! EVELYN Woah, Chris. Stop scaring me. Rupert is a dear good man, and quite frankly I’m very fond of him, and if you keep on that way about the girl he’s going to marry, you’re going to drive me really crazy with concern for him. I shudder to think he would be saddled with the type of girl you’re describing to me. CHRIS Effe Kedem. Nice name, isn’t it? She is even a more beautiful person. Seen her before? EVELYN Nah. Just the picture on the back of the wedding card. She looks very beautiful. CHRIS Beautiful? She’s breath-taking. She’s so beautiful I used to wonder how God ever decided to make something as perfect as that. I mean, that girl looks at you with those eyes and your heart just flips into your mouth and chokes you. I met her under bizarre circumstances, though. There was an accident on the Accra-Winneba road, and that’s when I had the most regrettable opportunity of meeting that foul devil… The clock on the wall shows that some minutes have passed. Chris has finished telling Evelyn how he had met Effe.

ride on dear

nice story

Effe had it all planned

chai!!!

Why did u read his SMS that we bring problem to both of u

Mmm if u are only seeing her face then go talk to her b4 the wedding na

that descriptions even scares me,,, Rupert has to be careful else he will die of heart attack when he realises that he has been swindled.... bt maybe effe is being affected by what she went through in the hands of afful at the orphanage. only time will tell....

Ride on please

episode 6 The Klever Magg EVELYN (looking sadly at Chris). So Effe hides in your car after the orphanage bus is involved in an accident. You bring her to Accra, and take her to a hotel room. She tells you about a horrible Mr. Afful, the man in charge of the orphanage who supposedly wants to defile her. She pleads with you to call an Auntie Joyce, a woman who has been good to her at the orphanage. Did you call her? CHRIS I did. We arranged to meet at Winneba Junction on my way back to Takoradi. It was evident that Mr. Afful had not reported that one girl was missing from the accident. The next day I met Auntie Joyce. She was a fine woman. She told me a terrible tale. She confirmed all that Effe told me. She went on further to say that Mr. Afful had this awful practice of not detailing some of the kids that turn up at the orphanage. EVELYN And what exactly do you mean by that? CHRIS Well, see, there are a lot of childless couples around, okay? Most of them are filthy rich. So if an abandoned child turns up at the orphanage, and the child is really handsome or beautiful, Mr. Afful does not enter any details about such a child in the official log books. The child’s name would not be on any document or recorded anywhere. In other words, the child does not exist. Later, Mr. Afful selects a childless couple from his private list of rich-but-childless couples, and sells the child at a hefty price. EVELYN Oh, but that’s so horrible! CHRIS It is, but it happens. Authorities can’t trace such a child whose particulars are not documented. EVELYN So Effe was such an inmate? Undocumented? CHRIS Exactly. According to Auntie Joyce, Mr. Afful woke up one dawn to find Effe lying in a basket with a slip of paper that had a name on it: Effe Kedem. Only difference was that Mr. Afful saw how beautiful she would be, and decided not to sell her off. So she grew up in the orphanage, and Mr. Afful had begun touching her. Auntie Joyce took her under her wings to protect her. She threatened to tell the authorities about his deeds, and he was obviously trying to work on a transfer for Auntie Joyce when the accident happened. EVELYN I see. So evidently, there was nothing to show that Effe was an inmate of the orphanage. Did Mr. Afful think she perished in the accident? CHRIS Exactly. So Auntie Joyce begged me to do all I could for the poor girl, you know, give her a clean start. Effe was twenty-two years old, I was twenty-six. I felt sorry for her, so I decided to take her to Takoradi with me. EVELYN That was a big decision. CHRIS I think I was already in love with her then. EVELYN In love with her? I don’t get it. Elaine told me once that you and her went way back, since you were teenagers, and there has never been a third party between you. If that’s true, how do you tie Effe in? CHRIS Elaine’s mother and mine are the best of friends, more like sisters; they lived in the same area, attended the same schools, you know, stuff like that. When they grew up it just happened that my mother gave birth to only me, and Elaine is an only child too. The two friends decided to let us marry each other, and thus when we were old enough to understand that crap they let us know that we would eventually be man and wife. It worked out okay, somehow, and we were really close. I even thought I loved Elaine, and everything was moving to its normal conclusion. EVELYN And then you met Effe. CHRIS (with a sad smile) Yes, until I met Effe. I sent her to Takoradi. I knew this nice woman who was a caterer. She and her husband had been childless for a long time. As soon as I got to Takoradi I took Effe to her. Mrs. Ivy Opoku. She was so thrilled. She warmed to Effe immediately, and I was glad I was able to give her some happiness. Chris is quiet for a few seconds. He drinks more wine. CHRIS Mr. Opoku, her husband, was also very happy. Mrs. Opoku made Effe the center of her life, and began teaching her the craft of catering. Luckily, Effe had had decent education, to a level, at the orphanage, and she fitted in superbly. Chris breaks off. There is great pain on his face. He grimaces, and drains his cup with one gulp, and then he begins to twirl the stem of the glass in his hand. EVELYN Chris, we can do this another time. CHRIS This is the first time I’m trying to speak about this to anybody, Boss. Elaine knows a part of the story, my best friend knows a part, my own mother knows a part, but nobody has really been told why I broke off with Effe finally. He rubs his forehead in a distracted way. CHRIS Maybe I have kept it all bottled up for too long. Maybe it is time to talk about this festering sore that has kept company with my heart all these years. But you know something funny? I still can’t bring myself to talk about her, not now. You’ll have to excuse me, Eve darling. Maybe, after the wedding, I’ll tell you about my doomed life with that devil. Chris stands up. He walks to the bar and carefully rinses out his glass and sets it down gently. He walks out of the office and closes it behind him without looking at Evelyn. Evelyn stays in her chair. She stares at the shut door. She speaks softly. EVELYN Poor boy. (she shakes her head sadly.) Out in the corridor Chris walks briskly towards his office. His mobile phone rings. He puts it to his right ear. CHRIS Hello, Angel. ELAINE My dearest darling. How’re you doing? CHRIS I can barely hear you. Where are you? ELAINE On my way to the airport, love. Remember the symposium I told you about? The date was moved forward, and we’re attending it today. For obvious reasons I forgot to tell you about it last night. CHRIS I see. And when do I expect you back? ELAINE Oh, darling, don’t sound that way. You know I’ll miss you too. It is just for today. I’ll see you tomorrow night. CHRIS Alright, then, but do take care, okay? You know how precious you are to me. ELAINE Oh, darling, I adore you too. Got to go now. I’ll call you when I get to Kumasi, okay? Bye baby. Chris, clips the phone back into its carrier, and resumes walking. Almost immediately the phone rings again. He sighs and unclips it again as he opens his office door. He glances at the screen and smiles. He puts the phone to his ear. CHRIS Hello, Stoneman. STEVE Shelve it, man! What the hell happened yesterday? My phone went off, I tried to reach you again, but the call wasn’t going through. I sent a text message, but you haven’t gotten back to me yet. CHRIS Yeah, man, saw your text and meant to get back to you but the whole situation has taken over me, you know, blown me overboard. STEVE And what’s this damn stuff you were telling me about Effe? Was it for real, or were you just shitting me? CHRIS Wish it were just a dream, man. But everything I told you is the truth. I just tried to back out of that wedding, but my reasons didn’t wash with my boss. STEVE I just can’t wrap my mind around this, Bawa boy. Say, I need to hear the whole bundle of hell! Why don’t you bring Elaine to the usual joint tonight? Zac is getting a few friends together. We’ll all be there. He was complaining the other time about not seeing you around for a spell. CHRIS Well, I think I might just take you up on that. Actually, Elaine just called me. She’ll be out of town for a day, and right now I don’t really cherish being alone. Alright then, paddy. I will see you at The Joint when I close from here. STEVE Right, my boy. See you then. CHRIS Chill, bro.

Chris we waiting for the whole details

OK,,,,, I wish effe is not dat devil, bitch dat Chris is alws calling her,,, want to hear d whole gist and Effe's side of d story too

waiting for the whole details

next......

Chris has got a story to tell,the story of love,how he loved her

OK, waiting for the whole story

Effe,saying goods things about chris..maybe she wanna beg 4 forgiveness or they were not meant to be together

Elaine on her own don't wanna loose him...maybe chris should let it out

A lot to be revealed about their love,maybe he's in love with someone who didn't love him

Next....

Waiting anxiously

Next

What exactly did Effe do

Chris we waitin for you to give us details of hw you and effe breakup, and hw she became a devil to you

some misunderstanding here waiting to hear the full details I bet you guys will come together again

is it because of the love u still feel for her that make u call her a witch??

Effe seems to be talented in breaking chris heart

chris small small dey call her devil NA

Episode 6 WEDDING OF MY EX A ChrisEffe Romance © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The Klever Magg EVELYN (looking sadly at Chris). So Effe hides in your car after the orphanage bus is involved in an accident. You bring her to Accra, and take her to a hotel room. She tells you about a horrible Mr. Afful, the man in charge of the orphanage who supposedly wants to defile her. She pleads with you to call an Auntie Joyce, a woman who has been good to her at the orphanage. Did you call her? CHRIS I did. We arranged to meet at Winneba Junction on my way back to Takoradi. It was evident that Mr. Afful had not reported that one girl was missing from the accident. The next day I met Auntie Joyce. She was a fine woman. She told me a terrible tale. She confirmed all that Effe told me. She went on further to say that Mr. Afful had this awful practice of not detailing some of the kids that turn up at the orphanage. EVELYN And what exactly do you mean by that? CHRIS Well, see, there are a lot of childless couples around, okay? Most of them are filthy rich. So if an abandoned child turns up at the orphanage, and the child is really handsome or beautiful, Mr. Afful does not enter any details about such a child in the official log books. The child’s name would not be on any document or recorded anywhere. In other words, the child does not exist. Later, Mr. Afful selects a childless couple from his private list of rich-but-childless couples, and sells the child at a hefty price. EVELYN Oh, but that’s so horrible! CHRIS It is, but it happens. Authorities can’t trace such a child whose particulars are not documented. EVELYN So Effe was such an inmate? Undocumented? CHRIS Exactly. According to Auntie Joyce, Mr. Afful woke up one dawn to find Effe lying in a basket with a slip of paper that had a name on it: Effe Kedem. Only difference was that Mr. Afful saw how beautiful she would be, and decided not to sell her off. So she grew up in the orphanage, and Mr. Afful had begun touching her. Auntie Joyce took her under her wings to protect her. She threatened to tell the authorities about his deeds, and he was obviously trying to work on a transfer for Auntie Joyce when the accident happened. EVELYN I see. So evidently, there was nothing to show that Effe was an inmate of the orphanage. Did Mr. Afful think she perished in the accident? CHRIS Exactly. So Auntie Joyce begged me to do all I could for the poor girl, you know, give her a clean start. Effe was twenty-two years old, I was twenty-six. I felt sorry for her, so I decided to take her to Takoradi with me. EVELYN That was a big decision. CHRIS I think I was already in love with her then. EVELYN In love with her? I don’t get it. Elaine told me once that you and her went way back, since you were teenagers, and there has never been a third party between you. If that’s true, how do you tie Effe in? CHRIS Elaine’s mother and mine are the best of friends, more like sisters; they lived in the same area, attended the same schools, you know, stuff like that. When they grew up it just happened that my mother gave birth to only me, and Elaine is an only child too. The two friends decided to let us marry each other, and thus when we were old enough to understand that crap they let us know that we would eventually be man and wife. It worked out okay, somehow, and we were really close. I even thought I loved Elaine, and everything was moving to its normal conclusion. EVELYN And then you met Effe. CHRIS (with a sad smile) Yes, until I met Effe. I sent her to Takoradi. I knew this nice woman who was a caterer. She and her husband had been childless for a long time. As soon as I got to Takoradi I took Effe to her. Mrs. Ivy Opoku. She was so thrilled. She warmed to Effe immediately, and I was glad I was able to give her some happiness. Chris is quiet for a few seconds. He drinks more wine. CHRIS Mr. Opoku, her husband, was also very happy. Mrs. Opoku made Effe the center of her life, and began teaching her the craft of catering. Luckily, Effe had had decent education, to a level, at the orphanage, and she fitted in superbly. Chris breaks off. There is great pain on his face. He grimaces, and drains his cup with one gulp, and then he begins to twirl the stem of the glass in his hand. EVELYN Chris, we can do this another time. CHRIS This is the first time I’m trying to speak about this to anybody, Boss. Elaine knows a part of the story, my best friend knows a part, my own mother knows a part, but nobody has really been told why I broke off with Effe finally. He rubs his forehead in a distracted way. CHRIS Maybe I have kept it all bottled up for too long. Maybe it is time to talk about this festering sore that has kept company with my heart all these years. But you know something funny? I still can’t bring myself to talk about her, not now. You’ll have to excuse me, Eve darling. Maybe, after the wedding, I’ll tell you about my doomed life with that devil. Chris stands up. He walks to the bar and carefully rinses out his glass and sets it down gently. He walks out of the office and closes it behind him without looking at Evelyn. Evelyn stays in her chair. She stares at the shut door. She speaks softly. EVELYN Poor boy. (she shakes her head sadly.) Out in the corridor Chris walks briskly towards his office. His mobile phone rings. He puts it to his right ear. CHRIS Hello, Angel. ELAINE My dearest darling. How’re you doing? CHRIS I can barely hear you. Where are you? ELAINE On my way to the airport, love. Remember the symposium I told you about? The date was moved forward, and we’re attending it today. For obvious reasons I forgot to tell you about it last night. CHRIS I see. And when do I expect you back? ELAINE Oh, darling, don’t sound that way. You know I’ll miss you too. It is just for today. I’ll see you tomorrow night. CHRIS Alright, then, but do take care, okay? You know how precious you are to me. ELAINE Oh, darling, I adore you too. Got to go now. I’ll call you when I get to Kumasi, okay? Bye baby. Chris, clips the phone back into its carrier, and resumes walking. Almost immediately the phone rings again. He sighs and unclips it again as he opens his office door. He glances at the screen and smiles. He puts the phone to his ear. CHRIS Hello, Stoneman. STEVE Shelve it, man! What the hell happened yesterday? My phone went off, I tried to reach you again, but the call wasn’t going through. I sent a text message, but you haven’t gotten back to me yet. CHRIS Yeah, man, saw your text and meant to get back to you but the whole situation has taken over me, you know, blown me overboard. STEVE And what’s this damn stuff you were telling me about Effe? Was it for real, or were you just shitting me? CHRIS Wish it were just a dream, man. But everything I told you is the truth. I just tried to back out of that wedding, but my reasons didn’t wash with my boss. STEVE I just can’t wrap my mind around this, Bawa boy. Say, I need to hear the whole bundle of hell! Why don’t you bring Elaine to the usual joint tonight? Zac is getting a few friends together. We’ll all be there. He was complaining the other time about not seeing you around for a spell. CHRIS Well, I think I might just take you up on that. Actually, Elaine just called me. She’ll be out of town for a day, and right now I don’t really cherish being alone. Alright then, paddy. I will see you at The Joint when I close from here. STEVE Right, my boy. See you then. CHRIS Chill, bro. tbc

sorry ooo

sorry I just repeat episode 6

Episode 7 The Klever Magg Chris parks his huge car and surveys the glass-fronted night club. 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 is a main dancing floor and outer tables where revellers are sitting. The dancing floor is filled with gyrating bodies, their flashy clothes and exposed bodies illuminated by the coloured hues of the dancing lights. Curved staircases just near the entrance lead to upper terraces that overlook the dancing hall. Chris runs up the staircase. He emerges on the upper terrace, and is greeted with subdued lights, cigarette smoke and a heavy mixture of sweat and perfume. He hears his name being called, and after peering through the throng of bodies and tables he notices the beckoning hand of Steve Hollison at the far end. Chris pushes his way tobe their table. There are three people around the table. Steve is dressed in a white shirt and black slacks. His tie is undone. His arm is around the shoulders of a buxom black-haired young woman of around 30. Her name is SANDRA ARTHUR, and she is Steve’s fiancée. The third person is a young woman. She is very attractive. Her name is IRIS NAANA BONSU. She is 32, and is one of Elaine’s friends. STEVE Sit down, Loverboy, and take the weight off your feet. Chris sits down next to Iris. SANDRA Where’s Elaine, Chris? Don’t tell me she didn’t come with you! She’s supposed to be bringing me a perfume! STEVE Is that all you women think of? Perfumes, clothes, money and sex? IRIS Watch it, Stevie! Women no longer take that kind of crap from chauvinistic maniacs like you. CHRIS Hey, you sound bitter. Sorry, Sandra, darling. Elaine left me alone tonight. She’s in Kumasi for a symposium. IRIS So, you’re all alone too, huh? CHRIS Hmm, that bitterness again. Don’t tell me you had a fight with Jack again, Iris. IRIS Actually, I sent the bastard packing. STEVE Hell, no. SANDRA Iris, what happened, darling? CHRIS Finally did it, huh? IRIS I went to his house yesterday ’cause a meeting I was supposed to attend was postponed. I went to his bedroom to rest. Woke up and heard funny sounds from the living-room. I walked in there, and guess what? That son of a goat thought I was tied up at the meeting, and he was shagging some old broad right there on the floor! That guy is crazy! She could’ve been his mother, can you believe that? Her calmness breaks, and suddenly tears glisten on her lashes and fall down her cheeks. SANDRA Oh, you poor, poor dear! STEVE I’ve always known that guy was too slick to be real. I never liked that camel. Hell… CHRIS Check it, Steve. Girl ain’t in the mood for any of your damn drivel, man. Sandra reaches for Iris. Wordlessly the two women reach out for each other and embrace. Chris and Steve exchange glances, and wordlessly they both stand up. They make their way to the magnificent bar at the end of the terrace. They pull out tall stools and sit down. A bar attendant approaches them with a wooden smile on his face. STEVE A bottle of the best wine you’ve got, please. BARTENDER Ice bucket as usual, Mr. Hollison? STEVE Yes, please. A bottle of scotch too, please. Have them sent to Table Seven. BARTENDER Yes, Sir, Mr. Hollison. STEVE Tell, me, bro. Are you going to attend Effe’s wedding? Checked up on the old raccoon she’s going to marry. Guy seems to be swimming in real dough, man! The bartender presents the bill. Chris takes out his wallet, glances at the bill, and then extracts two notes from his wallet. CHRIS Keep the change. The bartender murmurs his thanks and walks away to attend to other customers. CHRIS Old Rupert? He’s damn rich, and he’s going to be my boss, more or less, in South Africa. And yes, I’ll attend that wedding. Tried to get out, as I told you, but no juice. STEVE Listen, old boy, you know what I think? I think this is the time for you to get out of there! CHRIS What’re you talking about? Elaine barked up the same tree last night. I’m good, yes, and I know it. But I still need more exposure, the kind that Slash Designs can give me. It is not time to go solo yet. STEVE What are you talking about? Hell, man, your designs are holding Slash above the stormy waters, for Christ’s sake! Without you Slash will flounder like a fish out of water. You’ve got to take the chance, man. Marry Elaine, get out of Slash, and go solo! CHRIS I’ll do that, Steve, but not now. Look, Effe can go ahead and marry Rupert. I don’t give a damn. It is Elaine I love, now. It wouldn’t matter if Effe and I live in the same room. What I felt for her is gone, man, and she wouldn’t have that crazy effect on me anymore. STEVE What’s Elaine’s take on the matter? Is she game? CHRIS She’s not buying it. She doesn’t want me to go to the wedding. I wasn’t able to tell her that I couldn’t wiggle out of it. Somehow she doesn’t want to understand that between Effe and me, there can only be a feeling of deep hatred, at least from me! STEVE She’s worried, man. We all know how much you loved that girl and dotted on her! But she’s nothing but a money-grabbing crazy slut! She even tried to seduce me, your best friend! She’s trouble, and I don’t want you to get into her web again! Elaine is scared, man! She knows the kind of power that girl had over you. CHRIS Effe didn’t break up with me! I broke off with her! Nobody knows just how poisonous Effe is! She tried to seduce you, but you don’t know half the atrocities she committed against me! Believe me, bro! She is dead to me! STEVE I hope so, Chris. I sincerely hope so. But you should be careful. I am happy to see you this confident. Alright, let’s join the girls. I hope poor old Iris is in control of herself now. CHRIS Poor girl. She likes to deny the fact but I think she really loved that Jack boy. STEVE Iris is like that. She gets the guys to fawn over her all the time. This is nothing new to her. By tomorrow she’ll be on top of the world again. But she’s hot, ain’t she? CHRIS Be careful what your dirty mouth spews forth, Romeo. Sandra will blind you if she hears you. They both laugh and walk back to their table. Sandra and Iris are chatting quietly. Steve reaches for the ice bucket and takes out the chilled bottle of wine. He mixes the drinks expertly and hands a tumbler to each of them. The song changes to a slow, sweet ballad. Chris looks at Iris. CHRIS Wanna dance the blues away? IRIS Was wondering when you were going to ask. Let’s bond. They both stand up. Chris walks to her chair and pulls it out so that she can come round the table. IRIS Chris. Always the perfect gentleman. Don’t you ever do anything wild and impromptu? STEVE Don’t tempt him, Iris, dear. That boy used to be a stud, a real lady killer, until a man-eater humbled him. IRIS She must have been some woman. Chris says nothing. He walks with her to the dancing floor. She moulds herself into him, throwing her arms around his neck. She buries her face against his neck. CHRIS Iris? Behave yourself. IRIS Chris, I have never hidden the fact that I find you awfully attractive. I have tried to seduce you on two occasions in the past, and you’ve always turned me down. CHRIS You’re my fiancée’s best friend, Iris. We shouldn’t forget that. IRIS God doesn’t make men like you anymore, Chris. Men who are absolutely committed, loyal, loving and very focused. Elaine is so lucky to have you. CHRIS You’ll find that kind of man eventually, Iris. She extricates her arms from around his neck and puts them flat on his chest, spreading them tenderly along the length of his chest. CHRIS Iris? IRIS: Don’t worry, dear. I’m not going to gobble you up. I just feel sad, you know? Finding Jack in that situation just ripped my heart apart. I need you to be kind to me tonight, Chris. Just for a little while make me forget my pain, but I can also see pain in your eyes, Chris. What’s eating you? Chris stops dancing and looks deeply into her eyes. She gasps, and her lips part. IRIS You know something, Chris? I think you need company more than I do tonight. CHRIS: That obvious? IRIS Yes it is. What do you say we leave those two lovebirds here and go somewhere quieter and more private? CHRIS Where precisely are you talking about? IRIS Don’t worry, Chris. I won’t try to seduce you again if that’s what you’re afraid of. My car broke down so I came by a taxi. You can take me home. CHRIS You promise no games? IRIS I promise, champ. They both smile. They walk back to the table and find Steve kissing Sandra. CHRIS Hey break it up and find a room, you two. IRIS Listen, guys. Gotta turn in early tonight, and Chris offered to drop me off at home. STEVE Sure, sure, guys. You drive carefully, Chris. CHRIS I’m not drunk, you shallow-minded man! IRIS See you tomorrow, guys. SANDRA You take care, love. And live free, ok? Chris and Iris head for the stairs, and disappear in the throng of bodies. tbc

nice,,, ride on

hmm observing but still curious on what separated them (Chris & Effe) anyway.

hmmmmm

iris said no game,,,but u can't be too sure ooo

hmmmmm

observing

I feel like Iris is lying

Oya, let still ride on

Kk

Chris be careful if Iris

Hope that Iris don't seduce you eventually

WEDDING OF MY EX Episode 8 A ChrisEffe Romance © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The Klever Magg 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. IRIS Awwww, this song kills me! Just like an old school song, but rendered with such passion. CHRIS I love it too, but then again, I guess women are beginning to love with a lot more reservation than he espouses, don’t you think? IRIS Yes, of course, and it is because you men are becoming more and more like sharks instead of human beings! CHRIS Wow, that hurt, lady. Iris begins to speak, but Chris is turning into her driveway. He honks shortly, and soon afterwards the huge gates are opened by a tall lanky security guard. Chris drives through. The house is a beautiful edifice. CHRIS Your house never ceases to impress me. It is beautiful. IRIS I like beautiful things, like this dress you designed for me. I think you’re going places, Chris. Elaine told me about the South African move, and although I was very happy for the two of you, it filled me with sadness too. CHRIS Sadness? Why, because you might not be seeing Elaine regularly? IRIS Nope. More like because I will not be seeing you again. You’re growing in me, Chris. Chris gets out of the car and goes round the car, and their eyes meet and hold. Suddenly Chris stops. He looks dismayed. CHRIS What am I doing? I’m supposed to drop you off and head back home, aren’t I? IRIS Yes, Chris. Since the last time I tried to kiss you in my room … about five months ago, right? You’ve never come to my house again. You know, when we were dancing, YOU almost kissed me. I could feel it. Something is happening to you, boy. Are you unhappy? Are you getting cold feet over the move to South Africa, or the wedding? Is Elaine treating you bad? CHRIS No, darling. I’m perfectly alright. Just a little bit vulnerable, I guess. IRIS Want to come inside for a while and talk about it? CHRIS Iris, dear, you just broke off from a relationship, and you’re vulnerable. I feel very weak emotionally right now because my mind has been forced to dwell on memories that hurt. The combination does not augur well for us to be together at this time. Iris smiles and raises a hand to Chris’ right cheek, touching him gently. IRIS You know, this is the first time you’ve ever admitted that you find me attractive, Chris. I must admit that I don’t have the kind of inhibitions most girls have. Not that I go around seducing the boyfriends of my friends, but you’ve been a particular challenge to me. I can make love to you, Chris, right now. It will fulfil a need, and a curiosity. It will not make me feel like I’ve betrayed a friend. But you, I don’t know. CHRIS You were hurt when you found Jack making love to another woman. What will Elaine feel if she finds out you and I betrayed her? IRIS I was hurt, yes, but I think I was even more relieved. Right now, being with you, I don’t feel sad anymore. Maybe I didn’t love him as much as I thought. CHRIS Listen, Iris. I don’t want to go home now and be alone. I want to rest a while, with someone I’m comfortable with. You promise me I can trust you, and I will spend a little more time with you, okay. I do need a friend right now. IRIS I promise, Chris. You can even tie me up if you want. They both laugh softly. They enter a luxurious living-room. Chris takes off his coat and loosens his tie. He flops into a huge, beautiful sofa. IRIS I will be with you soon, darling. CHRIS Yeah, okay. I’ll be right here. The lights are soft. Chris looks comfortable as he kicks off his shoes and stretches out fully in the sofa. He dozes off. He wakes with a start. Iris is lying beside him. She is in a stunning negligee that stops just short of her hips. She is so close, and she is drop-dead beautiful. IRIS Remember this outfit? It is the first of your designs that I purchased. CHRIS Iris, please… Iris only leans forward and covers his lips with hers. Chris groans. He tries to push her away but his hands find her firm, proud breasts. With another groan he crushes her to his chest and kisses her with abandon. She moans deep in her throat. Her tongue is a restless sweet thing that explores within him. IRIS Oh, Chris, Chris… Her hands are all over him. She rips his tie off, and flings his shirt off his shoulders. His hands are under her negligee, exploring her smooth skin that feels like silk, creeping up her silky thighs and hips, dangling across the tiny beads on her waist and then cupping the sweet mounds of her voluptuous derrières. She moans deeply, flinging a thigh across his hips, giving his roving fingers access to her moist loins. Her fingers dive into his trousers, fondling his engorged, throbbing manhood and ripping it out of his boxers. She glides on top of him, and now her beautiful breasts are out and a hard erect nipple is dangling across his lips. He can feel his hard erection just at the entrance of her jade gate as she grips him and raises up, and he knows that in a moment their bodies would be united, and nothing could stop the eventual crossing of the Rubicon…. Suddenly, with a huge groan he rolls her over, pauses, and then jackknifes off her body. His trouser zip is undone, and he is naked upwards. His hard erection is sticking out like a mamba, throbbing and angry at heaven denied. He pushes that untrustworthy organ back into his boxers and zips up, still looking down at her unbelievable beauty. Her negligée is now bunched up around her stomach, leaving her breasts and lower body bare. Her legs are parted, and her eyes are glazed with desire. She is breathing hard, the incredible swell of her breasts rising and falling with her rhythmic breathing. His face is screwed tight, and his fists clench and unclench as he fights for control, as he struggles to overcome the reckless desire that simply tells him to rip his clothes off and devour her. He turns away and walks unsteadily towards the huge French windows. He opens it and steps onto the balcony. Soon Iris comes up behind him. She has pulled on a fluffy bathrobe and belted it, but she still looks incredibly delectable, and her eyes are still hungry and filled with desire. CHRIS (tenderly, remorsefully) Sorry, love. IRIS (sighing, eyes soft and tender) My loss, but it’s okay. At least I got you to kiss me with real passion. Your touched my depths, and i held your essence. I have always wondered how it would feel like to be desired by you. I guess I wasn’t disappointed. I’ll tell you what, no man has ever been able to spurn me, but you’ve done it thrice. I’m now convinced you’re incorruptible. You’re the kind of man all women dream of, but only a few lucky ones find. You’re the only thing Elaine has that I’m jealous of. You are principled, and I really admire that. CHRIS You wouldn’t believe it, Iris, but I didn’t stop because of principles. IRIS You didn’t want to hurt Elaine? Is that it? But that also boils down to a matter of principles, doesn’t it? CHRIS No. I didn’t even think of Elaine. Hell, I wanted to make love to you, and terrible as it might sound, it isn’t the fact that I might be hurting Elaine that stopped me. IRIS Not Elaine, and not your holy principles either. And earlier on there was this small-boy-lost look in your eyes. I’m curious, Chris. CHRIS I only stopped because four years ago, a woman I was deeply in love with tried to seduce my best friend. I hated her for it, and if I had made love to you, my hatred wouldn’t be justified, would it?Because I would’ve done the same thing that she tried to do, something that sickened me to my very core. Iris sits down on a fluffy balcony sofa. She crosses her legs and looks at him deeply. IRIS Never knew there ever has been another woman you really loved apart from Elaine. She always tells me yours has been a perfect love from the onset. Your parents fixed it, you grew up loving each other, and you have never loved anyone else. Now you’re telling me something different. Chris sits down beside her and extends his legs. His laugh is like a bark. CHRIS Yes, Elaine and I grew up thinking Elaine and I were the perfect couple, but there was another woman who took my heart and ripped it into pieces! It was a nightmare I almost didn’t wake up from. I’ll tell you about her; she lived in an orphanage, and I met her on my way to Accra from Takoradi. She had been in a motor accident… tbc

I'm doubting this iris

Chris watch out.....this girl is planning another thing

observing...

Ricky is an idiot. fighting over his brother's wife. shio. i just hope Anna will be ok

Still observing......

Ride on

hmm do what you would like someone to do for you

hmmmm.....ride on

I strongly believe dat Effe did not betrayed Chris's love,,,, it was a plan BTW Steve and Elaine,,, so dat Elaine can get Chris back,,, and Effe is only trying to move on by marrying an old Rupert since Chris Hav given up on her and dia love,,,, but wia is Eyram,, u havnt talked abt Effe's twin of life....

Iris said no game, but u can be careful with her

I like Iris

Chris u should've not explain anything to her, what if she is planning something??

I knew Iris would try something like that... Chris! Are you sure you really hate Effe like you're claiming? Cos to me, it seems you are still loving her

be careful Chris

I think u still love her despite she cheated on u

I want to hear the full details chris

Hmm, be careful Chris

jummybabe wrote:

I like Iris

U like bcos she knows what she wants and how to get it. Come and try to seduce me so that i can confirm if i can be like chris

I'm here.. Ride on

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More!!!

Chris and Iris has come a long way in this romance,about to have S£X but they have to stop,maybe later they will continue

Elaine is not around,even when she's around,she didn't know that Iris will try many times to seduce chris.

If chris wanna marry elaine just because of their parents,not good...but if it's true love,very good.

Next

is this a set up or you're trying to seduce him?

sorry for the late update

Episode 9 © Aaron Ansah-Agyeman The Klever Magg Chris finished telling Iris about how he met Effe and how he was forced to take her with him to Takoradi and eventually giving her to the Opokus to take charge of her. Chris also filled Iris in on how he had seen Effe frequently because he was attracted to her. Chris then goes on to tell the enraptured Iris snippets of how Effe eventually captured his heart. FLASHBACK 1 THE OPOKU RESIDENCE – AFTERNOON There is a party going on at the Opoku residence. Mr. and Mrs. Opoku are in white attires. Effe is looking absolutely breathtaking in the white dress Chris had bought for her in Accra. There is a long table of assorted food, and a well-stocked bar area. When Mr. Opoku stands up, the music stops and all eyes are drawn to him. He is holding a glass of sparkling champagne. MR. OPOKU I will like to propose a toast, please. Effe turns in her seat and her eyes meet Chris’. She smiles warmly. Chris smiles back. MR. OPOKU My lovely wife and I have been married for precisely twenty years. God, being the wise ruler He is, thought it best not to bless us with any children, and we thanked Him for that. But believe me, it has not been easy. Being wealthy in Africa, and having no kids, is a great wahala, and you all know it, abi? There is a general burst of laughter and brief applause. MR. OPOKU And then, out of the blue, a handsome young man knocked on our door one evening. His name is Chris Bawa. Most of you know him, yes, the same Chris Bawa who is the General Manager of The Focus Supermarket. He brought a sweet young girl called Effe to us. That was almost a year ago. We accepted Effe into our home, and we finally understood why God never let us have a child. There is a pregnant silence as Mr. Opoku turns round and stares at Effe for several seconds with a deep loving expression on his face. He turns and faces the crowd once more. MR. OPOKU Effe brought not only joy and fulfilment to our home, but she fitted in so perfectly. She is the child we never had. She has woven pure magic into our hearts, and bonded us with a love we’ve never felt before. Yesterday being our twentieth anniversary, we had no greater gift than to adopt her. That sweet girl is now Effe Kedem Opoku, our dearest daughter! There is a standing ovation. Mrs. Opoku embraces Effe. Mr. Opoku wipes tears from his eyes and raises his glass. MR. OPOKU To Effe, our cherished daughter! CROWD To Effe! Mr. Opoku turns and beckons to his family. Effe and Mrs. Opoku join him with their glasses. Mr. Opoku gestures wildly to Chris to join them. Chris joins them at the head of the table, and Mr. Opoku shakes his hand vigorously. They take sips from their glasses. The music starts up again and Mr. Opoku leads Effe to the dance floor amidst cheers and cries from the crowd. Mrs. Opoku turns to Chris, and she has tears in her eyes. MRS. OPOKU Chris, thank you so much for bringing such an angel into our lives! CHRIS The joy is all mine, Mrs. Opoku. Come on, let’s dance! Chris takes her hand although she protests a bit, and they start to dance next to Effe and Mr. Opoku who turns to Chris after a couple of minutes. MR. OPOKU: Can I dance with my wife? Laughing, Chris leaves Mrs. Opoku, turns and faces Effe. She is smiling, and there are tears on her face. He takes both of her hands. She speaks in an unsteady voice. EFFE Oh, Chris. Thank you so much! I’m so happy! I’ve never been this happy, ever! I feel as if I will burst with happiness!I have real parents now! Chris barely hears her. He is just staring at her. She is so absolutely lovely, as serene as the morning dew, the most ethereal diamond he has ever beheld. CHRIS You’re beautiful, Effe! She exhales sharply, and her eyes become very bright. They stare at each other for a significantly long period. Chris draws her into his arms. They start to dance slowly, eyes still locked. Chris drops his hands to Effe’s waist. She looks startled, but she places her hands on his shoulders. His breathing comes hard. Just then Steve breaks in. STEVE Hey, selfish boy, can I have a dance with the sweet girl too? Chris steps back, and they both look at Steve. CHRIS Oh, I almost forgot to introduce you. Effe, this is my best friend, Steve Hollison. Steve, meet Effe Kedem Opoku. Steve shakes Effe’s hand. STEVE Hello, Effe. I’ve heard so much about you, but I really didn’t picture you this beautiful! EFFE Chris also told me a lot about you. Pleased to meet you. STEVE Come on, dance with me, sunshine! Chris chuckles and leaves them. He walks a little bit away, turns, and finds her eyes still following him. He smiles, and she also smiles across Steve’s shoulder. Chris speaks softly to himself. CHRIS Effe Kedem Opoku! You’re getting into my blood, girl! Later, Chris is sitting at the high table. A well-dressed attendant approaches with a laden tray of assorted foods and sets it down in front of him. CHRIS (chuckling and shaking his head) Wow, man, how am I supposed to eat all that? A hand falls across his shoulder, and he turns. It is Mrs. Opoku, and there is a huge smile on his face. MRS. OPOKU Eat, Chris. Don’t you know that you’re the Prince of our world? You have turned our hell into a blissful heaven. CHRIS You accepted an unknown girl into your house, Ma’am. It is God’s blessing to you. I was just a channel! MRS. OPOKU But God chose you to bless us, and that’s why our home shall always be yours. Go on, eat! That is a special food. Effe prepared it for you, my dear! He looks across at the dance floor. Effe is trying to disengage herself from Steve, but he is holding on, and both of them are laughing. Chris shakes his head, smiles briefly, and reaches for a fork and a knife. Mrs. Opoku tucks a perfumed white napkin into his collar, and both of them laugh. MRS. OPOKU Thank you, Chris Bawa. CHRIS You’re welcome, Madam. Chris begins to eat. The food is evidently delicious, because he swirls it around his mouth with obvious relish. The voice of Steve bursts in suddenly. STEVE Well, that’s what I call a lion’s share! I’ll be damned! Chris looks up and chuckles when he sees Steve holding a single plate laden with food he has scooped from the buffet table. CHRIS Man, put that midget’s share aside and entertain your taste buds from my plate. Steve sits down, picks up a fork and digs in. They eat in silence for a while, and then Steve leans back and regards Chris with a dead pan expression. STEVE She cooked this, right? CHRIS (feigning ignorance) Who? STEVE Fuck you, dude. Stop shitting me. You know who! CHRIS Yeah. Effe cooked it. Best morsel your palate ever flirted with, right? Steve carefully lays his fork down and picks up a glass. He pours red grape wine into it, swirls it in an absent-minded manner, and then he takes a long draw from it. STEVE (voice serious) She’s extremely beautiful, Chris. Won’t lie to you about that. Turns out she’s also an excellent cook. You’ve been blabbing about her nonstop ever since she came here. Are you hitting on her? CHRIS Ain’t hitting nothing. I helped her, she now has a great family. We’re like siblings, man. STEVE Siblings, my ass! I saw the way you guys were looking at each other, bro. You’re going in too deep with Effe, bro, and I’m worried. CHRIS: Worried about what, man? STEVE Stop hedging, Chris. We always shoot straight with each other. I’m worried because you’re in a relationship with Elaine, a relationship that has gone really far, man. Your parents are aware of what’s going down. Now, Elaine doesn’t know you’ve brought this angel to town, and it seems to me you’ve gone to great lengths to keep Elaine and Effe apart. CHRIS (looking exasperated) What exactly is your point, Steve? STEVE My point is that what you are doing is not healthy, man. I would’ve been more comfortable if you’ve told your mother and Elaine about Effe. I’m your brother, Chris. If you feel something for Effe, come clean with Elaine and her parents. Your mother too deserves to know. These things shouldn’t be hidden, man. They have a tendency for blowing up, and believe me they do cause a mess when they do! CHRIS Thanks, bro. I’ve been confused for a while, I admit that. See, I’ve always been comfortable with Elaine. She’s no angel, and I’m no God, but we’ve managed to get something going. Maybe it’s because her mother and mine feel so strongly about the whole thing, but being with Effe is different, man. She’s beginning to bring out feelings I’ve never had for any other woman, and frankly it’s been scaring me. But thanks, I’ll try and put my act in order, okay? Steve nods, and then reaches out and pats Chris’ shoulder gently. STEVE Let’s enjoy this food. Damn, she can cook! No wonder she’s driving you bonkers. CHRIS She grows in a man’s blood, man, she sure does! FLASHBACK 2 VARIOUS LOCATIONS 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 horizon with the sun behind them. Chris is opening a car door for Effe, touching her hand as she enters, laughing into her eyes as he closes the door. He reaches across to hold her hand as he drives and she turns to him, startled, glances at their clasped hands, and demurely looks out the window. Now Chris is showing Effe around his huge supermarket. There is a charged moment when she turns round and finds him standing just behind her. He reaches out to steady her, she puts her hands on his shoulders, and for a moment they stay like that, caught in the electric moment of awareness. Chris and Effe are seen eating at a plush restaurant. She is sitting across from him. Her hair is tied back in a ponytail. He gets up, walks behind her chair, and slowly removes the hair band. He straightens her hair, walks round, notices a lock of stubborn hair across her brow, extends a forefinger and gently rolls the hair over her right ear. She is staring, other people are staring. There is deep silence between them in the restaurant. He sits down without looking at her, but her eyes are huge and her face is holding a tender loving expression as she looks at him. Chris is now seen ringing a doorbell, and Mrs. Opoku opens the door. Chris laughs with her, and Effe joins them. They run to Chris’ car, and wave to Mrs. Opoku. They get in and drive away, leaving the Opoku residence behind. Chris driving back in. It is night, the sky is dark. Chris walks Effe to the door. She hesitates and then shyly hands him a small parcel. He peels off the wrapping and finds a small box. He opens it and finds a beautiful silver wrist bracelet. He is evidently quite taken aback. Wordlessly he drapes it around his right wrist and locks it, and then he leans over and kisses her right cheek. She closes her eyes, and as he steps back she quickly opens the door and enters, closing it behind her. She is seen leaning her back against the door. On the other side of the door Chris presses his forehead against the door. And then, after sometime, he turns and walks slowly back to his car…and as he drives away Effe parts the curtain and watches him, her hands caressing her cheek where he had kissed her! Her eyes are bright with the unshed tears of love. tbc

yikies....first to comment ...but our dear writer u took so long with ur update.... thanks anyway

I wonder hw this sweet girl turns to a she devil...following....

What caused the seperation? That's what i'm curious of

I hope Steve didn't cause the problem

With this kain love ...wetin come happen

so what when wrong??

what went wrong..... I can't really imagine how they separated

following...... Got to knw wen d evil part happend

Hmm, still observing this..

Hmm, I wonder what happened

I hope Steve is not hiding anything

move on

What caused the separation then

Observing

Episode 10 FLASHBACK 3 BAWA RESIDENCE – EVENING Chris emerges from his bathroom dressed in black trousers, shoes and an unbuttoned white shirt. He hums a love ballad as he fixes his cuff links. His door opens, and his mother enters. She is a buxom elderly beauty, and that morning she is dressed in a fetching kaba and slit design with a matching headgear. She is holding a golden bracelet. MADAM LOIS Dear, can you fix this for me? Chris takes the bracelet. She extends her wrist and he fixes it. MADAM LOIS Are we running late? You better hurry up. You know how anxious Ruth can be when we’re late to her dinners. It won’t do to start displeasing your mother-in-law so early. Chris chuckles as he begins to button his shirt. He tucks in, and smiles again as his mother inspects herself in his huge mirror. MADAM LOIS How does your mother look, my son? CHRIS As beautiful as ever, Mom. You’re always beautiful. MADAM LOIS (smiles happily, turns and busses both his cheeks.) Hurry up then, my love. I’ll be waiting for you in the living-room. She leaves the room, and the smile disappears from Chris’ face. He knots his tie absent-mindedly, and just then his phone rings. It is Effe. Chris does not pick the call. He speaks in a distressed whisper. CHRIS Oh, Effe. My dear, sorry for breaking off our date tonight. So sorry! He picks up the phone and stares at it for a long time even after it has stopped ringing. He sighs, and then he quickly sends a text message to Effe to the effect that some uncontrollable situation has arisen and he cannot see her that night. And then he switches off his phone. He descends to the living-room and finds his mother watching a sermon on television. She reaches for the remote control and switches off the television. MADAM LOIS You look so handsome, my son. Your in-laws would be happy as always. I think Elaine has got the most handsome man in the world for a husband. CHRIS You do know how to make a man feel good, Mom. Thanks. Putting his right arm around his mother, Chris steers her out of the door. BOATENG’S RESIDENCE – NIGHT The Boateng compound is filled with people. Chris and his mother are met by a well-dressed attendant and escorted through a side door to the garden. Beautiful chairs and tables are arranged nicely on the lush green grass. There is a lovely glass-topped dining-table in the middle, and this has five high-backed excellently-crafted chairs behind it. The guests are either sitting down or standing. They are holding drinks and munching on sweet pastries. Chris surveys the sizeable crowd with dismay on his face. MADAM LOIS What’s it, dear? It looks like you’ve seen a ghost. CHRIS I thought it was going to be a quiet evening, with us as the only guests. Didn’t know it’s a house party. MADAM LOIS Oh, Chris, stop being so dramatic. You know Ruth likes to do things in style. Anyway, they’re also celebrating twenty-five years of marriage and invited a few friends. CHRIS And you didn’t tell me, Mama? I remember you telling me they invited only us, and how inappropriate it would be if I didn’t come? MADAM LOIS You didn’t want to come, dear. I was sure if you had known it was a get-together you would’ve stayed away. CHRIS I had other plans, Mom. MADAM LOIS It’s okay, son. You had to be here. Elaine came from Accra just to be with you, and it seems to me that your plans doesn’t include her nowadays. Secondly, it is her parents’ anniversary and you should be here. Look, drop it for now. Let’s join them. Chris still looks angry. Mrs. Ruth Boateng joins them and speaks happily. RUTH Lois, my sweetest, welcome! She hugs her friend warmly. MR. BOATENG (Holding a glass of wine approaches and extends a hand to Chris.) Chris, my boy, you do look great tonight! Welcome, welcome! RUTH Come on, come on. You’re sitting with us at the high table. We were just waiting for you. Now where’s Elaine? Madam Lois gives Chris a meaningful look as she follows the couple into the garden. Chris follows them. Suddenly his arm is gripped hard from behind and he turns. It is Steve, dressed in an excellent tuxedo. Chris’ face lights up with pleasure immediately. CHRIS What the dilly-yoo, man! What’s gwan? Thought you were with your latest catch, what’s her name, Mimi? Didn’t you tell me you’re putting the works on her tonight? STEVE Dawg that broad. Turns out she’s dating a damn cop, and he’s an Inspector-General or something like that. Almost got my cheeks ripped off when that fat cow followed her to my ghetto last night. CHRIS Been telling you to simmer down, Romeo. You’re gonna get your butt roasted if you keep chasing the pretty skirts. STEVE Let me worry about my problems. You’ve got one huge bomb on your hands right now, dude. CHRIS Spill it. STEVE Let’s set the parameters first, dude. Now, have you told Effe about Elaine? CHRIS No. I planned to do that this night, but then the old lady kinda forced me to cancel out on Effe and come here instead. STEVE And of course Elaine doesn’t know you are now dating Effe. CHRIS I am not dating Effe, dude. To her we’re just good friends. STEVE And to you? CHRIS I’ll tell you this, because you’re more than a brother to me. I think I’ve fallen in love with Effe. Steve looks staggered. He empties his glass and beckons to a waiter holding a tray. He puts his empty glass on the tray and picks a new drink. STEVE Boy, you’re trying to look down the neck of a bottle with both eyes, and one of your eyes is sure to pop if you continue playing around like that. CHRIS Hey, belt it. I’m trying to get my act together and find a way out. STEVE Then you better find an excuse and leave here right now, or you’re gonna get burned. CHRIS What the heck are you talking about? STEVE Effe is here. CHRIS (stunned, gapes at his friend without speaking for a moment.) What? STEVE You heard me right. Effe is right here with her father. CHRIS Oh Lord, no. You are kidding me, right? STEVE Never been more serious in my life. CHRIS Oh, grapes! This is bad, really bad! But how did that happen? Why are they here? STEVE I spoke to her. Small world, see? That’s why I’m always telling you to get your shit together. Turns out Mr. Opoku and Mr. Boateng, your two fathers-in-law, for now, shared the same dormitory at the university, and they were both SRC executives. They got together on Facebook, and Mr. Boateng invited his old friend here to the party. Unknown to each of them, you’re banging both their daughters. CHRIS Cut the rot, man, I’m up to my neck here in some bad trouble. Why the hell didn’t you call me when you found out? STEVE (Steve half-empties his glass and points a stiff forefinger at Chris.) Tried a zillion times. Your phone was on vacation in the Bahamas, you fool. First rule in the Player’s Basic Book of Survival is this: never switch off your damn phone! CHRIS My phone was off? Oh, yeah, when I sent Effe a text message I switched it off. Damn! STEVE And speaking of trouble, here comes the first salvo, dude. Chris turns. Elaine is walking towards him smiling happily. ELAINE My Prince finally decided to come wake me up with a kiss. She puts her arms around his neck and holds him tight. ELAINE Chris, my breath. I missed you so much. CHRIS Elly. You look beautiful. She draws his head down and brushes his lips with hers. ELAINE Lord, I’ve missed you, wrestler. Wish we could disappear into my room for a while. My body aches for your bullying. CHRIS Behave, darling. People are watching. He steps back, and his eyes automatically searches for people who have seen their show of affection. Standing a few metres behind Elaine is Effe. Steve is standing beside her. Steve shrugs and shakes his head sadly. Effe looks so devastated and shattered. She looks at Elaine, then at Chris, then back to Elaine. There is sudden pain on Chris face as he sees the unbearable pain on Effe’s face, and the tears that suddenly roll down her lovely cheeks. Oh, Effe! Chris’ heart screams in agony!

I want to know what make the two of u part ways

This is really bad

Hmm, this is really bad

Right now Chris is the one breaking Effe's heart in their still growing love.

Maybe later Effe will be the one to break chris heart into pieces

Elaine has been there 4 a very long time before Effe but chris is 4lling in love with Effe more than Elaine

So it u Chris that is d cause of ur breakup and u ar blaming her.

Chris had rescued Effe from danger,Effe has been accepted as family by the opoku's

Chris has got more explanation to make so that i will understand more on what he told me the other day that Effe did to him

I can imagine her feelings cuz she is so naive

am thinking Steve might set her up with that his "attempted seduction theory" maybe he wanted her for himself like always... like in jailbird and 45 days

nxxt

Episode 11 The Klever Magg 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. MR. BOATENG Chris, my boy, meet one of my best friends from school… MR. OPOKU I know Chris. He’s been like a son to me all these years. MR. BOATENG (astonished) Really? How did you two get acquainted? CHRIS Mrs. Opoku’s shop is near the supermarket. I buy from her a lot, and I became their friend. MR. BOATENG Small world! MR. OPOKU Small world indeed. Jonas, later I’ll tell you the miracle that this young man brought to my house. By the way Effe came with me, Chris. Have you seen her? CHRIS (worried) Yes, I’ve seen her. MR. BOATENG (directing them to the table.) Let’s sit down. Seems Elaine is going to propose a toast. Looking groggy, Chris goes to the High Table. Elaine gestures to him to come and stand beside her. Chris reluctantly walks to her side, and she hands him a glass of white wine and links her free hand through his. She smiles into his face, and then she turns to face the excited crowd. Chris sees Effe. She is standing between Steve and her father, and her eyes are very bright with unshed tears, and she looks so shattered and frail. Chris looks away hurriedly because her pain is tearing his heart apart. ELAINE …and through the years of strife and pain, they took solace in only the strength of their love. My father always tells me the shortest distance between my problems and their solutions is the distance between my knees and the floor, and that’s how I came to appreciate the love and power of God. They have been excellent parents, and today I pray for health and more love for them. Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s toast a wonderful couple! The crowd cheers and shouts. Glasses are raised, and as they drink applause follows. Chris tries to disengage his arm from Elaine’s, but she holds on tight. She shakes her head at him and makes mischievous gestures at him. Chris’ narrows his eyes at her. CHRIS Elly, no don’t. I don’t like that look at all. You’re not going to spring one of your surprises on me, are you? Elaine sticks her tongue out at him and faces the crowd once more. ELAINE Listen now, folks. Most of you know, I mean it is no secret, that Chris here is my fiancée. We are bound by the same love that… CHRIS No, Elly, please stop. Don’t. ELAINE Well, those of you assembled here are our best friends. Since I was a child I’ve always dreamed about getting married on Christmas day. Why? 25th December is my birthday. One month ago… CHRIS Oh, no, Elaine. Not that! ELAINE (turns to him, and her eyes are hard. She speaks softly to him.) You told me a month ago that on 25th December, my birthday, we shall get married. That’s four months away, and you proposed to me! I’ve already told my parents, and they are all happy! Don’t back down now. CHRIS ELLY, DON’T! Not now, please! ELAINE (turning to the crowd once more.) Well, Chris and I are getting married on Christmas Day! The crowd roars. Mr. and Mrs. Boateng get to their feet. Madam Lois also gets up. The applause is loud and deafening. Chris looks at Effe and sees that her legs cannot support her anymore. She drops dejectedly into a chair. Her shoulders are low, and her head is bent. MADAM LOIS Oh, my dear son, you’ve made me so happy! Let me be the first to congratulate you! Chris backs away from her. His face looks frantic. CHRIS NO, MOM! His mother stops, hands still outstretched, and she looks as if he has slapped her. MADAM LOIS Chris? What’s the meaning of this? The music has stopped. The whole place is dead quiet. Everybody is staring at Chris. He turns and looks at Elaine. Her face is like death. ELAINE: Yes, Chris? No? What do you mean by no? Didn’t you propose to me? Chris reaches for her hand, but she draws back. Chris speaks frantically. CHRIS Elly, honey. I did propose. But we really need to talk. All this is a bit too fast for me! ELAINE Too fast for you? What do you mean by that? What’s going on, Chris Bawa? What’s this nonsense about? MR. BOATENG Come on, darling. We’ll talk about this later. It seems Chris boy is getting a dose of the cold-feet bachelor. We all get it at this time. Sit down now… ELAINE (hissing angrily at Chris) No, Daddy! Chris is embarrassing me in front of everybody. The harm is already done. If he’s getting cold feet let him tell everyone right here and now! She turns towards Chris, uncontrollably furious. ELAINE Are we getting married on my birthday or not? CHRIS Elly, honey, we don’t have to do this here. Let’s talk in private please. Let’s avoid this… ELAINE Don’t give me that crap! What’s going on, Chris? Why this attitude? Are we getting married or not? Just answer the question. Tears flow down Elaine’s cheeks. CHRIS I still insist we talk in private. Can’t you at least give me that? Can we go somewhere and talk about this right now? ELAINE No, Chris. We do this now, right here! Are we getting married? CHRIS No, Elly. I’m terribly sorry but I don’t think I’m ready for that big step just yet. Please find it in your heart to forgive me. I’m truly sorry. The silence is broken by Chris’ mother’s scream. MADAM LOIS Chris, son, what’s this? Are you drunk? Have you lost your mind? CHRIS I’m sorry, Mama. Mrs. Boateing flies towards Chris like a lioness. She grabs the front of his jacket, and her face is harsh and ugly with sudden anger. RUTH Chris, are you mad? How can you do this? Why are you embarrassing us this way? MR. BOATENG: (speaking harshly) Let him go, Ruth! Leave his coat! Elaine is weeping now. She brushes her mother aside and glares at Chris. She is devastated. ELAINE Why, Chris? Why are you doing this to me? Do you hate me this much? What have I done to you? CHRIS I don’t hate you, Elly. You’ve shown me nothing but real love, and I appreciate it. You are an angel. I’m the problem. I’m the monster here. I’m the ungrateful one. Please forgive me. MR. BOATENG: Chris, get out of my house right now! I won’t let you disrespect my daughter like this. Chris nods and turns to leave, but his mother holds him. She glares at him, and then she slaps him on his right cheek. Chris looks at her, and suddenly tears come to his eyes. MADAM LOIS What kind of witch has brought this curse on you, son? What kind of cursed evil has turned your heart like this? CHRIS (speaking bitterly as a single tear runs down his cheek.) Blame me, mother! But please don’t put this on any witch! The fact that you and Mrs. Boateng have always been good friends doesn’t give you the right to force us to marry each other. I thought I loved Elaine, yes, but right now I love somebody else! ELAINE (stunned and bitter) Another woman, Chris? You’ve been cheating on me with another woman? CHRIS It is funny, Elaine, but the only physical contact I’ve had with that girl is to hold her hand. I haven’t kissed her, or held her close, except when I danced with her, of course. I haven’t even told her I love her. Hell, I’ve been fighting it till now. I was scared to admit it. Maybe, if you hadn’t put me on the spot right now, you and I might have ended up married. But what’s the point, Elaine? Will it be fair to marry you knowing I love someone else? Elaine”s eyes are wild. Suddenly she looks around her at the hushed crowd. She hisses dangerously. ELAINE Lord, she’s here, isn’t she? That explains it! If you haven’t told her you loved her, and if you behave this way, when you could have lied that you would marry me and later broken it, only means one thing! That slut is here! Where’s she, huh, Chris? Where’s the whore? Chris turns away from her and begins to walk away. ELAINE She’s the fair girl, isn’t she, Chris? The one with Steve? Now I understand why you were staring at her like that when I kissed you, you bastard! Alarmed, Chris turns round, and finds Elaine rushing furiously towards Effe. Chris screams with real fear. CHRIS: Elaine, NOOOOO! tbc

I'm still waiting for that reason b4 any comments, next

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This is really bad

Can'tblame you Chris....The heart chooses whom to love

Elaine! That was a desperate move you made. Such public announcement is the exclusive rights of the man and can only be delegated to you after a proper agreement and pre-information. You don't just come and announce yr engagement and wedding whilst taking the guy by suprise. With the turn out of events, I doubt if Effe intentionally ditched and hurt Chris. Best case scenerio could be that she saw how fierce Elaine loved Chris and decided to let her have him coupled with the fact that Chris a kinda deceived him into falling for him while having a girl he've already proposed to. It might only be that The Opoko's being the friend of the Boatang's also advised wadded into the matter. Nevertheless, I'm gonna find out soon

Chris u never told us that u're the one that started this,u told me how wicked she was...maybe more explanation

this is bad nah

Effe is still surprise to see what she saw,it's hurting her feelings.

Chris why haven't u said that

Elaine made a bold step because of what she thought,she never knew that he's loving another,that she's making a mistake

It's a big disgrace 4 there parents,they never expected this

Effe baby...he told me a lot of things about u...U loved him too,maybe u reduced the love and let him go because of this kinda shame

I don't even know how to explain this episode

Elaine don't cause a disaster

Serves u right Elian. I believe she set Effe up, 2 make Chris breakup Wt, ND hate her

What caused the fight then?

Well he warned u not to pull that crap surprise but u didn't listen

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Episode 12 Effe, shocked, is too slow to react. Elaine’s fingers are like claws as she goes for Effe’s eyes. Steve steps between the two girls, and Elaine’s fingers dig into Steve’s lower jaw, and blood spurts immediately. Elaine flings Steve aside, and her next blow catches Effe flush on the jaw. Effe drops, and Elaine attempts to stamp on her face. Mr. Opoku drags Elaine back and pushes her roughly, and she falls to the ground. Chris kneels and cradles Effe’s head. There’s blood on her face, and she has passed out. He is aware of Mr. Boateng angrily facing his old friend. MR. BOATENG (furiously) Ken, if you ever touch my daughter like that again I’ll kill you. MR. OPOKU (angrily) If your daughter ever touches mine like that again, I’ll kill her. Mr. Boateng glowers for a moment, and then he looks sadly at Elaine. He bends and helps her up. Elaine is weeping uncontrollably. MR. BOATENG Get out of my house, Ken. I didn’t know finding you again will bring such chaos into my house. Chris picks Effe’s limp form off the ground, and without another word he pushes through the crowd and walks out of the house. DOCTOR ANAMAN’S CLINIC – NIGHT 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 folded in his right hand. Chris speaks anxiously. CHRIS Doc. Is she going to be okay? Dr. Anaman holds up his hands, and gives them a bright but tired smile. DOCTOR ANAMAN She is okay, son. She struck her head on something blunt when she fell down. She had a little concussion, and will have a bad headache tomorrow, but she’s fine. Nothing is broken. MR. OPOKU Oh, thank you, dear God. Doc, does it mean she can go home now? DOCTOR ANAMAN No, I’ll like to keep her here for the night. She needs a lot of rest, no excitement, for the medication to really work. And then in the morning we will ran a couple more tests, just standard procedure. CHRIS Is she awake now? Can I see her? Dr. Anaman looks at Chris silently for a moment. DOCTOR ANAMAN Do you really need to see her tonight? MR. OPOKU (gently) I think he does, Doc, I think he does. Dr. Anaman turns to Mr. Opoku. DOCTOR ANAMAN And you are? MR. OPOKU Ken Opoku. The girl’s father. DOCTOR ANAMAN I see. Okay, she’s conscious, Chris. You can see her, but only for a few minutes. She needs to sleep. Without another word Chris quickly enters the private ward. The two men exchange glances and smile. DOCTOR ANAMAN Are you not going to see her too? MR. OPOKU I think he needs to be alone with her for a while. They are a pair of fools, I must admit, but I’m indeed pleased for both of them tonight. DOCTOR ANAMAN Hmm, I see. I got a few minutes left before my night rounds. Mind sharing a cup of coffee with me in my office, and maybe giving me a little back story about those fools? I must add, though, that Chris is a very dear soul to me. I’ve been their family doctor for ages. His mother delivered him in this clinic. I held Chris the very first second he was born. You can say he’s more of a son to me. MR. OPOKU Please call me Ken. I will be more than glad to have your company for a spell, Doc. The two of them begin to walk away down the corridor. Chris stands just inside the room and looks at her. She is lying on the metallic bed, and their eyes meet and hold. Chris walks slowly forward and stands beside her bed. She never takes her eyes off him. There is a bandage around her head, and the right side of her face is swollen, but she still smiles weakly at him. EFFE Your girlfriend is a hothead, Chris. What will she do if she realizes that you were not talking about me? I’m sure she would kill you when she finds out that the girl you’re in love with is known only to you. CHRIS Intuition, I guess. Isn’t there a saying that you women naturally know about these things? EFFE Please. Don’t tease me, Chris. CHRIS I’ve never been more serious in my life, Effe. She closes her eyes, and when she opens them he sees that they are filled with tears. EFFE You’ve not so much as looked at me twice since I met you, Chris. You’ve never done anything to make me even assume that you love me. How can you be sure I don’t have somebody already in my life? Chris sits on the edge of the bed, and slowly he leans over her and kisses her left cheek. CHRIS You don’t love anybody else, Effe. You know that I love you and I know you love me. It’s a gut feeling. Love knows. EFFE Oh, Chris! Please. This can’t be, no! The world you live in hates me by now! Your mother, your friends, their friends! Oh, no, we can’t live in that situation, surrounded with such acrimony! I will wilt! Already, they think I’m a demon! CHRIS Who cares what they think and say? They see a demon, I see an Angel. They see a usurper, I see my breath. Yes, without you, I WILL wilt. I don’t need much, really. All I need is to hear you say you love me, and put your little hand in my big one, and I tell you this, we will walk through all the rocky mountains together. EFFE Oh, Chris! Why didn’t you tell me about her? Things might have been different if I had known! CHRIS I was going to tell you tonight, but I was forced to go to that party. EFFE I called you, too. I wanted to tell you my father was insisting that I come with him to witness his reunion with an old friend. You didn’t pick your calls. You just sent a text message. When I called back your phone was off. CHRIS Don’t let us delve too deeply into reasons, my cherished one. I believe this night was created for you and I to finally face the truth, dear. Will it draw us together, or is it going to tear us apart? She leans forward and puts her hand in his. EFFE I love you, Chris Bawa. I’ve loved you from the day we met. My soul loves you very much! Chris puts his free hand on hers. CHRIS Welcome to my heart, Effe Kedem. My heart beats for only you today, tomorrow and forever. The world can stop turning, the sun can stop shining but my love for you will be for eternity. EFFE You’re already the owner of mine, Chris. He leans forward and brushes a lock of hair off her brow. She closes her eyes and exhales deeply. They look into each other’s eyes and smile. Tbc

Hmmmm,,,,,, don't know wat to say

Hmm, 3bob)ba

hmmmmmm.....

Just Following

fingers crossed until I learn the reason for the break up

Episode 13 IRIS’ EAST LEGON RESIDENCE – NIGHT Chris rubs his eyes and leans back fully, putting his head across the edge of the sofa. IRIS Wow, that was amazing. You really loved her, didn’t you? CHRIS Love is definitely an understatement, Iris. I really adored that girl. She filled my heart, you know. Hell, there was not a single second when her name didn’t ring in my soul. IRIS From how you described her, this Effe seems quite like a decent, lovable sort. What could she have done to make you hate her so much? CHRIS That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? What did she do? Hell, what didn’t she do? Even now I find it difficult to believe how well that bitch fooled me! IRIS Tell me, Chris. I’m really curious to know. So, you and Effe discovered that you loved each other… CHRIS Wrong. I discovered that I was in love with her. To her, it was all some sort of sick game from the very bloody onset!She never loved me. IRIS Okay, I can understand that. So, you were greatly in love with her, but your Mom evidently didn’t like it. Elaine and her folks were scandalized. Basically the two of you were alone on the turf. It must have been a terrible period for you. CHRIS Yeah, it was horrible. My Mom took it really hard. She moved out of the house, you know. She said that house was mine, given to me by my late father. She had her own house, which she had been contemplating renting out previously. We met at the Supermarket each day, but it wasn’t really easy. IRIS And Elaine? CHRIS She took it really bad at first, for the first two months. She left Takoradi and dedicated her life to her work. It was bad for her, and although I tried on many occasions to get in touch with her, she cut me off. Her parents wouldn’t hear me out either. It was a very crazy time in my life, but I loved Effe so much that nothing was going to stop me from marrying her. We set a date in August for the wedding. Eventually my Mom realized that I really loved Effe, and she gave in, albeit reluctantly, I guess.She accepted Effe, and that was more than I ever hoped for. IRIS I guess she didn’t have much of a choice. It was either give in, or risk losing you to Effe forever. It must have been a hard decision for her. CHRIS Maybe, but then again she and I have always been that close. Anyway, somehow, Elaine also came back to Takoradi. She was on accumulated leave days, you know. It seemed like she had never been on leave for two years, so her employers granted her request for accumulated leave days. She came to the supermarket one afternoon, entered my office, and hugged me. IRIS Just like that? CHRIS Yeah, just like that. She cried a bit, yeah, talked about how much I had hurt and disgraced her. I apologized, told her how bad I felt about the whole matter. Well, evidently, she had decided to let it go, you know, and move on with her life. She still wanted to be friends with me, and you don’t know how happy she made me. That evening we all went home, that is, my Mom, Elaine and myself. Effe was there, you know. She always came in to prepare food for me in the evenings. The four of us had dinner that evening. IRIS (chuckling) That would’ve been some dinner! Awkward, wasn’t it? CHRIS I don’t really remember it much, but I guess it went well, under the circumstances. Elaine amazed me the greatest. She tried, from then, to be friendly with Effe. It must have been hell for her, but she did really try, and I admired her for that. Steve was also constantly around, and you know him, he watered the grounds well. So there we were, all moving smoothly towards my wedding. My love for Effe grew in leaps each day. Takoradi was buzzing with news of my impending wedding, you know. Iris draws closer to him. She reaches over, takes his arm and pulls him. He does not resist this time. He goes willingly into her arms, and she holds him. IRIS And then I guess your world fell apart? Was it some terrible revelation? I’m intrigued, Chris. What could’ve happened to make you break off with Effe, a woman I’m convinced you love dearly, even now? CHRIS It was just a month to the wedding when my heart was shattered, Iris. I think it all began with Mr. Afful, and then the Joint Account. Yeah, that’s it. You know, I opened a joint Bank Account with Effe. I needed to trust her, and I wanted her to have all the money she needed for planning the wedding. I went to the bank with her and opened the account. We were both signatories to it, and I was giving her money almost each week to deposit into the account. She would use part of the money in the account to finance the wedding expenditures, and also when we were married we would rely on that money. I transferred half of my personal savings into that account. IRIS And she spent it all? CHRIS You think it was that simple? Heck no! It would’ve been okay if she had just spent the damn money! But yes, my GMs, began with Mr. Afful’s visit and that account! IRIS Mr. Afful being the one you told me about, the man in charge of the orphanage where Effe was? Same man who wanted to rape and keep her to himself? CHRIS Yep. Same ugly son of a bitch … aw forgive my language, okay? IRIS That’s okay, Chris. I can see you’re strung tighter than a violin. And your GMs? What’s that? CHRIS Oh, hell, forgive me, darling. I’m dragging you into my quagmire of rot. GMs stand for Great Miseries, dear. That’s how I termed the hellish phases that crazy bitch took me through. My Great Miseries… FLASHBACK THE FOCUS SUPERMARKET – NIGHT The Focus Supermarket is large and well-designed. Late shoppers are moving busily around, some with trolleys, others with bags. Security guards are also standing at vantage points. The upper floor also has the administrative offices. Chris’ office is huge. The L-shaped desk is of high quality. The chairs facing the desk are beautiful and expensive. There is a central visitors’ lounge that has classic furniture, an elaborate water dispenser and a magnificent little bar. Chris and Steve are sitting at the visitor’s lounge, eating and laughing. Steve puts a piece of tender chicken in his mouth and reaches out for his glass of wine. He swirls the dark liquid around the ice cubes, and then he takes a sip. STEVE Man, I never thought I’ll live to see the day a chick will have your heart all tied up in knots like this! You love her. I’m now convinced of that amazing fact! CHRIS I love her, man. I look at that girl and I start thanking God for giving me an angel. She’s so sweet. STEVE And hot! Effe is really hot! Seen the legs on her? Damn… Chris chuckles and wags a forefinger at him. CHRIS No, Mr. Romeo, don’t go there! Don’t let your imaginations run wild on my woman. You’ll risk a swollen jaw. STEVE A girl like that can give you multiple orgasms, man. I bet she’s driving you crazy in bed, and please don’t give me that bull waste story about not touching her… CHRIS It is true, man. Haven’t even kissed her yet. She wanna get her first kiss at the altar. It has always been her dream, and I wanna give her just that. So I’m waiting. STEVE Hmm. You telling me she’s a virgin, right? CHRIS That ain’t your goddamn business, bro. STEVE What the dilly-dilly-dilly-yoo! Man, why do you always get the best chicks, huh? Man, I’ve always wanted to deflower a virgin, but they’re more extinct than the dinosaurs, man! They both burst out laughing, and just then a phone on near Chris’ arm rings. Chris picks up the receiver. CHRIS Hello? RECEPTIONIST Sorry to bother you, Mr. Bawa, but there’s a man here who says he urgently needs to see you. CHRIS You know how we work, Mary. RECEPTIONIST Yes, Sir. I told him to give his name and book an appointment, but he insists he has to see you. He says he’s on an errand for an Auntie Joyce. Should I let the security men show him out? CHRIS He’s from Auntie Joyce? Let him come up, Mary. RECEPTIONIST Thank you, Sir. Chris replaces the receiver. STEVE Auntie Joyce? Woman who looked after Effe at the orphanage? CHRIS Yeah. She sent someone to come look for me. I wanted her to resign and be with us because Effe sees her as a mother, but it seems that bastard Afful got fired and Auntie Joyce is now the new Director of the orphanage. She promised to be here for the wedding. I hope nothing bad has happened to her. STEVE Let’s call it a day then, my bro. I gotta run home and rest my expiring body again. My new status as your Best Man demands that I look good from now till the D-day. They both laugh and shake hands, and Chris escorts Steve to the door. There is a knock, and the door opens. The man who comes in is short, obese and has a cold expression. He is well-dressed in a white suit and a trilby. Steve looks at the visitor, and then his eyes meets Chris’. STEVE You want me to stay a spell, CB? CHRIS It’s okay, man. Nothing I can’t handle here. Steve hesitates for a moment, his eyes still questioning, and then he nods and leaves. Chris positions himself squarely in front of his visitor. CHRIS Jonathan Afful. Forgive me if I don’t offer you a seat. You know, you shouldn’t have bothered lying to the receptionist that Auntie Joyce sent you. The mere mention of your name would’ve been enough to bring you here. Afful smiles, his voice a lazy drawl as he nods his head and begins to speak. AFFUL I see. That little cunt has you under her spell too. Now why am I not surprised about that? She has a specialty for that, believe me. CHRIS I detest you, Jonathan Afful. I am glad you came here. I take it you’ve been sacked from the orphanage? Well, guess what, I am behind it! I got into contact with some big shots, and they had you fired, you son of crazy bitch. You’re lucky they didn’t haul your sorry ass into jail, but Effe didn’t want it that way. She just wanted you out. AFFUL You don’t know who you’re joking with, Mr. Chris Bawa! You’re not the only one that knows big wigs. But my revenge is going to take another form, fool. It is not aimed at you, but at that stinking, shitty whore you’re going to marry. Chris swings a fist. It crashes into Afful’s jaw. It flings the man down hard into one of the soft chairs. Afful’s trilby comes off, and slowly he sits up in the chair. There’s blood in his nostrils and running down the right side of his lips. Afful slowly takes a dark-blue hankie from his pocket and carefully wipes the blood from his mouth. CHRIS That’s for all the hell you put Effe through. Now get your miserable butt out of my office before I beat the shit out of you, idiot! AFFUL Just a minute, Romeo, just a minute. He stands up and retrieves his hat. Carefully he puts it back on his head, and then he smiles. AFFUL You’re younger and stronger than I am, Romeo. I can’t fight you. True, you hate me, much as I hate you, and you’re capable of beating me to pulp, I know. So yes, I’ll get outta your office, but first, you will hear me out. CHRIS I ain’t got no time for your drivel, snake. Get the hell out of my office! AFFUL There is a guy named Bright Koffie. He grew up at the orphanage too. I bet Effe is telling you crap about not wanting to kiss and make love to you until you two are married. You believe her? That cunt is lying to you, Romeo. She and Bright are lovers, and have been lovers since they were both fifteen. Bright has been shagging her to death all along! CHRIS You stupid, stinking lying freak! He back-hands Afful across the face, and Afful totters back with a groan of pain. He holds up his hands in supplication, his face suddenly scared as Chris bears down on him. His voice comes out in a screech as Chris draws back his fist to strike him again. AFFUL Have you checked your bank account lately, the joint account you opened with Effe? Chris halts. His face is confused as he glares at Afful. Afful drops his hands, straightens his coat and looks at Chris defiantly. AFFUL I’m going to prove to you what a snake you plan to marry, Bawa. She has no interest in marrying you, no. She’s just in for the money. She and Bright have formed a sick alliance, and she uses her beauty to trap rich men. They used to give me kickbacks, huge ones, and so I tolerated them. She always manages to get her victims to propose to her, and then claim she’s a virgin and only want to kiss for the first time on her wedding day blah blah blah! Chris moves forward, grabs Afful by the lapels and hurls him hard toward the door. Afful crashes into the door. Chris looks at him, enraged. CHRIS Afful, I won’t listen to your malicious lies! That girl is a pure angel. I trust her with my very soul. Now you get out of here before I tear your bloody head off your neck! AFFUL Don’t be a fool, Romeo. Let me… CHRIS Not another word, freak! Beat it! AFFUL She meets Bright every Friday at the Sports Club cafe at Beach Road, 3:00 p. m. prompt. She gives him the money she has taken from you, and probably from the fools who think they’ve got a beautiful daughter. Tomorrow is Friday, they’ll meet. You think I’m lying go there and see for yourself, but first check that bank account. Good night, Romeo. I’ll keep in touch. He touches the brim of his hat to Chris, and then he turns, unlocks the door and goes out. Chris stands still, as if transfixed. His face is a picture of misery. He turns and walks slowly back to his desk. He sits down and turns on his computer. He opens the second button on his shirt and stares at the screen. He punches some keys and stares at his computer screen. Suddenly a look of complete shock passes across his face. His lips open in a silent scream of dismay. CHRIS Oh, my God! The computer screen shows details of his joint account with Effe. There is a list of credit entries, and then a series of huge weekly withdrawals. CHRIS (in a shocked whisper.) She has emptied out the account! She has withdrawn all the money! Tbc

Damn u effe... Thats why most guys don't trust girls. Bright must be very good at digging thats why effe doesn't want to compromise

Hmmnmn....Still observing

hmm

nexxtt

What

Jezz!

You mean Effe is a 419 or what?

real heartbreak, effe the she-devil. after all the love she was given..... the old south African man is in for a rude shock

Chris... you trusted her too much

Hmmmm,

OK,,, am still observing bcos I trust Effe more Dan Chris trusted her,,,, so let's see if she is really a fake

hmmmmmm

I can't believe this

next

Effe was framed

Hmmm this Is not good effe

Episode 14 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. CHRIS No welcoming hug for me today, my Princess? She comes towards him, holds his upper arms and presses herself close. He can feel her trembling. EFFE Welcome home, my love. You are late today. How was your day? CHRIS Dramatic, to say the least, but seeing you always fills me with joy. Chris plants a kiss on her right cheek, and then disengages himself. He walks past her into the brightly-lit living-room. EFFE Your food is ready, love. Would you mind if I run along now? CHRIS I’m so sorry. You told me your Mom wanted you to help prepare the pastries for a friend’s wedding, right? Oh, forgive me! It completely escaped me. EFFE That’s okay, my darling. Chris holds her shoulders and stares into her eyes in turn. CHRIS You look worried, darling. What’s troubling you? Effe moves towards him, grabs him around the waist and hugs him tightly. She presses her face into his chest. EFFE Chris, I love you so much. Just need to tell you that I can’t live without you! CHRIS Of course I know that and I love you more. YOU should know that! Is something bugging you, Angel? EFFE I guess sometimes I need the reassurance, my love. He smiles at her. She smiles back and turns towards the door. CHRIS Wait up, my love. Let me walk you to your car. They put their arms around each other and walk towards her car, chatting and laughing gently. He opens the car door for her, and then he gives her a huge brown envelope. She takes it and looks at him questioningly. EFFE Money? CHRIS Yes, for our account. I’ve decided to boost up the account, you know, to make our married life stress-free, at least, for the first few years. So, all the money I make shall now go straight to our account. EFFE How much is in here, Chris? CHRIS Close to ten thousand Ghana Cedis. EFFE Chris, darling … what’s going on? CHRIS Nothing, my love. Just deposit it in the account tomorrow. I want to show you I love you in every small way, and from now on, we do everything together, love. No secrets, no divisions, just the two of us loving each other, and the world can go to space. She comes close to him, holds him, reaches up on tiptoe and kisses his cheek. EFFE You don’t know just how happy you’ve made me, my love. Listen, I can’t wait to be married to you. Okay, I’ll deposit this tomorrow. I’ll see you tomorrow evening then. She backs up, and he waves as she drives out. He closes the gates, waits for several minutes looking at the closed gates. His face is very distressed. He turns his face up to the skies and breathes deeply. CHRIS Damn you, Jonathan Afful, damn you to hell! THE SPORTS CLUB CAFE – AFTERNOON Chris turns through the entrance of the Sports Club. He comes across a magnificent lawn tennis court, then a basketball court, all of them bordered by the expansive green of the golf course. Arrows indicate the Car Park, and Chris swings the car to the park. He finds an empty slot and parks the car and gets out. He hears a step behind him and turns. Jonathan Afful is standing there looking at him somberly. He is dressed in a white Puma sports trousers and matching T-shirt. He is wearing a Nike baseball cap, and nice trainers adorned his feet. AFFUL Bright Koffie is already here, Romeo. He is waiting for Effe. I’m a paid member, with access to the top floor. You can follow me up, and observe for yourself. Chris walks slowly towards Afful. His face is filled with contempt and tight anger as he regards the older man. CHRIS I’m not here to spy on Effe, you bastard. I’m here to prove to you that she’s an angel, and because of that I’m not hiding from her. I’ll be there when she shows up, and let her explain whatever has turned your evil mind to such mischief, bastard. AFFUL That’s up to you. However, if she sees you here, she might panic, and leave or better still make up a lie. So, come upstairs with me. When she is seated, we can both go down and join them. How does that strike you? Chris hesitates for just a moment. CHRIS Lead the way. Afful takes him up some backdoor stairs to the second floor of the building, where a door opens into a bar and restaurant. People in various sports outfits are sitting at tables, eating, chatting and drinking. The bar is long and elaborate, and smartly-dressed waitresses moved among the guests, serving and taking orders. Mr. Afful leads the way to a table partly hidden by artificial shrubbery. He indicates a chair to Chris. AFFUL Have a seat. Afful sits down, and reaches for a box of cigarettes on the table. He lights one, blows a cloud of smoke, and then smiles as Chris draws out a chair and sits down. AFFUL Mexican cigarettes. My friend gave them to me. Smells like a nun’s pussy, but it sure does have a kick! Yeah, a kinda sweet kick. CHRIS You imbecile! Afful laughs hard, gags on the smoke, coughs, and giggles again. He takes several drags on the cigarette, and then he grinds it out in an ashtray. He pulls a covered tray. He uncovers it to reveal two bowls. One contains two balls of rice, and one filled with palm soup and meat. AFFUL I don’t think you want anything to drink, and I don’t think you’re here to eat either, so I’ll eat alone. Before then, see the guy sitting alone below us, at that table near the right corner? That’s Bright Koffie, Effe’s lover. The man Afful has indicated is dressed in a black suit. He is sitting alone, drinking coffee with some pies. He is slim and lithe, and very handsome. Chris breathes hard, and a look of pain crosses his face. Chris’ phone dings a new message. He picks it up, opens up the message inbox and reads. It is from Effe: MY LOVE. GOING HOME TO PREPARE YOUR DINNER NOW. HURRY UP. MISSING YOU SO MUCH COS I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH! Chris smiles, shakes his head, and pushes his chair back. AFFUL (washing his hands, and his wicked eyes bore into Chris.) Where are you going to? CHRIS (speaks with venom in his voice.) Lay off, you lying son-of-a -bitch. God forgive me, but the next time you… AFFUL Why don’t you shut that big mouth of yours, Romeo? I don’t know what message she sent you, but she just walked in. Look for yourself. Chris looks down, and then he exhales with a shock so great that his legs wobble. With a look of utter pain on his face he collapses into his chair again, looking at Effe who has entered and walking towards the man called Bright Koffie. Bright’s face lights up as he gets up and meets her. They hug, and remain close for some time. Chris is shaking his head. His hands grab the edge of the table so tightly that the skin appears stretched. The Koffie man is holding Effe around the waist with one hand, with his face buried in the side of her neck. Finally they break apart and sit at the table. Effe’s face is filled with happiness. Afful lights another of his Mexican cigarettes and sits back, watching Chris’ thunderstruck face with satisfaction. Effe leans over and picks something off the man’s lapels, and he lunges forward as if to kiss her, causing her to sit back sharply and laugh. Finally she reaches for her bag, and extracts a brown envelope from it. Chris moans audibly. CHRIS Oh, no, Effe, oh no, please, please, no! It is the same brown envelope he has given to her the previous night, and it still contains the money he had given her to deposit into their joint account! She hands the envelope to the man, and he picks up a briefcase lying beside him and opens it. He slips the brown envelope inside. AFFUL That, Romeo, is your money disappearing forever. That girl has no intentions of marrying you. I suspect they are trying to leave the country because I had Koffie tailed. Two days ago he submitted two completed passport forms at the immigration office. My contact at the office tells me one is in the name of Effe Kedem. Effe now pushes back her chair; she is leaving. Koffie says something and offers his pouted lips. She laughs, bends and kisses his right cheek. Violently Chris gets out of his chair. In a flash Afful is up too, grabbing his arm tightly. AFFUL What the hell do you think you’re gonna do? CHRIS (snarling at him viciously.) Get your damn hands off me! AFFUL Hold it, man. You can’t confront her now! CHRIS And why the hell not? I want an explanation right now! AFFUL To prove what? She will have a million reasons for it. I tell you, they’ve been working together for ages! If you will bide your time, I will give you other evidences, foolproof evidences that will help you prove to her that she’s been cheating on you all this while! If you approach her now, you’ll never know the rest of Effe’s lies. CHRIS (voice is tortured) There’s more? AFFUL What you’ve seen is just the faint light of the dawn, Romeo! The harsh rays of the sun will really thrash your heart. If you’ll give me just one week, I’ll open your eyes, but if you confront her now, you blow everything apart! Chris watches with sick eyes as Effe rushes out of the cafe. The Koffie man soon gets up, takes his briefcase, and leaves. AFFUL You saw an angel, Romeo, and understandably you fell in love with her. But she is more than a femme fatale, dude. You fell in love with the Devil’s favourite and only daughter. Go home, play her game, pretend everything is okay. In a week I’ll call you, and deliver both of them to you, red-handed. I know you don’t trust me, but if you have the heart, stay with me. Otherwise, you can go home and confront her now. The ball is on your turf now, Romeo. Are you man enough to play it right? Chris is gasping for air. He gets up and rushes drunkenly away. Behind him Afful blows a cloud of Mexican smoke and chuckles heartily.

soo bad for Chris, effe the she devil. bt u will regret lady

Chai, wahala Girl

I still can believe Effe did all of this

h.mmmmm.m

I can't believe that effe is a witch

nxt

Darn you effe

I still don't believe Effe is capable of dis until I hear Effe's side of d story,,,, and Chris should have called Effe's line wen she sent msg dat she is going home to prepare his food but show up in dat bar,,,,, maybe,, d one in d bar will not be d one dat will pick d call, but d one at home. dat would Hav atleast convinced Chris a little. and d writer has not talked abt Eyram,,,, who knows Eyram might be d one at dat bar and not Effe, still observing sha, I dnt want to jump into conclusion...

There is more to this....

I don't knw wat to say

Episode 15 THE FOCUS SUPERMARKET – THE NEXT DAY 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 he is perusing. He leans back and pinches the bridge of his nose. He sighs deeply and rotates his neck in an obvious attempt to ease a painful spot in his neck. A terrible expression of pain flashes across his face as he recollects Effe embracing the Koffie man again. The door opens and his mother enters and looks at him with a worried expression on her face. MADAM LOIS Wedding panic taking over your soul again, my prince? CHRIS (smiles wanly at his mother) You could say that, but I’m cool, really. MADAM LOIS But you look worried. Haven’t seen that look on your face since your dear Daddy died. Something you want to tell your Mommy about? CHRIS No, Mom. I’m fine, really. Are you ready to leave for that appointment with Dr. Anaman? MADAM LOIS Yes, son. Just a routine checkup, he says. Anyway, Chris, there seems to be something funny about the figures from the Electronics Department. CHRIS For an old woman you sure do have a sharp brain. Yes, I noticed, and that’s why I’m now going through their reports all over again. I think Mr. Forson, the Section Head, is getting a tad greedy. MADAM LOIS I’ve never trusted that old frog, but you always insisted on giving him a chance! CHRIS It seems to be my failing, this kind of blind trust I have in my fellow men. MADAM LOIS (raises her eyebrows and cocks her head to one side) Are you speaking double meanings here, son? CHRIS No, Mom. Go on, ran ahead. I’ll have a complete picture of Mr. Forson’s dealings by tomorrow. MADAM LOIS Okay, my cherished boy. Have a good evening then. And my greetings to Effe. CHRIS Sure, I’ll tell her. Say hi to Doc for me too. His mother leaves the office. A moment later his phone rings. He glances at it and notices it is Effe. A grimace passes across his face, and he continues to stare at the phone until it cuts off. He waits, and then it begins to ring again. He picks it up and puts it to his ear. CHRIS Hello, Angel. EFFE Chris, my dearest, please forgive me, okay? I couldn’t wait for you this evening. I had to rush to church. CHRIS Bad news? EFFE Oh, no, no. The pastor wanted to see me for something urgent. He wouldn’t elaborate. Hope to see you tomorrow. CHRIS I was hoping to see you, Angel. But that’s okay, see you tomorrow, and please do take care. EFFE Chris? CHRIS Yeah? EFFE You sound distracted and distant. Something bothering you? You’ve been a bit strange since last night. You want to tell me about what’s bothering you? CHRIS I’m fine, love. EFFE No, my dearest, I know you. There was a great change in you last night. Want to talk about it? CHRIS I guess I’m scared of losing you, Angel. EFFE Oh, darling. Stop torturing yourself with such thoughts. You can take my love for granted. I can never stop loving you. CHRIS Glad to hear that, Angel. Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow. Take care, my love. EFFE I love you, Chris. I love you so much. Bye. Chris drops the phone and clasps his hands together in the form of a silent prayer, and exhales heavily. CHRIS Oh, Effe, my love. Please, don’t betray me! Two hours later Chris walks out of the sliding glass doors of The Focus Supermarket. More shoppers are trooping in, and he almost collides with a tall, dark handsome young man in a nice suit who is speaking and laughing with his companion. YOUNG MAN Oh, sorry, Sir. CHRIS That’s alright. Chris begins to smile, and then he realizes that the man’s companion is Elaine. He looks shocked. CHRIS Elly! ELAINE (smiles happily and gives Chris a hug) Hello, Chris. You’re closing early today. I wanted to give you surprise in your office. CHRIS I didn’t know you were in town. ELAINE Aw, sorry, dear. You didn’t think I was going to let you get married without being there to help? I took a few weeks off to come down, and of course Frank here wanted to meet my folks before flying back to London, so here we are. CHRIS Oh, I see. Frank? Introductions are in order, don’t you think? ELAINE Oh, forgive me. Yes, of course. Frank, meet Chris Bawa, an old flame. Chris, Frank Stiles, my fiance. The two men shake hands. FRANK Hey, man, pleased to meet you. Elaine told me a great deal about you. I gotta thank you, though, for letting her go ’cause I’ve fallen so much in love with her! The three of them laugh, and Frank throws his right arm around Elaine’s shoulders, draws her close, and plants a kiss on her lips. ELAINE Behave, Frank! Anyway, Chris owns this fabulous supermarket. FRANK Hmm. That’s great, man. Anyway I’m representing the Blue Star group of companies. We want to invest in the oil industry in Ghana, and I’m here in discussions with the Government. We’ve almost wrapped up the deal. I plan to settle down here by December ’cause I’ll be in charge of the African operations. And of course Elaine and I will be married immediately. CHRIS Congrats, folks. Enjoy your stay, Frank. I’m so glad you’re making Elaine happy. But I got to run now, okay? Hope to see you again soon. FRANK Yeah, yeah. Hope to see you at our wedding, man. ELAINE Of course Chris would be there. Wouldn’t you, darling? CHRIS Sure, wouldn’t miss it for anything. Frank puts his arm around Elaine’s waist and they go through the sliding doors into the supermarket. Chris shakes his head and turns away sadly. CHRIS Why do I feel this twinge of jealousy? Oh, Effe, Effe, Effe! Don’t hurt me. Chris drives out of the car park. His phone rings, and he picks the call. CHRIS Hello? AFFUL This is Afful. CHRIS What’s it this time? AFFUL Do you know a man named Joshua Darkwa? CHRIS (swings off the road and parks the car) Who doesn’t? He’s one of the wealthiest men in the country, and owns a number of prosperous companies. What’s he got to do with me? AFFUL He’s got a lot to do with you, bugger. Do you know he is an Elder of the Mount Golgotha church, the same church your wife-to-be attends? CHRIS (clutches his chest as if in pain, and his voice becomes wary) Once again what’s that got to do with me, worm? AFFUL Tsk, tsk, tsk, dude. No bloody insults again. Just called to tell you your beloved darling has just checked into a hotel with this wealthy old dude. I don’t know what she told you, but if you wanna find out, just come to the Ocean Front Hotel. I’ll be waiting! Don’t drive through the hotel grounds. She might see you. Park way past the entrance, and I’ll find you. Chris gets out of his car. He leans against the door. Now he is bent over the bonnet. Now he is kicking at one of the tyres. Now he is at the back of the car, dialling Effe’s number on the phone. A mechanic voice tells him that her phone is either switched off or out of coverage area. Now he is seen leaning against the driver’s door, head bent, shoulders sagging, and one hand tapping continuously along his thigh. He hears again and again Effe’s voice in his ear: THE PASTOR WANTED TO SEE ME FOR SOMETHING URGENT! He looks into the skies with his eyes shut tightly. CHRIS Effe, my angel, please don’t do this to me! Finally he gets into his car with great haste, and drives off. Tbc

Okaaaaaay i seeeeeee,the love he thought about is like another different thing.

Afful is investigating so hard,maybe he wanna know more about this kinda love or tell the truth about this kinda love

What the hell

Elaine is trying her posible best to move on with her life and forget about her wounded heart.

Too bad effe

Now u are talking chris,so this is what really happened,maybe she loved u as a brother.

maybe sumone is using her body

Effe babe,he's telling more stories of what u did to him...u should have told him that u don't love him the way he did...maybe u have got an explanation to make.

This effe is a bitch

Continue......

I don't believe Afful

this is really serious, effe if you can go serving every Tom, dick and Harry whilst u lie to a man who loves you then you are a real bitch. let me hope that there is an explanation to all this crap

Nawow!

Episode 16 OCEAN FRONT HOTEL Chris parks 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 half-way round the hotel, and they enter through a small side door. Afful opens another door, and Chris finds himself on a landing that has a steel door marked SECURITY. Afful taps twice, and the door is opened by a hulk of a man. He is wearing a dark green military uniform, black boots and a cap. AFFUL Captain, this is the friend I was telling you about. Chris, meet Captain Bosomtwe. He is the Head of Security here. CAPTAIN Come in then. The two of them are now in the garden. Chris enters a most impressive security room. It has about thirty CCT screens, arranged in three arced rows. There are some gadgets connected to computers all around and emitting beeping sounds. The Captain indicates a high-backed chair facing the screens and Chris sits down tentatively. The Captain stands beside Chris, and then he punches a few buttons on the huge keyboard-like control pad lying on the desk. The screen directly in front of Chris zooms outward, giving Chris a fully-coloured close-up of an aged man and a woman. They are sitting side-by-side on a garden bench. The man is speaking, and the woman is listening attentively. He is holding one of her hands in both of his. He is in a suit, and their heads are so close together that it appears they are kissing. They sit up, and Chris has a direct look at her. She is Effe. CHRIS Oh, Lord, no! Chris’ face screws up with pain. For a moment it looks as if he is going to faint. CAPTAIN The man checked in last night as Joshua Darkwa. He spent the whole night in there, and the whole of the morning. He left late afternoon today and came back with the lady. He is in Room 209. Chris watches as Effe lifts a hand and smoothes the old man’s hair in a blatant gesture of affection and the man responds by rubbing her right cheek gently. With trembling fingers Chris brings out his mobile phone and calls Effe. Chris watches as Effe picks up her handbag and rummages inside. She brings out her mobile phone and stares at the screen for a moment. AFFUL (alarmed) What’re you doing, man? Don’t let her know you’re here! Don’t give the game away, because there’s more you have to know! CAPTAIN Leave the man alone, Jon. Can’t you see he’s hurting bad? Effe allows the phone to ring through without picking the call. Chris redials. On ICT monito he sees the old man urging Effe to pick the call. EFFE Hello, my love. CHRIS (voice unsteady.) Angel, are you home yet? EFFE What’s wrong, honey? Your voice sounds strange. Are you okay? Chris closes his eyes and takes fast breaths in an obvious attempt to remain cool. CHRIS Oh, I’m fine. Just checking to know if you’re through with the pastor. EFFE I’m almost through, my love, and I’ll be going home soon. His tortured eyes grow into enraged slits as he stares at the screen. His jaw works tightly as he breathes hard. Afful touches his arm and shakes his head with concern, warning him not to give the game away. EFFR Hello, my love. You still there? CHRIS Yeah, yeah, Angel. Okay, you take care then. Will see you tomorrow, right? EFFE Yes, my dearest. Have a good night then. I love you! Chris cuts the call and shakes his head numbly as he watches Effe. She looks worried, but the old man pats the back of her hand, and presently they both stand up. They hold hands as they walk out of range of the camera, but the Captain indicates another screen, and a moment later Effe and Joshua Darkwa are seen entering the main reception area of the hotel. The Captain indicates a third screen. This camera is a shot of a corridor, and the Captain punches some dials on his control board. The angle of the camera rotates and fixes on a door marked 209. CAPTAIN I’m sorry, young man, but I think they’re headed here now. Chris’ hands are clenched very tightly. Effe and the old man soon appear on the screen in front of Room 209. The man opens the door, and the two of them slip inside. The door shuts. Chris is breathing hard as he throws his head back to stem the flow of his tears. CAPTAIN I’m sorry. CHRIS Can I stay here for a while? CAPTAIN Sure, sure. I’ll go out for my routine checks now. He leaves the room, and Afful takes out one of his foul-smelling cigarettes. CHRIS No, man, don’t smoke that in here. I can’t take it. AFFUL But I can take it, Romeo. And anyway, the scent of my smoke is the last thing you must be worried about now, because, as we speak, that pussy you’re waiting to enjoy on your wedding night is being hammered right now by an old bugger!Shit, maybe she’s even giving him some anal! In a flash and with an enraged growl Chris is out of his chair. With his right hand he knocks the cigarette out of Afful’s hand and grabs the fat man’s lapels in his left hand. His voice is filled with fury as he addresses Afful. CHRIS You shut your foul mouth. You don’t want me cutting you up to pieces now, and believe me, nothing in the world will give me more pleasure!One more shit out of you and I’ll break all the bones in your body! AFFUL (holds up his hands in a supplicatory manner) Easy, man, easy. Chris holds him a moment longer, and then he pushes the man away with disgust and begins to walk towards the door. AFFUL I don’t think you can take any more shocks, Romeo. CHRIS There’s more? AFFUL There’s worse. If you confront that girl now, Chris, you’ll never know what she’s really capable of. CHRIS But I can’t take it anymore! I’m dying in here! I have to speak to her! AFFUL I understand, but you have to get the whole picture first, man. If your girl leaves here, tonight, she’s not going home. I can show you where she’ll be headed next, and believe me, it will blast out your heart. Can you take it? Can you be man enough to wait? CHRIS Oh, God, oh dear sweet God. Oh, Effe, what are you doing to me? He drops to his knees in front of the huge chair and puts his face in his hands. He grips the arms of the chair tightly, and his body begins to shake uncontrollably as the tears are wrenched from his soul and dragged through his shattered heart. Chris waits at the hotel for three hours He moves up and down, and he looks deeply agitated. Afful and the Captain sit still, looking at him intently. The Captain speaks suddenly. CAPTAIN The door is opening. I think they’re done. Chris bolts upwards and stares at the CCT screens. The door of Room 209 opens fully, and Effe and Darkwa walk out. The old man is now wearing trousers and a white T-shirt. They embrace quickly, and then Effe turns and walks away. Joshua looks after her, and then he makes a victorious sign by punching the air with his right fist. He turns and enters the room, and the door closes. With a groan Chris dashes to the door. He grabs the handle, but Afful runs at him and grabs his arm tightly. AFFUL No, man, nooo! Don’t confront her now! There are more things you got to know! Chris punches Afful, sending him sprawling. Frantically he tries the door again, and this time it opens a crack. He begins to pull it wide, but suddenly Captain Bosomtwe is on him, pulling him back. Chris shrugs free and pushes the Captain against the door, causing it to slam shut again. He clamps an arm against the throat of the Captain. CHRIS (in an enraged voice) You keep the hell away from me! I’m going out there to speak to my woman, and I swear by my father’s grave that if you try to stop me, I’ll kill you! He hurls the Captain away, and reaches for the door knob. Afful, still rubbing his jaw, reaches into his coat and brandishes a pistol and points it at Chris. AFFUL Calm down, you inexperienced fool. Just calm down, or I swear you’ll force me to use this! CHRIS Go right ahead and shoot! Shoot now, or I swear I’ll take that gun from you and stick it up your ass so deeply that it’ll replace your twisted backbone! . Afful’s face is filled with fear now. His hands tremble, and he licks his fat lips apprehensively. . He shoves the gun into his belt and raises his hands. AFFUL Okay, Romeo, if that’s how you want to play it, fine! CHRIS (screaming) That’s exactly how I wanna play it, punk!Open this gaddemn door NOW!!!!!! AFFUL Your girl defamed me, and made me lose my job. I only want you to know the truth about her, and although I know the truth hurts, you got a right to know. CHRIS Then why are you stopping me from speaking to her? AFFUL I was stopping you because the whole truth hasn’t come out yet. If you confront her now she can deny all the charges. But I want you to witness her shame in reality. Chris ignores him. The Captain punches a button, and the door opens. Chris begins to step out. AFFUL Your fiancee is a stripper! Chris freezes. He grips the door handle tightly, and his teeth grate together with uncontrolled wrath. He rushes at Afful and slaps him across the mouth. Afful crashes to the floor, and blood spurts from his mouth and nose. CAPTAIN Hey, man, stop that nonsense! Stop it right now or I’ll have my men tear you to pieces. Chris does not look at the Captain. He pulls Afful to his feet and draws back his right fist to smash the man’s face in. Afful, voice brimming with fear, begins to speak quickly. AFFUL It is true! It is true! She is not going home! She goes to the Gentlemen’s Perk nightclub three days in a week. She strips, and men fondle her. Right now she is not going home! She is headed for the nightclub to make more money as a whore! CHRIS (screaming in agony) YOU BLOODY MOTHERFUCKING LIAR! AFFUL Then let me show you! If you doubt me postpone this beating till we go to the nightclub right now, and then you’ll know for real! Let’s go right now! With a roar of pain Chris flings Afful away from him with distaste. Chris falls to his knees and doubles over, clutching his stomach tightly. CHRIS Effe, oh Effe! EFFFEEEE! WHY’RE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? WHY’RE YOU KILLING THIS HEART? Thirty minutes later Chris and Afful leave the Ocean Front Hotel in Chris’s car. Afful is driving, and Chris takes out his phone. AFFUL What the heck are you doing now? Still calling her? CHRIS Shut the fuck up and drive! He dials and listens. CHRIS Hello, Steve boy. Look, pal, I can’t be at home tonight, okay? Something cropped up. Will tell you about it tomorrow. Just listen, man! He listens for a while again. CHRIS Look, simmer down, okay? I’ll tell you about it tomorrow as I said. Listen, I think my house is not locked down well, and last night the security guy called in sick. Think you can go sleep at my place for me? Will be in tomorrow morning, I promise. Thanks, man. I owe you one. Goodbye. tbc

Chris control ur temper, like afful said; i believe their is more bad deed

If those Effe was not blackmailed in2 doing those acts then truly she's a deceitful bitch

I don't trust Afful at all

i was thinking if she was blackmail... but if she surely went to strip then its something else

i still don't trust this Jonathan and even Steve

observing

Hmm, naaa

am speechless

I still don't blive effe is capable of dis,,,,, but Effe u dey fall my hand ooo,,, why u dey meet Ur church elder for hotel now,,, not only at d premise dia but inside d room,,,,, u are disappointing me oooo and I like u

Effe you're a she-devil

take heart Chris

This is too much to bear.....I feel your pain CHRIS

Interesting

This Is Incredible!!

Episode 17 THE GENTLEMEN’S PERK NIGHTCLUB Afful turns into a wide driveway, and is stopped by three gun-wielding guards. Afful winds down the window and pokes out his head. The guards recognize him instantly and gestures to him to drive through. They park the car and get out. Chris looks around; his face looks pained. AFFUL This way, Romeo. I took great pains to become a member of this club just for this day. I tell you this; it is mighty expensive being a gold card member here. Chris looks shocked. Afful takes him through glass sliding doors, down a big lighted corridor filled with well-dressed people. He leads him to a door marked PRIVATE, manned by two of the biggest muscle-bound men Chris has ever seen. They are in black suits and sunglasses. Afful produces a membership card. SECURITY MAN No need for that, Sir. We need to see your friend’s card! AFFUL Oh, he’s a special invite. I’m introducing him so … free pass! The men do not smile, but again the other one who has not spoken steps forward and gives Chris a thorough check. They let them through. Afful precrdes Chris into a large, dimly-lit room filled with a lot of influential a looking men. AFFUL Look at the great and mighty people queuing to watch sex shows and nude ladies. They are decadent souls, aren’t they? Chris does not speak. He watches as Afful approaches a ticketing window and comes back with two passes. AFFUL This is very expensive, man. You can’t believe just how much I paid to watch Sighing Sparrow. Oh, forgive me, that’s Effe’s stage name. Here, take a look at your pass. With trembling hands Chris looks at his pass. It is a pass for a one-hour show with Sighing Sparrow and friends. And below the lettering is a bust portrait of Effe. She looks beautiful and exotic, and she is naked to her shoulders; the tops of her breasts are also naked. Chris trembles violently. He speaks in a totally dejected voice. CHRIS Oh, God, no! Chris is directed through a glass door to a dimly-lit private viewing room. There are high comfortable stools with back-rests and arced glass-topped tables. Young women barely out of their teens and wearing air-hostess caps, short white skirts with matching long boots and skimpy bras walk from table to table, offering drinks. AFFUL There are a lot of viewing rooms, some replete with beds. They are paid for by the filthy rich who can afford a bed and a mate. The amount of screwing that goes on here cannot be matched by the Hollywood porn industry, I tell you. Chris notices that there is a performing stage in front of him, which is lighted and now shows a very buxom white lady performing a striptease. She is wearing only a pink G-String, and making lewd pumping actions with her crotch towards the men. AFFUL Mind you, the girls here are paid well. Effe is making a lot of… CHRIS (voice is vicious and filled with murder) One more mention of Effe’s name and I’ll kill you, Afful! The white lady eventually peels her panties down her legs in a sexy way, and kicks it into the audience. Now naked, she struts on the platform, gyrating her hips and presenting her privates to the ogling men. She walks off the stage to loud applause and lewd remarks. The lights dim, and when they come back on Afful speaks excitedly. AFFUL Yeah, man, that’s my favorite girl! Sighing Sparrow in the flesh! Chris bolts upright, and screams silently. His face contorts into ugly lines of deep pain. Effe is on the stage! Her face is nicely made-up. She looks really stunning. She is wearing white panties and a matchng white brassiere. On her head is a white cowboy hat, and her feet are adorned with white knee-length high-heeled boots. Her lips are painted red, and she is doing a very sexy dance, gyrating her body in a lustful fashion and winding her hips and buttocks in a most captivating way. The screaming people who are watching peel off Cedi notes and throw them unto the stage. It seems that Effe is a very popular performer. Her hat comes off first, and this she throws into the crowd. She continues to dance, and now she turns her back to the crowd and opens her brassiere hooks, and takes it off. Still gyrating, she looks over her shoulder at the engrossed men, and then she turns slowly, her hands covering her lovely breasts. She steps forward, bows, and suddenly her hands drop, and there she stands, exposing her breasts. CHRIS (in a whisper of agony) No, oh dear sweet Lord, Effe, oh no! He jumps up and runs towards the stage. AFFUL (fiercely) Chris, no, stop! Don’t do that! He tries to hold Chris back, but Chris chops him across the throat with the edge of his open right palm and Afful falls down, gagging for air. Chris is pushing people out of his way and running across the tables, sending plates, glasses and bottles flying. People are screaming in fury at his crazy intrusion. Some try to stop him, but he punches or kicks them away. On the stage Effe has kicked off her boots and her thumbs are now hooked into the straps of her G-String, ready to pull it down. She is now standing fixed like a statue, staring with horror at Chris charging down towards her. She covers her breasts, and then she turns and runs towards a door at the back of the stage. Chris lets out a fearsome yell. CHRIS Effeeee! Don’t run, you snake! Face me if you can! Perform for me! Kill me now, Effe! Finish what you have started…. just kill meeeeee!!!! Somebody grabs a wine bottle and attempts to crush Chris’ head with it, but it misses his head and smashes painfully into his shoulder. With a yell of fury Chris turns and slams a fist into the man’s face, and laughs gleefully when the man screams with pain and blood spurts from his nose. Chris jumps unto the stage. Effe is almost at the door. CHRIS Efffeeeee! Stop right there!Take a knife and stick it into my heart! Why, Effeeeeee??? WHYYYYYYYYYY????? Chris runs after her, but suddenly two muscle-bound men in black tuxedos emerge from the door and bear down on Chris. Two more bouncers climbed in from behind him One lunges at Chris, catching him behind the knees and bringing him down hard unto the hard stage. In a flash they are on him, raining hard blows on him. Chris can hear Effe’s shrill screams. EFFE Noooooo! Don’t hurt him! Stop it, please! Don’t hurt him!Stoooop!!! Chris is aware of being lifted off the stage, and his phone falls down though he does not notice. He does not struggle. He has given up. He wishes for death!! They carry him out of the nightclub and hurl him into the air, and he falls down hard on the concrete. He groans, and tastes blood in his mouth. SECURITY MAN You keep outta this place. You show your ugly mug here again, we will stomp all over you, asshole! Chris struggles to a sitting position. He realizes that they have brought him to the car park, and thrown him against his own car. A shadow crosses his vision, and looks up warily. It is Afful. He is holding his throat where Chris has chopped him. AFFUL (speaking with pain) I guess our business is done, Romeo. I hope you realize now that getting me fired wasn’t worth it because your girl, the angel you thought you had, is nothing but a devil to the core. Taking the wool off your eyes has been physically painful to me, yeah, with all your damn karate stuff. But, man oh man, am I glad! That whore does not love you. She’s in it for the money, and now that you’ve caught her, I guess she will now elope with Bright, her childhood lover. Bye, Romeo, you shithead! With that Jonathan Afful throws Chris’ car keys at him. He smiles triumphantly, turns and walks away. Chris painfully gets into his car and drives off. He stops the car after a while, and puts his forehead on the steering-wheel and cries his heart out. His tears are torn out of his shredded heart with massive pain. After a while he looks for his phone to call Steve, but he cannot find it. It is lost. He is bleeding from his nose and from a cut in his scalp. He drives to Dr. Anaman’s clinic to have his wounds treated. He tells the doctor that he was in a fight with some thugs. When he leaves the clinic he drives around aimlessly for a while. Finally he heads home. Tbc

Chris u would have cool down

now u have make this complicated

i feel ur pain, chris but u will av to calm down

Poor CB

cool down Chris

don't get walked up

ohh my God, Hav trusted u too much Effe,,, damn you to hell

If Only He Can Cool Down,more Is Still Coming

it's really sad when you love deeply bt u end up being hurt beyond repair, I really feel Chris pain

I don't believe Afful

Hmm, this is too much but, you should have control your temper Chris.

I still can't tell Y @jummybabe still on effe side I mean Y u still doubtr Afful.

This Is Complicated!

oga o.

The evidence is clear~how is someone going to deny this one

Afful with this kinda information~searching more 4 more evidence

still searching and getting some beating~he said that she's going to remove her cloth and dance in the public

I still can't believe this

I tot it was a set up before but nw am still confuse

Still observing.........

Chris...U got to be strong and don't take it to heart~u love like a learner~crying when another is enjoying

Effe babe...They are telling me a lot of things about u~They said that u wanna remove your cloth;shake your boobies and booties~its like u wanna tell me something

Can't blame you CB

Episode 18 THE BAWA RESIDENCE – NIGHT 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. CHRIS Okay, Effe. Good you’re here. Now you’re going to tell me WHY! Nothing else … just WHYYYY! His front door is not locked, and he enters the living-room, and then he stops dead with a shock so great that he has to hold unto the wall to stop himself from passing out on the floor. Chris trembles, and his legs wobble. His eyes open wide, and his mouth gapes. The lights are off, but the television is on, with muted sound, and it illuminates the floor clearly. Effe is lying on the floor, moaning, and Steve is lying on top of her. Steve is wearing only his boxers. Effe is fully clothed, but the buttons of her shirt are undone. Steve is kissing her neck passionately. Lying on the floor are two empty glasses, a can of beer, and an empty box of non-alcoholic fruit drink. Chris leans his head back until the dizziness clears, and then he reaches up and flicks on the lights, bathing the living-room with white light. Steve jack-knifes off Effe, and whips his head round with shock. When he sees Chris, his face crumples with acute shock. He jumps to his feet, walks forward, and drops to his knees in front of Chris. Tears fall down his face immediately. Effe is still lying on the floor, looking up at Chris with a pained face. She rolls unto her stomach, and then her body begins to shake uncontrollably with tears. Steve, still on his knees, reaches out and grabs Chris’ leg. STEVE (voice shattered with pain and remorse) Oh, God, Chris! Please forgive me, I beg of you. I was drunk when she came in. God, man, when I told her you called that you wouldn’t be in tonight, she came on to me, man. She told this wild story about needing a lot of money for some shit, that she’s always fancied me. I was very drunk, man, though that’s no excuse! I couldn’t resist her man! Oh, God, Chris, I’m so fucking ashamed. I’m so sorry, please, forgive me, man. Please forgive me, Bro! Tears roll down Chris’ cheeks. He knows that he is close to having a heart attack. CHRIS Get up, Steve. Steve slowly gets to his feet. Chris suddenly swings a blow at Steve, hitting him hard across the jaw. The blow flings Steve to the floor, where he lies, dazed and moaning in pain as blood drips from his lips. CHRIS You are a shithead, man. There’s no justification for going for my girl, and trying to make love to her, even if she asked for it! I now know the sort of trash she is, but you had no bloody right. Now get the hell out of my house! STEVE (his tears falling fast) No, no, Chris, man! I’m a disgrace, okay? Goddamn it, man, there’s no justification! I deserve your anger and contempt, man, but please, please, Chris, I can’t lose your friendship, man! You’re the only brother I’ve ever had, man. Oh, please… CHRIS Forget it, Steve. I’m not mad at you. You deserved that blow, and so we’re done. That girl on the floor ain’t worth fighting over. I just want to have a word with her, so please, just leave. We’ll meet tomorrow. I’ll fill you in then. STEVE Chris, please… CHRIS Just leave, man! I ain’t got no beef with you! Steve begins to dress up. Effe is still lying face-down on the floor, crying. After a while she turns on her side, and tries to button up her shirt, but she is trembling so badly that her fingers cannot get the buttons into the holes. She looks at Chris with huge eyes filled with such pain and horror that Chris shakes his head with wonder. CHRIS My, God, Effe! Who are you, really? You’re such an actress, aren’t you? You deserve an Oscar for this performance. I know all about your dark life, so stop shitting me, okay? I’m going to get myself cleaned up, and then I’ll come back and we’ll have a real talk to end this fiasco, okay? Effe tries to speak, opening her lips, but nothing comes out. Chris climbs the stairs to his room. He goes straight to the bathroom and gets out of his clothes. He gets under the shower, allowing the cold water to rain down on him. He slips into his bathrobe, and when he enters the bedroom he suddenly hears a sharp pain-filled scream from downstairs. Chris rushes out of his room and takes the stairs down two at a time. Another terrible sight meets his eyes when he gets to the living-room. His mother is lying on the floor. Blood is streaming down her face, and she is holding a hand imploringly at Effe. Effe is standing over his mother, holding a side-table in her hand. Her shirt is still undone, and her face is bitter as she looks down at the elderly woman on the floor. Chris runs to his mother’s side and holds her. CHRIS Mom! Oh, Jesus, what happened? There is blood all over her face now, and Chris is terrified. His mother looks up at him, dazed. Her voice trembles as she speaks. MADAM LOIS Oh, son! Keep her away from me! Please keep her away from me! Doctor Anaman called me and said he treated you. He told me you had been in a fight. I was so concerned and decided to come this night to check on you. I got here and your fiancée wouldn’t let me in to see you! She wanted me to leave, and when I said I had to see you she went mad! She began fighting with me, and then she picked up that side table and hit me! Chris’ face is filled with uncontrollable wrath. He gets to his feet slowly and faces Effe, who is looking at him with dazed, pained eyes. His voice is spilling with fury and contempt. CHRIS That’s it, Effe. I’m sending my mother to the hospital. Get out of here before I get back. I don’t ever want to see you again! Tears roll down Effe’s cheeks. Her voice trembles. EFFE Chris, you can’t do this. What have I done to you? Why are you being so cruel to me? Whatever it is, we have to talk, please. We need to thrash this out. It’s not what it seems like. I did not….. Chris screams at her. CHRIS Get the hell outta of my house, you silly whore! You are no longer welcome to this house. It’s finished, it is OVER! KAPUT!!! Mission accomplished. The fool I have been. Effe drops the side-table and recoils as if he has struck her. Her voice is a terrified whisper. EFFE Chris…please…… CHRIS I know all about your sordid life, Effe. Spare me the pain of going through all that mess. I am even ashamed to say what I know. You are really something else. I don’t want to disgrace you in front of my mother, and I don’t want the world to know just how dirty you are. Lie to your family, tell them anything, I don’t care. The wedding is off permanently. I won’t say a thing because I want to spare you the humiliation. Go on with your sordid life, girl, and stay the hell out of mine! We are done. EFFE (body shaking with huge sobs) I don’t know what has come over you. I don’t know why you are doing this. If I have unconsciously wronged you, I’m sorry. Whatever it is… CHRIS (voice is thunderous.) I said get out!! GET OUT AND STAY OUT, EFFE!!! EFFE (moves towards him, wobbling badly.) Honey, I don’t know what’s gotten into you but I can explain what… CHRIS I know what’s going on! Effe. Don’t you dare try your lies with me! The cat is out of the bag. The game is over.You’ve fucking won okay? NOW LEAVE ME THE BLOODY HELL ALONE!!! EFFE Honey, let’s talk! Even if we should part, it shouldn’t be like this. I truly love… CHRIS (slaps her hands away as she tries to touch him) Don’t touch me! Keep your damn hands to yourself, woman! Get the hell out of my house right now! EFFE (voice a lost whimper now) Chris… CHRIS Get out, Effe! Go away from me!! I don’t want to see your sorry face ever again. Get out before I murder you! I hate you. I curse the day I met you. Get out and leave me to my misery! Effe turns and flees from the room, and Chris turns to his mother. Tears spill down his face as he leans over her. There is pain on his face. CHRIS God, Mom, you’re bleeding badly. Let me get my clothes and take you to Dr. Anaman! tbc

Shitheads, assholes, whores etc are filled in this story

maybe there is an explanation for all that effe was doing, she might have been blackmailed into it bt I can't tell for sure. if anything of the sort happened, she should have confided in Chris or her parents. either way, some truth may be revealed later. move on

I don't know what to say anymore

I don't know who to believe but I think there is proper explanation for all this mess

Guess Effe was somehow blackmailed

Hmmm, my kind of confuse, it seem she was blackmail

Still observing...

I think wat happened to Chris in jailbird is wat is happening to Effe in dis story,,, until I hear her side of d story,,, I won't blame her, and I strongly believe Effe did not hit madam Lois wit dat side table, Chris's mother is also trying to get rid of Effe bcos she believes Effe caused enmity BTW her and Ruth (Elaine's mother?

Chris I like your temper.....no excuse for your action effe

I don't think Effe will do that

na wa o this Effect is something else

Such a painful experience

But life goes on

I don't believe effe did that to her mother-in-law, miss lois is deceiving you, Chris........

remember she does not support the two of you being together.

jummybabe wrote:

I don’t think Effe will do that

@jummybabe which part don't u think she can do, striping, allowing bright to dig into her and claiming she is a V, seducing Steven or hiting Chris mother with a stool

Is dis story finish or what....

effe is innocent

Episode 19 IRIS’ EAST LEGON RESIDENCE – MAGIC HOUR. Chris sits up slowly, and Iris drops her hands from around him. . He leans his head back against the sofa and closes his eyes. Iris speaks gently. IRIS And that’s it? That’s how it ended between you and Effe? CHRIS Basically, yes. I took my Mom to see Dr. Anaman that fateful night. She received a couple of stitches, and I took her to her house. Next day I checked into a hotel. Remember I told you that my phone got lost? Yeah, I was unreachable. That week I learnt Effe and her parents were looking for me, but I didn’t want anything to do with them. I convinced a pal of mine from the university called Michael Ameyaw, a brilliant professional accountant, to move into my home and run the supermarket with my mother. He is quiet again. Iris moves close and touches his hand. IRIS Then what? CHRIS I moved out of Takoradi. First I went to Kumasi, you know, to get out of the heat and cool down. I had always wanted to design and make a name for myself in the fashion industry. It had always been my dream, but my Mom didn’t see any good in it. The time in Kumasi gave me something to do. I sketched a lot of cloth designs, and then I brought them to Accra, straight to Evelyn Boampong at Slash Designs. She took a look at the designs and hired me immediately. I began calling Elaine, who was already in Accra. The old flame re-ignited, and here we are. IRIS (frowns and shakes her head slowly) You never spoke to Effe? You never confronted her? CHRIS What for? I didn’t want to hear her say she made a fool of me, that she loved that Bright Koffie guy. She was ashamed, and that was enough. Secondly I didn’t want to humiliate her, to make other people hear what went down. I loved her too much to do that to her, although she totally deserved to be publicly humiliated. IRIS Geez, you just ran away from it all. You should have confronted her, thrashed it out, you know. You would’ve healed ages by now. As it is now, she still has that power over you. Damn, I thought I was bad, but that girl was something else! And Steve? You forgave him totally? Amazing! CHRIS It wasn’t his fault, okay? I had seen just what Effe was capable of. If she could strip for strangers and sleep with married old men, what do you think she was not capable of? IRIS But then, if she was so much in love with that Bright guy, why’s she marrying this South African man? CHRIS I don’t know. I’ve not seen her in four years. I cut her off totally. Every time I go to Takoradi to visit my Mom nobody mentions her. Trust me when I tell you it wasn’t easy because Effe totally eclipsed my heart with her love. She really made me fall head over heels in love with her and dropped me just like that. I’ve never totally recovered from that fall. I know I will never love anyone the way I loved her. I also know she is not worth it. She is a viper. She is the devil’s advocate. As for her reasons for marrying Rupert, I can’t really say but maybe it’s a perfect plan to land on some fortune. Maybe as soon as she becomes Mrs. Henderson something terrible might happen to her husband, and she might inherit a fortune; don’t forget, the man is filthy rich. IRIS That lady is really something else if she means to pull off a caper like that! She sounds like a real demon. But you still have strong feelings for her, don’t you? CHRIS It is hard to ignore the Devil, don’t you think? Hell, I thought she was buried, you know. Maybe it is just the surprise of learning she’s going to marry one of our sponsors. But yeah, hate her as much as I do, I must admit I still feel jealous about the fact that she’s gonna get married. IRIS Maybe Elaine is right. Maybe it is time to leave Slash Designs. I can’t imagine you in South Africa with Effe as Mrs. Henderson, always at your elbow. It is a recipe for a possible volcanic eruption. CHRIS You’re right, of course. At first I thought I could handle it, but now, I just don’t know. But I don’t want to think about it tonight, dear. I will burn that bridge when I come to it. This night, for the first time in four years, I’ve spoken about what happened between me and Effe. Who knows, it might be the balm to heal my heart. Just now, I feel so free, as if I just shed a ton of load off my shoulders. I think I can go home now, and I think I’m going to sleep just fine. IRIS Yes, I think you will. And I thank you for telling me. It makes me understand why you’re so unique, why you’re such an exceptional man. Elaine is lucky to have a man like you, although I know you might never love her as much as you loved Effe. CHRIS I love Elaine enough to spend the rest of my life with her, and that’s the most important thing. Well, thanks for the shoulder, my dear. I think I will run along now. He stands up and holds his hand out to her. She grabs it, and he pulls her to her feet. They stand very close to each other. Her eyes search his face, and she begins to breathe a bit faster again. IRIS You can stay if you want, Chris. I promise not to harass you again. CHRIS I’m not afraid of you, Iris. I’m afraid of myself, because you’re so beautiful, and at this moment the only thing I want to do is make love to you. But you see, I can’t do that. I can’t be like Effe. IRIS You don’t want to justify Effe’s behaviour. Oh, Chris, it is so sad, but it seems to me you’ll always be in her shadow. All your actions are now dictated by your experiences with her! CHRIS No, my dear. It only made me a better man, I guess. He takes her in his arms, and she moulds herself into him. He kisses her, long and deep. She opens her lips and receive him. She kisses him back harshly, passionately, and feels his hard girth against her naked thighs. Her hand twirls the hair on his chest, and for a brief moment his hand covers her right breast and his finger flicks her hardened nipple. And then he steps back with a herculean effort, a groan tearing out through his lips. She sways unsteadily, her breathing laboured, her face tortured as she gazes at him through the slits of her craving eyes, her lips wet and open. IRIS (she whispers) Chris…please, stay with me! You have to scratch this itch. Please don’t let me crave you this hard! CHRIS (sighing, smiling sadly) I crave you more, Iris. I’m sorry, do forgive me. It’s just that I cannot ever reduce myself to Effe’s level. Good night.darling, and thanks for helping me through this dark hour of my life. He turns and walks out to his car. He trembles as he drives through the lonely streets of Accra. CHRIS Damn you, Effe Kedem! Damn you to hell!!! Tbc

About time dis story continues...

Hmmmm,,,,, are u really sure its Effe is damned or u Chris,,,, Iris was right,,,, u shouldn't Hav walked away, u should Hav stayed and trashed it out

Something doesn't seem right Chris... I have a strong feeling that Effe was blackmailed.. Time shall tell shaa

Chris u should have confronted EFfe

I think effect was blackmail

Still with you....

let watch the turn of event

Why would a man ignite a lady's passion and left her to die of that same passion... Chris, I don't like that a bit

it is better u forget about effe, nd face ur future

Following

Still observing

I do not think effe was blackmail

Okay, so now let continue

How many of u thinks that Effe may have a twin sister? A look alike and Afful is using that. Am jurt saying o .......

Pls continue

@maths twins nahh i don't think so....

Twin nt possible, is it d twin Steve want to have sex with? Dats nt possible

a bit twisted bt from this episode I think whatever effe did was some form of coercion.... time will tell though

Episode 20 THE BOATENG RESIDENCE – AFTERNOON It is Friday afternoon. Steve parks Chris’ car in the beautiful courtyard of the Boatengs. 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 happily. Steve goes to the boot of the car and takes down Elaine’s travelling bag. Elaine is embracing her mother whilst Chris and Mr. Boateng shake hands warmly. Already servants have come forward to take Elaine’s luggage. Mrs. Boateng next hugs Chris. Steve closes the boot and steps forward to greet the Boatengs. RUTH Welcome home, my darlings. Do come inside and eat! I prepared Chris’ favourite. ELAINE Thank you Mama. But Chris won’t be coming in for now. MR. BOATENG And why not? My wife prepared a sumptuous meal just for you, Chris. ELAINE Chris has a terrible headache, Dad. He called Dr. Anaman, and he’s going to the clinic right now. He’ll come here after seeing the doctor. RUTH (puts the back of her right hand to Chris’ cheek) Oh, you’re indeed burning up. Let our driver take you then. CHRIS That’s alright, Ma. Dr. Anaman’s clinic is just around the corner. I’ll manage to go and come. MR. BOATENG Hurry back, son. We’ll be waiting for you. STEVE I am famished and accept your offer of a sumptuous meal, madam. They all laugh. Elaine hugs Chris, and they cuddle. Steve pries them apart with mock severity. STEVE Children of today are so disrespectful! Can’t you see your elders are present? Show some respect! Find a roo! Don’t behave like hens! They all laugh. RUTH It is good to be in love. Let them be. ELAINE (gazing into Chris’ eyes) You sure you don’t want me to come with you, darling? CHRIS No, Honeypie. I’ll see you later! Chris says his goodbyes, and then he enters his car and reverses out. Elaine links her arm through her mother’s as they walk towards the main door. Ruth stops and looks at her daughter with concern all over her face. RUTH My darling, I don’t feel comfortable about Chris going to that evil girl’s wedding at all. I told you to keep him away from her at all costs! ELAINE Stop worrying, Mama. I tried, but his bosses insisted. Anyway, Effe is in the past now. The only feeling Chris has for her is absolute hatred. Everything is under control, believe me. I have Chris on the right leash now. RUTH That’s my girl! Come in and tell me all about your wedding preparations! I’ve waited long enough! December better come soon! DOCTOR ANAMAN’S CLINIC Chris turns into the spacious compound of the Clinic and parks. He gets out of the car and walks through the glass doors to the reception. He speaks to a receptionist, and then shortly afterwards walks into Dr. Anaman’s consultation room. Chris embraces Dr. Anaman with a happy smile. The old doctor is extremely happy to see him, and they heartily exchange pleasantries. Dr. Anaman examines Chris, giving him an injection, and finally giving him a white envelope containing some drugs. He walks Chris out of his consulting room, still chatting and laughing, towards Chris’ car. A call comes through on Dr. Anaman’s phone. DOCTOR ANAMAN Hold on, Chris, my boy. Let me pick this call. It is from Mr. Opoku. Chris’ smile vanishes, and he freezes for a moment. DOCTOR ANAMAN (speaking into his phone) No need to thank me, Ken. I’ve grown quite fond of Effe myself, and I wasn’t going to miss the pre-wedding sit up for anything. That’s okay, don’t worry, I’ll be ready tomorrow. Who? Her husband? Now, he is a dear old sort, but I get the impression that he’s a tad too old, but if they love each other…Oh, yes, thank you so much. I almost forgot. I will call you later, old man. Hahahaha, okay, bye. He cuts the call and takes Chris’ elbow. DOCTOR ANAMAN Aha, where were we? Aha, yes, I’m glad you’re here anyway. Will you be seeing your mother today? CHRIS Yes. I will be spending the rest of the day with her. She moved back into the house, you know. DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, I know, I know. I just assumed that you’ll be with that girl … Now what’s her name? Always forget… CHRIS Elaine. DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, yes, Elaine. Her name’s always a mouthful. CHRIS Was that Mr. Ken Opoku on the phone? DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, yes. Jolly old chap. You remember the day you brought Effe here, that night your Elaine assaulted her? CHRIS Yes. I remember. DOCTOR ANAMAN Aha, well, from that day we’ve been very close. We joined the Sports Club and enjoy a good game of golf most Sundays. Naturally I became close to Effe too. She wanted me to be at her pre-wedding sit up as one of the advisors, so I was there. Nice time we all had, though I think that Rupert man … Sorry, that’s the name of her husband, he tends to waste money a bit. Chris experiences a dizzy bout and reaches out to steady himself on his car. DOCTOR ANAMAN Chris, are you alright? CHRIS Yes, yes. I’m okay. So Effe is really getting married to that old man? DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, son. All is set for the wedding tomorrow. I must say though that Effe doesn’t seem like she’s so enthused about it. I didn’t see that glitter women get when they are getting married to the love of their lives. If you ask me, I will say the wedding stuff is all just flashy nonsense especially for a man as old as Rupert. I heard Effe preferred a small ceremony with just family and few friends and signing in court but like I mentioned earlier, the old man wants to throw some money away so she had to finally give in. Let me ask you this, Chris, are you still in love with Effe? CHRIS Of course not! Why do you ask such a ridiculous question anyway? DOCTOR ANAMAN Is it really ridiculous? Just now you reacted to her getting married in a rather unusual manner. Come, son, now that I think of it, you never really told me why you and Effe broke up. She doesn’t want to talk about you either. Anytime I mention your name, she becomes so angry and bitter! CHRIS (shocked, incredulous) Angry? She gets angry when she hears my name? What a nerve she’s got! She gets angry at the mention of my name? Ha! That’s unbelievable! DOCTOR ANAMAN I don’t know. Maybe not so much anger, maybe it should be labelled as upset. But that’s besides the point. I take it you wouldn’t tell me what made you break up, huh? Such a pity, if you ask me. Now she ends up with this foreigner, and you end up with a girl your mother chose for you. I always thought you and Effe were a perfect match. CHRIS There’s a saying that not all that glitters is gold, sir. I can’t tell you all that she did, but this much I can tell you. You remember that night I brought my mother to you, four years ago? You stitched a cut in her scalp? DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, aha. I remember. She told me she fell down and hit her head against a side table or something. CHRIS That’s right, sir. But she didn’t fall down! It was Effe who hit her on the head with a side-table. The doctor stares at Chris with a look so incredulous that Chris frowns. The doctor shakes his head with shock written all over his face. DOCTOR ANAMAN Are you crazy, son? CHRIS Now what’s that supposed to mean, sir? DOCTOR ANAMAN (shaking his head numbly) Forgive me, son, but that story is absolutely ludicrous! Totally silly! Effe will never do such a thing! CHRIS (passionately) But she did! She assaulted my mother! DOCTOR ANAMAN Oh, stop that nonsense, young man. Don’t make me angry! What’re you talking about? Effe is an angel, and she’ll never do such a thing! CHRIS I don’t blame you, sir. She has that gift of making people believe her. Her assault on my mother is something I can’t forgive, but there are other incidents I can’t tell you of. I’ll let you believe what you do about her, but mark my words, one day you’ll see the true colours of that girl. DOCTOR ANAMAN (greatly agitated) Tell me, Chris. Did you see Effe hitting your mother on the head, with this … what did you say it was again? CHRIS A side-table. DOCTOR ANAMAN Yes, this side-table. You were there and saw it yourself? CHRIS No. I found her standing over the prone body of my mother, holding the side-table. My mother told me Effe assaulted her. Dr. Anaman looks very shocked indeed. He shakes his head. DOCTOR ANAMAN Good day, Chris. Do take your medication and get a lot of rest. You’re stressed out, I see now. CHRIS Thanks, sir. I hope to see you before I leave for Accra. Dr. Anaman only nods, turns and begins to walk away. Chris enters his car and starts the engine. He engages the reverse gear. Suddenly he sees Dr. Anaman coming towards him again, and he stops the car and lowers down the window. Dr. Anaman looks worried and agitated. DOCTOR ANAMAN Listen, Chris, my son. I don’t know what’s going on, or your mother’s motives for telling you Effe assaulted her, but I need to tell you this, boy. Effe never assaulted your mother. CHRIS What are you talking about, sir? My mother is not a liar. DOCTOR ANAMAN I’m not calling her a liar, son. I’ll never dare call my dear Lois a liar, but I’m a scientist, and so I work with facts. I attended to your mother that day. The wound in her scalp wasn’t made by a flat object. It was made by a V-shaped sharp POINT! That kind of wound I treated simply CAN’T happen from being smashed with a side-table, or whatever you call it. It was a deep penetrative wound. No flat edge can cause that kind of wound. CHRIS Doctor, Effe could’ve hit her with the pointed end of the table! DOCTOR ANAMAN That’s a cock and bull story, boy, think about it! If you pick a table by the legs, it’ll be difficult to hit someone with the sharp pointed tip hard enough to open up that kind of deep wound your Mom had that night, even for a strong man. Now tell me, was that side-table made with glass? CHRIS No, sir. It was made of wood. DOCTOR ANAMAN You sure about that? CHRIS Stop scaring me, sir. I am sure. DOCTOR ANAMAN There were glass particles in your mother’s wound, Chris. I had to spend a long time cleaning the glass from the wound. She fell down and hit her head against something made with glass, Chris. No one hit her on the head with a table. I’m not calling her a liar, but she lied to you. Without another word Dr. Anaman turns and walks away. Chris sits in the car, immobile. His face is filled with great shock. His mind is a now a constant scream of flashing images and crashing sounds! He recalls his mother lying on the floor, bleeding, pointing an accusing finger at Effe! He recalls Effe holding the the table… He hears the doctor’s voice again and again… SHE FELL DOWN AND HIT HER HEAD ON SOMETHING MADE WITH GLASS…MADE WITH GLASS…MADE WITH GLASS… Chris is sweating profusely. His body is shaking… YOUR MOTHER LIED TO YOU…SHE LIED TO YOU… With a little cry Chris engages the reverse gear and spins round. The speed he uses to blast out of the hospital gates is terrible. Behind the glass doors of the reception area, Dr. Anaman is standing and watching. He shakes his head sadly once, and then he sadly walks into the interior. Tbc

still wif u...

Ride on dear...

this story is getting more interested

I think there is something wrong somewhere

with what the dr tell chris i think effe is innocent chris u have to attend d wedding to confront effe to the whole truth of the matter

bring more stories because I get wait anymore, this story is now get hot

@maths that maybe true

Some mothers are something else

Getting more interesting.

that is why I like the writer of these stories with effe and Chris as characters..... u can never predict the end of it bt it is composed in an interesting way, more surprises coming up. now the truth is going to unfold and an explanation for effe's actions

Kk nah! A journey to unravelling the truth

am suspectin chris m0ther and steve mayb chris m0ther dont lyk effe..and steve wanted effa 4 imself and d story changed d other way round..or mayb she was blackmail chai!! over sence will nt kill me

or effe, was painted to be evil so as to hinder her 4rm marrying chris?

Still with you bro

THEN WHO IS LIES

Observing

I know dat all dat dey accused effe of doing, she did not do it, even Steve's saga too, effe was drunk dat day, she couldn't defend herself, Chris's mother, Steve and Elaine knew abt all dat happened, dey are all snake. I trust my Effe, I know she is not a bad girl

Getting more interesting

I think they all planed this against effe

Let just hope effe was set up or blackmail

Episode 21 THE BAWA RESIDENCE – EVENING Chris stands just inside his living-room. He looks around slowly, his face anxious. He takes a few steps further into the room. He 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 her hand as blood dripped from his mother’s scalp. He hears Dr. Anaman’s voice talking about glass particles … and then, suddenly, Chris remembers! There had been a fancy flower pot, shaped like an octagon, near the door! It had held artificial seaweeds with lights in them! Yes, he remembers now! It had shattered that day! He is so engrossed that he does not notice that his mother has appeared on the landing, and that she is staring at him with a slight frown of worry on her beautiful face. He gives a startled jerk when she speaks suddenly, breaking into his reveries, her voice in a happy. MADAM LOIS Chris, my darling Prince! You’re here! His mother is coming down the stairs with outstretched arms. She looks extremely happy. She throws herself into Chris’ arms and hugs him tightly. She steps back with a look of sudden anxiety on her face. MADAM LOIS Chris-love? What’s it? You don’t look too cheerful. Sick? Where’s my daughter-in-law? I thought you were coming here together. CHRIS (softly) Mom, Effe didn’t hit you that night with the side-table. You fell down on the glass flowerpot accidentally, didn’t you? And you lied that Effe hit you, didn’t you? His mother’s face collapses instantly. The happiness drains from her face, and she looks haggard and old suddenly. Her shoulders drop, and she looks at Chris with abject misery. She looks scared. MADAM LOIS I’ve been dreading this day, son. Her words make Chris’ own face contort with shock. He feels so weak that he almost falls down. He shakes his head numbly at his mother. CHRIS Oh, my God, Mom! How could you? Oh, dear Lord, you lied to me? You accused Effe falsely? Why, oh why, Mama? Madam Lois turns away. Shakily she sits down and clamps her hands in her laps. Her head is down because she cannot bear to look into her son’s hurt eyes. Her voice is contrite. MADAM LOIS I won’t bother to deny it, Chris. It has haunted me ever since. I don’t know why I did it, son. I felt so ashamed afterwards and wanted to tell you, but I couldn’t. I was overcome by the moment, son, and acted shamefully without thinking! CHRIS Oh, my God! Oh, God! Oh, dear sweet Jesus! How could you, Mama? MADAM LOIS Oh, son! Please forgive me! I think I was still angry with you for breaking off with Elaine. When Dr. Anaman told me you were hurt and I came here to check on you that night, Effe was very moody. She was weeping and told me you were angry because you saw Steve kissing her, much against her will. I was convinced you had finally seen her for what she was, and on the spur of the moment I lied to you. CHRIS Did Effe push you, Mom? Madam Lois remains silent. Chris’ voice explodes like a whiplash. CHRIS MAMA! MADAM LOIS (trembling, wringing her hands) No, she did no such thing. She didn’t push me, son. I tripped when I tried to hit her and fell down hard on the flowerpot. The flowerpot cut me on the head. The side table got dislocated and trapped my hand. Effe picked up the side-table and she was trying to help me get up, and that was when you came in…oh, Chris-love, I’m so sorry! Please forgive me! Chris wordlessly begins to walk away from her. She gets up and blocks his way, and her face is acutely distressed. MADAM LOIS Oh, son, I’m so sorry! Please, forgive me! I would’ve told you, but I was scared. Later, I thought whatever caused the breakup between you two had nothing to do with my lie! If you broke off with her because of what I accused her of, then I’m very sorry, Chris-love! I have been feeling so ashamed for four years now. Please, son, forgive me! Chris looks at his mother with so much pain on his face that she drops her gaze, and tears come into her eyes. CHRIS Yes, it is true that I was going to break up with Effe anyway before that incident, but because you lied, our breakup was nastier, and very painful. I would’ve spoken to her and broken off with her with mutual understanding, because although I was very angry and disappointed in her, I didn’t hate her. However, because you made me believe that she dared raise a hand against you, my mother, my treasured Mother, I hated her that night! That was something I couldn’t tolerate. I hated her for that single act. That hatred has lived with me all these years and I have suffered considerably because of a lie. Why would you compromise me in such a way? What in God’s name were you thinking, Mama? Chris stops and looks at his mother with his tormented soul on his face. CHRIS What you did was wrong, Mama, so damn wrong! Madam Lois doesn’t speak. She keeps her head bowed as Chris steps past her and climbs the stairs. She speaks behind him. MADAM LOIS Chris? Did you speak to Effe? Is she the one who told you? CHRIS Does it really matter where I learnt the truth that my own mother could betray me like this? For your information, Dr. Anaman made me see the light of day. He told me you had glass particles in the wound. Obviously, the side-table didn’t have any glass. He enters his bedroom and falls on the bed. He shuts his eyes tightly as he recalls how he had screamed at Effe that night, and would not allow her to speak. His phone rings; it is Elaine. CHRIS Hello, Angel? ELAINE Darling, is everything alright? We are very worried! I expected you back here ages ago. CHRIS I’m okay, darling. Doc told me … no, ordered me, actually, to rest after he gave me a barrel of medications. I didn’t want to spoil your mood so I came home. Was about to call you when your call came through. ELAINE Oh, I see. You had me worried. Alright, I will see you in a little while, so get some rest. I’ll come and caress your body, Tiger. CHRIS Hurry up then, honey. I could use some TLC. He ends the call but keep on looking at his mobile phone. He sighs deeply, and stands up, but almost immediately he inputs a number manually, and then he puts the phone to his ear. Chris hears loud music in the background, and a lot of excited voices. And then, he hears a sweet voice in his ears. EFFE Hello? Chris sits down slowly. He cannot speak for a while. EFFE Hello? Who’s this, please? Hello? Can you please speak up a bit? I can barely hear you. CHRIS It is me, Effe. He hears her sudden intake of breath. She is silent for a long time. CHRIS Effe? Are you there? EFFE Chris. Please. Stay away from me. I beg of you. She cuts the line. Chris dials again, it rings with no answer. He redials. She cuts the call. He redials. Her phone is switched off. He sits down, navigates to MESSAGES on his phone, and begins to compose a text message: I JUST FOUND OUT U DIDN’T HIT MA MOM. SHE JUST CONFESSED. I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF. I’M VERY SORRY 4 NOT BELIEVING YOU ON THAT THAT. He sends the message. He strips and enters the bathroom. He is getting into the bath when his phone begins to ring. In a rush he runs into the bedroom and snatches up his phone, thinking only about Effe. CHRIS Hello, EVELYN Chris, my darling. Are you in Tadi now? CHRIS Yeah. Landed a couple of hours ago. EVELYN Wonderful. The wedding is at ten tomorrow morning. Rupert has managed to arrange a meeting between you, John Tamakloe and the South African Team led by their Minister of Trade and the CEO of Black House Creations. We’ve just shown them your FURY collection and it has completely blown them away! Chris, darling, you’ve just put your stamp on world fashion! CHRIS I see. Time of meeting tomorrow? EVELYN You okay, Chris? You don’t sound overly joyous about the news! Expecting you to jump through the roof and break one leg, at least. Hahahaha! CHRIS I’m okay, really. Just stunned, I think. Can’t believe what began as a pursuit of a hobby can end up in such a fulfilling way. EVELYN Now you’re chirping the love song I want to hear! Okay, the meeting’s scheduled for seven o’clock, venue First Floor Conference Center of the Slash House. Wouldn’t take more than an hour; they just want to meet you and brief you about the South African Lounge. Can you make it? CHRIS Of course I’ll make it. It is the reason why Tamakloe dragged me to this wedding, isn’t it? This is good news for me in more ways than one. Way I see it, after the meeting, I may decide not to grace the wedding. Thanks, Boss. EVELYN No, I thank you! You’ve vindicated me, love. Some of the Directors almost had my head four years ago when I took you on and made you a section head. Now they can’t look me in the eye because you’ve put our name on the international map. But don’t start that absentee show now, please. Be at the wedding; John and Rupert would want to see you there. Bye. Tbc

Effe girl...even in all the evidence afful came out with,i couldn't blame u 4 all that.

Chris...now that u have finish telling me how she was the devil and all those name u do call her,now u can see the wrong evidence and false accusation in the last part of the scene.

Effe babe...i was telling u the other day that even if u did all that S£X thing,maybe u loved him as brother,i also told u that u have got to explain more.

Effe babe...when i heard that u were hurting his mother,i didn't believe it or say a word about it...As u explain more or the will confess more,all those S£X things may even be lies.

Chris...i was telling u the other day that u are a love learner,crying when another is enjoying...when u were telling me how u didn't listen to her own part of the story,u are a love learner who thinks he knows about love.

Effe...they told me things about u,something really went wrong with them,,he was the reason why elaine was fighting u,now he's confuse with all the things he told me.

As3m bi b3ba

hmmmm

Chris is not to blame

what about the rest, this one didn't hit me hard like the others

Hmmmm

funny u @Nontex Dick

Hmmmm, Chris, don't worry, just wait a little bit, more secrets will start unfolding now, dat u will be marveled at how cooked up dey were,,,,, but I wish u will know everything u need to know b4 Effe finally gets married

Chris mother is now acting the character of Effe's mum.. I've always felt that all that was said about Effe may not be the true state of things

Hmmm,I still have this strong feelings dat effe was blackmailed. It either she has a twin(which might turn out to be eyram as usual). Am still confused but I have this feeling dat Steve,Elaine and Afful are the sole conspirator

Episode 22 THE BAWA RESIDENCE – MORNING 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 a 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 Lois in the living-room. She is dressed casually and has her headgear on. She is perusing a Bible. MADAM LOIS Chrissy love? Are you going to the wedding this early? ELAINE No, Mama. He has a meeting with some important people. They’re pleased with his work, and very soon Chris Bawa is going to be a famous household name in fashion! MADAM LOIS Oh, thank God for that! Finally, your efforts are paying off. Does that mean you’re not going to the wedding after all? CHRIS I’ll go to the wedding when the meeting’s over. Steve will pick Elaine up, and I’ll meet them at the church. Just then a delighted voice shouts from a doorway across the hall, and Chris turns to see a medium-built handsome young man emerging from one of the rooms. He is MICHAEL AMEYAW, Chris’ friend. He has been taking care of the Supermarket when Chris left for Accra. MICHAEL Chris, my main man! Don’t run out on me, bro! Chris and Michael embrace warmly. CHRIS Mike, bro, damn you’re looking good. Been a while, dude. MICHAEL When I came in last night you were out cold. Oh, Lord, you look svelte, like a president, man! CHRIS You’re probably looking at the man who’s gonna knock Pierre Cardin, Tommy Hilfiger and all the other bigshot fashion gurus off their pedestals! Good to see you, man. I’m very impressed with the returns on the shop. Highly impressive figures! Thank you, Mike. MADAM LOIS Yes, I commend him too. He’s running the place better than I ever imagined. MICHAEL Thanks, folks. But where’re you bouncing off to this early morning? Mommy told me the wedding you’ll be attending is around ten o’clock. CHRIS Yeah, right. But I gotta tie a few ends before I get there. We would go back to Accra tomorrow, but when I come back from the wedding I’ll like us to talk about that Colombian rice deal you told me about. MICHAEL Sure thing, sure thing, bro. But come on, let me see you off to your car! ELAINE (feigning mock indignation) What’s this? I thought I was doing that? You wanna take over my man or what? They all laugh. MICHAEL Go back to bed, pretty face. Let me hang out with my big bro a bit! Laughing, Chris and Michael leave the two women behind. They engage in chit-chat as they walk out towards Chris’ four runner. Chris climbs into the car. MICHAEL Just a moment, bro. Almost forgot. Me and a few friends are going to the beach this afternoon. I was wondering if I could use your camcorder. CHRIS Yeah, why not? I wouldn’t be needing it today. Elaine will give it to you. MICHAEL No, not that one. I’m talking about the one in the house. CHRIS (puzzled) You’ve lost me. Is there another one in the house? I know nothing about it. MICHAEL I found a Sony camcorder under one of the living-room furniture about two years ago. I gave it to your Mommy. CHRIS Oh, I remember now. Yeah, Mom gave it to me. Actually it belonged to Effe, you know, a lady I went out with four years ago. I bought it for her, but it seems she forgot it in the house. No sweat, man. I don’t think she needs it now. Trouble is, I don’t remember where I put it. MICHAEL It is in the living-room, locked away with the other equipment. CHRIS Take it and keep it, boss. No sweat. MICHAEL Thanks, bro. Hey, hurry back, okay? Looking forward to a little jaw to jaw with you. They wave, and Chris drives out. SLASH DESIGN BUILDING, TAKORADI – MORNING There are four men in the plush conference hall. Mr. John T. Tamakloe, the owner of Slash Designs. The South African Minister of Trade. The CEO of Black House Creations, South Africa. And Chris. They are all happy, and they are laughing. The meeting has gone on well, and ended very satisfactorily. Chris’ FURY Collection has evidently impressed them very much. Mr. Tamakloe looks at his watch and stands up. He informs them that he has to be at the wedding. They all shake hands and congratulate Chris profusely. They leave the Conference Hall. They are seen emerging from the lift and a few seconds later coming out of the sliding glass doors of the building. The South Africans are seen entering a sleek Mercedes Benz and Chris and Mr. Tamakloe are waving at them. Chris chit-chats with Mr. Tamakloe as they walk towards their cars. A uniformed chauffeur takes Mr. Tamakloe’s bag. Chris and Mr. Tamakloe are chatting when a white car enters the park, passes, stops and reverses slowly. The driver’s door opens and a handsome young man steps out. He is holding a brown envelope. He walks towards them. Chris stares at the approaching man with an expression of shock and instant hatred. MR. TAMAKLOE What’s wrong, Chris? You look like you’ve seen a ghost! The man approaching them stops, smiles and begins to speak. With a snarl Chris steps forward. His fist flies out, crashing into the man’s temple, sending him sprawling heavily to the ground in a daze. Mr. Tamakloe screams with shock. MR. TAMAKLOE MY GOD, CHRIS!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, BOY? He holds unto Chris tightly. Chris tries to push Mr. Tamakloe aside. The young man struggles to his feet, and his eyes flash angrily at Chris. He stands shakily, still dazed from Chris’ blow. CHRIS Let me go, John, please! MR. TAMAKLOE But why? What’s come over you? Calm down, boy, calm down! Chris points an accusing finger at the enraged young man staring at him. CHRIS That man is Effe’s lover, sir! A little over four years ago she withdrew a lot of money out of our joint account and gave it to that son-of-a-bitch! They are con artistes! They stole my damn money! MR. TAMAKLOE Are you crazy? What drivel are you spewing? CHRIS Not drivel, sir, but unadulterated fact! It is one of the reasons I left Effe. She was meeting with this dirty bastard at the Takoradi Sports Club where she hands over my money to this fool! MR. TAMAKLOE Bright Koffie? CHRIS (looking at Mr. Tamakloe in utter shock) You know him? MR. TAMAKLOE Of course I know him, you hothead! He handles some investments for Rupert! I’ve known him for a while. He is a fine gentleman. CHRIS Bright Koffie handles investments for Rupert Henderson, Effe’s soon-to-be husband? MR. TAMAKLOE Yes! The one and only Rupert I know. CHRIS Now you see what I was talking about? Effe managed to get him to work for Rupert! They’re playing him for a fool! They’ll con him out of his wealth! You better warn that old man to open his eyes, sir, and not be fooled by these liars! MR. Tamakloe begins to speak, but turns away with a strange sound of indignation and approaches Koffie. MR. TAMAKLOE Are you okay, Bright? The young man nods, but his furious eyes drive into Chris with venom. He bends down, picks up the brown envelope and approaches the fuming Chris. BRIGHT (angrily) You’re lucky I have so much respect for Effe, and for Mr. Tamakloe! I would gladly have met you blow for blow, Chris! You’re the big fool here if you believe all that shit about Effe! Chris rushes towards him again, but Mr. Tamakloe steps between them, pushing them apart. MR. TAMAKLOE Stop that, stop this at once, both of you! Chris and Koffie glare at each other, but they step back. MR. TAMAKLOE Chris, I don’t understand you. Bright here’s been working for Rupert for a while now. What nonsense were you saying about him? That he stole your money? Did you steal his money, Bright? BRIGHT (handing over the brown envelope to Mr. Tamakloe) You know something, Chris? I’ve spent the past four years feeling sorry for Effe because things didn’t work out between you two. I got the impression that you were the perfect guy for her, but after meeting you today, and from what I have seen, I can say Effe is better off without you. I am totally convinced that Effe is the lucky one. You don’t deserve an angel like Effe! MR. TAMAKLOE (gesturing with the brown envelope) Bright? What’s this? BRIGHT Accounts of Chris’ investments with us. That’s the documentations for his money, the money he claims Effe stole. All the deposit slips and statements of investments are in his name. Please give it to him! Bright turns to leave, but Mr. Tamakloe hold his arm. MR. TAMAKLOE Hold on, Bright. I don’t understand a thing! What’s all this? What are talking about? BRIGHT Sir John. You see, four years ago, Effe and I were both lucky to leave the orphanage. Thanks mainly to this man, Chris Bawa! Effe and I were like brother and sister… CHRIS (angrily, bitterly) The hell you were, you stupid liar! They were lovers! They still are, John! BRIGHT (face tight with anger) I’ll tell you this, Mr. Bawa, and only this once. Effe and I are friends, very close friends. Maybe you saw Effe and I together, maybe the way we relate so each other suggested to you that we were intimate, but it was nothing. It was a show of affection between a brother and a sister. A deep love between siblings, for that’s the love I feel for Effe. What’s got you so riled up anyway? CHRIS Because she stole my money and gave it to you, idiot! BRIGHT (taking a shuddering breath) I’m trying to remain calm and civil here, Mr. Bawa. You better stop those insults because you’re really making me angry. Effe never took a pesewa from you, Mr. Bawa. Her father, Mr. Opoku, found work for me at the African International Bank many years ago. I was a clerk then, and we had just introduced a high-yielding investment account into the system. I advised Effe to sign on to the investment account. She bought the idea and brought you an application form to complete. After completion Effe brought it back to me! Chris’ eyes narrow. His mind flashes back to a warm evening. He and Effe are in his study, filling out an African International Bank account form. CHRIS I remember something like that, yes, but I also remember she had a portion to fill too. I gave the forms back to her, but never heard about it again. I forgot all about it, and I don’t think I asked her what happened to the forms. BRIGHT She filled her part and brought it to me. That investment account wasn’t meant as a Joint Account, so you were the sole signatory. She only filled the emergency contact section of the form. Shortly afterwards, I was transferred to the Cape Coast Branch. I however came to Takoradi weekly or so for official purposes. I met her at the Sports Club where she gave me the deposits for the account, YOUR account, because everything was in your name, not hers. All the monies I received from her on my weekly visits were deposited into that account, and she could not withdraw from that account because EVERYTHING WAS IN YOUR BLOODY NAME! CHRIS (voice now low, devoid of fury. He seems confused) But she never mentioned you. Not even once. If you were like siblings, how come she never mentioned you? BRIGHT She did. I was known at the Orphanage as Kofi Panyin, a name I couldn’t use when I got employed. I began using Bright Koffie only as an adopted name when I got the appointment. Not all of us grew up knowing our parents, Mr. Bawa! CHRIS Oh, Lord! You’re Kofi Panyin, her brother at the orphanage? She mentioned you all the time! Yes, we were coming to Cape Coast to visit you one day…oh, God! But why the Sports Club? Why didn’t she bring you home instead? BRIGHT It was because I was time pressed. The Takoradi sports Club was one of our biggest clients and I managed their accounts too, so I was coming to the Sports Club every week to go over their investments portfolio with the Chief Executive. Besides, you were not home during the weekdays. So that’s it. I deposited all your money into the new account. She told me you were saving it for your marriage. She only made deposits into the account. Not a pesewa was taken from the account. So the money she gave me, YOUR MONEY, grew even after you were separated. CHRIS (shaking his head dizzily) Oh, no, no, oh no! BRIGHT Yes, Mr. Bawa. When the two of you broke up, I was then attached to the Kumasi office. Effe was so hurt that she never informed me about the break up. When I came back to Cape Coast, after two years, I assumed that you might have withdrawn the money, you being the sole signatory. A few weeks ago I was privy to our Internal Auditor’s report, and I realized that the money was still in the account, untouched. I notified Effe and she asked me to give all the documents of the investment to your mother, but I could not make the time. Later, Uncle Rupert told me you would be meeting here this morning. I manage some accounts for Uncle Rupert, so he gives me a lot of info. When I heard you would be here I went for your account documentations two days ago. They’re all in that envelope. All your statements, deposit slips, account details, everything! They’re all in there. Effe never stole a pesewa from you, Mr. Bawa. MR. TAMAKLOE So, the money Chris thought Effe was stealing and giving to you is all here? BRIGHT Yes, everything. The envelope has all the deposit slips, and since no withdrawals have been made, and the amount was re-invested quarterly, it has now earned very impressive interests. MR. Tamakloe tears open the bulky brown envelope. He rummages in there and finally withdraws what looks like an account statement. He looks at the entries, opens to another page, and then he whistles silently when he sees the current closing balance MR. TAMAKLOE Chris, you’re a rich man! Chris’ face is twisted with shock and pain. There is sweat all over his face, and he is trembling. For several moments his eyes dart from Bright’s face to the sheet in Mr. Tamakloe’s hand. CHRIS Oh, God! Oh, Lord no! Oh, God, oh God, oh God! BRIGHT Oh, man, don’t tell me you really didn’t know! How can you even think Effe can ever steal from you, or con you? Are you mad? That girl loved you! She worshipped you! You were her world! She wanted you to be proud of her. Chris loosens his tie. He cannot speak. His face is so shocked. Wordlessly Mr. Tamakloe puts the accounts statement back into the envelope and hands it to Chris. BRIGHT I have to run now. You look genuinely shocked, so I wouldn’t hold it against you. My question is, why didn’t you ask Effe about the money when you were convinced she was stealing from you? Chris still cannot speak. Bright shakes his head sadly and gets into his car. He drives away. MR. TAMAKLOE (sadly) Is this why you broke off with Effe, Chris, my son? You thought she was stealing from you and giving it to her lover? CHRIS (unsteadily) I am scared, John! Within a few hours I’ve had shocking revelations. I’ve found out that two of the reasons I had for breaking off with her are false! Sure, they’re nothing compared with the other reasons, but Lord, I’m scared! I’m scared to the core! MR. TAMAKLOE Did you ever speak to Effe about your reasons for ending your relationship? CHRIS No, no! I was too overwhelmed! I can’t tell you what happened, but it wasn’t nice! But now, faced with these, maybe I should’ve spoken to her! MR. TAMAKLOE (softly) Do you still love her? CHRIS (voice breaking) I’ve never stopped loving her. Yet I’ve done nothing but hate her. I will never stop loving her, that’s a fact, but she hurt me so much that I hate her! MR. TAMAKLOE Chris. That’s some damn crazy talk if you ask me. Listen, kid, I’ll give it to you straight, man to man. You got to get your act together. I’m beginning to think that maybe you broke off with Effe when lies were flying all around you. You didn’t take time to know whether she was really doing the damn things you assumed she was doing. Your mistake, I think, was that you didn’t confront her, or talk to her about the whole caboodle. CHRIS Maybe you’re right, yeah, about some of the reasons, anyway. Maybe I let my heart rule my head, yes. But then, maybe there was no other way considering the circumstances. If only you knew the kind of things she did, you would award me for staying sane all these years. At the time there was no way else but to call it off. MR. TAMAKLOE There’s always a way, boy, there’s always another way. Listen, your girl is going to get hitched in a couple of hours. Whatever your reasons for hurting her… CHRIS She hurt me John! She damn hurt me, not the other bloody way round! MR. TAMAKLOE Maybe she did, boy. Listen, I’ve been a tad longer on this earth than you, and I still say you got to get your act together. I’ve just been privy to how you thought she stole money from you and how it just turned out that she didn’t do nit! Maybe, just maybe, you might be wrong about your other reasons too! CHRIS (tremulously) No, Sir. The other reasons, the REAL reasons for the break up, I WITNESSED, okay, saw with MY OWN EYES. She just acted bitchy, that’s all she’s always been. I’ve found out two shocking misconceptions I had about her, but the rest, she is as guilty as Cain, Boss! MR. TAMAKLOE Okay, if you say so, boy. But, maybe you shouldn’t come to the wedding. Maybe you have to go home! CHRIS Go ahead, Boss. I need a little time. Oh, God! Tamakloe nods, squeezes Chris’ shoulder affectionately, and then he turns and heads for his car. Tbc

ghenghen

Hmmm,chris u see ur life. With this am 100% sure that it steve dat seduced Effe not the other way round.

You should have confronted her in the first place....Never judge a person without a solid evidence

this is serious

Still observing,,,,,,

Chris can't take it anymore

I think effe is innocent of the accusation

more stories

Bam.. Hm Hm

Chris...i use to say that u are a love learner,now i know 4 now that u are not even ready to learn about love

Bright....u must be a gentleman not to fight back,even some gentlemen will fight bacu,u have got a lot respect 4 Effe

Tamakloe has seen something that is real evidence,enough 4 him to give him some advice

Chris...u have been telling me how she's evil,now u know some fake evidence,now u still thinks that your big evidence is real,u are a cry cry baby

Effe babe...u are an angel indeed,u have got some real love in your heart.u are also giving the that real cash...ANGEL EFFE

Effe Babe...u are an angel...he also said that u are a fu<king stripper...u were telling me something the other about chris the cry cry baby

A lot is to be faulted of this story.. If truly Effe and this mystery guy are brothers, why did she had to lie about her location when Chris called? Well, Chris still has all the blames for taking such drastic action with hearing her own side of the story

ur own mistake is for not comfronting effe to know whether the allegations is true or not

if u definately find out that all u think about her is not true, what will now happen to u chris?

Isn't it obvious? Elaine and Steve liased together they told Chris lies about Effe and vice versa

hmmmmmm,,,,, Chris, wat have u done to urself? and d thing is u will get to know dat all dat allegations levelled against Effe are false. ,, but can u really turn dis wedding around within d next hours to d wedding? but I bliv dia is something inside dat camara dat Effe left at Ur place, Michael will soon come show a new discovery abt one of d many allegations levelled against her,,,,, can we really have d Effe-Chris's romance back?

@kingsbest: I think Effe was trying to throw a surprised investment at Chris and d situation on ground den couldn't permit her to give Chris dat big surprise she planned for him

awesome start seated

Damn effe... When she was supposed to speak to defend herself, she kept quite. So chris have every right to think crazy

serious matter

Episode 23 Chris is driving. He is obviously distressed. He keeps hearing the voices of Dr. Anaman and Bright Koffie. He 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. STEVE Hey, paddy! What the dilly-dilly-dilly-dilly-yoo!! How did it go with the meeting, man? I just arrived to pick up Elaine! We’re meeting you at the church, right? CHRIS (voice dangerously soft) Was Effe really trying to seduce you that night, Steve? STEVE (stunned) And what kind of damn foolish question is that, bro? C’mon, man, don’t tell me her wedding is affecting you that much! CHRIS (voice frosty) Did Effe really try to seduce you, Steve? STEVE (angrily) Are you mad, man? Of course she bloody did! YOU SAW IT WITH YOUR OWN BLOODY EYES!! C’mon, man, what’s gotten into you? CHRIS (voice deadly, dangerous) I saw what I saw, or what you wanted me to see, Steve. Swear to me, bro. Swear to me right now that she really tried to seduce you! STEVE (resignedly) I swear on the grave of my mother, bro. The truth is Effe is a nut case. You should not waste your precious time feeling sorry for that girl. She is a good actress. What’s going on with you now, man? You’re scaring me, Chris. Damn, man, what’s going on? CHRIS I don’t know what to believe anymore Steve. Last night I learnt that Effe never raised a hand against my old lady, but four years ago my mother looked me in the eye and lied to me that Effe hit her on the head with a side-table! STEVE And because of that you began doubting me, your own soul brother? You disappoint me Chris! CHRIS (explosively, passionately) Damn it, Steve, she was my own biological mother! I am her flesh and blood yet she looked into my eyes and lied to me. This few days have been rough. I also just found out that Effe did not touch a penny of my money contrary to what I was made to believe. All she did was deposit it into another high-interest account. She didn’t steal my money, man! She just invested that money and thus increased it tenfold!For us, for our future! AND SOME STUPID MOTHERFUCKER MADE ME BELIEVE THAT SHE FUCKING STOLE FROM ME! STEVE (gently) Wow, wow, wow…calm down, Bro. Is it not the same as stealing if she didn’t tell you she was depositing your damn money into another account, huh? CHRIS (bitterly) Shut the fuck up already, Steve! I don’t think that was stealing! The account she put the money in is in my name! You know what that means? I’m the sole signatory to the account, and she couldn’t have taken money out of it without my signature! Can you now understand where I’m coming from? STEVE (contrite) I understand, my brother. But honestly I think you are losing it. You still love that girl and her impending marriage is driving you insane. You should’ve let me know earlier so we decide what to do. Right now, as I speak Elaine is walking to the car. Let’s meet at the church and talk more on this ok? CHRIS Sure, sure, man. I’ll meet you two at the church. Bye for now. GOLGOTHA HEIGHTS CHAPEL. The church is packed with hordes of people. On the grounds of the church, parked on one side, are three sleek black cars decorated with gold and white colours. Chris is walking through the throng of people. Many recognize him and shake his hand, whilst others just stare at him in awe. He is a famed designer in Ghana. Soft music is filtering through hidden speakers mounted at various parts of the church premises. People are happy, and the whole aura is one of serenity and bliss. Chris takes out his phone and dials. CHRIS Elaine? Where’re you guys? Inside? Okay, I’ll join you presently. He walks hurriedly to the entrance of the church and stops. The same gold and white decorations are everywhere. Chris sees Mr. Rupert Henderson seated at the front of the church with his best man, dressed in excellently-tailored black suits. Chris’ face suddenly cringes with pain and a sudden bout of extreme jealousy. He cranes his neck, looking for Elaine and Steve. Finally he notices Steve standing up and waving to him. Beside him is Elaine, looking beautiful in a white and purple dress. Chris begins to move towards them, and suddenly he collides with a lady. Chris reaches out to steady her, and realizes it is Evelyn Boampong. She looks splendid in a cream suit and holding unto the arm of an elderly man in a white suit. EVELYN Chris! Glad you could make it! I already heard you were a bomb at the meeting! CHRIS Eve, glad to see you! You seem to be enjoying yourself! EVELYN Of course I am! Meet Mr. Joshua Darkwa, an Elder of this church! He’s more than an uncle to me! I used to visit him and his wife a lot when I was a kid! He and my father used to be business partners. At the mention of the name Chris turns and looks at the elderly man with Evelyn, and then Chris’ face screws up with shock. The old man has a lot more greys in his hair, but yes, it is the same Joshua Darkwa! He is the man that Effe had spent so many hours with locked up in room 209 at the Ocean Front Hotel. He is Effe’s dirty old lover! Chris feels dizzy. He sees the scene again and again! He remembers Darkwa wearing only a white T-shirt and trousers when escorting Effe out of the room after their encounter at the hotel. He remembers this old man embracing Effe! He remembers the old man making a victorious punch in the air! From a long way off Chris seems to hear Evelyn calling his name. Slowly Chris comes back to the present, and finds himself leaning against the wall with Evelyn and Darkwa holding him with concern. EVELYN Chris, are you okay? What happened to you? You almost passed out. You scared me! JOSHUA Young man! Are you okay? You almost blacked out! Have you checked your sugar levels lately? Chris snatches his arm free from the grip of the old man and glares at him with venom. He hisses fiercely. CHRIS Get your damn hands off me, you son-of-a-bitch! Evelyn gasps with horror. Joshua Darkwa looks shocked and scandalized. JOSHUA Hey, what’s the matter with you, young man? CHRIS Don’t give me that act! Elder of the church, right? I wonder how many young girls you’ve had your way with, you slimy bastard! You hide behind the church and do despicable things with the young and innocent women under your watch! EVELYN (screaming) CHRIS!!! Chris takes menacing steps towards the old man who walks backwards with sudden fear on his face. JOSHUA What’s gotten into you, young man? Have you perchance gone mad? An elderly lady in a superb brown attire joins them. She takes the arm of the old man and glares at Chris. Chris was reaching out for Darkwa when Steve suddenly appears by his side and holds his arm. STEVE Hey, hey, hey, Tiger! Take it slow, man! What the hell is going on here? CHRIS That piece of dung is Joshua Darkwa, one of Effe’s lovers. Four years ago he slept with Effe in some damn hotel! He is probably still sleeping with her! Evelyn’s voice is hoarse with shock. EVELYN Chris Bawa!! Stop this atrocity! The old woman slaps Chris across his right cheek. OLD WOMAN You crazy young man! Watch your obscene mouth! JOSHUA Cool down, dear. That young man is a troubled soul. Chris struggles against Steve, intent on hitting Darkwa, but Steve holds him back with all his strength. STEVE Hold it, man. You’re causing a bloody scene, goddamn it! Let’s bounce outta here, bro! CHRIS Stop lying, old man, or I swear I’ll knock in the rest of your teeth! I saw you with Effe with my own eyes! Four years ago, Room 209, Ocean Front Hotel! Does that ring a bell? You spent three long hours alone with Effe in that hotel room when she lied to me that she was on an errand for her pastor! Don’t tell me you were praying in a hotel room! The old woman is indignant. She’s obviously Darkwa’s wife. She tries to slap Chris again, but Evelyn holds her back. OLD WOMAN Who’s this fool? JOSHUA (nodding his head sadly) Oh, honey, I think he is the young man our dear Effe was going to marry! The fool that jilted her and caused her so much heartache. OLD WOMAN Chris Bawa? EVELYN Yes, Auntie. Please forgive me. He’s our best designer. I feel so embarrassed. JOSHUA No, it’s okay, my dear. I think the young man is just confused. CHRIS (explosively) Confused? Are you for real?You were with her in a damn hotel room! Saw you with my own damn eyes. Deny it, and I swear I’ll break every bone in your body! OLD WOMAN You fool! That’s my husband you’re talking to! That day you saw him with Effe, if you had bothered to ask, he would’ve told you that our only son had left home and settled at the hotel! He was suicidal because his girlfriend had left him! A friend of his alerted us about his whereabouts and his intentions to take his own life. I was with him in room 209 too! Later my husband came with Effe, so we were four in the room all that while. Chris halts. He is stunned into immobility. For a moment he can barely breathe. Joshua speaks in a calm, kind voice. JOSHUA If you had your doubts why didn’t you come inside to confront us, young man? That’s what I would do, under circumstances like that. I would break the door down if I had to, just to get to the truth. That day you saw me with Effe she was just trying to help our son who was so suicidal and all our persuasion failed. He was so burnt on ending his life that nothing could dissuade him. In my desperation I called the pastor, who told me that Stanley, that’s my son, was great friends with Effe. So the pastor called Effe to meet us at the hotel and see if she could talk him out of it. Effe did come, bless her, and spent time with Stanley. My son listened to her. Effe saved my son’s life that day. And I wasn’t alone with her in the hotel room, boy. Stanley and my wife were right there! OLD WOMAN We didn’t want to leave the boy alone after Effe had calmed him down. That was why my husband saw Effe off alone. If you are in doubt you can ask Mr. Afful. He was a new member of the church then. We bumped into him at the hotel that day and we told him our plight and the fact that the pastor had sent Effe over to see if she could calm the poor boy’s nerves. Effe gave us back our son! Did you honestly think Effe could do something like that? You are a big fool and I thank God she didn’t end up with a fool like you.Stupid, stupid man! Chris cannot speak. There is a look of abject misery on his face. He is almost gasping for breath. CHRIS Oh, God! Oh, no! Tell me I just didn’t hear that! OLD WOMAN (face showing distress as she takes Chris’ hands) Wait a minute. You mean you were spying on Effe? Were you convinced Effe was having an affair with my husband? Why, young man? Why would you even think that? You were her world! You were the reason that girl breathed. She couldn’t stop talking about you! She adored you! Why did you think she was even capable of such a rotten act? That girl is nothing but an Angel! Blindly Chris snatches his hands from hers. On his face is a look approaching panic. CHRIS (distressed, heart exploding) No! No, she’s not an angel! She’s a bitch! She’s a nothing but a bitch! Somebody tell me she’s a bitch! ELAINE (suddenly at his side, hugging him tightly.) It’s okay, my love! It’s okay. Come with me, dear. Let’s get some fresh air! Let me take you home and pamper you. I’m sure that would do you good! CHRIS Oh, God! Oh, dear sweet Lord! What’s happening to me? What’s happening? I’m dying, I’m lost. Oh, Effe! I should’ve gone inside that hotel room! Should’ve confronted her! Oh, God! Oh, sweet Jesus! People are talking excitedly around them now. Chris is gasping for breath. Flanked by Steve and Elaine, they move quickly outside. STEVE We gotta get outta here. You don’t need to be here, Chris! ELAINE Yes, Chris. Coming to this wedding was a bad idea. Look at how worked up you are. That’s why I told you to stay away. Let’s go home, my darling! Let’s go home so I can pamper you back to sanity. Chris only nods as sweat pours off his face. When they get to the car park a white Nissan Xterra roars in, executes a dangerous turn that makes people flee with cries of horror. The car comes to shuddering halt, and the driver’s door is opened almost violently. Michael Ameyaw jumps out. He is wearing only a pair of black jeans, a singlet and bathroom slippers. ELAINE (concerned) Mike! What’s wrong? Why’re you looking like that? Is everything okay?Is Mama Lois okay? CHRIS (still dazed) Is it my Mother? Is she okay? MICHAEL (tightly) She’s fine, Chris, Sisi is fine. So sorry, didn’t mean to cause any panic. I got a little problem and I need your help urgently. Bro, please come inside my car and take a look. We need to make a decision about something right now. CHRIS (exasperated) Hell, Mike, you think this is the time to discuss some damn rice deal? Gimme a break, man! Let’s do this at home. C’mon, let’s get outta here! Michael’s face hardens. He suddenly grips Chris’ arm as the latter tries to walk away. CHRIS (hissing angrily) Mike, let go my fucking arm! I ain’t gonna discuss no damn Colombian rice with you here, goddamn it! Get your hands off me! ELAINE Mike, let’s go home, okay? Chris is not feeling too good! MICHAEL (tightly) You got to take a look at this thing, Chris, trust me. You got to get into my car right now! It’s a matter of life and death please. CHRIS Hey, what’s gotten into you anyway? What’s the matter with you? What’s so damn important that it can’t wait till we get home? I am at my wits end presently. MICHAEL (earnestly) Chris. Trust me. This won’t take more than a few minutes! Take a look at the damn thing! STEVE (pushing Mike back) 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 whatever problem you have addressed? CHRIS (sighing and speaking calmly) Listen, Mike, I’m on edge a bit, okay? Forgive me for being harsh on you. Alright, let’s have a look at your sheet or whatever the hell it is, man. ELAINE Darling? Are you doing it here? Let’s go home and take all the time you need to go through it. CHRIS Gimme just a few minutes, my love. I’ll be with you shortly. Elaine and Steve head towards Chris’ car. Chris moves into step with Michael, who opens the backdoor of his car. MICHAEL Get in, please. Chris looks at Michael for a moment, and then he gets into the car. Michael climbs in beside him and slams the door. Tbc

another secret about to be revealed

Another secret to be revealed

Another secret

Hmmm,another secret to be revealed. And am even suspecting Elaine is part of the whole conspiracy

eeeeiiiii,,, am also at d egde here,,,,, dia is great secret inside dat camcorder,,,, and dat is abt to be exposed,,,, Elaine, Steve and Jonathan afful are in serious mess now,,,,,,, d reason y Effe became a stripper..... but d wedding is abt to start,, can Effe forgives Chris????? I don't know. bcos if am d one I will never forgive him

Episode 24 GOLGOTHA HEIGHTS CHAPEL The head rests of the front seats of Michael’s car have DVD video players fixed in them. The DVD players are on now, showing blue screens. CHRIS So what was all that fuss about, Micky? I guessed you have something else on your mind to talk about apart from Colombian rice deals. You didn’t track me down here to talk about rice, did you? MICHAEL (picks up a camcorder lying on the seat and shows it to Chris) You bet I didn’t, Bro. You said this camcorder belonged to Effe, right? CHRIS (impatiently) Do we really have to go over that shit again? You wanted a camcorder to take with you to the beach, I told you to take that one and keep it. So why are you still bugging me with it? MICHAEL Hold your guns, bro. After you left I was cleaning the camcorder. Well, there was a CD in it, so naturally I wanted to find out if it was blank so I could use it or if it had some important stuff on it, and man, you won’t believe the shit on that CD! CHRIS (unimpressed) You found some funny movie on it, maybe of me and Effe? That’s it? You make all this fuss because of a fucking four-year-old movie? MICHAEL (harshly, angrily) Would you just shut the fuck up a second and listen to me, Chris? It is a movie of your so-called best friend trying to rape your finacee! Just shut up Chris and watch the damn thing! I think you deserve to know the truth. Chris jerks as if he has received a physical blow. His tortured face turns almost completely black. Veins stand out in his face, and his eyes become very red with the depths of his shock. His voice is a hoarse whisper. CHRIS (dazedly) What did you just say? Michael opens the camcorder’s CD slot and extracts a mini compact disc. He leans forward and opens the DVD on the headrest of the car’s seat, slots in the CD and leans back. MICHAEL You heard me Chris. Just watch, would you? Chris’ dazed eyes move to the screen in front of him. The blue background turns to black, and then suddenly it emits a hissing sound. Chris sees his living-room furniture first, and then Effe suddenly comes into view. She is wearing the same dress she had worn to the Ocean Front Hotel. Chris remembers that it was the same day he had come home from the Gentlemen’s Perk Nightclub and found Effe seducing Steve! Effe sits down on the sofa facing the camera. She looks sad. EFFE (voice shaking with unshed tears) I don’t know how to begin this, my darling Chris, but first I want you to know that I love you very much. I love you in a way I will never love any man! These past few weeks have been very difficult for me. I’m so scared! I know I should’ve talked about this with you earlier but I didn’t want to cause any problems. Effe stops speaking. She covers her face with both hands as if she is overwhelmed with emotions. EFFE (tears now on her cheeks) My dearest Chris, I can’t imagine myself without you, that is a fact! I’ll rather die than live without you! These few days you don’t know just how close I’ve come to giving it all up! I’ve had visits from your Mother, from Elaine, from Afful and from Steve! They were not pleasure visits. All of them want one thing from me. They want me to leave you. I don’t know what I have done to them to make them hate me so much. I’ve tried to talk about it a couple of times but had chickened out because I know how much you love your Mom, and I know it would hurt you very much knowing she wants me out of your life. I decided to tell you all about it in this video where I can express myself. I’ll give it to you, and after you watch it we’ll talk and you will make me feel better, that is if you still love me, Chris.Your mom invited me over for lunch the other day on the pretext that she wanted to get to know me better since I was going to marry you. I was elated that finally your mom was accepting me as the woman in your life. You can just imagine my joy when I stood behind her gates and rang the doorbell. She begged that I shouldn’t tell you because she wanted it as a surprise for you. She even gave me the indication that you were going to join us later on. Since I wanted to impress her I baked some pastries and took them with me. I was ushered in and found her in the living area. I happily gave her my present and her countenance changed immediately. She called the maid in my presence and gave her the pastries and asked her to put them in the trash can. I felt so embarrassed. She then went on about a lot of things. She went on to state that you told her you didn’t love me but that what you felt for me was pity and you didn’t know how to tell me. She told me I wasn’t fit to be your wife because of my background. To cut a very long story short she wanted me to call off the wedding and leave you to Elaine who was the perfect woman for you. Then two weeks after that Elaine came to me. She barked up the same tree that your Mom did, telling me that I wasn’t good for you and all that nonsense. She told me you are still in a relationship with her and make love to her every time you meet. She mentioned that she was sure you still loved her but you didn’t know how to tell me. She insinuated I was only with you for money so she practically offered me money to leave you alone. She wrote a huge amount on a cheque and asked me to take it and vanish forever. I turned it down and she almost scratched out my eyes.Now I am scared and don’t know what is going on. Is it true you don’t love me? Are you really ashamed and embarrassed to have me in your life? What broke my back is your attitude. It seems to me your attitude towards me has changed a bit too. Have I done anything to hurt you? Is it………………….. Effe breaks off and glances sharply over her shoulder at the main door. She bites her lip. She stares quickly at the door again, and then she gets up and approaches the camera. Her hand is large as she reaches for the camera, but then she glances over her shoulder again. Her hand zooms into the camera, giving it a red tinge, and then her hands go away again. MICHAEL (gently) At this point i think she heard someone at the door. I’m sure she thought it was you coming in, Chris. She panicked, I guess, and wanted to put off the camera. She thought she did, but rather her hand clicked the mute button, which is next to the power switch. She just muted the sound, but the camera, by some divine intervention, continued shooting! Chris’ grips his temples, his breath coming in dazed whoops. Effe is walking to the door, and she soon disappears from sight, but a moment later she reappears in the living-room, and Steve is walking behind her. CHRIS (horrified.) Oh, dear God! I remember calling Steve that damn night! Told him I wasn’t coming in so he should go and sleep in my house! Oh, God, oh God! He told me Effe came to meet him in the house! He told me she told him she fancied him, that she wanted money, and then she tried to seduce him! Oh, God, oh sweet, sweet Jesus… MICHAEL Shut up, Chris, just watch the damn thing, bro! Steve sits on the sofa, and pats a space beside him, telling Effe to sit down. Effe smiles, but does not sit near him. She sits at the far end away from Steve. Steve is speaking, and after a while he gets up and leaves camera range. He comes back with a tray. There is a canned beer on it, and a non-alcoholic apple juice, Effe’s favourite. He sits down and speaks. Effe gets up, leaving the camera angle. MICHAEL I think, at this point, Steve asked her to go for some glasses. Steve looks up furtively. He reaches into his top pocket and takes out a hypodermic syringe with the plunger drawn all the way out. It contains a red substance. CHRIS (trembling, eyes wide open with horror) Oh, no! Oh, mother of God, dear sweet Jesus, oh God, oh, no! Oh, my God! MICHAEL (voice trembling) This is where Steve drugs Effe’s drink. In the shot Steve plunges the needle of the syringe into the paper drink on the top, beside the opening and fluidly depresses the plunger. He puts the syringe back into his trouser pocket just as Effe returns and hands him two drinking glasses. Steve shakes the fruit box and opens the paper drink. He pulls out the foil and pours a full glass and hands it to Effe. Steve pops the canned beer and drinks from it straight, keeping his eyes on Effe. She drinks, speaks to him, drinks again, speaks, and then drains her glass. Suddenly the glass drops from her hand. She holds her forehead, and then she slowly looks at Steve. She says something, shakes her head and tries to stand up. She is groggy and weak. She tries again and again to stand up, but to no avail. Finally she manages to stand on her wobbly legs. Steve is up on his feet, pulling off his tie. He reaches for Effe. She tries to push him back. He pushes her hands away and grabs her, holding her close. She is flailing weakly against him; her mouth opens in a scream, her face tortured. Steve is trying to kiss her, and she is turning her head continuously away. He grabs her hair, steadies her head, and clamps his lips on hers. CHRIS (screams in agony) NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Effe bites Steve, and he pulls her hair viciously and pushes her, and she falls to the floor. He rips off his clothes. He drops to his knees, almost out of camera view. Effe suddenly lashes out with her legs, catching him in the groin. He is screaming painfully. Effe wobbles to her hands and knees. Her head is down. She is trying to fight off the effects of the drug, but it is weighing her down. She holds unto the chair and gains her feet. She walks in a zigzag fashion towards the door. Steve catches her across the waist and brings her down hard. They fall towards the camera, hitting it. The view spins and spirals, showing the ceiling, the floor, a whirlwind view as it skitters across the floor, and then finally darkness. MICHAEL And that’s how the camcorder ended up under the sitting-room furniture, where I eventually found it. Chris cannot speak. Tears roll down his cheeks unchecked. He opens the car door and gets out. Elaine and Steve walk towards him. Elaine looks alarmed. ELAINE Darling! What did he do to you? Why do you look like that? STEVE Chris, what the fuck happened? Chris growls. The look on his face is not human. Chris hits Steve so hard on the jaw that he is flung backward and he smashes into a parked car. Steve sits on the floor, his back against a car tyre, and blood streams from his mouth and nose. He tries to get up, his face dazed. Chris kicks him hard in the belly. Steve grunts and falls on his back. Elaine screams. Michael grabs Chris from behind. MICHAEL (scared) That’s enough, bro! You’re gonna kill him! ELAINE What did you do to him, Mike? What did you say to him!? Chris pushes Michael away, grabs Steve’s shirt and hauls him to his feet. Blood is pouring down Steve’s face. He weakly tries to hold Chris’ hand. CHRIS (murderously) Right now I want to kill you, Steve, but you’re not worth it. The depths of hell would be too comfortable for a sick soul like yours. I’ll ask this for the last time, and you better level up. Why did you drug Effe’s drink and try to rape her? Why? STEVE (tears falling his cheeks) Chris, my brother! Forgive me, man! God, I’m sorry, man… CHRIS You think sorry answers the question I just asked you? Why the fuck did you do it, Steve? You are like a brother to me. Why did you want to rape my woman, my Effe? Why, Steve, Why? Chris smashes a blow into his ribs when he doesn’t answer. CHRIS Don’t make me kill you with my bare hands, Steve. Level up or….. STEVE (pointing an unsteady finger at Elaine) Elaine. She made me do it. She confused me! She seduced me and blackmailed me with it. She said she would tell you I raped her if I didnt rape Effe. She told me how bad Effe was. She told me Effe was cheating on you with some guys. She showed me pictures of her in a club and even took me to see her perform at the club. She turned my fucking mind so badly that I began hating Effe. I didn’t like her treating you like that. Elaine made me do it, bro! I’m sorry, man. Oh, God, I’m so sorry! Chris turns horrified eyes on Elaine. She runs forward, falls down on her knees, grabs his right leg. She is crying. ELAINE (sobbing) Chris, I did it for you! I did it because she destroyed the love you and I had! I did it because you were going astray, because I love you, because you’re mine and always will be mine! CHRIS (stunned, trembling, dying) Oh, God! Oh, Lord, what have I done to us, Effe? He kicks away from Elaine. She gets to her feet and grabs his lapels. She is crying and grovelling. ELAINE She’s not worth it, Chris! I love you, always will! She’s a slut, Chris! She strips at bars! She’s a whore! I’m the only woman for you. I love you Chris! CHRIS (grips her upper arms so fiercely that she winces with pain. He speaks in a fierce whisper) How did you know about her stripping? I have never told a soul! How did you know about that? ELAINE It doesn’t matter, my love! I matter! We matter! I love you! I am the only woman fit for you. CHRIS (pushes her away angrily) Oh, Lord! Yes, Afful! You were working with Afful all this time, Elaine! You planned this with Afful to destroy Effe! Oh, sweet Jesus! How foolish I have been, how blind I have been! Michael grips Chris’ arm fiercely. MICHAEL (desperately) You’re wasting time, man! This is not important! You can deal with these traitors later, but right now every second you waste means you’re losing Effe for good! CHRIS (earnestly) But what can I do, man! She’s going to get married in a few minutes! MICHAEL But she’s not here yet. You gotta find her, you got to talk to her! CHRIS I treated her bad, and I’m dying now, man! My soul is dying! I deserve it. MICHAEL Stop behaving like a fucking sissy! Go find your damn woman and drag her with you if you have to! Find her even if it is just to apologize. CHRIS You don’t understand, do you? Fine, the good reasons I had for breaking up with her have all been shot dead within days, bro! But that other reason, I beheld it with my own eyes, man… It was terrible! That cannot be forgiven or forgotten! That one deed makes it impossible for me to be with her! But Lord, if I had known about all these, my break with her would’ve been different, man! Oh, Lord! How she must hate me! But I saw her stripping, man! She is nothing but a damn stripper. MICHAEL Just like you beheld how she seduced your best friend with your own eyes? CHRIS (shuddering pitifully) Oh, God, oh Lord! I can’t take this! Lord, maybe she had a reason for doing what she did. Maybe she had a good reason for stripping. I can forgive her because I still love her. I don’t know! Damn, this hurts! This heart bleeds. Oh, Lord, what am I gonna do? MICHAEL Stop shitting around and bust a move, Chris! The clock is ticking! Call her, talk to her, meet her, tell her the truth, show her the CD. Anything, bro! But MOVE! Don’t drool, man! GO! Where is your car? Never mind, take mine! Go! Go! Go! Chris snatches the car keys, and rans to the car. Elaine tries to stop him, but Michael draws her back. Chris jumps into the car, spins it round and speeds off. Elaine tries to scratch Michael’s eyes. Michael pushes her back hard. She totters and lands hard on her buttocks. She stares up at him in shock. MICHAEL (nastily) I’m not the chivalrous type, lady, especially to snakes like you. If you fuck with me, I’m gonna break your damn jaw, you bitch! Tbc

@softtouch: dia is nothing Effe could have done to defend herself,,,,, u know wen pple accused u wrongly and u see, d only person dat supposed to trust u and give u a listening ear also believes dat allegation,,,,, then you will be dumbfounded,,,,, so all d zeal to defend urself will leave u,,,,,, and to him, (dat only person dat u thought should have trust in u) it will just be as if u are trying to justify urself,,,,, even if every evidence are pointing to u, dat u did it,,,, dat person still needs to give u d benefit of doubts and still give u chance to explain Ur own side of dat story.

Another secret again to be unfold

another secret to be revealed

Chris u need to act fast

next episode

Waiting keenly

Continue.........

if effe forgives Chris and elopes with him, then his career hits an end...... it's tough

ive always known Effe was innocent

Wow wow wow, loving this more and more but will Effe forgive you... Hmm, let wait and see

oh chris! that's too much for u only

i hope u dont have heart attack

Chris every minute count.......act fast bro

Episode 25 THE PRINCESS ROAD Chris drives recklessly. He overtakes wrongly, drawing the angry horns of drivers. His attention is divided between driving and looking out for a wedding procession. His face is an epitome of distress. He fumbles out his phone and dials Effe’s number. The call is picked. CHRIS Effe? Is that you, Effe? Hello, Effe? MRS. OPOKU This is her mother, Chris. Her phone is with me. CHRIS Oh, Mrs. Opoku! I need to speak to Effe. Please, please, let me speak to her. MRS. OPOKU I will not let you speak to her! Chris, why now? Why do you want to wreck her life so much? Please leave the poor girl alone. Let my daughter have some peace wai, Chris Bawa, aaaaaaba! CHRIS You don’t understand, Mrs. Opoku. I need to speak to her! There is something she must know. MRS. OPOKU TODAY? After all these painful years it is today, her wedding day, that you choose to speak to her? I’m sorry, Chris. She’s had enough of you and your childishness. Just let her be. Let her be happy for once. She’s suffered too much because of you. Rupert is good to her. He adores her. Who knows, he may be able to bring back the smile to my girl’s face, the smile you destroyed! CHRIS Oh, please, Mommy! Oh, please, I need to speak to Effe! MRS. OPOKU Keep away from her, Chris! You had your chance and you blew it. Effe doesn’t want to speak to you ever again! Get that through your thick head and leave her alone. She cuts the line. He redials and listens. The phone rings, but Mrs. Opoku cuts him off repeatedly. CHRIS Okay, one of her friends. Her best friend. Yes, somebody who’ll be her maid. Who, who, WHO? Yes, Sylvia…do I still have her number. Yes, yes, yes, I think so…lemme see… Chris slows down, then swings off the long stretch of road and parks. He flips through his phone contact lists, selects Sylvia, and dials. She picks the call. SYLVIA Hello? CHRIS Hello, Sylvia. SYLVIA Get lost, asshole. Aboafunu bi! CHRIS (shocked) Sylvia? This is Chris! SYLVIA Yeah, I know. Just get lost. You imbecile. Kwasea like that! She cuts the line. CHRIS Damn bitch! Just then he sees five white Chrysler cars! It is a beautifil sight, but it cuts into his heart like hot daggers through butter! They are passing right by! There is no question that this is the bride’s procession because the cars are decorated with the same gold and white colours he saw at the church! Chris desperately swings his car unto the road, cuts right across to the other side, and heads straight for the last two cars! People scream loudly, cars blast their horns with concern. Fists are waved angrily at him. The fourth car passes, missing Chris’ car by inches. Chris parks across the street, cleanly cutting off the last car in the procession which comes to a screeching halt! The fourth car has now parked, and already three men have jumped out. Chris gets out of the car and approaches the fifth car slowly, praying that Effe will be inside. Chris is unaware that the three men have closed in behind him. He walks slowly towards the fifth car. The driver also gets out. He is a huge man, and he is angry. He rushes at Chris, speaking angrily. He tries to push Chris back. Chris slams a fist into his face, and he falls down with a shocked cry of pain. Suddenly the three men from the other car grab him. Chris struggles with them furiously, sending one crashing, but the others push him to his knees and down on the hard road. The back door of the fifth car opens. A foot clad in white stockings and a beautiful white shoe steps out, and then she emerges. EFFE!! She is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen! She is dressed in her wedding gown, and she looks so stunning that tears come to Chris’ eyes. Her veil is up, and she regards him with shocked eyes. CHRIS Oh, Effe! EFFE (anxiously) Stop it. Don’t hurt him! Let him go! Other people from the other cars have arrived on the scene too. They include Mr. and Mrs. Opoku, Sylvia, Dr. Anaman and a few others. DOCTOR ANAMAN (shocked) Chris, my boy! What’re you doing here? Get up from the street boy! MRS. OPOKU (bitterly) Ei Chris Bawa! What calamity are you bringing on my daughter? Why do you want to bring bad omens on her wedding day? MR. OPOKU (gently) Let the boy be, woman. Chris, you’re indeed causing a big mess. What do you want? The men release Chris and he gets to his feet. His agonized eyes see only Effe. Oh, how he loves her! Oh, Effe! CHRIS (painfully) Can we talk, Effe? For a moment, please? Give me just five minutes! MRS. OPOKU No, Chris, not now, not ever! Leave her be! She’s getting married, and we’re already late! MR. OPOKU (sharply) That’s not your decision, Ivy! Effe, my angel, do you want to talk to him? We’re causing a big scene here. EFFE (softly, painfully) Chris. What do you want? Cars continue to honk angrily. DOCTOR ANAMAN Listen, you better get your car off the street, Chris, before the police come. You’re blocking the flow of traffic! One of the drivers climbs into Chris’ car and drives it off the street. The driver of the fifth car also drives unto the sidewalk and parks. Chris moves towards Effe, and she meets him. They stare at each other. The tears well up in Chris’ eyes first, and then slowly they fall down his cheeks. Effe does not speak, but her lips tremble as her eyes well up with tears too, and slowly they spill down her lovely cheeks. CHRIS (voice tortured) Four years ago Mr. Afful came to my office. He told me you and Bright Koffie were lovers, that you’d been taking my money, the one from our joint Savings Account, and giving it to him. I was a fool. I didn’t ask you. I checked the account, and realized you had withdrawn the money. I believed Afful. EFFE (sadly) Bright told me about it this morning. He said you followed me to the Sports Club. I didn’t know Mr. Afful was involved. CHRIS Oh, Effe! Afful lured me to the Sports club. I saw you and Bright together. You were behaving like an intimate couple. I was convinced you were lovers! EFFE (incredulous) I told you about him. I told you about Kofi Panyin. CHRIS Damn it, Effe! How was I supposed to know the Kofi Panyin you told me about was Bright Koffie? EFFE You could’ve asked me, Chris, when you saw us together! CHRIS Yes, I know I was a fool in letting Afful manipulate me, but you could’ve told me you were transferring the money into a new account! EFFE Yes, I should have, Chris. Under normal circumstances I would have. But I was terrified because Elaine spoke to me and said you were going to withdraw all the money from the account and tell me we didn’t have money to begin a married life. I panicked, I guess. I wanted to invest the money, and get more for our life.Also I wanted to prevent you from withdrawing the money. CHRIS Oh, God! Afful told me there was more, and foolish as I was, I believed him. He called me to the Ocean Front Hotel, where I witnessed you meeting Mr. Joshua Darkwa. EFFE (totally stunned) You were there? Oh, God, Chris! I wasn’t meeting him! His son, Stanley, was in a bad shape. He wanted to commit suicide! I was just helping out! I was just trying to make him see that killing himself was not the answer to his problems! CHRIS (eyes flooded with tears) I didn’t know that, Effe! I didn’t know! I was with Afful, and for three hours you were inside the hotel room with that man! I believed the worst! EFFE (passionately) Oh, Chris! Why didn’t you just ask me about it, and why didn’t you come and break in the hotel door or something? I would’ve done that! I came to your house after leaving the hotel. I wanted to tell you about Stanley, and how you would also kill me if you left me, but then, that awful thing happened! CHRIS Oh, yeah. About that. You were making a video for me, right? EFFE Yes, Chris. With that camcorder you bought me! Maybe… CHRIS (holding up a hand, cutting her short) Michael, my friend, found the camcorder. He just brought it to me at the church premises. It captured everything. That drink Steve gave you was drugged on Elaine’s orders! EFFE (dazed) Steve? Elaine’s orders? He told me you’ve realized you made a mistake in choosing me. He and your mother both told me you still loved Elaine, and wanted to leave me but didn’t know how. Steve later called and told me the rape scene was planned by you so that you could get rid of me. CHRIS (face melting with shock) Steve told you that? Oh, God! EFFE That day your mother told you I hit her… I didn’t, Chris. You must believe me. She was telling me to leave you alone, that you loved Elaine. She fell accidentally. I don’t know if you believe me, but I never hit her! CHRIS (softly, tremulously) I know. She confessed to me after I confronted her with evidence from Dr. Anaman’s examination. That video showed how Steve drugged the drink and tried to rape you. It shows how you fought him off. Oh, Effe… EFFE But there’s still something else, isn’t it? I can see it in your eyes. What is it, Chris? CHRIS (glances at the other people) I can’t say it here, Effe, not with all these people present. EFFE Say it, Chris. I have nothing to hide. CHRIS No, Effe. I can’t say it here. Afful took me to the Gentlemen’s Perk too. EFFE (puzzled) The what? I didn’t catch that, Chris. CHRIS (in agony) Don’t let us do this here, Effe, please. EFFE (gently, firmly) I’m not going anywhere with you, Chris. Let’s get this over with, right here. I told you, I have nothing to hide. CHRIS (dropping his eyes, hurting) Afful took me to the Gentlemen’s Perk Nightclub, where I saw you performing. EFFE (puzzled, disappointed) Me? At a night club? Performing what? What’re you talking about, Chris? CHRIS (speaking explosively) Don’t lie to me, Effe! I was there! You saw me! You begged the bouncers not to beat me up when I climbed unto that stage! Don’t pretend now, please, Effe! Leave me something to hold on to, at least! I saw you stripping naked! I came towards you, I was beaten…please, that’s the main reason why I broke off with you, and you know it! EFFE (aghast) Stop it, Chris! Is that how you want to justify yourself, by lying? I don’t know what you’re talking about, Chris. I think we’re done here. Please let me go. CHRIS (agonized) Don’t do this, Effe, please. I saw you. You saw me! But if that’s how you want to play it, fine. I understand. A woman’s voice breaks in from behind Chris. A WOMAN’S VOICE Stop harassing her. That was me, not Effe. The passenger door of the fifth Chrysler has opened, and a woman steps out. She is the bridesmaid. She is the exact replica of Effe. She looks exactly like Effe. Chris turns and stares at Effe, and then he whirls round and stares at the woman who has gotten out of the car. They look exactly the same. Twins? TWINS!!!!! Chris loses it then. He begins to shake his head, and then he clamps a hand to his mouth. He looks first at Effe, and then at the new woman. His is horrified. CHRIS (hoarsely) Oh, God! No, don’t tell me that is also a mistake! What’s this, Effe? Who’s this?WHO ARE YOU? EFFE (speaking gently) This is Eyram Kedem, my long-lost twin sister! You see, when my mother took me to the Orphanage, we were twins, but Mr. Afful kept me at the orphanage and took Eyram, my sister, to another woman who ran a place for men to have fun. EYRAM (looking up at Chris) My sister is modest. Actually, that woman operated a brothel. She brought me up. Afful always came to me when I grew up. He was my pimp. He gave me to rich men and took lots of money from them. He never told me I had a twin sister. He was the one who introduced me to the Gentlemen’s Perk. One day he came with a woman who offered me lots of money to put on a sizzling performance that night. That was the night Afful brought you to the club. I was there when you were being beaten. I didn’t know you were my own lost sister’s fiance! I just didn’t like the way the guys treated you. That was why I asked them to stop beating you. For some reason, I felt sorry for you because I knew you had been set up. Chris can barely stand up. He stares at Effe with great fear and panic. He shakes his head, and great tears fall down his cheeks. MR. OPOKU To cut a long story short, Jonathan Afful took ill about three years ago. He was really in a bad shape. He begged the doctors to get in touch with Effe and get her to come see him. When Effe went to see him he begged for her forgiveness and managed to scribble an address for her. He told her she had a twin and she could find her at the address. A day after that Afful suffered a massive stroke and died a week later. Effe tracked down Eyram with the address and they’ve been re-united ever since. DOCTOR ANAMAN This woman who was working with this Afful, I think it is Elaine, son. Somehow, she and Afful put all these series of horrible incidents together! EFFE (tears drenching her face) Chris, my God! Sweet Jesus! You saw a stripper and thought it was me? Me, your love, a stripper? God, you never knew me, did you? I don’t think I can ever forgive you for thinking that of me! That alone should’ve told you something bad was happening!! DOCTOR ANAMAN (sadly) What was he to think, my dear girl? The young man had already been convinced you were a gold-digger capable of sleeping with old men, and a whole lot of other nonsense, and he had no idea you had a twin sister. What was he to think? I think you should put yourself in his shoes. What he could have done was to confront you with it then maybe the truth would have come out. CHRIS (unsteadily) I was convinced that you had wronged me. I was convinced you didn’t love me. I wanted this to be true, that you had been at the club. I wanted to forgive you for that, at least, so that I can have you back. Oh, God! I saw the ugly sides of a hexagon where there were only the smooth curves of a circle. I saw a devil where only an angel dwelled! I saw truths in falsehood! I have wronged you, Effe. I don’t deserve you. I really don’t deserve you! EFFE (clutches her heart. Her face is anguished.) Oh, Chris! You foolish dear one! Now look at what you’ve done to us! CHRIS (walks forward and takes Effe’s hands. Their tears fall stronger.) Do you remember that day in Dr. Anaman’s clinic, when we found each other? EFFE (weeping pitifully) How can I ever forget the day I drew my first breath, Chris Bawa? CHRIS (shuddering) Welcome back to my heart, Effe Kedem Opoku. EFFE You’ll always be the owner of mine, Chris Bawa. Their combined tears fall on their intertwined hands. CHRIS (heart breaking) Can you, will you, for our love’s sake, please forgive me and come back to me? EFFE (tears falling harder and heavier) I will always love you, Chris Bawa, but you know I can’t break my promise to that dear old man! I can’t. I won’t. He’s been simply good to me. I can’t break his heart, and I can’t humiliate him. CHRIS (face shattered) Oh, God! And a kiss? Do I get a parting kiss? Like a souvenir. Something I will hold on to until you become mine again? EFFE (trembling uncontrollably) My heart tears up now, Chris. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to go through the next hour of my life! But a kiss, alas, my soul cries for it. But unfortunately I can’t give you one. CHRIS I know. A first kiss, for you, only on the altar, right? EFFE (bringing their clamped hands to her lips) No, Chris! I know, if you kiss me, I will take off this gown and throw it away. If you kiss me, I will be lost. I cannot go to that church. That kiss will imprison me in your kingdom for life. Oh, Chris! Oh, my heart screams! I can feel it breaking! To find you again, at this time, and lose you instantly, is killing me! But there is Rupert to think of. He doesn’t deserve the humiliation. CHRIS (kissing her knuckles) My heart is forever shattered. Each second of my life, from now on, will be spent in agony. Each breath I take will be a pain to a heart I shattered myself because I lacked the basic ingredient for a good relationship: trust. Let this heart rot, let it kill me with its poison. No one deserves a broken heart better than me. Have a good life, Effe. And try to be happy. You deserve that. As for me, let death be my early companion! Chris drops her hands and turns away. The people around are all crying. Mr. Opoku touches his arm. Eyram embraces him. She is crying silently. EYRAM Forgive me, Chris. I never meant to hurt you! I’m so sorry! Chris nods. Mrs. Opoku touches him, and then she embraces him. He moves on. EFFE Chris. He turns. EFFE (weeping uncontrollably) I love you. You’re taking my soul away, you know. For now and eternity. The pain you feel is amplified here in my heart. Chris nods. Tears drown him. He turns and enters his car. He watches as they all board the cars. He watches as the cars move away. His forehead falls on the steering-wheel. His body trembles with great sobs. Suddenly a voice speaks. DOCTOR ANAMAN Get down, son. You can’t drive. Let me take you home. Chris looks up slowly. Dr. Anaman is standing beside the car. CHRIS You didn’t go to the wedding? DOCTOR ANAMAN (wiping his tears with a handkerchief.) You need a father now, son. I’m here. If you will let me. Chris nods. He gets down, and then frantically he goes into Dr. Anaman’s stretched arms. He holds the old man tight. And then Chris begins to shake. His whole body trembles as he wails like an infant. Chris Bawa cries his soul out… Tbc

chail i can't believe am crying right now...

so touching

that's too emotional. I hope u two will be together someday

trust is very important.... without trust u will lose a lot

This is too emotional...Can't believe am crying

CHRIS WAS DECEIVED FRM THE BEGINNING,HOPE U WILL FIND LOVE AGAIN AND FOR ELAINE PLS DONT MARRY HER

Hmmm,this so touching

speechless

Chris I hope u will not be devasted because of this

let pray the marriage will not work

What desperation could do, Shit! Elaine out of desperatiom went too far but she's a fool to wanna settle for a man that is only with her out of pity. Chris rejection of her at that birthday party should have told her that he wasn't overly in love with her

Chris it's a pity you are about to loose an angel because of your naivity

Ireoluwa Emmanuel wrote:

@softtouch: dia is nothing Effe could have done to defend herself,,,,, u know wen pple accused u wrongly and u see, d only person dat supposed to trust u and give u a listening ear also believes dat allegation,,,,, then you will be dumbfounded,,,,, so all d zeal to defend urself will leave u,,,,,, and to him, (dat only person dat u thought should have trust in u) it will just be as if u are trying to justify urself,,,,, even if every evidence are pointing to u, dat u did it,,,, dat person still needs to give u d benefit of doubts and still give u chance to explain Ur own side of dat story.

Since Chris was unable to confront her and she was unable to explain herself, she should be able to forgive him *wink*

All these things are lies,lies to hurt her,lies to bring her down but they are losers,they are under her feet

Michael took it to the top,he's the real man of this scene...he knows a lot of what love is all about

Eryam...you were so hot that he mistook u 4 the angel,that angel that has got a real love,loaded love in her her heart...her name is ANGEL EFFE

Some fools really tried to hurt this love,to bring them to nothing,after 4 years,the senior foolish lover wakes

Chris...See what u have done to yourself,u brought yourself down to the ground and now u know and now u learn

Chris...one thing about the story u told me is that u refused to understand until eryam showed up..even teachers of love and others do learn everyday

Effe Angel...your beauty is from your heart...you are a genius...a lot of words to describe u but let me put it these way...U ARE AN ANGEL EFFE BABE

Effe Babe...the love u have got in your heart is too much..too strong..filled with wisdom

Episode 26 GOLGOTHA HEIGHTS CHAPEL – CONTINUOUS 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 face. Mr. Opoku and Effe link arms, and they are seen entering the church. People are shouting happily. Photographers and media personnel rush forward; camera lights flash, recorders and powerful cameras are brandished. The organist plays a slow sweet flow that ushers Effe and her party to the altar. Rupert Henderson smiles broadly as he gets up to stand beside Effe, and then they mount the elaborate dais, and stand in front of the officiating minister. OFFICIATING MINISTER Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God, to join this man, and this woman, in holy matrimony. All sounds die down. Rupert and Effe exchange glances. The organist begins a soft, barely audible tune. OFFICIATING MINISTER Not to be entered lightly, holy matrimony should be entered into solemnly and with reverence and honour. Into this holy agreement these two persons come together to be joined. His gaze sweeps the congregation. Tension mounts slowly. OFFICIATING MINISTER If any person here can show just cause why these two people should not be joined in holy matrimony, please speak now, or forever hold your peace! A tension-filled silence reigns as the Minister’s eyes sweep the room from one corner to the next slowly. Finally he nods slightly, picks up his spectacles, cleans it quickly, and settles it on his nose. OFFICIATING MINISTER Marriage is a sacred union… The entrance darkens suddenly. Chris Bawa stands in the doorway. CHRIS Hold your peace, Man of God; hold your peace a moment! There is a stunned silence. Rupert curses and grinds his teeth. The Bridesmaid whirls round, her face is absolutely startled and frightened. Mr. Tamakloe jumps to his feet, but Evelyn holds his arm quickly. MR. TAMAKLOE The fool! What’s he doing now? EVELYN Hold it, John! Let him be! MR. TAMAKLOE Why should I? That boy’s going to make a mockery of Rupert’s wedding, for Christ sake! EVELYN Sit down! Should I remind you that you need Chris more than you do Rupert? And for God’s sake, that boy loves the girl! Did you think for a second that he wouldn’t fight for her? There is a buzz in the church room. Mrs. Opoku jumps up with a sharp groan, but her husband holds her down and stands up himself. Chris walks forward. His steps are purposeful. Mr. Opoku meets him half-way across the room. OFFICIATING MINISTER Young man, do you have anything to say? CHRIS You bet your holy clerical that I do have something to say to that woman! MR. OPOKU (Holds up a hand to halt him) Chris what’re you doing? Please don’t do this! If you love her please don’t do this to her! Don’t ruin her day, boy! CHRIS (Smiles sadly and stops) But I am not here to make trouble for Effe, my dear Mr. Opoku. I just want to say sorry to her. MR. OPOKU I don’t understand, boy! CHRIS Relax. You will in a minute. He walks past Mr. Opoku, and pauses in front of the dais. The noisy mumblings in the room drop to a few scattered whispers. The Bridemaid stands up and walks towards Chris. BRIDESMAID Chris, please. CHRIS (Turns to Rupert Henderson, whose face is tight with anger) I am extremely sorry to make such a scene, and believe me, I feel greatly humiliated. I just came to say sorry to Effe. Effe does not stare at Chris. She is trembling. Chris’ voice is now filled with sadness. CHRIS I am sorry, Effe. I am so sorry for the pain I caused you. On my own behalf and on behalf of my mother and all the people close to me who contributed to breaking your heart, I stand here and apologize for our misdeeds. Please, forgive us. Effe still does not stare nor speak. Tears slowly trickle down her cheeks. Chris turns to Henderson. CHRIS Mr. Rupert Henderson, you are a lucky man. You are not marrying an ordinary person. Today, you’ve got an angel for a wife, and I hope you know that. RUPERT (Nods, and suddenly the anger leave his face. He smiles gently.) I know, Chris. I know. CHRIS Yeah. She is a good woman, Rupert. I’ll tell you this for real, if it was in our era that God was choosing a mother for His beloved son Jesus Christ, I am convinced that He would’ve chosen Effe! . RUPERT (Laughs gently) You know what, I think I agree with you on that too, Chris. CHRIS (Tears in his eyes) Treat her well, Rupert. You treat her good. If you ever hurt her, I swear I’ll rip out your intestines through your nose and strangle you with them. RUPERT I will do my best, Chris. I give you my word. Chris throws up his head; tears drown him. The room becomes absolutely quiet now. CHRIS Oh, God! I am in pain, but I think I’m done here now! Rupert takes out a white handkerchief and hands it to Chris. They nod at each other. Chris turns away, and he faces the congregation. He is a picture of absolute dejection. He begins to clean his tears with the handkerchief as he walks away. He passes Mr. Opoku, who is still standing. Mr. Opoku pats Chris’ shoulder lightly. Chris is halfway to the door now. He is passing Evelyn. She reaches out and squeezes his hand. Chris is almost out of the door. The room is still quiet. He is passing an old woman who seems to be in her late sixties. She stands up and glares at him. She begins to speak. OLD WOMAN And what was that nonsense all about, young man? What do you think you were doing? You foolish man! CHRIS (Pauses and looks at her) You speak the truth, old woman. Never has truer words been uttered by a human being. I am, indeed, a very foolish man! He walks out of the church. He walks on the grass, and his legs tremble. He misses a step, and he suddenly falls to his knees and throws up his face to the heavens. People stare at him. He bellows loudly. CHRIS Dear God! Why are you doing this to meeeee? How am I going to survive this moment? Help me out here! I need peace Lord! I am in pain, please give me a second, just a second of peeeeaaace! pleeeeease looooooord! THE BEACH – EVENING 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 way back on a flat rock. His shirt is opened halfway down his chest. His shoes are off, and one of his legs is propped up. Only few people are around, mostly new couples in love, and as he watches them he smiles sadly. He remembers, a few years ago, he and Effe had strolled these same shores, so crazy mad in intoxicating love. A taxi pulls up behind his car, but because it is behind him he does not see it. Elaine alights from the car, pays off the driver, and turns towards the sea. She sees him immediately, a forlorn lonely creature sitting on a flat rock. Elaine bites her lower lip, and her eyes are deeply troubled as she stares at his back. Slowly and carefully she picks her way towards him. She rounds the rock and stands in front of him. He looks at her and smiles sadly again. CHRIS Hello, Elaine. How did you find me? ELAINE I know you, Chris. You always run to the beach, to this spot, anytime you are unhappy. CHRIS Hmm, I see. I tried to call you, but I couldn’t find my phone. Don’t know where I put it. ELAINE It’s with Michael. I called and he answered. He told me he didn’t know where you were. CHRIS I see. Tears well up in Elaine’s eyes, and then she slowly falls to her knees in front of Chris. She reaches out and holds his dangling leg. ELAINE Oh, Chris, my darling, please forgive me! I know what I did was unpardonable. I know how much you must hate me now, but please, my love, I did those horrible things because I love you, and couldn’t bear to lose you! I do love you Chris. I love you a whole bunch! CHRIS Hmm. What can I say? Get up, Elly. Don’t kneel before me. I’m not worth it. I am nor worth your tears. Come, sit with me a while. Don’t want you getting the wrong ideas though. We are done. We are finished. ELAINE (a bit confused. He extends his hand, and she takes it. He pulls her to her feet, and the smile on his face is very gentle) Are you okay, Chris? I didn’t expect this from you. I was sure you were in a killing mood, ready to wring my neck for all the pain I caused you. CHRIS No, Elly. Look, fill in a few blanks for me, okay? Did you plan this with Afful all along? ELAINE (looks at him intently, and then she sighs. She bows her head, and tentatively she reaches for his hand and holds it.) I’ll tell you the truth, Chris, because I don’t want any more lies between us. Yes, I was in great pain after I lost you. To say I was shattered was putting it lightly. One evening Afful sought me out. He had lost his job at the orphanage. He wasn’t bothered about the money because he had made a lot of money from dealing drugs and selling babies. He told me he had always been in love with Effe and wanted her to pay for the disgrace he had to suffer when you got him fired. He told me Effe had an identical twin sister who was a high-priced prostitute, willing to do anything for a price. He mentioned that neither of them knew the other existed. He told me he had a plan and if I played the cards right with his plan I would have you back, and he would succeed in wrecking Effe’s life forever. CHRIS And that was when it all began? You two also involved my mother and Steve? ELAINE (looks ashamed) Afful took some pictures of Eyram, Effe’s twin sister, in some very dirty poses. He told me to show them to your mother and Steve and get them to hate Effe. I went along with his plan because I wanted you back, Angel. I showed the nude photos to Steve and your mother and told them you knew about Effe’s sordid life but didn’t want them to know because you were ashamed. I told your mother not to confront you with it because you were almost decided on leaving Effe. They were both very angry, and decided to work together with me to get Effe out of your life for good. Oh, Chris, I’m so terribly sorry. CHRIS But how did you guys know Effe will meet Koffie at the Sports Club? How did Afful know about Effe’s meeting with Mr. Darkwa and his family at the Ocean Front Hotel? How did he plan these? ELAINE He and his friends were monitoring Effe constantly. He told me, for instance, that Effe has gone back to your house after the hotel incident. He asked me to persuade Steve to go over to your house and fake a rape scene on Effe to make it look like they were secret lovers. It wasn’t difficult to persuade Steve because I had an advantage over him. One time when you travelled out of town I was so bored I invited him over to keep me company. We had a few drinks and the inevitable happened. We were very miserable because we knew that was the one thing you would never forgive us. That day you made it much easier by asking Steve to lock up your house for you. I threatened him that I would tell you he raped me if he didn’t do as was told. First Afful wanted me to hide in the room and take pictures of Steve’s move on Effe and later show them to you. But then he called me to say you were on your way home, so I quickly left. I was shocked because Steve really meant to go ahead and make love to her. Believe me, Chris, I never meant for that to happen! CHRIS (nods, and then he smiles sadly again) You seduced my best friend? Ha, I don’t think I really knew you, Elaine. We were together for a long time but I think I didn’t really know you at all. As for Afful, he was a criminal. He was a very vicious person. Do you know he died? He paid for his sins somehow. He suffered before he died. ELAINE Yes. He had a terrible heart attack. I went to see him, and he really suffered for the one week it took him to die. He was in terrible agony, and that was when I began to get scared. It was as if our bad deeds were catching up with us. Oh, Chris, my honey, please forgive me! Please don’t hate me! Chris notices that Elaine is shivering with cold. He drapes his coat across her shoulders and gently draws the lapels close around her. He smiles into her eyes. CHRIS Hate you for what? I don’t hate you, Elly. I don’t even blame you. I don’t hate Steve, and I don’t even blame our parents who saw it fit to bring us together where there was no love. You guys have done nothing. I blame myself, and I hate myself. It is all my fault, and I gave myself this pain. Me, myself and I. No one else. ELAINE Chris… CHRIS No, Elaine. It is me. I practically lived with Effe. I knew her. What I saw, what I heard, they shouldn’t have mattered. I should’ve known what that dear angel was capable of and not capable of. That should’ve made me pause, and speak to her. But no, I let myself be manipulated like some stupid mannequin, a moronic puppet, and ended up driving my brains up the lanes of hell, and burning my own heart. You are not to blame, Afful is not guilty. I am guilty, I am to blame. Elaine looks horrified. She shakes her head, and tears glisten on her lashes. She is suddenly desperate. She jumps down and holds his hands desperately. ELAINE No, Chris! You can’t take that stance! You have to hate me. You have to be angry with me! You have to be bitter! Only then can you forgive me, and possibly allow me back into your life as the woman who will always love you! You have to hate me, Chris! I deserve your anger. I deserve your hatred. CHRIS (Smiles and smooths her hair. He touches her cheek gently.) I don’t hate you, Elaine. I just can’t. You’ll always be a friend. I gave you hell, forgive me. I have wasted many years of your life, please forgive me. Maybe, if it is not too late, you can get back with Frank Stiles, your fiancé, the one you introduced to me some years back? ELAINE You fool! It was just an act to get you jealous! That bastard was one of Afful’s stupid cohorts! It’s you I love, Chris! For you I will go to hell and back! Can’t you get it into your thick skull that I only love you? CHRIS I don’t really think what you feel for me is love. How do you justify sleeping with my best friend and I know he wasn’t the only one you have been with. That doesn’t even matter. Let’s say for the sake of argument that you do love me. The truth is I don’t. I’m sorry, but I see it differently. I had a chance with an angel, I blew it, and now my heart has ceased to function where love is concerned. By now that asshole is all over Effe, doing God knows what. I can’t love you, I can’t love any other woman. Friends, yes, but love, NEVER. ELAINE (crying now) You’re hurt. You’re very hurt. Now I understand. Your brain is in a state of shock, and you’re not really functioning. You’re delirious with your pain, and your body is withdrawing, sheltering itself from the shock. I will give you time. Soon you’ll recover and my love will nurture your heart back to health, Chris. You will see. CHRIS I am not delirious or shocked or any of that drivel you just spewed out. I’m at peace with you, and everybody else. Steve was like the brother I never had. He betrayed me in the worse way possible. But I am not God to judge him. I will let him live with his conscience that would be the best judge of the matter. I’m okay. Come, let’s go. I’ll drop you off, and then I’ll go home and watch some Bruce Lee Chinese movies, crazy stunts. ELAINE Chris, don’t withdraw this way, please! Get angry, hit me, pull my hair. Curse me! Yell at me! Do anything but this, please. You’re scaring me, Chris, my darling! Stop being a damn Saint! She begins to wail. Her face crumbles, and her body shakes violently. Her tears are great sobs that racks her body, causing her to lose control. Her voice is not loud, but her agony is great. Chris takes her into his arms. She buries her face in his shoulder, holds on to him tight, and cries in a heart-broken fashion. Chris brushes her hair and pats her back tenderly. On his face is a huge sad smile. CHRIS The damn wedding reception might be over by now. That stinking crazy old man is probably with Effe. He is touching her and there is nothing I can do about it! I gave her to him on a silver platter. I pushed Effe into that old man’s arms. For all you may know, she did it to scorn me.He’s going to hurt Effe, you know. Is it true men like him have giant, you know, THINGS? I hear old men take a long time to….. oh, shit, blast this! YOU’RE GOING TO KILL ME, EFFE!!! Elaine looks up with tears still streaming down her face. She stares up at him with some mixture of exasperation and confusion. And deep down she knows she has finally lost him, and it set her off on another wailing fit. Tbc

Oh my, so touching

Hmmmm,,,, am so tearing up, I know from d start dat Eyram was d stripper bcos she has not been mentioned from d start,,,,, but I will put all d blame on Chris bcos he supposed to trust dat one person he claimed he is in love with,,, alws give room for trust in a rltnship,,, Dats just a simple lesson from dis wonderful story.

r/ship witout trust is like a hrt witout a beat.

Interesting

Chris u are a man indeed

SO PATHETIC

Chris messed up and let pple manipulate his judgement.... bt I feel his pain. too late for him, though time will tell

What a pity Chris

hmmmm

chris i pity u o

what a great loss

Chris you need to take it easy on yourself

next episode pls

Chris sorry ehn I feel your pain

oh Wat desperation can make pale do

Episode 27 THE BAWA RESIDENCE – NIGHT 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 hair is undone and wild, heavily peppered with grey. Her face is free of makeup, and her eyes are huge with her tears. Chris stops with shock. CHRIS Mom! She begins to cry as she reaches him. She stops within touching distance, and to his horror she suddenly falls to her knees and raises her clamped hands to him. MADAM LOIS (weeping) Oh, my son! I’ve heard everything! Oh, Chris-Love, please forgive me! Forgive me, my son! I was so terrified when we couldn’t reach you! I have called the police, son! I thought I had lost you, and I couldn’t forgive myself! CHRIS (lifts her to her feet) Please, Mom, get up! Please don’t kneel before me! MADAM LOIS It was her, my son! Elaine! She showed me pictures that I thought were Effe, terrible pictures that made me so scared, angry and confused! That’s why I did what I did! I’m sorry, my son! My foolishness has made you lose the one woman you love! Please forgive me! Oh, God, how you must hate me! Chris embraces her tightly. After a while he steps away from her and looks at her. CHRIS (tenderly) You carried me in your womb for nine months, Mama. You laboured to give birth to me. You breast-fed me, and changed my diapers, cleaned my mess and took a lot of bad jazz from me, and I know you love me. I know that everything you do, whether wrong or bad, it is because of the love you have for me. I can never hate you, Mama. Never. You’re my mother. MADAM LOIS (sobbing) Oh, Chris, my dearest son! We were so wrong to arrange a marriage between you and Elaine. My marriage to your Dad was also arranged, but it worked out for us. We were so happy until his death! I thought it could work for you too, but how wrong I am now! Elaine’s parents called. They’re all so sorry! Oh, Chris, What a terrible thing I have done to you! CHRIS Terrible, yes, but I don’t blame you. The fault is all mine. Now, let’s go inside, okay? I love you, always will. What’s done is done, Mom. MADAM LOIS But I have denied you any chance of finding happiness, my son, in a very cruel manner. The pain I see in your eyes now shall be the cross I shall carry to my grave! How can I forgive myself? CHRIS Tonight, Mom, don’t let us talk about this, okay? I will take it a day at a time. It will be hard, yes, but it can be done. Let’s go inside now. She puts her arm around him. He puts his across her shoulders, and they walk in silence. When they enter the living-room Michael is just putting down the telephone receiver. MICHAEL (softly) I called the police, Madam. I told them Chris is home now. MADAM LOIS Thank you, Michael. Michael stares at Chris. Chris walks forward, and just then tears begin to roll down his cheeks again. He touches his cheeks, looks at his wet fingers and tries to smile. CHRIS (voice shaking) I can’t believe this, man. I’m crying again! It feels like a damn dam has opened in my soul, man! I never thought human beings have so much tears in them! Ever heard the cliché that men don’t cry? I’m breaking that saying straight into the record books tonight. I’ve been crying the damn whole day, Micky. Effe is going to kill me kwa, Bro. Behind him his mother puts both hands to her cheeks, and her face cringes with pain. Michael puts a hand on Chris’ shoulder. MICHAEL A man’s tears are always true, bro. Let them flow. They will heal that messed-up heart.You’re gonna be fine, Bro. CHRIS You know, I’ve always been an only child, Micky. I mean, I have never really been bothered about being an only child, you get me? MICHAEL (gently) Yeah, Bro. I get you. CHRIS But you, Mike, have always been there for me. Tonight I need a brother, man. Tonight I can’t get through the hours alone, and there’s no one I’ll like beside me than you. I don’t wanna get drunk tonight, because if I do I’ll never stop drinking; I’ll become a drunk, always waking up in gutters. I can find a woman to spend the night with, but if I do I’ll become a womanizer forever. Yeah, some shit like that. Tonight I only need a brother, Mike. MICHAEL It will be an honour, bro. Your words are the sweetest thing any human being has ever uttered to me. Lemme be your brother tonight. CHRIS I’m going up to take a bath and cry my heart out, man. You lock up and come upstairs. Let’s play some video games together and watch some Kung-Fu movies, man. If I get through tonight, I believe I can make it. MICHAEL (hugging Chris tightly) I’ll be right up, bro. When they break apart he turns round. CHRIS (gently to his mother) Get some sleep, Mom. I will see you in the morning. Good night. His mother is speechless. Her tears are drenching her. Chris climbs up the stairs with his shoulders sagging and his head down. MADAM LOIS Oh, God! I have destroyed my son, Michael! I have hurt my poor son so badly! MICHAEL (hugs her gently) Get some sleep, Mama. He’ll be just fine. Tbc

shit! i was thinking that Rupert will hand effe back to u chris, you're really in pain and agony but u caused it from the onset when u have to confront effe for those wrong accusations but you didnt instead u harbor it in ur heart.

Chris, i believe u can overcome that pain u reallo are

Hmm, I feel ur pain,Chris. Sorry

be strong, u will overcome this Chris

just be strong ok....

Oh Chris.......

Just be strong,God will see u through

oooh poor chris

Chris u need to take it easy on ur self

next one

The love that was meant to be couldn't be 4 now because of bad family and friends

Rupert was sad but smiles after his asking 4 forgiveness,even in his old age,he don't want story 4 the gods

Chris...now u weep like a child...weep your pain away if that is how u wanna do it

Chris...now u accept your mistakes and u wanna move on,there is hope 4 u

Effe Babe...u are such an angel,not ready to disgrace people but to love people

@chimmy,,,, I was hoping some miracles can occur now

but seriously,,, did Effe really say "I DO" to dat old man Rupert? I tot Eyram is alws meant for Rupert? my heart is broken for dos two oooo

Well I'm not sorry for u madam lois... U ain't the one marrying but yet u want to chose the wife? sometimes we just have to learn to trust others with the kind of choice they make

I just hope Chris won't do anything stupid to himself

so sad wound of life

*FINALE* THE BAWA RESIDENCE – SUNRISE Chris emerges from the bathroom towelling his hair with a huge towel. He is wearing a white singlet and white boxers. He throws the towel unto the bed, and then he picks up a deodorant spray and blasts some under each arm. He moves to the wardrobe, pulls out a pair of black jeans and put them on. He moves to the huge windows and pulls the blinds. Sunlight streams in. He walks to the huge oak desk and sits down. Huge blank sketch papers are arranged neatly on it, and to his right are his sketch pencils. He picks up a pencil, draws a blank sheet of paper, and then he shuts his eyes tightly. CHRIS (shuddering) A new day, fresh new pain! My Effe is gone. Oh, Lord, help me through this, a minute at a time. His bedroom door opens, and Chris looks up warily. Suddenly he jumps to his feet, so shocked that he knocks the pencil holder down, scattering coloured pencils across the floor. Standing in the doorway, wearing a sweet white dress, and looking so incredibly beautiful is Effe. He begins to move forward with a groan, and then he stops suddenly. Chris shuts his eyes painfully as the realization hit him. It is not Effe, of course. This must be her twin sister Eyram! He opens his eyes and stares at her. She is carrying a laden tray…his breakfast. CHRIS (crushed) Eyram, right? Damn, you almost gave me a heart attack! I thought Effe has come back to me! EYRAM (softly) Really? You must love her very much then. I came to see how you were doing after your famous wedding-crashing wonder yesterday. Michael let me in. He was bringing up your breakfast so I offered to bring it up. Chris is still staring at her. He shakes his head suddenly and then he bends to pick up the pencils. She puts the laden tray on a free portion of the desk, and when he straightens he finds himself standing so close to her. Startled, he stares deep into her eyes. Her eyes bore into him, and she is not smiling. CHRIS Dear God, you two are really identical. EYRAM (calmly) Is that so? Then maybe you can marry me then. I can grow to love you, and you’ll have your precious Effe back. CHRIS (painfully) That’ll surely heal my heart, sure. Thanks for the offer, love, but no. EYRAM (frowning slightly) And why not, dear? Is it because of my past, what I did before? You can’t accept a former stripper and semi-prostitute as a wife?I can love you, Chris Bawa, and we can be happy if you can forgive my past. CHRIS (smiling sadly) No, my dear. I don’t judge people. Even if I did, I will never judge you by your past. I don’t care what a lady did before I knew her. I care about what she does after she meets me. EYRAM (coming closer) Hmm. Sounds like an experienced lover to me. You’ve had your fair share of women, haven’t you, Chris Bawa? CHRIS (seriously) Your sister is the only one in my heart, Eyram. For now. For ever.There will never be anyone else. Eyram places a hand on his shoulder. She looks deeply into his eyes. She takes a step closer. EYRAM And not even I can replace her? CHRIS (gently pries her hand off his shoulder and steps away from her) No, Eyram. You’re not Effe. No woman can replace her.Not even you. I just want my Effe back. He walks to the window because his eyes are suddenly filled with tears. Eyram lies down on his bed on her back. He turns. She is so beautiful. Like Effe. But she is not Effe. No one is like Effe. Oh, Effe! EYRAM How’re you faring, Chris? CHRIS (painfully) Bad. I am living in pain. I will live in pain forever. Is their honeymoon here in Takoradi? EYRAM Nope. They went to Accra yesterday after the reception. By now they’re on their way to Paris for a week and would move to South Africa afterwards. CHRIS (face clouded with deep pain) Oh, God! Effe is gone? Eyram flips on her side, supports her head in her palm and stares at him with sad eyes. EYRAM You really love her, don’t you? CHRIS (trembling) Oh, God!Oh, Jesus! She’s gone! She reaches for a huge black object on the bed and flips the cover open. EYRAM What’s this? CHRIS (opens his eyes. His pain is real. He looks so distressed.) What? Oh, that’s my phone. Look, Eyram, maybe you should leave, okay? We’ll talk later. Right now, you’re reminding me so much of Effe, and God, I’m in so much pain. I can’t take it anymore! She does not appear to hear him. She is examining the phone. She presses the power switch at the side, and the screen comes on. EYRAM Hmmm. Nice phone. Enter password, in numerals. What’s your password, Chris? Oh, ok, don’t tell me. Let me guess, it is your birthday right? She mentions his birthday figures in sequence of day, month and year and she inputs them on the phone. The phone gives an error beep. EYRAM Hmmm. Not your birthday. Effe’s birthday maybe? Again she mentions the figures aloud as she inputs. Again the phone rejects it and beeps. She purses her lips and feigns anger. EYRAM Hmmm. Not that too? Maybe your mother’s birthday? Still error. Let me try your father’s birthday. Still no!What’s the password la? CHRIS (flips a tear from his cheek and chuckles. He leans against the wall and crosses his arms across his chest) You have all that info? I’m shocked. Effe really told you a lot about me, didn’t she? EYRAM (does not look at him. She still examines the phone.) No one told me anything about you. I know myself. I’m gonna crack this password, I do swear. Let me try the date you met Effe. She enters. The phone rejects and beeps. EYRAM Hmmm. Alright. What about the day you proposed to her? She mentions the date aloud, inputs. Rejection and beeping from the phone. The smile dies from Chris face. He stares at her. EYRAM Oh, man! You got some tough password here. I’m sure it has something to do with Effe, though. Hmmm. Let me try the day you took her to your favourite spot at the beach. She mentions the date as she enters. The phone rejects and beeps. Chris stops breathing. He just stares. His hands drop from his chest. EYRAM No? Okay, no problem for a determined girl. What a woman can’t do, can’t be done, so they say. Where did I see that sticker? Aha, on the back of your Auntie’s car four years ago. Okay, let me try the date you first cut Effe’s nails for her, on that trip to the Aburi gardens. You said you were going to use the nails for juju so that she never leaves you. Do you remember? You wore that appalling new perfume that made you smell like garlic that day, remember? She mentions, inputs. Rejection, beeping. Chris clutches his heart and stares at her. EYRAM No? The date you bought that book of love poems for her? No. Let me see…hmmm, the date she tried to teach you how to make a vegetarian pizza pocket? She mentions dates, inputs, the phone beeps rejections. She still does not look at Chris. He is staring at her, his mouth open, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. EYRAM Stubborn, stubborn password! What can it be, huh? CHRIS (speaks softly, and his voice is trembling) Maybe you can try the date Chris lost his heart to Effe. She still does not look at him. There is a flash as Chris remembers a night. It had been the day he had driven her home after she had been discharged from Dr. Anaman’s hospital. He had had taken her hands, looked deep into her eyes and spoken softly. CHRIS This day I have lost my heart to you, Effe Kedem. I have given it to you. I can’t take it back, because it doesn’t belong to my chest anymore. Please, you have my heart now. Take care of it. There had been tears in Effe’s eyes. She had replied softly. EFFE It will be my most treasured jewel, my love. Now the woman on the bed looks at the phone, and she takes a deep breath. When she speaks her voice is trembling too. Tears fill her eyes. EFFE Now why didn’t I think of that in the first instance? Of course, it can only be the date I got my most treasured jewel. She enters the date on the phone, not mentioning it aloud this time, and presses OK. A gentle melody emanates from the phone, and it opens to the homepage, which has a picture of Effe. Slowly she looks up at him. Their eyes hold for a while. Chris is trembling. His lips and his nose and his whole face is awash with tears. CHRIS Oh, Effe! Oh, God, Effe, my Angelface! Oh, God! It is really you! You came back to me! Oh, dear sweet God! You are here, my Effe! She does not speak. Her own face is drenched with tears. She gets up, and Chris rushes to her. Their embrace is fierce and violent. They squeeze each other as if they will never let go. They are both trembling, and their tears flow like a river. ∅Finally he pries her arms off his neck and stares at her. CHRIS Oh, Effe! How did this miracle happen? I can’t believe it! It is you, oh, my angel! You almost killed me! How? What happened? You got married! I saw you in the church. What happened? EFFE (touches his face tenderly, lovingly, gently.) I realized just how much you still loved me, and just how much I still loved you, and I couldn’t go ahead with the wedding. Thinking back, I think I only accepted Rupert’s proposal because he told me you were going to be in South Africa, and that you will leave Ghana. I panicked! I wanted to be where you were! Rupert knew what I felt towards you. He only needed a companion and suggested marriage to save me from any humiliation. He didn’t want people referring to me as his mistress. As for me as long as it kept me close to you, I was ok with that. CHRIS Oh, my love, forgive me! I have given you such pain! EFFE So I called Rupert from the car after we left you on the road. I told him I couldn’t go through with the wedding. I told my parents too. Rupert had answers for everything. He told me he always suspected I would not go through with the wedding. He suggested that Eyram and I could switch places, for appearances sake, because he didn’t want the humiliation a broken wedding would bring. So we switched places. Eyram put on my wedding dress, I put on her maid’s dress, and we went to the church. CHRIS Oh, dear sweet Lord! It wasn’t you on the dais when I barged in? EFFE (chuckles happily and kisses his nose.) No, my love! I was in the maid’s dress! You made me so happy with those wonderful words. You scared me at first! You almost made me ran after you! CHRIS So Eyram married Henderson? EFFE Yes. It is meant to be a marriage of convenience. Rupert only wants a companion and he got one. Eyram was thrilled to give it a try and see what life can offer after all the wasted years. I think they’re superbly suited to each other. I think they’re going to make that marriage work! You should have seen them yesterday. This dawn they both called. They’re flying to Paris for a week and then to South Africa in Rupert’s private plane…and they are happy! They’re expecting us in South Africa soon! Chris touches her hair, and he touches her face. He is trembling now. He touches her lips, and once again he draws her into a fierce embrace. CHRIS Why didn’t you come for me last night, my Angelface? Oh, God, I almost killed myself! EFFE I called your Mom last night and explained everything to her. I wanted to know if you were alright. I wanted to surprise you, my love. She told me you were with Mike. And she was so overjoyed! Chris puts her away from him. Pure unadulterated love is reflected on his face. CHRIS Oh, God, Effe! Forgive me. Forgive me. I have been such a fool! EFFE I was too. I believed your mother and Elaine and Steve. I believed the lies, even when he told me you asked him to fake the rape scene so it would look like we were lovers so you would have an excuse to break up with me! Not ever again, Chris! There shall be no third parties between us! CHRIS No, never, my love. Oh, Effe…welcome back to my heart, my Angelface, for an eternity this time! EFFE You’ll always be the owner of mine, for eternity! He reaches for her. She sees the deep look of love in his eyes, and suddenly she moves away from him, backing quickly towards the door. CHRIS Stop that, Effe, my love. Come back here, I need to kiss you! You owe me a kiss at least. EFFE (laughs nervously and shakes her hea) Not now, Chris Bawa! At the altar, remember? First kiss at the altar! CHRIS No, Effe! Now! EFFE Chriisssss! Nooooo! She bolts out the door, screaming and laughing. She goes down the stairs, he chases her. He catches her on the landing, draws her close, takes her face in both hands, and kisses her passionately. Effe does not struggle. Her arms go around his neck. They kiss as tears of happiness falls from their eyes. She moulds into him, panting, kissing him back hungrily, weeping uncontrollably. EFFE Chris….. my breath! When they part her eyes remain close, and her face shines with great happiness. And then he hears great applause, and he looks down, shocked. The living room is packed. His mother is present. Mr. and Mrs. Opoku are present. Dr. Anaman is standing beside Joshua Darkwa and Mrs. Darkwa. Evelyn and Mr. Tamakloe are also present. Iris and Sandra are there too. Michael is holding his girlfriend’s hand. They are holding steaming mugs of beverages, and everybody seems so happy. Effe turns and runs straight to Mr. Opoku who puts a protective arm around her shoulders and looks at Chris with mock severity. MR. OPOKU And what do you think you want to do to my daughter without performing any rites, you foolish boy? EFFE (bursts into laughter) He loves me, Daddy! Chris looks at their upturned faces. He grins happily. CHRIS So, you were all in on it, huh? Well, yesterday I felt like dying. Today, I just want to dance. And you, all of you, get me married to that woman by next week. I won’t wait any longer! And then he begins to do a crazy dance on the landing, with total abandon, his inbred shyness gone. And they watch and laugh. THE END HOPE YOU HAD A SWEET TIME

ofcos I had a wonderful ride on dis journey,,,,,, I know Eyram will alws be for Rupert and Effe will alws be for Chris...... Weldon,,,, dis is great

what a happy ending

I love this story

kudos to the writer of this wonderful stroy

Hmmm.. Nice ending

wow, great

wow and they are happy ever after... nice ending

Wow, i enjoy the ride

Kudos to the writter

Chris n effe una wan kill me wit una love ooooo

Well done gal.what a wonderful ending.

wonderful story,, I can imagine the way Chris is dancing.... good work

many round of appaluse 4 u @writer i had a wonderful ride tanx alot

wow

Wow wow wow . I just love this from the beginning to the end. Much lesson in this story. Kudos to the writer

wow! am happy for u, chris at last u got to marry effe

nice story and kudos to the writer

Wow......Kudos to the writer

Wow,I really love it from the beginning to the end. Kudos to the writer

Wow this is very intesting

Sure, Like A Sweet Rollercoaster I Did. Such A Wonderful Ending, Depicting The Actual Picture Of A Flawless Love. This Is One Of The Best I've Ever Had. Kudos To The Writer!

Effe Babe...i know both of u were meant to be together just because u told how much love u got 4 him

Chris...u and i knows that u were a fool but with what she told and the love i saw in u and the hope i saw came to pass

Effe...when u told me about this plan to give eryam to rupert and give chris a text 4 this love,he did good did love

Chris...u were a cry cry baby before but now u can dance with joy and real love

Effe Babe...it's a good thing now that he's back to his heart 4 real love...Effe Babe,u and i knows that U ARE AN ANGEL

THE END

Wao what an ending,effe I love your love Also communication between two lover is very important

Lovely story with wonderful ending

Wow wot an intresting story

This is a very nice story kudos to the author

Chris relax na

What! effe is wicked

Oh my, what's happening here? Chris u should've allowed effe to explain maybe someone is behind her act u can't tell

This is getting more complicated

Still following

Anyhow talk to how an see if what u saw was real

Hmmm next

Oh my so touching

Wow I don't no what to say anymore

Oh my God, so much pain, I can't believe I'm crying too

What ! a story, Weldon Mr writer

Nice one, but how can I get jailbird

Just Like The Continuation Of 45Days. Mr DanCer,Keep On Dancing Oooo LoveThis Story Meeee Challie He Hard Ooooooo

i nid more stories of cris bawa

Happy ending

I'm lost for words. This is really amazing. I loved every bit of it. The writer is really gifted. I'm really impressed. Keep it up.

This one na Gobe!

What really happened?

Hmmmm, the breakup na setup

Welcome to the world of love, the begining of wahala

Omo na original setup be this

This is not an ordinary

Effe may be twin

Don't allow those bad people around you to control you

Air wan blow, we go soon see the yansh of fowl

In the mids of Enemies

Yawa don gas

Gbam!!!

Remain one secret

Air don blow, the fowl yansh don show

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niceeeeeeee